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Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on February 15, 2022 in a statement to reporters:
"The latest with the Durham report is that the Clinton campaign … actually spied on the president of the United States.”
False
By Bill McCarthy, Jon Greenberg • February 21, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on February 14, 2022 in an Instagram post:
Says the FDA said that Pfizer “falsely misled” the agency about the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines and that the shots are killing more people than they save.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • February 17, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 15, 2022 in a Facebook post:
"Ivanka Trump charged with major crime.”
False
By Jeff Cercone • February 17, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 15, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Says that President Joe Biden said Americans will start seeing “direct deposits in their bank accounts this weekend,” and that Medicare recipients will get back $2,880.
Pants on Fire!
By Andy Nguyen • February 16, 2022
Viral image
Viral image
stated on February 14, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows the freedom convoy in Canberra, Australia, with over 1.5 million cars.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • February 15, 2022
Gary Chambers Jr.
Gary Chambers Jr.
stated on February 9, 2022 in a campaign video:
"One in 13 Black Americans are deprived of the right to vote."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • February 15, 2022
Jesse Haw
Jesse Haw
stated on February 2, 2022 in a Facebook ad:
“Nevada ranks 50th in election integrity ratings.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • February 14, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 19, 2022 in a Facebook post:
COVID spelled backward is “divoc” which means "possession of the evil spirit" in Hebrew.
False
By Samantha Putterman • February 11, 2022
Kevin Nicholson
Kevin Nicholson
stated on January 28, 2022 in Twitter:
"The use of ballot drop boxes and ballot harvesting is illegal.”
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • February 11, 2022
JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on February 7, 2022 in an ad on Facebook:
“Joe Biden uses the ATF to illegally track your gun transactions.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • February 10, 2022
Sean Spicer
Sean Spicer
stated on February 8, 2022 in a tweet:
The Biden administration “is spending $30 million on crack pipes.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • February 10, 2022
Ronna McDaniel
Ronna McDaniel
stated on February 4, 2022 in an interview with the Washington Post:
"We've had two members engage in a Democrat-led persecution of ordinary citizens who engaged in legitimate political discourse.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • February 8, 2022
Watts Up With That
Watts Up With That
stated on January 31, 2022 in a blog post:
“Facebook is spamming all climate articles by misleading readers about” the accuracy of climate models.
False
By Jon Greenberg • February 4, 2022
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 19, 2022 in Senate:
On eliminating the filibuster.
Half Flip
By Laura Schulte • February 4, 2022
Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
stated on January 31, 2022 in an interview on CNN:
“In Texas, because of the laws they passed, a 95-year-old World War II veteran is being denied the right to vote by mail because he can't produce a registration number he got back in the 1950s.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • February 3, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 31, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“Pennsylvania had 2.6 million mail in votes that the court of appeals of PA held to be unconstitutional. Umm that alone means Biden lost PA.”
False
By Amy Sherman • February 3, 2022
Viral image
Viral image
stated on January 30, 2022 in a photo on Facebook:
“Over 65% of the country believes that (the) 2020 election was fraudulent. That number was around 35% a year ago.”
False
By Sara Swann • February 2, 2022
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 30, 2022 in a statement given to the press:
Proposed changes to the Electoral Count act show Pence had the power and “could have overturned the election!”
False
By Jon Greenberg • February 1, 2022
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on January 31, 2022 in a headline:
Bruce Springsteen, Queen, Pearl Jam and Dave Grohl removed their music from Spotify.
False
By Samantha Putterman • January 31, 2022
Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard
stated on January 26, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“Biden won’t allow Delta-variant COVID patients to get proven and effective monoclonal treatments even though there are 50,000-100,000 Americans infected by Delta EVERY DAY.”
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • January 31, 2022
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