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stated on October 27, 2021 in a tweet:
Says Marjorie Taylor Greene tweeted: “People can’t really be convicted on such flimsy circumstantial evidence as ‘having a similar gait’ or ‘owning the identical shoes’ or ‘being in DC and not having any alibi for that time’ can they?! I don’t recognize this America.”
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • October 28, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 27, 2021 in an Instagram post:
An image of a newspaper article says “True Bethel Baptist Church becomes the first church in NYS to receive a liquor license.”
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • October 28, 2021
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on October 24, 2021 in a blog post:
“COP26 luxury EVs to be recharged using diesel generators”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 26, 2021
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on October 23, 2021 in a headline:
“Barack Obama signals That Democrats Intend to Cheat in the Virginia Governor’s Election.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • October 26, 2021
Ben Wikler
Ben Wikler
stated on September 23, 2021 in Twitter:
Says Rebecca Kleefisch played a key role in the Foxconn deal, “the largest attempted government handout to a foreign company in American history."
Mostly True
By Madeline Heim • October 26, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 20, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“Gas prices were WAY higher in 2008, under REPUBLICAN president George W. Bush.”
Half-True
By Gabrielle Settles • October 25, 2021
Jim Banks
Jim Banks
stated on September 16, 2021 in a letter:
Says he is the "ranking member" of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
False
By Bill McCarthy • October 25, 2021
Steve Chabot
Steve Chabot
stated on October 21, 2021 in a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee:
We are seeing “the Justice Department treat American parents as domestic terrorists” under the Patriot Act.
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 22, 2021
Heritage Action
Heritage Action
stated on October 19, 2021 in a Facebook post:
The Freedom to Vote Act "automatically registers ineligible voters."
False
By Amy Sherman • October 21, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 18, 2021 in an Instagram post:
The FEMA health care workers replacing the noncompliant nurses and doctors are NOT required to get vaccinated via the CDC."
False
By Samantha Putterman • October 20, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 17, 2021 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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
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