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stated on June 1, 2020 a Facebook post
Photo shows Barack Obama and George Clooney in a compromising situation with a child.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 17, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 29, 2020 a Tweet
“New York Mail-In voting is in a disastrous state of condition. Votes from many weeks ago are missing - a total mess. They have no idea what is going on. Rigged Election.”
Mostly False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • August 15, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 12, 2020 a Facebook post
“Kamala Harris refused to be sworn in using the Bible.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 14, 2020
Susan Collins
Susan Collins
stated on August 1, 2020 a campaign ad
Says Sara Gideon’s husband’s law firm “took up to $2 million” from the same federal program she “falsely” attacked Susan Collins over.
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • August 14, 2020
JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on August 4, 2020 remarks at a news conference
When COVID-19 struck, the Illinois Department of Employment Security “was hit with something no one expected: 10 to 20 times the claims, even during the worst recession of my lifetime.”
Mostly True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • August 14, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 11, 2020 Facebook post
Says Kamala Harris wants to eliminate beef.
False
By Sophie Austin • August 14, 2020
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on July 13, 2020 a TV ad
Says Susan Collins "voted against accountability for opioid makers” and denied taking campaign money from a family who made its wealth selling OxyContin.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • August 14, 2020
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Viral image
stated on August 13, 2020 a Facebook post
“Kamala Harris is the prosecutor who refused to charge the police in the murder of Oscar Grant!”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 14, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 11, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Biden supports a school choice ban that would impact 74,000 Wisconsin students.
False
By Eric Litke • August 14, 2020
Gene Wu
Gene Wu
stated on August 7, 2020 an interview
Says in Texas the “average age of the Republican voter is like 20 years older than the average Democrat.”
False
By Madlin Mekelburg • August 14, 2020
Nancy Mace
Nancy Mace
stated on August 11, 2020 a tweet
Says Kamala Harris “advocated for restoring voting rights for the Boston bomber.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • August 14, 2020
Mandela Barnes
Mandela Barnes
stated on August 10, 2020 a public forum
GOP-backed "racist disenfrachisement" led to only five polling places being open in Milwaukee for April 7 election.
Mostly False
By Lawrence Andrea • August 14, 2020
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on July 29, 2020 an email
The Trump administration “added over 209,000 jobs, including 16,000 new manufacturing jobs, to Pennsylvania over the last three years.
False
By Jessica Calefati • August 14, 2020
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on July 17, 2020 an ad
Cal Cunningham "voted for over $1 billion in new taxes.”
True
By Paul Specht • August 13, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 7, 2020 a Facebook post
An Illinois couple who received five vote-by-mail applications can vote five times.
False
By Samantha Putterman • August 13, 2020
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on August 9, 2020 an Instagram post
Says Donald Trump “just promised that if he wins reelection, he’ll gut Social Security and Medicare.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • August 13, 2020
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on August 2, 2020 a TV interview
“Depending on which study you look at, either 68% or 5 out of 6 individuals ... are making more on unemployment than they did on the job.”
Mostly True
By Nusaiba Mizan • August 13, 2020
Doug Jones
Doug Jones
stated on August 6, 2020 a campaign ad
Says Tommy Tuberville “is for privatizing Social Security and cutting Medicare.”
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • August 13, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 2, 2020 a post on Facebook
Says Anthony Fauci, Bill Gates, George Soros and Jeffrey Epstein are connected with Moderna, Inc., and its efforts to create the coronavirus vaccine.
Pants on Fire!
By Patrick Orsagos • August 13, 2020
Paul Sperry
Paul Sperry
stated on August 12, 2020 a tweet
“DEVELOPING: Kamala’s sister takes hydroxychloroquine.”
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 13, 2020
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