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Donald Trump Jr.
Donald Trump Jr.
stated on August 15, 2020 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in a Facebook post:
An Illinois couple who received five vote-by-mail applications can vote five times.
False
By Samantha Putterman • August 13, 2020
Doug Jones
Doug Jones
stated on August 6, 2020 in a campaign ad:
Says Tommy Tuberville “is for privatizing Social Security and cutting Medicare.”
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • August 13, 2020
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on August 11, 2020 in an Instagram post:
Says Kamala Harris called Joe Biden “a racist” during a Democratic presidential debate.
False
By Amy Sherman • August 12, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 2, 2020 in a Facebook post:
If Joe Biden can’t serve his full term, Kamala Harris “cannot by constitutional law become president.”
False
By Louis Jacobson, Ciara O'Rourke • August 11, 2020
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on August 6, 2020 in an Instagram post:
"Third party votes only siphon from (Democrats).”
False
By Eric Litke • August 10, 2020
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on August 5, 2020 in a tweet:
"The GOP lawyer who helped Kanye West get on the ballot in Wisconsin is actively working for Donald Trump's campaign."
True
By Haley BeMiller • August 6, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 31, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“At John Lewis funeral Obama told a room full of people that rooms full of people is too dangerous so we must mail in vote.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 5, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 20, 2020 in Campaign ad:
Says “Joe Biden is absolutely on board with defunding the police.”
False
By Laura Schulte • August 5, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 30, 2020 in a press conference:
Absentee voting is different from mail-in voting and has more protections against fraud.
False
By Amy Sherman, Chris Nichols, Louis Jacobson • July 31, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 24, 2020 in social media posts:
Social media posts claim the U.S. Postal Service “says you should give mail in ballots at least 14 days roundtrip. So, if you plan to vote by mail, election day isn’t November 3. It’s October 20th.”
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • July 28, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 21, 2020 in in a post:
Quotes Joe Biden as saying “We need to teach our children the ISLAMIC FAITH in our schools!”
False
By Emily Venezky • July 23, 2020
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