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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 29, 2020 a Facebook post
Black Lives Matter demonstrators attack “elderly man wearing oxygen.”
Half-True
July 7, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 20, 2020 a campaign rally
“Joe Biden and the Democrats want to prosecute Americans for going to church, but not for burning a church.”
False
By Sophie Austin • June 23, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 8, 2020 a Facebook post
“The point of defunding the Police in Minneapolis is that Minnesota is where Obama settled 1 Million Islamics. They want Sharia Law.”
False
June 17, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 3, 2020 Facebook post
“It wasn't a big deal when Bill Clinton held up the Bible in front of the same exact church (as Donald Trump).”
False
By Eric Litke • June 11, 2020
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Viral image
stated on June 2, 2020 a Facebook post
A photo shows Adolf Hitler holding a Bible like Donald Trump.
False
June 2, 2020
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on May 12, 2020 a press conference
“With retail, people are moving around and you don’t have as much a chance to spread the virus (as you do) when people are sitting or standing indoors” for long periods of time.
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • June 1, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 11, 2020 a Facebook post
“The COVID-19 future vaccine will come with the ID — a mark. The ID tells everyone you are free of COVID.”
False
May 22, 2020
Liberty Counsel
Liberty Counsel
stated on May 1, 2020 a blog post
Under the mayor’s COVID-19 order, Kansas City “churchgoers must register with the government.”
Mostly False
May 7, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 3, 2020 on social media
In 1986, the founder of the Times Square Church prophesied that he saw “a plague coming on the world and the bars and church and government will shut down,” with New York City especially hard hit.
False
By Patrick Orsagos • April 24, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on April 9, 2020 a blog post
“Church services can’t resume until we’re all vaccinated, says Bill Gates.”
False
April 13, 2020
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stated on February 18, 2020 a YouTube post
Says 20 million Chinese converted to Islam after it’s proven that the coronavirus doesn’t affect Muslims.
Pants on Fire!
February 25, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 19, 2020 a Facebook post
Say Bernie Sanders said, “Italians are gangsters and Irish are drunk and Jews are greedy and black people smell.”
False
February 25, 2020
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stated on January 16, 2020 a Facebook post
Says if you take the oath of office on the Koran, “then you have committed treason.”
False
February 20, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 6, 2019 a blog post
“Pete Buttigieg claims Bible says babies can be aborted ‘up to their first breath.’”
False
February 19, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on January 30, 2020 a blog post
“Colorado school forces students to wear hijabs.”
False
February 14, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on January 9, 2020 a story
Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Christianity should be ignored as "superstitious nonsense."
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • January 13, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 19, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Jeff Foxworthy wrote a list of examples explaining how "you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots."
False
January 7, 2020
Barry Loudermilk
Barry Loudermilk
stated on December 18, 2019 remarks on the House floor
"When Jesus was falsely accused of treason, Pontius Pilate gave Jesus the opportunity to face his accusers. During that sham trial, Pontius Pilate afforded more rights to Jesus than the Democrats have afforded this president in this process."
False
December 19, 2019
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stated on November 5, 2019 a Facebook post
"These are real ads running in New York City calling for the removal of ‘trash’ which includes white people, Trump supporters, and Christians."
False
November 6, 2019
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stated on October 17, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Donald Trump said, "Make no mistake: They’re not after me. They are after you; your guns, your Christian values, your freedom. I’m just in their way."
False
October 25, 2019
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