Fact Check Posts – Page 46

Paul Junge
stated on June 10, 2020 in a campaign website:

“Even so-called moderate Democrats like Joe Biden have endorsed a ban on fracking, which would eliminate 516,000 Michigan jobs and reduce the state’s gross domestic product by $159 billion over five years.”

By Clara Hendrickson • June 19, 2020

Bloggers
stated on June 15, 2020 in a blog post:

“Speaker Pelosi presents a special ‘service flag’ to Mr. Floyd’s family.”

By Bill McCarthy • June 18, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on June 11, 2020 in a social media post:

“The CDC just confirmed a 0.2% death-rate for COVID19.”

By Chris Nichols • June 16, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on June 6, 2020 in a post on Facebook:

“United States Navy Seal Team ... helicopter was shot down yesterday in Afghanistan and they lost 30 members of the team.”

By Madison Czopek • June 15, 2020

Andrew Cuomo
stated on May 20, 2020 in a news conference:

“Why did the state do that with COVID patients in nursing homes? It’s because the state followed President Trump’s CDC guidance.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos • June 13, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on May 26, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says Robert E. Lee opposed slavery and secession and has come to symbolize both slavery and secession.

By Samantha Putterman • June 12, 2020

Viral image
stated on June 6, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says a photograph shows U.S. soldiers sleeping on the ground after Washington D.C.’s mayor kicked them out of local hotels.

By Samantha Putterman • June 10, 2020

J. Christian Adams
stated on June 3, 2020 in a House judiciary hearing:

In voting by mail, “hundreds of thousands of ballots have been rejected for defects and millions more end up missing or in landfills.”

By Amy Sherman • June 9, 2020

Dan Patrick
stated on May 24, 2020 in an interview:

Says a new law adopted in Texas means property tax bills “are no longer really dependent on your values, it is on (local government) revenue growth.”

By Madlin Mekelburg • June 8, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on June 1, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“A declaration of disaster, has been issued for the state of Texas. House Bill 1177 Allows any Texan who can legally own a firearm to carry their handgun, open or concealed, for a full week after a state or natural disaster is declared.”

By Taylor Goldenstein • June 5, 2020

Larry Elder
stated on June 2, 2020 in a Fox News appearance:

"Last year, there were nine unarmed black people killed (by law enforcement). Nineteen unarmed white people.”

By Bill McCarthy • June 5, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on June 1, 2020 in post on Facebook:

“The CEO of the company that owns Wendy’s, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut donated $400,000 towards Trump’s re-election campaign.”

By Louis Jacobson • June 4, 2020

Kayleigh McEnany
stated on June 3, 2020 in a White House press briefing:

“No tear gas was used and no rubber bullets were used.”

By Jon Greenberg • June 4, 2020

Bloggers
stated on May 31, 2020 in a Law Enforcement Today article:

“Piles of bricks are being staged in cities around the country, indicating riots are planned.”

By Daniel Funke • June 3, 2020

Bloggers
stated on May 13, 2020 in a story:

Says Nancy Pelosi tried “once again” to include abortion funding in the latest coronavirus bill.

By Samantha Putterman • June 2, 2020

Brian Fitzpatrick
stated on May 5, 2020 in a radio interview:

“For the World Health Organization, the international entity whose sole responsibility it is to alert the world of global pandemics like this, to miss this, is a huge problem.”

By Jessica Calefati • May 30, 2020

Viral image
stated on May 27, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says an image of armed anti-lockdown protesters and an image of unarmed Minneapolis protesters being tear gassed were taken in the “same state, same month.”

By Samantha Putterman • May 29, 2020

Priorities USA Action
stated on May 19, 2020 in in a TV and digital ad:

Says President Donald Trump is trying to make $451 billion in Medicare cuts "in the middle of a deadly pandemic."

By Victoria Knight • May 29, 2020

Joe Kernen
stated on May 27, 2020 in an episode of CNBC's "Squawk Box":

“We’re down near the low end of per capita deaths ... Most places are at 60 deaths per 100,000. We're at 29.”

By Bill McCarthy • May 28, 2020

Tom Tiffany
stated on May 26, 2020 in a tweet:

Says the state “health secretary says don't go to hospitals or clinics, now the tourism secretary says don't recreate.”

By Laura Schulte • May 28, 2020

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