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Vicky Hartzler
Vicky Hartzler
stated on May 7, 2020 a letter to the president
"Right now, China controls 80% of all ingredients and raw materials going into our generic prescription drugs."
Mostly False
By Anna Peterson • May 28, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 10, 2020 a Facebook post
Nancy Pelosi said "Congress shall not vote remotely because it is not secure!" while also saying that “Americans should all vote for president by mail!”
Mostly False
May 27, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 6, 2020 a Facebook post
Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, “Minnesota now has the highest unemployment rate in U.S. history.”
Mostly False
May 26, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 20, 2020 a virtual town hall
“40% of the initial small business funds didn’t go to small businesses at all.”
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By Eric Litke • May 26, 2020
Janel Brandtjen
Janel Brandtjen
stated on April 28, 2020 Facebook post
“Children don’t seem to be getting this virus”
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By Madeline Heim • May 22, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 14, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Ron Johnson and 36 other senators “voted for federal agencies to have access to your internet history without obtaining a warrant.”
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • May 21, 2020
Dan Bishop
Dan Bishop
stated on April 24, 2020 an interview
“Half the workforce in the country may have just been idled” by coronavirus.
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By Paul Specht • May 20, 2020
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on May 19, 2020 an Instagram post
“A lot of people can get an additional $2,400” from the CARES Act “and they can do it every month!”
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • May 20, 2020
Wisconsin state Senate Democrats
Wisconsin state Senate Democrats
stated on May 8, 2020 news release
Says GOP state Sen. Patrick Testin is responsible for lost $25M in federal funding, because he refused “to do his job.”
Mostly False
By Haley BeMiller • May 20, 2020
Mike Parson
Mike Parson
stated on April 27, 2020 a tweet
"All Missouri businesses can open Monday, May 4, under our new Order as long as new guidelines are followed."
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By Jack Kosowski • May 20, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 14, 2020 a Facebook post
“Cannabis may stop coronavirus from infecting people, study finds.”
Mostly False
May 18, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on May 12, 2020 a Facebook post
A girl was “decapitated” in front of her parents by a Somali migrant. Media “covered up” the murder.
Mostly False
May 15, 2020
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on May 8, 2020 a video
Says Joe Biden said voting by mail is a way to “fundamentally change this country,” contradicting past statements by Barack Obama and Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • May 14, 2020
Cal Cunningham
Cal Cunningham
stated on April 24, 2020 a tweet
"Mitch McConnell said he wanted states to go bankrupt instead of the federal government providing relief. Today, Thom Tillis agreed."
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By Paul Specht • May 12, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 7, 2020 a Facebook post
“The CDC has recommended mail in voting. That’s what this whole pandemic is about: the election!”
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By Amy Sherman • May 12, 2020
Gary Kelly
Gary Kelly
stated on May 3, 2020 an interview on CBS
Regarding the risks of coronavirus transmission on an airplane, “It’s as safe as an environment as you’re going to find.”
Mostly False
By Victoria Knight • May 11, 2020
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on May 4, 2020 a TV interview
Illinois “got into fiscal problems because of a Republican governor who was governor there” before Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
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By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • May 8, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 28, 2020 a Facebook post
“So 2 doctors from Bakersfield discover that coronavirus mortality rate is 0.03%. 13x less deadly than what was previously thought! Their analysis has since been banned from YouTube.”
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • May 7, 2020
Liberty Counsel
Liberty Counsel
stated on May 1, 2020 a blog post
Under the mayor’s COVID-19 order, Kansas City “churchgoers must register with the government.”
Mostly False
May 7, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 2, 2020 a Facebook post
Gas is under $1 in 13 states, but $2.27 in Pennsylvania, because of the governor.
Mostly False
May 7, 2020
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