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stated on October 13, 2020 a post on social media
Says Nancy Pelosi was photographed with the Manson Family.
Pants on Fire!
By Hayat Norimine • October 18, 2020
Caleb Rowden
Caleb Rowden
stated on September 22, 2020 an online campaign ad
Says he “fully funded Missouri K-12 education for the first time in state history.”
False
By Minh Connors • October 16, 2020
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 15, 2020 an Instagram post
Says Kanye West got 40,000 votes in the presidential election in Kentucky.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 16, 2020
Congressional Leadership Fund
Congressional Leadership Fund
stated on October 7, 2020 an ad
Says Debbie Mucarsel-Powell's family received $700,000 from the firm of "violent warlord Ihor Kolomoisky," who is compared to Fidel Castro and Nicolás Maduro.
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 16, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 13, 2020 a Facebook post
“Jaime Harrison is being left off of South Carolina ballots”
False
By Amy Sherman • October 16, 2020
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on September 30, 2020 a press call
"We're No. 46 out of 50 states... we're 46th in terms of percentage of deaths in nursing homes."
Mostly False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 16, 2020
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Viral image
stated on September 25, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Joe Biden calls Donald Trump’s supporters the dregs of society.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 16, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 12, 2020 a text post
Says Joe Biden’s “capital gains tax means that when you sell your home you’ll owe taxes of 40% of your profit!”
Mostly False
By Daniel Funke • October 16, 2020
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Viral image
stated on October 12, 2020 a Facebook post
CNN reported, “Due to COVID-19, President Donald Trump passes away at 74.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 16, 2020
Congressional Leadership Fund
Congressional Leadership Fund
stated on September 30, 2020 a TV ad
“Hoadley called women ‘breeders.’... wanted to learn about crystal meth and wrote that his sexual partners were his victims. Hoadley even wrote about a four year-old wearing a thong.”
Mostly False
By Clara Hendrickson • October 16, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 15, 2020 an NBC town hall in Miami
Changes to DACA during his administration are "because of the pandemic."
False
By Miriam Valverde • October 16, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 15, 2020 an ABC town hall
"They eliminated the funding for community policing."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 16, 2020
Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson
stated on October 13, 2020 a TV segment
According to a recent CDC report, "almost everyone — 85% — who got the coronavirus in July was wearing a mask, and they were infected anyway. So clearly (wearing a mask) doesn’t work the way they tell us it works.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • October 15, 2020
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on October 14, 2020 a debate
Georgia has “almost 100,000 more (COVID-19) cases, almost twice as many deaths and almost 600 more nursing home deaths than North Carolina.”
True
By Paul Specht • October 15, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 14, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Amy Coney Barrett said "calling a Black employee the N-word does not make for a hostile work environment."
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • October 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 12, 2020 a tweet.
“The World Health Organization just admitted that I was right. Lockdowns are killing countries all over the world. The cure cannot be worse than the problem itself.”
False
By Victoria Knight • October 15, 2020
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on October 1, 2020 a campaign ad
Says Steve Bullock “failed to act” when his “most senior political aide was caught sexually harassing women. Bullock knew about the harassment but said nothing, remaining silent when the aide took another job where he harassed women again.”
Half-True
By Noah Y. Kim • October 15, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 13, 2020 Facebook post
“BREAKING NEWS: All Charges Dropped for Kyle Rittenhouse.”
False
By D.L. Davis • October 15, 2020
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Viral image
stated on October 12, 2020 a Facebook post
A fly landed on Amy Coney Barrett’s shoulder during day one of the confirmation hearings
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 15, 2020
Jim Justice
Jim Justice
stated on September 14, 2020 a Facebook post
“West Virginia has one of the greatest percentages of veterans in any state.”
True
By Ivy Ward, Melissa Stone • October 15, 2020
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