Latest Fact-Checks In Legal Issues

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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
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
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 27, 2023 a Facebook post
Kevin McCarthy “announces impeachment proceeding for Biden regime.”
False
June 29, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 18, 2023 a video
“New California bill charges parents with child abuse for refusing to ‘affirm’ their kid’s gender identity.”
False
By Grace Abels • June 22, 2023
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