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X posts
X posts
stated on August 17, 2024 In X post on Aug. 17:
Photo shows “domestic Antifa are already gathering in Chicago, to create chaos during the Harris-Walz DNC.”
False
By Sabine Martin • August 21, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 15, 2024 a news conference:
California law lets you “rob a store as long as it’s not more than $950” and “not get charged.” Kamala Harris “did that.”
False
By Jeff Cercone • August 19, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on August 11, 2024 una publicación en Instagram:
Video muestra policías entrando en una casa en Inglaterra "por comentarios en redes sociales".
False
By Maria Briceño • August 14, 2024
Tim Walz
Tim Walz
stated on August 6, 2024 un mitin de campaña en Filadelfia:
"El crimen violento aumentó bajo Donald Trump".
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 9, 2024
Tim Walz
Tim Walz
stated on August 6, 2024 a rally in Philadelphia:
“Violent crime was up under Donald Trump.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 7, 2024
Donald Trump Jr.
Donald Trump Jr.
stated on July 17, 2024 Speech:
After being shot at a Milwaukee rally in 1912, former President Teddy Roosevelt “finished his speech and he kept fighting.”
Mostly True
By Madeline Heim • July 18, 2024
Kari Lake
Kari Lake
stated on July 16, 2024 in a speech at RNC in Milwaukee:
“Just last week, Ruben Gallego voted to let the millions of people who poured into our country illegally cast a ballot in this upcoming election.”
False
By Amy Sherman • July 17, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on July 14, 2024 a post on Threads:
Trump campaign rally gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks was “arrested more than once.”
False
By Ranjan Jindal • July 16, 2024
X posts
X posts
stated on July 13, 2024 una publicación en X:
Donald Trump escenificó el tiroteo en su mitin en Butler, Pensilvania.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman, Marta Campabadal Graus • July 15, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on July 13, 2024 a statement to the media:
“The idea that there’s political violence or violence in America like this is just unheard of.”
False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • July 15, 2024
Social Media
Social Media
stated on July 13, 2024 social media posts:
Donald Trump staged the shooting at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • July 14, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on June 30, 2024 an Instagram post:
The city of San Francisco posted street signs warning that “stolen goods must remain under $950.”
False
By Jeff Cercone • July 2, 2024
Viral image
Viral image
stated on June 18, 2024 a Facebook post:
“Justin Timberlake allegedly had traces of molly, poppers, Truvada, and coke in his bloodstream following his DWI arrest in New York.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 21, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 15, 2024 remarks in Detroit:
Crime statistics “no longer include data from 30% of the country including the biggest and most violent cities.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 18, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 24, 2024 a campaign email:
"The last administration oversaw the largest increase in murders ever recorded."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 10, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 29, 2024 comments to reporters:
Joe Biden “is letting millions of people from jails, from prisons, from insane asylums, from mental institutions, drug dealers pour in.”
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman, Maria Ramirez Uribe • June 6, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 2, 2024 an interview with Fox:
Speaking about Hillary Clinton: “I didn’t say, ‘Lock her up.’ ”
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • June 3, 2024
Social Media
Social Media
stated on May 29, 2024 social media posts:
Judge Juan Merchan told New York jurors the verdict in Donald Trump’s trial does not need to be unanimous.
False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • May 29, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 15, 2024 a speech at a police memorial service:
“Violent crime is near a record 50-year low.”
True
By Louis Jacobson • May 28, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 14, 2024 una publicación en Facebook:
“Lo vuelve hacer… se escapa” Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera “El Chapo”.
False
By Maria Briceño • May 16, 2024
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