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stated on May 28, 2019 a Facebook post
Says it was "a crime for Nixon to wiretap the Democrats at Watergate but OK for Obama to wiretap Republicans at Trump Tower.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • May 21, 2020
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stated on April 26, 2020 a Facebook post
“Joe Biden was involved in a plot to kidnap JFK Jr. according to the just declassified FBI files, and also made several threats."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • April 27, 2020
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 14, 2020 an endorsement announcement
Joe Biden "already has what is the most progressive platform of any major party nominee in history."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 17, 2020
Eric Burlison
Eric Burlison
stated on January 20, 2020 a tweet
“Remember, the American Revolution began when they came for the guns.”
Half-True
By Anna Peterson • March 18, 2020
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stated on January 28, 2020 a Facebook post
“Epstein’s recruiter Ghislaine Maxwell’s father Robert Maxwell gave Mitt Romney his first $2M investment and started him in business.”
Mostly False
February 18, 2020
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stated on January 11, 2018 a Facebook post
"Donald Trump sued the City of Palm Beach when he bought a segregated club, Mar A Lago, to open it to Jews & Blacks."
Mostly False
February 11, 2020
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stated on February 9, 2020 a Facebook post
“This is a 1927 News Article showing America was sold to five Billionaires The Rothschild’s, Rockefellers, DuPont’s, Harriman’s and Warburg’s.”
Pants on Fire!
February 11, 2020
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stated on January 30, 2020 an Instagram post
Says John F. Kennedy “smoked cannabis in the White House, while president, because he suffered from severe back pain and Addison's disease."
Mostly False
February 7, 2020
Jake Tapper
Jake Tapper
stated on February 4, 2020 comments on CNN
“Traditionally, the Speaker says: ‘Members of Congress, I have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you the President of the United States.’ (Tonight) Speaker Pelosi said, ‘Members of Congress, the President of the United States.’ "
True
By Louis Jacobson • February 5, 2020
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stated on November 23, 2019 a Facebook post
Up until 1913 Americans kept all of their earnings.
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • January 21, 2020
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stated on September 21, 2019 a Facebook post
Says after Australia passed a "new law" that forced gun owners to give up over 640,000 firearms, the country saw a dramatic increase in homicides, assaults and robberies.
False
By Samantha Putterman • January 13, 2020
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stated on March 31, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Trump volunteered his airline to bring troops home during Operation Desert Storm.  
False
By Samantha Putterman • January 7, 2020
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stated on December 10, 2019 a Facebook post
Says a photo shows a white man smiling while holding a black man with a bloody face.
False
By Miriam Valverde • December 20, 2019
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stated on December 15, 2019 a Facebook post
An old image shows a drug store with a marijuana leaf sign.
False
By Samantha Putterman • December 18, 2019
Rick Range
Rick Range
stated on December 10, 2019 a Facebook post
"George P. Bush to place statue of (Mexican general) Santa Anna at the Alamo."
Pants on Fire!
By Madlin Mekelburg • December 17, 2019
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stated on December 9, 2019 a Facebook post
Says a photo shows an old Christmas tradition of women apologizing "to their husbands for all the mistakes they made during the year and beg for forgiveness."
False
By Samantha Putterman • December 11, 2019
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stated on October 29, 2013 a Facebook post
Says former Democratic Sen. Harry Reid has an outlaw horse thief ancestor and Reid’s office offered a spin-job biography about the man.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • December 9, 2019
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stated on November 29, 2019 a Facebook post
Says photo shows "the Golden Gate Bridge opening to the public for the first time back in 1937, and yes, it almost collapsed."
False
By Miriam Valverde • December 4, 2019
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stated on November 6, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Thomas Jefferson said "the government will one day be corrupt and filled with liars and the people will flock to the one who tells the truth."
False
By Samantha Putterman • November 8, 2019
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on October 30, 2019 an interview
"When it comes to electability, every single time my party has won the presidency in the last 50 years, it’s been with a candidate who was new on the national scene, hadn’t spent a lot of time in Washington, and represented a new generation of leadership."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • November 5, 2019
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