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Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 17, 2021 an Instagram post:
A nurse who fainted after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine died from the vaccination.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • October 20, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 13, 2021 a Facebook post:
California’s shipping backlog is, in part, caused by a “California Truck Ban which says all trucks must be 2011 or newer and a law called AB 5 which prohibits Owner Operators.”
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • October 19, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 17, 2021 a Facebook post:
Says Hunter Biden “was hanged at Gitmo.”
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • October 18, 2021
Heartland Institute
Heartland Institute
stated on October 11, 2021 an article from the Heartland Institute:
“U.S. acres burned each year are much fewer now — even in our worst years — than was the case in the early 20th century.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 15, 2021
Bryan Steil
Bryan Steil
stated on September 24, 2021 Twitter:
Says Joe Biden's IRS reform proposals "would require banks and credit unions to hand over private information about routine transactions to the IRS."
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • October 15, 2021
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on October 3, 2021 Twitter:
“The annual Pentagon budget hovers over $750 billion annually, twice that of the much debated Build Back Better Act that costs about $350 billion annually as currently proposed.”
True
By Laura Schulte • October 14, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on October 6, 2021 a Facebook post:
Photo shows hundreds of “sitting ships” waiting to dock at U.S. ports.
False
By Samantha Putterman • October 13, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on September 16, 2021 a Facebook post:
A wind turbine “could never generate as much energy as was invested in building it.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 12, 2021
Candace Owens
Candace Owens
stated on September 9, 2021 a tweet:
“The Biden administration is attempting to empower the IRS to monitor every single withdrawal, deposit, and transaction you make from your personal banking accounts, PayPal, Venmo, etc."
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • October 11, 2021
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 5, 2021 a tweet:
"Joe Biden’s attorney general wants the FBI to go after parents for speaking out at school board meetings to protect kids from radical curriculum like critical race theory."
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 11, 2021
YouTube videos
YouTube videos
stated on September 28, 2021 a YouTube video:
A person’s immune system “tanks” after their second COVID-19 vaccine dose.
False
By Samantha Putterman • October 7, 2021
10 GOP Louisiana Lawmakers
10 GOP Louisiana Lawmakers
stated on September 29, 2021 a letter to the governor of Louisiana:
“There is no FDA approval for the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 7, 2021
Anthony Fauci
Anthony Fauci
stated on October 3, 2021 an interview on CNN:
“There are precious few religions that actually say you cannot” get vaccinated.
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • October 6, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 4, 2021 a speech:
“Raising the debt limit is usually a bipartisan undertaking.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 6, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 4, 2021 an Instagram post:
“Sophia Stewart wrote books in the 70s that were stolen from her by Warner Bros. (Terminator 1-4 & The Matrix 1 & 2!) ... she won Hollywood's biggest lawsuit, $2.5 Billion.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • October 5, 2021
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on September 18, 2021 a TikTok video:
Says 86% of COVID-19 cases in Israel in July were in fully vaccinated individuals.
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 5, 2021
Don Lemon
Don Lemon
stated on September 29, 2021 an exchange between CNN hosts:
Says Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema “are Republicans … Just look at the way they vote.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 28, 2021 a Facebook post:
“Arizona audit” shows 86,391 voters “don’t appear to exist.”
False
By Amy Sherman • September 30, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 26, 2021 an Instagram post:
The government pays out "$2,125/month in refugee benefits to refugees resettled in the United States," while Social Security recipients “who have paid into the system their whole lives receive $1,400/month on average."
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • September 30, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 22, 2021 an Instagram post:
VAERS reports show that babies whose mothers got the COVID-19 vaccine died after breastfeeding.
False
By Gabrielle Settles • September 30, 2021
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