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Facebook posts
stated on March 25, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert are “still not doing Biden jokes."
False
By Gabrielle Settles • March 30, 2021
Josh Holmes
Josh Holmes
stated on March 28, 2021 in an interview on Fox News Sunday:
A Georgia law has not “criminalized giving people bottles of water.” It pertains to political organizations.
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 29, 2021
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
stated on March 18, 2021 in a House hearing:
The Democratic clean energy plan is pro-China, because "90% of the solar panels, 80% of the wind machines, 90% of the rare earth minerals … are in Asia or in China.”
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • March 29, 2021
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on March 24, 2021 in a Senate hearing:
“Republicans recently passed a bill to eliminate early voting on Sunday” in Georgia
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 26, 2021
Julian Bradley
Julian Bradley
stated on March 15, 2021 in news article:
The latest stimulus package "sends stimulus checks to imprisoned murderers, rapists, and child molesters.”
Mostly True
By Haley BeMiller • March 26, 2021
Tom Nelson
Tom Nelson
stated on March 7, 2021 in TV interview:
“Right now, two-thirds of the U.S. Senate is composed of millionaires.”
Mostly True
By Laura Schulte • March 25, 2021
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 21, 2021 in a statement to the media:
"We proudly handed the Biden administration the most secure border in history. All they had to do was keep this smooth-running system on autopilot.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde • March 24, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on March 22, 2021 in a tweet:
These 11 mass shootings involved an AR-15-style weapon.
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • March 24, 2021
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on March 14, 2021 in an interview on Fox News:
“Democrats have accomplished a lot in just 2 months ... 1 Million energy jobs destroyed.”
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • March 17, 2021
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on March 14, 2021 in a tweet:
The COVID economic relief package “included $600 million for San Francisco, part of which goes to cover the tab for free alcohol and marijuana for the homeless."
False
By Jon Greenberg • March 16, 2021
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 8, 2021 in a post on Trending Politics:
“Schumer and Pelosi sneak funding into COVID bill.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • March 11, 2021
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on March 6, 2021 in a tweet:
“Senate Democrats just voted to give stimulus checks to criminals in prison.”
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • March 9, 2021
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on March 6, 2021 in a tweet:
In rejecting his amendment, “Democrats voted to send reopening money to schools that refuse to reopen.”
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • March 9, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 23, 2021 in Facebook posts:
Says Donald Trump will be re-inaugurated as president on March 4, 2021.
Pants on Fire!
By Noah Y. Kim • March 3, 2021
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 28, 2021 in a speech at CPAC:
HR 1 “automatically registers every welfare recipient to vote.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 2, 2021
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 1, 2021 in an interview with CBS News:
The $1.9 trillion relief package is “about a bridge for Chuck Schumer, a tunnel for Nancy Pelosi.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • March 2, 2021
Ronna McDaniel
Ronna McDaniel
stated on February 22, 2021 in a tweet:
Says the American Civil Liberties Union opposes H.R. 1 on grounds that “it threatens our freedom of speech.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 1, 2021
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on February 24, 2021 in a Senate floor speech:
In the American Rescue Plan, “just about 1% of the money is for vaccines.”
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • February 26, 2021
Tom Wolf
Tom Wolf
stated on February 22, 2021 in a speech:
“We’re the only major gas-producing state in the US that doesn’t have a severance tax.”
True
By Jessica Calefati • February 25, 2021
YouTube videos
YouTube videos
stated on January 25, 2021 in YouTube videos:
Nancy Pelosi explains how Democrats demonize political opponents through the “wrap-up smear.”
Pants on Fire!
By Noah Y. Kim • February 25, 2021
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