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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 19, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Two mail in ballots in PA (were) sent to the same person with their names on both a week and a half apart.”
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • August 28, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 20, 2020 comments in Scranton, Pa.:
“So this is just a way they’re trying to steal the election, and everybody knows that. Because the only way they’re going to win is by a rigged election.”
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • August 24, 2020
Republican Party of Wisconsin
Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on August 20, 2020 News release:
Kanye West’s access to Wisconsin’s ballot was “denied by liberals.”
Mostly False
By Haley BeMiller • August 21, 2020
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Viral image
stated on August 14, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says Nancy Pelosi “wants to remove votes from soldiers overseas” and said, “They don’t even live here.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 21, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 16, 2020 a Facebook post:
“The Post Office advises never send cash in the mail. It’s not secure. Vote by mail?”
Mostly False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 21, 2020
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Viral image
stated on August 19, 2020 a Facebook post:
“This USPS employee was caught taking down Trump signs. These people are also responsible for the mail in ballots they are pushing so hard.”
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 21, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 19, 2020 a tweet:
Says President Barack Obama “spied on my campaign, and got caught!”
False
By Jon Greenberg • August 20, 2020
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Viral image
stated on August 17, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Thousands of Seattle Democrats gather to demand mail-in voting because it’s too dangerous to vote in-person.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 20, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 19, 2020 a tweet:
Goodyear Tires “announced a BAN ON MAGA HATS…This is what the Radical Left Democrats do.”
Mostly False
By Noah Y. Kim • August 19, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 16, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says Mike Pence “said he won’t debate Kamala Harris.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 19, 2020
Donald Trump Jr.
Donald Trump Jr.
stated on August 15, 2020 a tweet:
“8% of the votes cast” in Michigan’s Aug. 4 primary, 864 mailed ballots, came from dead voters. “NOTHING TO SEE HERE!!!”
Pants on Fire!
By Clara Hendrickson • August 18, 2020
Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama
stated on August 17, 2020 a Democratic convention speech:
“In one of the states that determined the outcome” of the 2016 presidential race, “the winning margin averaged out to just two votes per precinct, two votes.”
True
By Louis Jacobson • August 18, 2020
Eva Longoria Baston
Eva Longoria Baston
stated on August 17, 2020 the Democratic National Convention:
"Social Security beneficiaries count on the post office to get their checks.”
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • August 18, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 15, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says a picture of stacked mailboxes is proof of voter suppression in Wisconsin
False
By Eric Litke • August 17, 2020
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on July 17, 2020 a campaign ad:
“[Steve] Bullock’s health care plan will force rural hospitals to close. Medicare as we know it will change, replaced by a government-run program with fewer doctors and longer wait times.”
False
By Victoria Knight • August 17, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 29, 2020 a Tweet:
“New York Mail-In voting is in a disastrous state of condition. Votes from many weeks ago are missing - a total mess. They have no idea what is going on. Rigged Election.”
Mostly False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • August 15, 2020
Gene Wu
Gene Wu
stated on August 7, 2020 an interview:
Says in Texas the “average age of the Republican voter is like 20 years older than the average Democrat.”
False
By Madlin Mekelburg • August 14, 2020
Nancy Mace
Nancy Mace
stated on August 11, 2020 a tweet:
Says Kamala Harris “advocated for restoring voting rights for the Boston bomber.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • August 14, 2020
Mandela Barnes
Mandela Barnes
stated on August 10, 2020 a public forum:
GOP-backed "racist disenfrachisement" led to only five polling places being open in Milwaukee for April 7 election.
Mostly False
By Lawrence Andrea • August 14, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 7, 2020 a Facebook post:
An Illinois couple who received five vote-by-mail applications can vote five times.
False
By Samantha Putterman • August 13, 2020
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