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Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on November 19, 2020 remarks in a press conference:
In Michigan “we have over-votes in numerous precincts of 150%, 200%, and 300%.”
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson, Noah Y. Kim • November 20, 2020
X posts
X posts
stated on November 18, 2020 tweets:
When Donald Trump lost the Iowa caucus to Ted Cruz in 2016, "he immediately cried that Cruz cheated.”
True
By Eleanor Hildebrandt • November 20, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on November 19, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says Donald Trump’s book “The Art of the Deal” advises: “Never admit defeat. You win. If you don’t win, claim they cheated.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • November 20, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 18, 2020 a tweet:
"A day AFTER the election, Biden receives a dump of 143,379 votes at 3:42AM (in Wisconsin), when they learned he was losing badly. This is unbelievable!"
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • November 20, 2020
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on November 10, 2020 interviews:
On the need for a smooth transition for the president-elect
Full Flop
By Haley BeMiller • November 20, 2020
Sidney Powell
Sidney Powell
stated on November 16, 2020 an interview with Mark Levin:
“Smartmatic and Dominion systems ... were built to do this very thing, for changing the results of elections.”
Pants on Fire!
By Daniel Funke • November 19, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on November 18, 2020 a roundtable with healthcare workers:
The law governing the transition of presidential power “doesn’t require there to be an absolute winner. It says the ‘apparent' winner.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • November 19, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 13, 2020 a tweet:
A 1993 example of voter fraud in Philadelphia is “exactly what happened to us” in the 2020 election.
Pants on Fire!
By Jessica Calefati • November 19, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 16, 2020 a tweet:
"Big victory moments ago in the State of Nevada. The all Democrat County Commissioner race, on same ballot as President, just thrown out because of large scale voter discrepancy."
False
By Bill McCarthy • November 18, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 17, 2020 a Tweet:
“The recent statement by Chris Krebs on the security of the 2020 Election was highly inaccurate, in that there were massive improprieties and fraud."
Pants on Fire!
By Noah Y. Kim • November 18, 2020
Scott Fitzgerald
Scott Fitzgerald
stated on November 8, 2020 a TV interview:
The 2020 election is in “recount territory” and “I’ve seen elections change as a result of” recounts.
Half-True
By Eric Litke, Nusaiba Mizan • November 18, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 17, 2020 a Live video:
“The MOB in PA was HIRED by the Biden team to create fake ballots by the thousands!!”
Pants on Fire!
By Daniel Funke • November 18, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 18, 2020 a tweet:
“Michigan just refused to certify the election results!”
False
By Clara Hendrickson • November 18, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 17, 2020 a fundraising email:
Says Georgia’s secretary of state won’t let the people recounting ballots check the signatures for fraud.
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • November 18, 2020
Ted Nugent
Ted Nugent
stated on November 17, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says “47 additional counties used the same software that caused a ‘glitch’ in Antrim County (that switched 6,000 votes from Trump to Biden in that county)” and votes in the state are “potentially fraudulent.”
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • November 18, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 16, 2020 in a Live video:
"Voter FRAUD exposed in Georgia. Over 2600 votes 'FOUND.'"
Mostly False
By Daniel Funke • November 18, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 15, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Biden campaign director arrested for electoral fraud.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • November 17, 2020
YouTube videos
YouTube videos
stated on November 14, 2020 a YouTube video:
The U.S. military seized servers in Germany tied to Dominion Election Systems.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • November 17, 2020
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on November 15, 2020 a TV interview:
"We heard from the Department of Homeland Security ... that this was probably the most secure election that’s ever been run in the United States.”
True
By Madeline Heim • November 17, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 13, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Milwaukee Elections Chief Lost Elections Flash Drive in Morning Hours of November 4th When Democrats Miraculously Found 120,000 Votes for Joe Biden.”
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • November 17, 2020
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