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Jake Corman
Jake Corman
stated on January 14, 2021 an interview
Says unproven voter fraud claims didn’t play “any role” in the Capitol riot.
Pants on Fire!
By Jessica Calefati • January 17, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 15, 2021 a headline
“Inauguration Cancelled, Trump Remains in Office.”
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • January 16, 2021
Amanda Chase
Amanda Chase
stated on January 7, 2021 Facebook post
“Antifa is the culprit” in the Capitol riot.
Pants on Fire!
By Warren Fiske • January 15, 2021
Devin LeMahieu
Devin LeMahieu
stated on January 10, 2021 a TV interview
"It takes quite a while on Election Day to load those ballots, which is why we have the 1 a.m. or 3 a.m. ballot dumping in Milwaukee."
True
By Eric Litke • January 15, 2021
Chris Jacobs
Chris Jacobs
stated on January 7, 2021 a television interview
“There were several states where outside actors dramatically changed the rules of the road, so to speak, two weeks out, one week out, on how elections would be run.”
Mostly False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 14, 2021
Rusty Hicks
Rusty Hicks
stated on January 12, 2021 a press conference
The effort to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom is "a coup."
Pants on Fire!
By Chris Nichols • January 14, 2021
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Viral image
stated on January 12, 2021 a Facebook post
Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted, “Let’s begin ‘The Purge’ to roundup all Conservative traitors.”
Pants on Fire!
January 13, 2021
Greg Kelly
Greg Kelly
stated on January 11, 2021 a TV segment
Says Joe Biden is on video "admitting to" election fraud in a "confession."
False
By Bill McCarthy • January 12, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on January 6, 2021 a Facebook post
NPR posted a story about the Capitol breach before it happened.
False
January 12, 2021
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Viral image
stated on January 6, 2021 a Facebook post
Says Mike Pence changed “his Twitter banner photo to Biden and Harris.”
False
January 11, 2021
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on January 8, 2021 an interview with Ohio reporters
Summer “protesters outside the White House were met with tear gas, rubber bullets, a full militarized response. While ... rioters were able to breach the Capitol.”
True
By Jon Greenberg • January 11, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 10, 2021 a Facebook post
Video shows man upset because he was added to the no-fly list for storming the Capitol.
False
January 11, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on January 10, 2021 a Facebook post
Says Nancy Pelosi sent a letter to Portland’s mayor after demonstrations there “urging him to stick to the proven Democratic Play book.”
False
January 11, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 7, 2021 a Facebook post
Says left-wing activist John Sullivan “incited (the) insurgence of (the) US Capitol.”
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • January 9, 2021
Jonathan Wichmann
Jonathan Wichmann
stated on January 8, 2021 a YouTube post
“The DC looting was staged” by antifa
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • January 8, 2021
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on January 6, 2021 a Senate floor speech
"This election actually was not unusually close."
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 8, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 5, 2021 a video
32,000 votes for David Perdue “disappeared” during the Georgia Senate runoff election.
Mostly False
By Daniel Funke • January 8, 2021
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on January 6, 2021 a U.S. Senate speech
“Last year, Pennsylvania elected officials passed a whole new law that allows universal mail-in balloting, and did it irregardless of what the Pennsylvania Constitution said.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • January 8, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on January 7, 2021 a speech
In more than 60 cases, judges “looked at the allegations that Trump was making and determined they were without any merit.”
True
By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde • January 8, 2021
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Viral image
stated on January 7, 2021 a Facebook post
A CNN chyron said, “Antifa has just taken responsibility for storming Capital Hill.”
False
January 8, 2021
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