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Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 22, 2020 an Instagram post:
A clip of Joe Biden shows him reading a response to an interview question from a teleprompter, saying “I lost that line.”
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • September 23, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 17, 2020 a tweet:
Says “some people in the Great State of North Carolina have been sent TWO BALLOTS. RIGGED ELECTION in waiting!”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • September 22, 2020
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on September 19, 2020 a statement:
On whether to nominate and confirm a Supreme Court justice in a presidential election year
Full Flop
By Eric Litke • September 22, 2020
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on September 19, 2020 interviews:
On whether to nominate and confirm a Supreme Court justice in a presidential election year
Full Flop
By Eric Litke • September 22, 2020
William Barr
William Barr
stated on September 2, 2020 a CNN interview:
“We indicted someone in Texas, 1,700 ballots collected from people who could vote, he made them out and voted for the person he wanted to.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 22, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 16, 2020 a post on Facebook:
“PHIL MURPHY ONLY ALLOWING IN PERSON VOTING ON Election Day AT PRUDENTIAL CENTER IN NEWARK NJ - Calling it a #SuperPollingStation”
Mostly False
By Hayat Norimine • September 21, 2020
Paul Junge
Paul Junge
stated on September 11, 2020 an interview on 'Detroit Today':
"Candidate Slotkin had presented herself as a moderate and as someone who’d be independent-minded, but her time in office was making it increasingly clear that no, she was very partisan, voting 96% of the time with Speaker Pelosi."
Mostly False
By Clara Hendrickson • September 21, 2020
Michael Caputo
Michael Caputo
stated on September 13, 2020 a Facebook video:
"There are hit squads being trained all over this country” to violently oppose a second term for President Donald Trump.
False
By Bill McCarthy • September 17, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 15, 2020 a Facebook post:
If Joe Biden steps down, Nancy Pelosi will become vice president.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 16, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 1, 2020 a television interview:
“There was tremendous cheating in New York”
Pants on Fire!
By Jill Terreri Ramos • September 11, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 7, 2020 a press conference:
Election officials are “sending 80 million ballots all over the country. Eighty million ballots, non-requested. I call them ‘unsolicited ballots.’”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 10, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 26, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Feds Seize 19,888 Fake State Driver Licenses (Made in China) in Chicago O'Hare Airport - ALL Registered to Vote -- ALL Demorats!”
False
By Madison Czopek • September 9, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 10, 2020 a Facebook post:
More than 500,000 mail in ballots in Virginia and 200,000 in Nevada were sent to dead people or pets
False
By Amy Sherman • September 9, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 1, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says “Kamala Harris is not able to be VP. Because she's a felon. She lied on her application to buy a gun here in CA.”
Pants on Fire!
By Madison Czopek • September 8, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 1, 2020 News release:
“Biden failed to condemn far-left violent groups like Antifa, instead faulting only the brave men and women of law enforcement.”
False
By Madeline Heim • September 3, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 31, 2020 a speech:
“I am not banning fracking.”
Mostly True
By Jessica Calefati • September 1, 2020
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on August 31, 2020 social media posts:
California voters who go to the polls to vote in person will be “TURNED AWAY & CANNOT VOTE” unless they change their voting preference to “NO to mail in voting.”
Pants on Fire!
By Chris Nichols • September 1, 2020
Robocaller
Robocaller
stated on August 27, 2020 a robocall:
“If you vote by mail, your personal information will be part of a public database that will be used by police departments to track down old warrants and be used by credit card companies to collect outstanding debt. The CDC is even pushing to use records for mail-in voting to track people for mandatory vaccines.”
Pants on Fire!
By Clara Hendrickson, Dave Boucher • August 31, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 20, 2020 a Facebook post:
“If I mail in my ballot on Sunday and show up to the polling station on Tuesday, they won’t know if I’ve already voted or not. That, my friends, is a serious concern for all of us.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • August 31, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 20, 2020 a rally:
Says Joe Biden “abandoned Scranton.”
Pants on Fire!
By Jessica Calefati • August 29, 2020
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