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Dana Perino
Dana Perino
stated on January 4, 2022 a segment:
A law backed by Virginia Democrats barred local sheriffs from having military equipment that “would have come in very helpful” with the I-95 traffic jam.
False
By Samantha Putterman • January 10, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on December 31, 2021 an Instagram post:
Tylenol "ruins your ability to kill” COVID-19.
False
By Samantha Putterman • January 5, 2022
Derrick Van Orden
Derrick Van Orden
stated on December 7, 2021 Twitter:
Actions by Joe Biden left "10,000 to 15,000 American citizens abandoned to terrorists in Afghanistan."
Mostly False
By Alan Hovorka • January 4, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on December 14, 2021 an interview:
People vaccinated for COVID-19 “do not spread the disease to anyone else.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • December 22, 2021
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on December 20, 2021 a radio interview:
The expanded child tax credit in the Build Back Better Act has “no means testing,” so people making $200,000 and $400,000 would get “the same as someone making” $70,000.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • December 20, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 4, 2021 a Facebook post:
Microsoft and Bill Gates created a 1999 video game called “Omikron.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • December 17, 2021
Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham
stated on December 12, 2021 an interview on Fox News Sunday:
“The CBO says (the Build Back Better Act) is $3 trillion of deficit spending.”
False
By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson • December 14, 2021
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on December 6, 2021 a meeting with Louisiana lawmakers:
The COVID-19 vaccine is the “deadliest vaccine ever made.”
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • December 10, 2021
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on December 7, 2021 a press release:
The Build Back Better Act “includes $34.5 billion in cuts” for charity care funding to hospitals.
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • December 10, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on December 7, 2021 an Instagram post:
Says Vice President Kamala Harris called the unvaccinated “dirty Trump people.”
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • December 8, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on November 30, 2021 a conversation at a technical college in Minnesota:
“I used to drive a tractor trailer … I only did it for part of a summer.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • December 3, 2021
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on November 18, 2021 a speech:
The House-passed Build Back Better bill is a “government takeover of child care.”
False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • December 3, 2021
Tate Reeves
Tate Reeves
stated on November 28, 2021 an interview on NBC's Meet the Press:
“39 out of 42 (countries) in Europe have more restrictive abortion laws” than Mississippi.
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • December 1, 2021
Jerrold Nadler
Jerrold Nadler
stated on November 19, 2021 Twitter:
Kyle Rittenhouse was an “armed person” crossing state lines when he came to Kenosha protests in 2020.
False
By Laura Schulte • November 26, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 21, 2021 a Facebook post:
The Vatican owns a telescope called Lucifer.
False
By Samantha Putterman • November 22, 2021
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on November 18, 2021 prepared remarks for a House floor speech:
“If you or your family spends $28 a day — prepare to be under constant audit by the IRS.”
False
By Amy Sherman, Jon Greenberg • November 19, 2021
X posts
X posts
stated on November 9, 2021 a tweet:
"Bill Gates just admitted that the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines don’t work well."
False
By Samantha Putterman • November 17, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 15, 2021 a Facebook post:
A new Facebook/Meta rule allows the company to use people’s photos without their permission, and posting a notice on your page will stop it from doing so.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • November 17, 2021
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 3, 2021 a story:
“More fraud in New Jersey’s election uncovered – voting machines would not allow citizens to vote for Republican governor candidate.”
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • November 9, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 4, 2021 a Facebook post:
Merriam-Webster recently changed its definition of the word “vaccine” and removed the immunity portion.
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • November 9, 2021
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