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Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on September 19, 2020 a statement
On whether to nominate and confirm a Supreme Court justice in a presidential election year
Full Flop
By Eric Litke • September 22, 2020
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on September 19, 2020 interviews
On whether to nominate and confirm a Supreme Court justice in a presidential election year
Full Flop
By Eric Litke • September 22, 2020
William Barr
William Barr
stated on September 16, 2020 a speech at a Hillsdale College event
“Putting a national lockdown, stay-at-home orders, is like house arrest. Other than slavery, which was a different kind of restraint, this is the greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history."
False
By Jon Greenberg • September 22, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 17, 2020 a Facebook post
“Facebook is creating these #firstborn and #secondborn challenges so the IRS can confirm who y’all claiming on them taxes as dependents.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 22, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 19, 2020 a Facebook post
Says “Ruth Bader Ginsburg was nominated and confirmed 43 days before an election.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • September 22, 2020
Bob Good
Bob Good
stated on September 9, 2020 a debate.
“82% of Americans...would experience a tax increase if Biden were elected.”
False
By Bill McCarthy, Warren Fiske • September 22, 2020
William Barr
William Barr
stated on September 2, 2020 a CNN interview
“We indicted someone in Texas, 1,700 ballots collected from people who could vote, he made them out and voted for the person he wanted to.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 22, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on September 17, 2020 a Facebook post
Photo shows Jacob Blake’s “14-year-old rape victim.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 22, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 20, 2020 a speech
“The Trump campaign asked that I release the list (of potential Supreme Court nominees) only after (Ruth Bader Ginsburg) passed away.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • September 22, 2020
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on September 18, 2020 a statement
On confirming a Supreme Court nominee in a presidential election year.
Full Flop
By Katie Sanders, Louis Jacobson • September 22, 2020
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on September 18, 2020 a tweet
On confirming a Supreme Court nominee in a presidential election year.
Full Flop
By Miriam Valverde • September 22, 2020
Brian Kolfage
Brian Kolfage
stated on September 20, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Sarah Jeong said, "We need a castration lottery for white men. Every month we pull a birthday, sort the excess and snip some sacks, preferably in a big public gathering."
False
By Noah Y. Kim • September 22, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on September 20, 2020 a Facebook post
A Time magazine cover shows Donald Trump looking at a child in a cage.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 21, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 20, 2020 a Facebook post
The man in a mugshot is “responsible for lighting 32 of the wildfires” on the West Coast.
False
By Samantha Putterman • September 21, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on September 18, 2020 a Facebook post
A Time magazine cover calls Donald Trump the “Worst. President. Ever.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 21, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 16, 2020 a post on Facebook
“PHIL MURPHY ONLY ALLOWING IN PERSON VOTING ON Election Day AT PRUDENTIAL CENTER IN NEWARK NJ - Calling it a #SuperPollingStation”
Mostly False
By Hayat Norimine • September 21, 2020
Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham
stated on September 19, 2020 a tweet
On confirming a Supreme Court justice nominee in a presidential election year.
Full Flop
By Jon Greenberg • September 21, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on September 20, 2020 a Facebook post
Says John F. Kennedy said, "If a Supreme Court Justice died one day before the election, it would be more Constitutional to indefinitely postpone the election than postpone the confirmation a single day."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 21, 2020
NumbersUSA
NumbersUSA
stated on September 13, 2020 a Facebook post
“Nearly 2 out of 3 Americans want to reduce legal immigration from 1 million per year down to 500,000 or less.”
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • September 21, 2020
Paul Junge
Paul Junge
stated on September 11, 2020 an interview on 'Detroit Today'
"Candidate Slotkin had presented herself as a moderate and as someone who’d be independent-minded, but her time in office was making it increasingly clear that no, she was very partisan, voting 96% of the time with Speaker Pelosi."
Mostly False
By Clara Hendrickson • September 21, 2020
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