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Jerrold Nadler
Jerrold Nadler
stated on November 19, 2021 in Twitter:
Kyle Rittenhouse was an “armed person” crossing state lines when he came to Kenosha protests in 2020.
False
By Laura Schulte • November 26, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on November 13, 2021 in 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
By Tom Kertscher • November 15, 2021
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on October 23, 2021 in 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 in 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 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 Sasha Hupka • June 22, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 30, 2021 in a Facebook post:
"Absent from the news — Dominion lost their lawsuits against Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell."
False
By Tom Kertscher • June 1, 2021
Xavier Becerra
Xavier Becerra
stated on May 12, 2021 in 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 in 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 in a Facebook post:
Says Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger “faces espionage charges.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • January 6, 2021
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on November 22, 2020 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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
By Tom Kertscher • September 30, 2020
William Barr
William Barr
stated on September 16, 2020 in 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 in 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 in 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
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