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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 6, 2021 a Facebook post:
“First time in 70 years the National Day Of Prayer was not observed in our nation’s capital!”
False
By Samantha Putterman • May 7, 2021
Survival International
Survival International
stated on April 22, 2021 a website press release:
With the goal to preserve 30% of the earth’s land and water by 2030, “300 million people stand to lose their land and livelihood, most of them tribal and indigenous peoples.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • May 7, 2021
Jon Erpenbach
Jon Erpenbach
stated on March 21, 2021 TV interview:
"There’s no strings attached to that money that we’d be getting as an incentive to expand Medicaid."
Half-True
By Madeline Heim • May 7, 2021
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on May 3, 2021 a Facebook post:
A spy plane was circling the building of the Arizona election audit.
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • May 5, 2021
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on April 30, 2021 a TikTok video:
If you get the COVID-19 vaccine, you can't donate blood or plasma "because it's completely tainted."
False
By Gabrielle Settles • May 4, 2021
Tim Scott
Tim Scott
stated on April 28, 2021 a GOP response to President Joe Biden's speech:
Says Democrats blocked his efforts at police reform.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • April 30, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on April 22, 2021 viral image on Instagram:
60% of new COVID-19 patients are people who received the vaccine.
Pants on Fire!
By Gabrielle Settles • April 29, 2021
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on April 28, 2021 a Fox News appearance:
Says Joe Biden is “going to control how much meat you can eat.”
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • April 29, 2021
Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter
stated on April 20, 2021 a tweet:
“Biden is currently sending more military equipment to our neighborhoods than Trump did.”
False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • April 27, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on April 21, 2021 remarks:
Says his administration’s efforts have led to more school reopenings.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • April 27, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 19, 2021 a Facebook post:
By clicking on a link from a fake USPS text message, “you are sending your precise location to sex traffickers in your local area” so they can kidnap you.
False
By Gabrielle Settles • April 26, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on April 22, 2021 an Instagram post:
Says Joe Biden said, “This country is doomed, not just because of African Americans, but because by 2040 this country is going to be minority white European."
False
By Gabrielle Settles • April 23, 2021
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on April 21, 2021 a TikTok video:
Derek Chauvin’s attorney said that space aliens “inhabited the body of Derek Chauvin and caused this death.”
False
By Gabrielle Settles • April 22, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on April 20, 2021 an Instagram post:
“Black Lives Matter and antifa set Catholic church on fire in Minneapolis.”
False
By Andy Nguyen • April 21, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 12, 2021 a Facebook post:
“Foot Locker donated 200 million dollars to BLM.”
False
By Andy Nguyen • April 19, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 11, 2021 Facebook post:
“Jay-Z and Beyonce are buying back DMX’s masters for $10 Million and giving to his kids for free.”
Pants on Fire!
By Michael Majchrowicz • April 14, 2021
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on April 9, 2021 an online ad:
Says Raphael Warnock supports boycotts of Georgia to protest voting law.
False
By Amy Sherman • April 13, 2021
Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on March 24, 2021 Twitter:
“We have encountered the largest surge of migrants (at the southern border) in the last 20 years.”
Mostly False
By Laura Schulte • April 12, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on April 8, 2021 an Instagram post:
Says Officer Derek Chauvin’s knee was “not on neck of George Floyd.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • April 9, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on April 8, 2021 a speech:
“You go to a gun show, you can buy whatever you want, and no background check."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • April 8, 2021
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