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Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 16, 2021 a CNN town hall in Milwaukee.
“There is a consensus among economists left, right, and center… that we can’t spend too much” on COVID-19 relief.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • February 18, 2021
Michael van der Veen
Michael van der Veen
stated on February 12, 2021 a speech at the U.S. Senate
After the Capitol insurrection, “one of the first people arrested was a leader of antifa."
Mostly False
By Daniel Funke • February 12, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 5, 2021 an interview on CBS
“If you're making less than $15 an hour, you're living below the poverty wage.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • February 10, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 6, 2021 Facebook posts
“Biden’s Air Force One is not the same as Trump’s Air Force One,” which indicates Biden is not the real president.
Pants on Fire!
February 9, 2021
DCCC
DCCC
stated on February 2, 2021 an attack ad
Says Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., “stood with Trump and the lies… He stood with QAnon, not you.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • February 5, 2021
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on February 1, 2021 a press release
States are seeing increases in revenue, with an average decline of just 0.12% compared with 2019. Over half of states report positive growth, including California, New York, and Illinois.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • February 5, 2021
Donald Trump Jr.
Donald Trump Jr.
stated on January 22, 2021 a tweet
“Donald Trump is the first president in modern history (who) did not start a new war.”
Mostly False
February 2, 2021
Ryan Fournier
Ryan Fournier
stated on January 31, 2021 a Tweet
“The Biden administration lost 20 million COVID vaccines.”
False
February 1, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on January 26, 2021 an Instagram post
Masks have negative impacts on 68% of children.
False
By Jon Greenberg • January 29, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on January 27, 2021 remarks when signing climate change executive orders
“84% of all new electric capacity planned to come onto the electric grid this year is clean energy.”
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • January 29, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 25, 2021 an image
Says Joe Biden is “following through with a fracking ban.”
Mostly False
By Daniel Funke • January 28, 2021
Charlie Kirk
Charlie Kirk
stated on January 26, 2021 an Instagram post
"Joe Biden admits he is governing like a 'dictator.'"
False
By Daniel Funke • January 28, 2021
Ron Klain
Ron Klain
stated on January 24, 2021 an interview on Meet the Press
"The process to distribute the vaccine, particularly outside of nursing homes and hospitals out into the community as a whole, did not really exist when we came into the White House."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • January 27, 2021
L. Lin Wood
L. Lin Wood
stated on January 25, 2021 an interview with the Patriotically Correct Radio Show
“I believe, without having definitive proof, that the military is in charge of our country ... because Joe Biden is an illegal president.”
Pants on Fire!
By Daniel Funke • January 26, 2021
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 20, 2021 a statement given to the press
The Paris Climate Agreement is “bad for America,” because it "does nothing to hold real polluters, like Communist China and India, accountable."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • January 26, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 21, 2021 a series of images
Joe Biden was sworn in on a "Masonic/Illuminati Bible."
Pants on Fire!
By Daniel Funke • January 25, 2021
Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on January 4, 2021 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 21, 2021 an image
On Inauguration Day, Vice President Kamala Harris “put her clutch on top of the Bible so her hand is not touching it.”
Pants on Fire!
By Daniel Funke • January 22, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 20, 2021 a Facebook post
Says Biden had to take a private plane to D.C. instead of a government plane “because they know he’s not a legitimate president” and "the military is now responsible for restoring legitimate civilian government.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • January 21, 2021
Pat Toomey
Pat Toomey
stated on January 19, 2021 a hearing
“There will be several thousand dollars in payments going to families with six-figure incomes who’ve had no income interruption whatsoever.”
True
By Jessica Calefati • January 21, 2021
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