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stated on September 20, 2020 a Facebook post
“Hillsboro school district has already placed Antifa, BLM in their curriculum as Justice Fighters. Fourth grade.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 7, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on October 2, 2020 a post on Facebook
“The Rock has lost 48 million followers on his IG and YouTube after coming out for Biden.”
False
By Madison Czopek • October 7, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on October 6, 2020 a Facebook post
Hacked emails “revealed that Hillary Clinton & pals are involved in sex trafficking children.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 7, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on October 4, 2020 a Facebook post
“Wisconsin Republicans have not passed a single bill in 6 months.”
True
By Eric Litke • October 7, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 29, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Joe Biden said 14,000 people died from H1N1. “Fact checking it is 574,000.”
Pants on Fire!
By Noah Y. Kim • October 7, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 25, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Kamala Harris said there will be “a federal tax on your home for reparations.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 7, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 29, 2020 a Facebook post
“NYT is correcting their lies..Trump paid $1M in 2016 & $3.8M in 2017-18..THEY LIED..AGAIN. INFO ON TWITTER THIS AM.”
False
By Monique Curet • October 7, 2020
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stated on October 6, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Donald Trump said, “The doctors said they’ve never seen a body kill the coronavirus like my body. They tested my DNA and it wasn’t DNA. It was USA.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 7, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on October 3, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Chris Christie told Donald Trump to interrupt Joe Biden during the debate because “people who overcome stuttering have a harder time maintaining their train of thought when interrupted. Keep interrupting him and he’ll stumble when he tries to speak. This will enforce the ‘senile’ narrative.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 7, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 6, 2020 a tweet
“Many people every year, sometimes over 100,000, and despite the vaccine, die from the flu … we are learning to live with Covid, in most populations far less lethal."
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 6, 2020
Mike Parson
Mike Parson
stated on August 18, 2020 a press conference
“All Missouri’s high-risk areas have mask mandates in place.”
False
By William Skipworth • October 6, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 5, 2020 an NBC town hall in Miami
During the Obama/Biden administration “18,000 people got clemency.”
False
By Amy Sherman • October 6, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 5, 2020 an NBC town hall in Miami
The president's own FBI director said that the greatest domestic terrorist threat is white supremacists.
True
By Amy Sherman • October 6, 2020
Matthew Rosendale
Matthew Rosendale
stated on September 22, 2020 a campaign ad
Says he "fights for everyone with a preexisting condition.”
Mostly False
By Alex Sakariassen • October 6, 2020
Gary Peters
Gary Peters
stated on September 21, 2020 Gary Peters in a Sept. 21 Facebook ad
Says “John James opposes abortion, even refusing to make an exception when a woman’s life is at risk” and “wants to make it a felony even in cases of rape and incest.”
Half-True
By Clara Hendrickson • October 6, 2020
Doug Jones
Doug Jones
stated on October 1, 2020 an ad
Says Tommy Tuberville "quit on his players" all four times that he was a college football coach.
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 6, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 28, 2020 a Facebook post
“AARP endorses Biden and gives financial support to Planned Parenthood.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 6, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 29, 2020 Debate
“I brought back Big Ten football.”
Mostly False
By Madeline Heim • October 6, 2020
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Viral image
stated on October 2, 2020 a post on Facebook
“The leader of Proud Boys is the Florida state director of Latinos for Trump.”
Half-True
By Madison Czopek • October 6, 2020
Congressional Leadership Fund
Congressional Leadership Fund
stated on September 25, 2020 a campaign ad
Says Sri Kulkarni attended “notorious desert drug parties” and was arrested for cocaine.
Half-True
By Noah Y. Kim • October 6, 2020
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