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Facebook posts
stated on February 8, 2020 a Facebook post
Says image shows Pete Buttigieg in a leather suit posing with two other men.
Pants on Fire!
By Miriam Valverde • February 21, 2020
Jane O’Meara Sanders
Jane O’Meara Sanders
stated on January 26, 2020 a tweet
"@BernieSanders receives strong support from the conservative & most rural part of Vermont."
True
By Kit Norton • February 21, 2020
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on February 19, 2020 a State of the State Address
"Back in 2005, when we did that first point-in-time count, there were over 188,000 thousand people that were deemed homeless in the state of California. … That’s 35,000 more than we have today.”
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • February 21, 2020
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on February 13, 2020 a rally
Says “black babies die at rates twice as high as white babies because of a lack of access to affordable health care.”
Mostly True
By Madlin Mekelburg • February 20, 2020
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on February 20, 2020 an MSNBC interview
“The majority of hunters now want universal background checks, the majority of Trump voters.”
True
By Bill McCarthy • February 20, 2020
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on February 20, 2020 a tweeted video
Video shows Democratic presidential candidates speechless for 20 seconds when discussing whether any of them started a business.
Mostly False
By Daniel Funke • February 20, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 20, 2020 a story
Says the United Nations plans to “implant everyone with a biometric ID.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • February 20, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on February 20, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Maxine Waters tweeted, “Every single gun owner I have talked to has told me, ‘As soon as I walked out of that gun store, I felt a killer growing inside of me.’ When will we acknowledge there is no such thing as a responsible gun owner?”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 20, 2020
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on February 19, 2020 the Democratic debate in Nevada
The budget hole in Bernie Sanders’ plans “is bigger than the size of the entire economy of the United States."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • February 20, 2020
Seema Verma
Seema Verma
stated on February 11, 2020 a speech to the American Medical Association
"Yet, for all that spending, health outcomes today on Medicaid are mediocre and many patients have difficulty accessing care.”
Mostly False
By Phil Galewitz • February 20, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on January 16, 2020 a Facebook post
Says if you take the oath of office on the Koran, “then you have committed treason.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 20, 2020
Joe Sanfelippo
Joe Sanfelippo
stated on February 13, 2020 the GOP weekly radio address
“Violent crime rates increased in all but two Wisconsin cities between 2008 and 2017.”
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • February 20, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on February 13, 2020 a tweet
Says a photo shows the height difference between Donald Trump and Mike Bloomberg.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 20, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 9, 2020 a Facebook post
“Starbucks CEO Has Admitted She Doesnt Like White People”
False
By Madison Czopek • February 20, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 20, 2020 a blog post
Says Kobe Bryant’s eldest daughter, Natalia, left a suicide video after being bullied.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • February 20, 2020
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Viral image
stated on February 17, 2020 a Facebook post
Says a photo shows an elephant carrying a lion cub to a pool of water so it wouldn’t die.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 20, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on January 30, 2020 a Facebook post
Says a photo shows Ilhan Omar without a head scarf.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 20, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 9, 2020 a story
Says Melania Trump lied under oath in 2013 about graduating from college with a bachelor’s degree in architecture.
Mostly True
By Samantha Putterman • February 20, 2020
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on February 19, 2020 the Las Vegas debate
“Mayor Bloomberg was busy blaming African Americans and Latinos for the housing crisis in 2008.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • February 20, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 19, 2020 comments during the February Democratic primary debate in Las Vegas
“From the moment we passed that signature legislation, Mike (Bloomberg) called it a disgrace.”
True
By Shefali Luthra, Victoria Knight • February 20, 2020
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