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stated on September 30, 2020 a post on Facebook
Gas prices during the Obama-Biden administration were $5.49 a gallon.
Half-True
By Madison Czopek • October 2, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 2, 2020 a Facebook post
Two “Doomsday Planes” took flight because of President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 2, 2020
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X posts
stated on October 2, 2020 a screenshot
Says Donald Trump’s reelection campaign emailed supporters to “donate to help him recover from” COVID-19.
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman, Daniel Funke • October 2, 2020
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stated on September 30, 2020 a Facebook post
Joe Biden’s eyes were black during the debate because he was wearing Mojo Vision lenses.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 2, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 2, 2020 a Facebook post
An episode of “The Simpsons” showed Donald Trump in a coffin.
Pants on Fire!
By Miriam Valverde • October 2, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 21, 2020 a speech
Says President Donald Trump started a trade war that “led to a surge in farm bankruptcies.”
Half-True
By Eric Litke • October 2, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 21, 2020 a speech
“If you just count all the deaths in the red states, we are number two in the world in deaths, just behind Brazil.”
Mostly True
By Madeline Heim • October 1, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 29, 2020 the first 2020 presidential debate
Says Joe Biden “passed a tax bill that gave us all these privileges for depreciation and for tax credits. We built a building, and we get tax credits like the hotel on Pennsylvania Ave.”
Half-True
By Bill McCarthy • October 1, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 29, 2020 in comments during the first presidential debate
“There's 100 million people that have preexisting conditions.”
Mostly True
By Victoria Knight • October 1, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 1, 2020 a tweet from @TrumpWarRoom
"Last week Joe Biden flashed the ‘white power’ sign. President Trump condemned white supremacists yesterday. Why hasn't Joe Biden?”
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • October 1, 2020
Brit Hume
Brit Hume
stated on September 29, 2020 a Fox News interview
“I don’t think there’s any doubt (Joe) Biden’s senile.”
False
By Miriam Valverde • October 1, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 29, 2020 a presidential debate
Poll watchers in Philadelphia “were thrown out.”
False
By Jessica Calefati • October 1, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 29, 2020 the first presidential debate
“Suburbs are by and large integrated.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 1, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 29, 2020 the first presidential debate
Before the coronavirus pandemic, the United States had “the greatest economy in the history of our country.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 1, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 24, 2020 an executive order
“For example, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, my Administration implemented a program to provide any individual without health-insurance coverage access to necessary COVID‑19‑related testing and treatment.”
Mostly True
By Julie Appleby • October 1, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 23, 2020 a Facebook post
“9,871,525 is the number of registered voters in AZ according to FB. AZ population is 7,270,000.”
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • October 1, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 28, 2020 Facebook post
“A federal judge just ordered Wisconsin must have all ballots counted by 8 p.m. on the day of the election.”
Pants on Fire!
By Laura Schulte • September 30, 2020
Hugh Hewitt
Hugh Hewitt
stated on September 28, 2020 a radio show
President Donald Trump’s tax returns show “what any wealthy person's tax history is, if you can believe it — which is good years and bad years, years of immense taxes and years of almost no taxes at all because you carry over losses.”
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • September 30, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 29, 2020 the first presidential debate
In manufacturing, "I brought back 700,000 jobs. (Obama and Biden) brought back nothing."
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 29, 2020 the first 2020 presidential debate
Says Joe Biden “had 308,000 military people dying because you couldn’t provide them proper healthcare in the military.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • September 30, 2020
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