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Latest Fact-Checks In Legal Issues

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 20, 2024 a Fox News town hall:
Donald Trump’s fine in the New York fraud case “is a form of Navalny, it is a form of communism or fascism.”
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • February 22, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 16, 2024 a statement to the media:
President Joe Biden “directed New York AG Witch Hunt” into Donald Trump’s real estate.
False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • February 20, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 8, 2024 a speech:
On classified documents in his possession, “none of it was high classified.”
False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • February 9, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 8, 2024 a statement to the media:
“I cooperated far more” than Joe Biden in the classified documents investigations.
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • February 9, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on January 30, 2024 a video:
President Joe Biden admitted to using the Justice Department to pursue his political foes.
False
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • February 8, 2024
X posts
X posts
stated on January 16, 2024 in a post:
“New proposed bill in Maine says the state can take custody of a kid if the parents oppose” gender-affirming care
False
By Grace Abels • January 24, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on January 17, 2024 Instagram posts:
Kentucky Republican lawmaker “wants to legalize sexual relations with first cousins.”
False
By Sofia Ahmed • January 22, 2024
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on November 30, 2023 Fox News' “The Great Red vs. Blue State Debate.":
“Your minor child can go to California without your knowledge or without your consent, and get hormone therapy, puberty blockers and a sex change operation.”
Mostly False
By Grace Abels • December 11, 2023
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 8, 2023 a rally in Hialeah:
“Just like the Cuban regime, the Biden administration is trying to put their political opponents in jail, shutting down free speech.”
False
By Amy Sherman, Maria Briceño • November 15, 2023
Protect Women Ohio
Protect Women Ohio
stated on October 30, 2023 a video:
Ohio’s Issue 1 “allows for abortion after viability for…financial reasons.”
False
By Grace Abels • November 3, 2023
Shannon Watts
Shannon Watts
stated on October 25, 2023 a post on X:
“It is harder to buy Sudafed than an AR-15 in Maine.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 27, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 8, 2023 una publicación en Facebook:
"Estados Unidos le cancelara el Parole a los venezolanos".
False
By Maria Briceño, Maria Ramirez Uribe • October 27, 2023
Melissa Agard
Melissa Agard
stated on October 17, 2023 Public appearance:
“Since 1981, the state Senate has only rejected five executive appointments. The GOP today is more than doubling that number.”
True
By Hope Karnopp • October 25, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 1, 2023 a Facebook video:
New York Attorney General Letitia James and Judge Arthur Engoron valued Mar-a-Lago at $18 million.
False
By Amy Sherman • October 6, 2023
Jesse Watters
Jesse Watters
stated on September 28, 2023 a segment of "The Five" on Fox News:
James Biden’s text message to Hunter Biden that says, “I can work with you(r) father alone,” shows that Joe Biden was “in business” with Hunter Biden.
False
By Madison Czopek • October 6, 2023
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on September 12, 2023 a news conference:
“We know the bank records show that nearly $20 million in payments were directed to the Biden family members and associates through various shell companies.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson, Madison Czopek • September 18, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 30, 2023 a Facebook post:
A new Florida law says “a father must submit a DNA test before signing the birth certificates.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • September 6, 2023
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 15, 2023 a Truth Social post:
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis “campaigned and raised money on, ‘I will get Trump.’”
False
By Amy Sherman • August 18, 2023
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 4, 2023 a speech in Alabama:
“They are trying to make it illegal to question the results of a bad election.”
False
By Amy Sherman • August 9, 2023
Jack Posobiec
Jack Posobiec
stated on August 1, 2023 a tweet:
Judge Tanya Chutkan “is the only federal judge in Washington, D.C., who has sentenced Jan. 6 defendants to sentences longer than the government had requested.”
False
By Madison Czopek • August 2, 2023
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