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stated on August 2, 2020 a Facebook post
Says this photo shows Joe Biden kissing and biting a child on the cheek.
False
By Samantha Putterman • August 21, 2020
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stated on August 14, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Nancy Pelosi “wants to remove votes from soldiers overseas” and said, “They don’t even live here.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 21, 2020
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stated on August 16, 2020 a Facebook post
“The Post Office advises never send cash in the mail. It’s not secure. Vote by mail?”
Mostly False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 21, 2020
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stated on August 19, 2020 a Facebook post
“This USPS employee was caught taking down Trump signs. These people are also responsible for the mail in ballots they are pushing so hard.”
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 21, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 19, 2020 a tweet
Says President Barack Obama “spied on my campaign, and got caught!”
False
By Jon Greenberg • August 20, 2020
America First
America First
stated on August 4, 2020 an ad
Says Joe Biden told Americans, ‘If you elect me, your taxes are going to be raised, not cut.”
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • August 20, 2020
Chris Murphy
Chris Murphy
stated on August 18, 2020 a tweet
“At UNC 14% of students tested positive.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • August 20, 2020
Robert Ortt
Robert Ortt
stated on July 20, 2020 a news release
Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Democratic lawmakers are “granting free tuition to illegal immigrants while closing Excelsior Scholarship applications to citizen students.”
Mostly False
By John Pullano • August 20, 2020
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on August 10, 2020 during a televised roundtable discussion on education
“The fact is that in terms of the risk to schoolkids, this is lower risk than seasonal influenza.”
Mostly True
By Phil Galewitz • August 20, 2020
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stated on August 17, 2020 a Facebook post
“Thousands of Seattle Democrats gather to demand mail-in voting because it’s too dangerous to vote in-person.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 20, 2020
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stated on August 16, 2020 a Facebook post
“Biden’s tax rate on a family making 75,000 dollars would go from 12% to 25%.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • August 20, 2020
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stated on August 19, 2020 a post on Facebook
Photos show Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Gretchen Whitmer and Cory Booker violating COVID-19 safety precautions.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 20, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 19, 2020 a tweet
Goodyear Tires “announced a BAN ON MAGA HATS…This is what the Radical Left Democrats do.”
Mostly False
By Noah Y. Kim • August 19, 2020
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
stated on July 30, 2020 a radio interview
“Cal Cunningham has been silent on this on defunding the police; I assume his silence is consent.”
False
By Paul Specht • August 19, 2020
Abigail Spanberger
Abigail Spanberger
stated on August 4, 2020 a TV ad.
“When I ran for Congress, I promised to refuse money from corporate PACs. I’ve kept that promise.”
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • August 19, 2020
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stated on August 13, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Kamala Harris inaccurately “claimed to be bussed in the 60’s due to segregation type issues.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 19, 2020
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stated on August 16, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Mike Pence “said he won’t debate Kamala Harris.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 19, 2020
Tommy Tuberville
Tommy Tuberville
stated on August 17, 2020 an interview
Amid COVID-19, 25 of the 26 Republican governors "have decided to play football," but "three-fourths" of the 24 Democratic governors "have decided not to play already and most will probably not play.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • August 19, 2020
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stated on August 14, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Kamala Harris said, “I don’t like Joe Biden and do not like his history with certain people or who he’s aligned with, he’s trash to me.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 19, 2020
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stated on June 3, 2018 a Facebook post
Says Condoleezza Rice said, “If you are taught bitterness and anger, then you will believe you are a victim. You will feel aggrieved and the twin brother of aggrievement is entitlement. So now you think you are owed something and you don’t have to work for it and now you’re on a really bad road to nowhere because there are people who will play to that sense of victimhood, aggrievement and entitlement, and you still won’t have a job.”
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 19, 2020
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