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Sara Gideon
Sara Gideon
stated on September 16, 2020 an ad:
Says Susan Collins “pushed for policies that benefited her husband’s lobbying business.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • October 5, 2020
David Zuckerman
David Zuckerman
stated on September 29, 2020 a debate:
“Our governor proposed initially a 5% cut across the board of state government.”
Mostly False
By Colin Meyn, Xander Landen • October 3, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 29, 2020 the first 2020 presidential debate:
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden “left me 128 judges to fill. You just don’t do that.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 2, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 23, 2020 a Facebook post:
“9,871,525 is the number of registered voters in AZ according to FB. AZ population is 7,270,000.”
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • October 1, 2020
Hugh Hewitt
Hugh Hewitt
stated on September 28, 2020 a radio show:
President Donald Trump’s tax returns show “what any wealthy person's tax history is, if you can believe it — which is good years and bad years, years of immense taxes and years of almost no taxes at all because you carry over losses.”
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • September 30, 2020
Peggy Hubbard
Peggy Hubbard
stated on September 21, 2020 a Facebook post:
“BLM Activist kills three people in a Louisville bar wearing a Breonna Taylor tee shirt last Friday.”
Mostly False
By Monique Curet • September 30, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on September 16, 2020 a Facebook post:
Photo shows “all the men who have killed police officers this year (2020).”
Mostly False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 30, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 29, 2020 the first presidential debate:
“We have a higher deficit with China now than we did before.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2020
Kelley Dragoo
Kelley Dragoo
stated on August 27, 2020 a YouTube video:
Ranked-choice voting “increases voter turnout and voter engagement."
Mostly False
By Noah Crider • September 29, 2020
Republican Party of Wisconsin
Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on September 17, 2020 Campaign mailer:
"At the Democratic convention, the Pledge of Allegiance was read with the words 'under God' removed."
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • September 28, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 23, 2020 a series of images:
A U-Haul operated by antifa activists distributed “shields, weapons & black bloc” to protesters in Louisville, Ky., and is linked to “a George Soros-funded initiative.”
Mostly False
By Daniel Funke • September 24, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 16, 2020 a campaign ad:
Says Joe Biden “tried to cut Social Security and Medicare for decades. … Now Biden’s promising your benefits to illegal immigrants.”
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • September 24, 2020
Congressional Leadership Fund
Congressional Leadership Fund
stated on September 9, 2020 an ad:
"When California faced a budget crisis," Christy Smith "voted to lay off teachers and then voted to increase her pay."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • September 24, 2020
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on September 22, 2020 a TV interview:
“Only one” Black-owned restaurant in Michigan received a loan through the Paycheck Protection Program
Mostly False
By Clara Hendrickson • September 24, 2020
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on September 4, 2020 a Facebook ad:
Says “John James supported Betsy DeVos’ agenda to cut public school funding and put it into wealthy private schools instead.”
Mostly False
By Clara Hendrickson • September 24, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 17, 2020 a Facebook post:
"Biden wants to end Shareholder Capitalism.. that's your 401k..your pensions.. your retirement.. are you voting for that???"
Mostly False
By Noah Y. Kim • September 23, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 17, 2020 a tweet:
Says “some people in the Great State of North Carolina have been sent TWO BALLOTS. RIGGED ELECTION in waiting!”
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By Paul Specht • September 22, 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
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
Viral image
Viral image
stated on September 17, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Last year alone, 10 million fell ill from TB and 1.5 million died. ... Why don’t we wear masks for TB?”
Mostly False
By Madison Czopek • September 18, 2020
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