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Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson
stated on April 13, 2021 a TV segment
“Maybe (the COVID-19 vaccine) doesn't work, and they're simply not telling you that.”
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • April 15, 2021
Edward Lawrence
Edward Lawrence
stated on April 2, 2021 a Fox News appearance
"Sunday was never used before as a voting day in Georgia.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • April 7, 2021
Katie Pavlich
Katie Pavlich
stated on April 1, 2021 a TV segment
“The Biden administration is engaging in human trafficking because they are enabling this to happen” at the southern border.
False
By Bill McCarthy • April 6, 2021
Joy Behar
Joy Behar
stated on March 23, 2021 a TV segment
"In 2004, George W. Bush lifted the ban on those (AR-15 type) rifles, and since then, the number of massacres has increased 183%. During the ban, there were 12 incidents. Since he lifted the ban, there were 34 incidents."
Half-True
By Bill McCarthy • March 25, 2021
Jeanine Pirro
Jeanine Pirro
stated on March 20, 2021 a TV segment
The southern U.S. border “is now open to anyone from anywhere in the world who wishes to enter our country.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • March 23, 2021
Maria Bartiromo
Maria Bartiromo
stated on March 16, 2021 an interview with former President Donald Trump
The Washington Post was "forced to correct what (Donald Trump) told the secretary of state of Georgia.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • March 17, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on March 9, 2021 an image posted on Facebook
Says Meghan Markle was paid $7 million for giving an interview to Oprah.
False
March 12, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 11, 2021 a Facebook video
Says President Joe Biden promoted "mandatory vaccines for everybody" in his March 11 address.
False
By Bill McCarthy • March 12, 2021
Kayleigh McEnany
Kayleigh McEnany
stated on March 8, 2021 a Facebook post and tweet
Current immigration "apprehension numbers are worse than the 'crisis' Biden/Obama/Pelosi acknowledged in 2014!"
Mostly True
By Bill McCarthy • March 11, 2021
Charlie Kirk
Charlie Kirk
stated on March 4, 2021 a radio show segment
H.R. 1 “would allow the Boston bomber to have a right to vote.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • March 5, 2021
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on March 1, 2021 a TV segment
"While he was president, President Trump never encouraged Americans to get vaccinated."
False
By Bill McCarthy • March 4, 2021
Lara Logan
Lara Logan
stated on February 19, 2021 a TV segment
"The reality" in Texas is that "you’re flying helicopters, using fossil fuels, to put oil on wind turbines to defrost them.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • February 24, 2021
Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson
stated on February 22, 2021 a TV segment
"There's no evidence that white supremacists were responsible for what happened on Jan. 6. That's a lie.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • February 23, 2021
Kevin Sorbo
Kevin Sorbo
stated on February 15, 2021 a tweet
“So California is requiring signature verification for Gavin Newsom’s recall, but didn’t require it for the mail in ballots.”
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy, Chris Nichols • February 16, 2021
Laura Ingraham
Laura Ingraham
stated on February 8, 2021 a TV segment
“You may not have stayed in a hotel in the past year, but illegals arriving since Biden’s inauguration, they get to stay free of charge.”
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • February 15, 2021
Greg Kelly
Greg Kelly
stated on February 8, 2021 a Newsmax TV segment
“Only one person died on that day” during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot.
False
By Bill McCarthy • February 9, 2021
Charlie Kirk
Charlie Kirk
stated on January 26, 2021 an Instagram post
"Joe Biden admits he is governing like a 'dictator.'"
False
By Daniel Funke • January 28, 2021
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on January 20, 2021 a radio show segment
Says Joe Biden and Democrats "have not legitimately won" the presidency.
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • January 21, 2021
Jordan Rachel
Jordan Rachel
stated on January 16, 2021 a tweet
A $15-per-hour minimum wage would raise the price of a Taco Bell burrito to $38.
False
By Bill McCarthy • January 20, 2021
Jake Tapper
Jake Tapper
stated on January 13, 2021 remarks in a CNN broadcast
The second presidential impeachment of Donald Trump was “the most bipartisan impeachment in American history.”
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 13, 2021
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