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stated on August 26, 2020 a Facebook post
Photo shows Whoopi Goldberg wearing a shirt insulting Donald Trump.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 4, 2020
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stated on August 31, 2020 a Facebook post
Photo shows “the aftermath of the ‘CHOP’ Zone’ in Seattle, WA. July 2020.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 4, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 1, 2020 News release
“Biden failed to condemn far-left violent groups like Antifa, instead faulting only the brave men and women of law enforcement.”
False
By Madeline Heim • September 3, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 1, 2020 a Fox News interview
“Only 6% of the people actually died from COVID.” The others “died from other reasons.”
Pants on Fire!
By Daniel Funke • September 3, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 31, 2020 a speech
"When I was vice president, violent crime fell 15% in this country. ... The murder rate now is up 26% across the nation this year under Donald Trump."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • September 3, 2020
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on August 26, 2020 a TV ad.
Nick Freitas “supports a plan letting insurance companies deny coverage for preexisting conditions like asthma or diabetes.”
True
By Warren Fiske • September 3, 2020
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on August 13, 2020 a press conference
“In some of these other states, some of their deaths can be attributable to the fact that they were having a hard time getting an ICU bed or a ventilator to a patient.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • September 3, 2020
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on August 18, 2020 a campaign ad
Says his policy is that “health insurance should always cover preexisting conditions. For anyone. Period.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • September 3, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 22, 2020 a Facebook post
Elderly people were “beat up by a BLM hate group” for being white.
False
By Samantha Putterman • September 2, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 30, 2020 a Facebook post
“PELOSI says if President TRUMP wins, she will resign!!”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 2, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 1, 2020 a Facebook post
"PEDOPHILIA is now LEGAL in CALIFORNIA. Now a 21 year old can have sex with an 11 year old, and not be listed on the sex registry as a sex offender."
Pants on Fire!
By Chris Nichols • September 2, 2020
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Viral image
stated on August 27, 2020 a Facebook post
“Covid-19 means ‘certificate of identification of vaccination with artificial intelligence.’”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 2, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 31, 2020 a speech in Pittsburgh
“More cops have died from COVID this year than have been killed on patrol.”
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • September 2, 2020
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on August 31, 2020 a statement
Says Tony Evers and Mandela Barnes “have participated in rallies that have done more to incite than calm the situation” in Kenosha
False
By Madeline Heim • September 1, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 31, 2020 a press conference
“The entire city (of Portland) is ablaze all the time.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • September 1, 2020
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Viral image
stated on August 30, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Chadwick Boseman was poisoned and his death is being investigated as a homicide.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 1, 2020
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Viral image
stated on August 18, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Kamala Harris and other Democratic senators “voted to let babies scream until they die if born alive.”
False
By Noah Y. Kim • September 1, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 31, 2020 Media briefing
Says video shows Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old charged with killing two protesters in Kenosha, "was trying to get away from them" ... "fell, and then they violently attacked him."
False
By Haley BeMiller • September 1, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 28, 2020 a Facebook post
“Says authorities found 39 children in a double wide trailer in Georgia and it's not the biggest news story in America.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • September 1, 2020
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on August 26, 2020 Twitter
In contrast to how a Black man who was shot by police was treated, Kenosha police officers "let an armed white supremacist walk right past them after shooting people."
Half-True
By Haley BeMiller • September 1, 2020
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