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Viral image
Viral image
stated on November 13, 2021 a viral image
Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother “drove him across state lines and dropped him off in the middle of a riot armed with an assault rifle” in Kenosha.
False
November 15, 2021
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on October 23, 2021 Campaign email
The Biden Department of Justice “would use the FBI to target parents who speak out against critical race theory.”
False
By Madeline Heim • November 9, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 4, 2021 an Instagram post
“Sophia Stewart wrote books in the 70s that were stolen from her by Warner Bros. (Terminator 1-4 & The Matrix 1 & 2!) ... she won Hollywood's biggest lawsuit, $2.5 Billion.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • October 5, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 27, 2021 in Instagram posts
“Biden orders dishonorable discharge for 46% of troops who refuse vaccine.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • October 1, 2021
Eric Toney
Eric Toney
stated on September 9, 2021 News release
Says he “is the only candidate in the Wisconsin Attorney General race with experience as a prosecutor.”
False
By Alan Hovorka • September 16, 2021
Marjorie Taylor Greene
Marjorie Taylor Greene
stated on July 20, 2021 remarks to reporters.
Questions about whether she’s been vaccinated are “a violation of my HIPAA rights.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • July 21, 2021
Jill Karofsky
Jill Karofsky
stated on July 8, 2021 Legal opinion
“A farm with 2,500 dairy cattle is similar in waste load to a city of 411,000 people.”
False
By Laura Schulte • July 20, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 7, 2021 a Facebook post
Gov. Gavin Newsom has “no power or authority” to extend the state of emergency in California because it expired “automatically” on May 6, 2020.
False
By Shasha Hupka • June 22, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 30, 2021 a Facebook post
"Absent from the news — Dominion lost their lawsuits against Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell."
False
June 1, 2021
Xavier Becerra
Xavier Becerra
stated on May 12, 2021 testimony before a House subcommittee
"There is no law that deals specifically with the term ‘partial-birth abortion.’”
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 19, 2021
Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on January 4, 2021 News release
A majority of Americans have voted for a party that … wants a world in which you cannot call your parents mom and dad."
False
By D.L. Davis • January 25, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 4, 2021 a Facebook post
Says Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger “faces espionage charges.”
False
January 6, 2021
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on November 22, 2020 Interview
“We passed one of the first (COVID-19) bills in the entire country, empowering Gov. Evers to act.”
False
By Haley BeMiller • November 25, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 13, 2020 Facebook post
“BREAKING NEWS: All Charges Dropped for Kyle Rittenhouse.”
False
By D.L. Davis • October 15, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 10, 2020 a comment to reporters
Senate Republicans' move to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court in an election year is "not constitutional."
False
By Bill McCarthy • October 13, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 26, 2020 a Facebook post
“Amy Coney Barrett has said that a woman should not be able to own property, buy or sell without the permission of her husband or a male relative.”
False
September 30, 2020
William Barr
William Barr
stated on September 16, 2020 a speech at a Hillsdale College event
“Putting a national lockdown, stay-at-home orders, is like house arrest. Other than slavery, which was a different kind of restraint, this is the greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history."
False
By Jon Greenberg • September 22, 2020
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on August 31, 2020 a statement
Says Tony Evers and Mandela Barnes “have participated in rallies that have done more to incite than calm the situation” in Kenosha
False
By Madeline Heim • September 1, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 31, 2020 Media briefing
Says video shows Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old charged with killing two protesters in Kenosha, "was trying to get away from them" ... "fell, and then they violently attacked him."
False
By Haley BeMiller • September 1, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 28, 2020 Facebook post
Says a photo shows accused shooter Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother, armed with a long gun, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on the night two protesters were killed and one injured.
False
By Madeline Heim • August 31, 2020
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