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stated on July 30, 2020 a Facebook post
A coloring book that describes Joe Biden as “America’s Sexiest Moderate” is being marketed to children.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 19, 2020
Carol Miller
Carol Miller
stated on July 30, 2020 a tweet
“In West Virginia alone, overdoses have increased by 50% during the #COVID-19 pandemic.”
Mostly True
By Patrick Orsagos • August 19, 2020
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on August 18, 2020 a Democratic convention speech
The United States is “the only major industrial economy to have its unemployment rate triple” since the coronavirus pandemic began.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 19, 2020
Donald Trump Jr.
Donald Trump Jr.
stated on August 15, 2020 a tweet
“8% of the votes cast” in Michigan’s Aug. 4 primary, 864 mailed ballots, came from dead voters. “NOTHING TO SEE HERE!!!”
Pants on Fire!
By Clara Hendrickson • August 18, 2020
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stated on August 13, 2020 a Facebook post
A photo shows Kamala Harris is “listed as Caucasian on her birth certificate.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 18, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 17, 2020 a speech
The coronavirus has seen a “big surge in New Zealand. It's terrible. We don't want that."
False
By Bill McCarthy • August 18, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 18, 2020 a tweet
“In California, Democrats have intentionally implemented rolling blackouts.”
False
By Chris Nichols • August 18, 2020
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stated on August 16, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Ben Shapiro tweeted, “The USPS is not only a bloated and outdate government agency, it is also ineffective and incompetent. It’s been 2 months since my wife went on a Hawaii vacation with her personal trainer; she said she would send me postcards every day and so far none of them have arrived.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 18, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 17, 2020 a campaign rally speech in Wisconsin
"Our (COVID-19) numbers are better than almost all countries."
False
By Jon Greenberg • August 18, 2020
Really American
Really American
stated on August 12, 2020 a tweeted video
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy “gave $400,000 to Republicans just this year” and has “between $30 and $75 million in assets of direct competitors to the United States Postal Service.”
Mostly True
By Daniel Funke • August 18, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 14, 2020 a post on Facebook
“As of the last 24 hours this is the protocol regarding masks: Masks should only be used by healthcare workers, caretakers or by people who are sick with symptoms like fever and cough.”
False
By Aaron Sharockman • August 18, 2020
Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama
stated on August 17, 2020 a Democratic convention speech
“In one of the states that determined the outcome” of the 2016 presidential race, “the winning margin averaged out to just two votes per precinct, two votes.”
True
By Louis Jacobson • August 18, 2020
Eva Longoria Baston
Eva Longoria Baston
stated on August 17, 2020 the Democratic National Convention
"Social Security beneficiaries count on the post office to get their checks.”
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • August 18, 2020
Wisconsin Trump Victory
Wisconsin Trump Victory
stated on August 12, 2020 an email
Says Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden backs a fracking ban that would cost 100,000 Wisconsin jobs
False
By Laura Schulte • August 18, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 15, 2020 a Facebook post
Contractors hired by government officials to frame Donald Trump are “behind the fake news in mainstream media” and recent protests.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 17, 2020
Kelly Loeffler
Kelly Loeffler
stated on August 6, 2020 a campaign ad
“Doug Collins repeatedly joined liberal Stacey Abrams to raise taxes...Kelly’s never voted for a tax increase — and never will.”
Mostly False
By Noah Y. Kim • August 17, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 16, 2020 a Wall Street Journal op-ed
“For the past three years, the state senator who represents Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco, has led a push to abolish single-family zoning in California.”
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • August 17, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 11, 2020 a post on Facebook
Says Kamala Harris said, “If elected & you don’t surrender your guns, I will sign an executive order & the police will show up at your door.”
False
By Madison Czopek • August 17, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 15, 2020 a Facebook post
Says a picture of stacked mailboxes is proof of voter suppression in Wisconsin
False
By Eric Litke • August 17, 2020
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on July 17, 2020 a campaign ad
“[Steve] Bullock’s health care plan will force rural hospitals to close. Medicare as we know it will change, replaced by a government-run program with fewer doctors and longer wait times.”
False
By Victoria Knight • August 17, 2020
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