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Facebook posts
stated on February 19, 2020 a Facebook post:
"Pardons — Obama: 1,927, Trump: 26. And Trump is abusing that power?"
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • February 24, 2020
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on February 20, 2020 a tweeted video:
Video shows Democratic presidential candidates speechless for 20 seconds when discussing whether any of them started a business.
Mostly False
By Daniel Funke • February 20, 2020
Seema Verma
Seema Verma
stated on February 11, 2020 a speech to the American Medical Association:
"Yet, for all that spending, health outcomes today on Medicaid are mediocre and many patients have difficulty accessing care.”
Mostly False
By Phil Galewitz • February 20, 2020
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on February 19, 2020 the Las Vegas debate:
“Mayor Bloomberg was busy blaming African Americans and Latinos for the housing crisis in 2008.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • February 20, 2020
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 15, 2020 a speech in Las Vegas:
Says Mike Bloomberg “opposed modest proposals during Barack Obama’s presidency to raise taxes on the wealthy, while advocating for cuts to Medicare and Social Security.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • February 18, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 3, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Michigan prosecutor looks to release 90 convicted murderers serving life sentences.”
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By Tom Kertscher • February 18, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 28, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Epstein’s recruiter Ghislaine Maxwell’s father Robert Maxwell gave Mitt Romney his first $2M investment and started him in business.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • February 18, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 6, 2019 a story:
“Robert de Niro Linked to Child Sex Trafficking Ring According to Court Records”
Mostly False
By Madison Czopek • February 18, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 17, 2020 No, Trump didn’t sign a bill returning prayer to schools:
“President Trump signs bill returning prayer in schools.”
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By Amy Sherman • February 18, 2020
Tim Moore
Tim Moore
stated on December 27, 2019 a press release:
Says the photo ID law passed by North Carolina lawmakers is “one of the nation’s most lenient voter ID laws."
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • February 17, 2020
John Nygren
John Nygren
stated on January 22, 2020 a news release:
Says Gov. Tony Evers "proposed raising taxes on the agriculture industry to pay for expanded welfare programs."
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • February 14, 2020
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on January 22, 2020 the State of the State:
“I delivered on my campaign promise for a 10% tax cut for Wisconsin families.”
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • February 12, 2020
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stated on January 11, 2018 a Facebook post:
"Donald Trump sued the City of Palm Beach when he bought a segregated club, Mar A Lago, to open it to Jews & Blacks."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • February 11, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 6, 2020 a speech:
Says Republicans just won two congressional seats in North Carolina “that were not supposed to be won.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • February 11, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 4, 2020 his State of the Union address to Congress:
"Our new (health care) plans are up to 60% less expensive and better" than Obamacare.
Mostly False
By Julie Appleby • February 10, 2020
Free Thought Project
Free Thought Project
stated on January 24, 2020 in a blog post:
“State Forces Citizens to Pay for ‘Stargazing Permit’ to View Night Sky in Public Parks”
Mostly False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • February 9, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 6, 2020 a Facebook post:
Mitt Romney’s father “U.S. Senator George Romney, was a liberal Republican who had ties to Saul Alinsky, yes, the same dude who wrote the book, Rules For Radicals and dedicated to Satan.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • February 7, 2020
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stated on January 30, 2020 an Instagram post:
Says John F. Kennedy “smoked cannabis in the White House, while president, because he suffered from severe back pain and Addison's disease."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • February 7, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 4, 2020 his 2020 State of the Union address:
“In sanctuary cities, local officials order police to release dangerous criminal aliens to prey upon the public instead of handing them over to ICE to be safely removed.”
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • February 5, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 4, 2020 his State of the Union:
Last year, "for the first time in 51 years, the cost of prescription drugs actually went down."
Mostly False
By Shefali Luthra • February 5, 2020
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