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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 4, 2020 a Facebook post
“The Beirut bombing today was directly next to the Lebanon Central Bank, which is also owned by the most evil deep state family, the Rothschilds. There are no coincidences.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • August 6, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 23, 2020 a Facebook post
“California has six extra” congressional representatives “because illegals are counted” in the census.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • August 6, 2020
Martha McSally
Martha McSally
stated on July 31, 2020 a tweet
“Mark Kelly criticized the (Paycheck Protection Program), then turned around and took money for his own multi-million dollar company.”
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • August 6, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 5, 2020 a Fox and Friends interview
Children are “almost immune from this disease.”
False
By Amy Sherman • August 6, 2020
Mandy Cohen
Mandy Cohen
stated on July 28, 2020 a press conference
There’s a “direct correlation” between North Carolina’s mask requirement and COVID-19 stabilization.
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • August 5, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on August 5, 2020 an article
“Israel dropped a tactical nuclear weapon on the port of Beirut.”
False
By Daniel Funke • August 5, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on August 3, 2020 a Facebook post
Photo shows Angela Merkel, Theresa May and Dalia Grybauskaitė as teenagers.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 5, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on August 5, 2020 a Facebook post
Say “Sam Hyde identified as perpitrator (sic) of Beirut explosion”
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • August 5, 2020
Brett Giroir
Brett Giroir
stated on August 2, 2020 an interview on NBC's Meet the Press
“There have been five randomized controlled, placebo controlled trials that do not show any benefit to hydroxychloroquine.”
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • August 5, 2020
The Family Foundation
The Family Foundation
stated on July 9, 2020 a blog.
“...Virginia, more than any other state, had the steepest drop in the number of abortions between 2011 and 2017.”
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • August 5, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 31, 2020 a Facebook post
“At John Lewis funeral Obama told a room full of people that rooms full of people is too dangerous so we must mail in vote.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 5, 2020
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Viral image
stated on August 3, 2020 a Facebook post
Photo shows “Myrtle Beach 30 minutes ago.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 5, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 20, 2020 Campaign ad
Says “Joe Biden is absolutely on board with defunding the police.”
False
By Laura Schulte • August 5, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 15, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Bubba Watson wrote a viral Facebook post about Black Lives Matter.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 4, 2020
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Viral image
stated on August 1, 2020 a Facebook post
Photo shows “7 Marines killed in training exercise yesterday.”
Mostly False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 4, 2020
Brett Giroir
Brett Giroir
stated on July 26, 2020 an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union”
“Five veterinary labs have their CLIA certification to officially test human patients. There are a lot of labs who are doing surveillance testing that don't need the CLIA certification.”
Mostly True
By Julie Appleby • August 4, 2020
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Viral image
stated on August 2, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Bill Gates said, “We need to develop a digital certificate that shows who has received all the vaccinations. Only those with all the required vaccinations may travel, visit churches, participate in sports and music events, get a job, etc.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 4, 2020
Bob Casey
Bob Casey
stated on July 21, 2020 an interview
Federal agents in Portland have been “kidnapping and holding citizens without charges.”
Mostly True
By Jessica Calefati • August 4, 2020
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Viral image
stated on August 2, 2020 a Facebook post
A photo shows a large crowd in Berlin protesting the “covid hoax.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • August 3, 2020
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on July 28, 2020 an MSNBC interview
“You know what’s in this bill? No medical malpractice suits until 2024, even if they’re not COVID related.”
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • August 3, 2020
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