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Latest Fact-Checks In Elections

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Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on May 12, 2021 a statement to reporters:
"I don't think anybody is questioning the legitimacy of the presidential election."
Pants on Fire!
By Miriam Valverde • May 14, 2021
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on May 11, 2021 a meeting:
The voting rights bill “would register millions of illegal aliens to vote. It is intended to do that.”
Pants on Fire!
By Brandon Mulder • May 14, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 9, 2021 a Facebook post:
"Michigan has requested a full forensic audit."
False
By Clara Hendrickson, Ciara O'Rourke • May 11, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 25, 2021 a Facebook post:
Caitlyn Jenner “literally killed someone 6 years ago in the streets and was released by a District Attorney.”
Mostly False
By Steven Rascón • May 10, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 5, 2021 a Facebook post:
An ongoing audit of the 2020 presidential election in Arizona “showed Trump ahead by 250,000” votes, and “nearly 950,000 ballots are declared illegal, nearly all for Biden.”
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • May 7, 2021
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on May 3, 2021 a Facebook post:
A spy plane was circling the building of the Arizona election audit.
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • May 5, 2021
John Cox
John Cox
stated on May 4, 2021 a campaign press conference:
California Gov. Gavin Newsom “just let 76,000 inmates out of jail."
False
By Chris Nichols • May 5, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 29, 2021 a Facebook post:
An audit of the 2020 election in Maricopa County, Ariz., “is confirming the rumors that real ballots have a special watermark.”
False
By Amy Sherman, Tom Kertscher • May 4, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 24, 2021 a Facebook post:
Social media posts stated: “Remember Kamala telling Joe during the debate, ‘You will do whatever the Chinese tell you! They gave your son over a billion dollars.’”
Pants on Fire!
By Sasha Hupka • April 30, 2021
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on April 21, 2021 articles and social media:
Group “identifies 12,547 illegal votes” in Georgia's 2020 election results, “exceeds margin of victory in the state.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • April 28, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 26, 2021 a Facebook post:
“A quarter of a million illegal votes found in Arizona’s audit.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 27, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 23, 2021 on social media:
“70% of Americans don't believe a word the mainstream media puts out,” so “everyone who thinks Biden won are only 30% of the population.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 27, 2021
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on April 6, 2021 a press conference:
“Statistics show that more people of color don't have cars than not. So how do (drive-thru voting centers) help those folks?"
False
By Brandon Mulder • April 23, 2021
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on April 9, 2021 an online ad:
Says Raphael Warnock supports boycotts of Georgia to protest voting law.
False
By Amy Sherman • April 13, 2021
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on April 6, 2021 a press conference:
“Nothing has changed in the election code (under SB 7) regarding early voting. Nothing has changed."
Pants on Fire!
By Brandon Mulder • April 9, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 6, 2021 a Facebook post:
Colorado “requires photo ID to vote in person, requires signature verification for mail-in ballots, which Georgia got rid of, and prevents campaign workers from giving food, water to voters within 100 feet if they’re wearing campaign apparel.”
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • April 7, 2021
Edward Lawrence
Edward Lawrence
stated on April 2, 2021 a Fox News appearance:
"Sunday was never used before as a voting day in Georgia.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • April 7, 2021
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on April 5, 2021 a blog post:
“Report: Biden administration busing ‘thousands’ of illegals to red states to get permanent status.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • April 7, 2021
Tim Scott
Tim Scott
stated on April 6, 2021 a tweet:
Says Georgia “has more day-of voting rights than Colorado.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • April 7, 2021
Alex Mooney
Alex Mooney
stated on March 3, 2021 a news release:
H.R. 1 “mandates practices nationwide” that include “ballot harvesting, universal mail-in voting and same-day registration.”
Half-True
By Devyn Osborne, Raeanne Beckner • April 5, 2021
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