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stated on April 11, 2022 a Facebook post:
“Just passed into law today: You cannot go 5 miles over speed limit” in North Carolina.
False
By Gabrielle Settles • April 14, 2022
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on April 8, 2022 in a Twitter post:
The chairman of Virginia’s Republican Party made a “shockingly racist post” about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
False
By Gabrielle Settles • April 12, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on April 11, 2022 a press conference:
“You couldn’t buy a cannon when, in fact, the Second Amendment passed."
False
By Yacob Reyes • April 12, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 10, 2022 a Facebook post:
The COVID-19 vaccines contain “HIV lipid wrappers.”
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • April 12, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on March 19, 2022 an Instagram post:
Disney CEO Bob Chapek was arrested for human trafficking.
Pants on Fire!
By Gabrielle Settles • April 8, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 1, 2022 a Facebook post:
John D. Rockefeller coined the term “fossil fuel” to trick people into thinking that his product was scarce and drive up the price when fossil fuels are actually “the second most abundant liquid on the planet.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • April 8, 2022
JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on April 5, 2022 a TV ad:
“Joe Biden’s open border” means that there are “more Democrat voters pouring into this country."
False
By Amy Sherman • April 8, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 30, 2022 a Facebook post:
“Want a healthy, happy baby? Skip the Well Baby visits. They… make your baby sick.”
False
By Gabrielle Settles • April 7, 2022
Dan Sullivan
Dan Sullivan
stated on March 23, 2022 a Senate hearing:
In cutting greenhouse gas emissions, the United States is “the leader in the world by far.”
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • April 6, 2022
Donald Trump Jr.
Donald Trump Jr.
stated on April 4, 2022 a Facebook video:
The FBI lost Hunter Biden’s laptop.
False
By Samantha Putterman • April 6, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on April 4, 2022 an Instagram post:
Says New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said her country doesn’t have to deal with the “rage of older white men” because “we’ve never allowed Rupert Murdoch to set up a media outlet here.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • April 5, 2022
Russian Ministry of Defense
Russian Ministry of Defense
stated on April 3, 2022 a Telegram post:
A video taken from a car driving through Bucha, Ukraine, shows a corpse “moving his arm,” and then “in the rear view mirror the ‘corpse’ sits down.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • April 4, 2022
Mike Gibbons
Mike Gibbons
stated on March 28, 2022 a Republican debate:
According to the Census Bureau, “5 million more people voted than were registered to vote” in the 2020 election.
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • April 4, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 30, 2022 a Facebook post:
“Democrat’s New Plan: Tax billionaires to lower the deficit by $1 TRILLION and fund clean energy independence. Republican’s New Plan: Raise taxes on households earning less than $50,000 by an ADDITIONAL $4,500 after CUTTING taxes for the rich.”
Mostly False
By Sara Swann • April 4, 2022
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on March 25, 2022 a Facebook post:
The Biden administration is attempting “to criminalize free speech.”
False
By Jeff Cercone • March 31, 2022
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 29, 2022 an interview with Just the News:
“You go to a store, they don’t have bread.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • March 30, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 27, 2022 a Facebook post:
A video shows crowds shouting profanity at Joe Biden.
False
By Gabrielle Settles • March 30, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 20, 2022 a Facebook post:
“The Space Foundation has erased the honors previously bestowed on Yuri Gagarin, the first man to ever be in space. His name was stripped ‘in light of current events.’”
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • March 29, 2022
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on March 25, 2022 a radio interview:
The 2021 Georgia Senate runoff and the 2020 presidential election “were stolen.”
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • March 29, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 17, 2022 a Facebook post:
The United Nations sent out an email instructing staff not to use the words “invasion” or “war’” when referring to Ukraine.
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • March 28, 2022
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