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stated on September 26, 2020 a Facebook post
“Amy Coney Barrett has said that a woman should not be able to own property, buy or sell without the permission of her husband or a male relative.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • September 30, 2020
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
stated on September 17, 2020 a campaign website
Says Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez “approved a 67% pay raise for himself and increased his own pension. He makes $250,000 a year, more than almost every big-city Mayor in the country. He also kept his taxpayer-funded Mercedes-Benz after slashing $400 million in government jobs and spending.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • September 30, 2020
Peggy Hubbard
Peggy Hubbard
stated on September 21, 2020 a Facebook post
“BLM Activist kills three people in a Louisville bar wearing a Breonna Taylor tee shirt last Friday.”
Mostly False
By Monique Curet • September 30, 2020
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Viral image
stated on September 16, 2020 a Facebook post
Photo shows “all the men who have killed police officers this year (2020).”
Mostly False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 30, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 29, 2020 a video
Says Joe Biden was “wearing a wire” during the first presidential debate.
Pants on Fire!
By Daniel Funke • September 30, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 29, 2020 the first presidential debate
“We have a higher deficit with China now than we did before.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 29, 2020 First presidential debate
"You said you went to Delaware State but you forgot the name of your college."
False
By Noah Y. Kim • September 30, 2020
Todd Starnes
Todd Starnes
stated on September 29, 2020 a tweet
“Word on the street is that Joe Biden got tonight’s debate questions in advance.”
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • September 30, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 28, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Joe Biden has a medical device implanted in his skull so he can hear someone give him answers to questions.
Pants on Fire!
By Miriam Valverde • September 30, 2020
Kelley Dragoo
Kelley Dragoo
stated on August 27, 2020 a YouTube video
Ranked-choice voting “increases voter turnout and voter engagement."
Mostly False
By Noah Crider • September 29, 2020
Anthony Rogers
Anthony Rogers
stated on September 15, 2020 a Facebook post
"Cori Bush is a career criminal and a con artist.”
False
By Veronica Mohesky • September 29, 2020
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Viral image
stated on September 27, 2020 a Facebook post
A photo shows Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson on Epstein Island.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 29, 2020
MacIver Institute
MacIver Institute
stated on September 23, 2020 an online article
“Bad math (is) driving Wisconsin’s exploding positive test rate.”
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • September 29, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 23, 2020 a Facebook post
“Don’t buy the new Pepsi can coming out with pics of the Empire State building and the Pledge of Allegiance on them. Pepsi left out 2 little words in the pledge ‘Under God.’”
False
By Madison Czopek • September 29, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 29, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Merrick Garland is investigating Donald Trump’s “tax evasion case.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 29, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 27, 2020 a campaign ad
The typical elementary school teacher pays $7,239 in federal income taxes, and firefighters pay $5,328, while Donald Trump paid $750.
Half-True
By Noah Y. Kim • September 29, 2020
Molly Gray
Molly Gray
stated on September 24, 2020 a candidate debate
"I proudly voted for Hillary Clinton."
False
By Colin Meyn • September 29, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 26, 2020 a Facebook post
Says over 1,000 mail in ballots were found in a dumpster in California.
False
By Samantha Putterman • September 28, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 27, 2020 a post
Says Jared Kushner “deleted all of his tweets after the tax story broke.”
False
By Madison Czopek • September 28, 2020
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Viral image
stated on September 26, 2020 a Facebook post
A letter from Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves says that at “the beginning of October 2020 the statewide mask requirements will be abolished.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 28, 2020
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