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stated on September 27, 2020 a Facebook post
In 2017, Joe Biden paid $3,742,974 in federal income taxes and Kamala Harris paid $516,469 while Donald Trump paid $750.
Mostly True
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 28, 2020
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
stated on September 14, 2020 a debate
Says Cal Cunningham “got a $40,000 tax incentive to update his butler’s pantry.”
Half-True
By Paul Specht • September 28, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 17, 2020 Speech
Says under U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal proposal, “Cows are out.”
False
By Laura Schulte • September 28, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 27, 2020 a speech
Says Amy Coney Barrett “has a written track record, disagreeing adamantly with the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the ACA. In fact, she publicly criticized Chief Justice Roberts’ opinion upholding the law eight years ago.”
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 28, 2020
Fred Upton
Fred Upton
stated on September 8, 2020 a campaign ad
Says House candidate Jon Hoadley voted to defund the police
False
By Clara Hendrickson • September 28, 2020
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 26, 2020 an Instagram post
Says Joe Biden “disrespects servicemen” in telling them to “clap for that you stupid bastards.”
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • September 28, 2020
Republican Party of Wisconsin
Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on September 17, 2020 Campaign mailer
"At the Democratic convention, the Pledge of Allegiance was read with the words 'under God' removed."
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • September 28, 2020
Richard Durbin
Richard Durbin
stated on August 23, 2020 a radio interview
"We have a worse economy than any other country in the world that's going through COVID-19 by a factor of three."
False
By Deborah Wilber • September 27, 2020
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 22, 2020 an Instagram post
Like Al-Qaeda and ISIS, Amy Coney Barrett has said her “end goal is to end the separation of church and state & build a ‘Kingdom of God’ in the United States.”
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 27, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 23, 2020 a Facebook post
Says President Trump tweeted that it’s “not fair for a president to leave office because of BAD votes!” and that the Supreme Court “should decide the presidency at every election.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • September 27, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 14, 2020 a Facebook post
A graphic on U.S. abortion rates shows larger declines during recent Democratic presidential administrations, and says its due to the party’s approach of making abortions unnecessary, rather than the Republican Party’s approach of making the procedure illegal.
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • September 25, 2020
Dinesh D'Souza
Dinesh D'Souza
stated on September 23, 2020 an Instagram post
Kamala Harris “has not formally taken questions from the press a single time” since she was announced as Joe Biden’s vice presidential pick.
False
By Bill McCarthy • September 25, 2020
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stated on September 21, 2020 a post on Facebook
Quotes Donald Trump as saying, “I’ll tell you the funniest thing. I’ll go backstage before a Miss Teen USA show, and everyone’s getting dressed and ready and everything and no men are anywhere. … You know, I’m inspecting. The girls (14-16) are standing there with no clothes on.”
False
By Madison Czopek • September 25, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 31, 2020 a Facebook post
“Biden said today, if he loses, his people will keep burning, looting and killing.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 25, 2020
Michigan Democratic Party
Michigan Democratic Party
stated on September 24, 2020 an email
“James is the only Senate candidate in a battleground state who has refused to take a position” on whether the Senate should promptly vote on Trump’s Supreme Court nominee
Mostly True
By Clara Hendrickson • September 25, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 22, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Judge Amy Coney Barrett said that “gays have a right to be discriminated against because they are against God’s wishes” and that “white people are God’s chosen ones.”
False
By Noah Y. Kim • September 25, 2020
Susan Collins
Susan Collins
stated on September 14, 2020 an ad
Says Sara Gideon "voted to defund" the Freeport police "and gave the money to a nonprofit she helped run."
False
By Tom Kertscher • September 25, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on August 27, 2020 a Facebook post
“Coroner saying George Floyd died of drug overdose, not police brutality.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 25, 2020
Michael Burgess
Michael Burgess
stated on September 19, 2020 a tweet
“In the last 10 years less than half of adults in the U.S. received a flu shot.”
True
By Madlin Mekelburg • September 25, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 23, 2020 a post on Facebook
Says Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron “married his mentor Mitch McConnell's granddaughter."
False
By Madison Czopek • September 25, 2020
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