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Jason MIller
Jason MIller
stated on October 4, 2020 comments on ABC's "This Week"
Says Joe Biden stays in his basement.
False
By Aaron Sharockman • October 4, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 29, 2020 the first 2020 presidential debate
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden “left me 128 judges to fill. You just don’t do that.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 2, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on September 30, 2020 a post on Facebook
Gas prices during the Obama-Biden administration were $5.49 a gallon.
Half-True
By Madison Czopek • October 2, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 21, 2020 a speech
“If you just count all the deaths in the red states, we are number two in the world in deaths, just behind Brazil.”
Mostly True
By Madeline Heim • October 1, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 29, 2020 the first 2020 presidential debate
Says Joe Biden “passed a tax bill that gave us all these privileges for depreciation and for tax credits. We built a building, and we get tax credits like the hotel on Pennsylvania Ave.”
Half-True
By Bill McCarthy • October 1, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 1, 2020 a tweet from @TrumpWarRoom
"Last week Joe Biden flashed the ‘white power’ sign. President Trump condemned white supremacists yesterday. Why hasn't Joe Biden?”
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • October 1, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 29, 2020 a presidential debate
Poll watchers in Philadelphia “were thrown out.”
False
By Jessica Calefati • October 1, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 28, 2020 Facebook post
“A federal judge just ordered Wisconsin must have all ballots counted by 8 p.m. on the day of the election.”
Pants on Fire!
By Laura Schulte • September 30, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 29, 2020 the first 2020 presidential debate
Says Joe Biden “had 308,000 military people dying because you couldn’t provide them proper healthcare in the military.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • September 30, 2020
Todd Starnes
Todd Starnes
stated on September 29, 2020 a tweet
“Word on the street is that Joe Biden got tonight’s debate questions in advance.”
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • September 30, 2020
Republican Party of Wisconsin
Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on September 17, 2020 Campaign mailer
"At the Democratic convention, the Pledge of Allegiance was read with the words 'under God' removed."
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • September 28, 2020
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 22, 2020 an Instagram post
Like Al-Qaeda and ISIS, Amy Coney Barrett has said her “end goal is to end the separation of church and state & build a ‘Kingdom of God’ in the United States.”
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 27, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 22, 2020 a speech
Says Joe Biden's plan for net-zero emissions "would instantly shut down all fracking and all mining immediately in Pennsylvania."
False
By Jessica Calefati • September 25, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 23, 2020 a series of images
A U-Haul operated by antifa activists distributed “shields, weapons & black bloc” to protesters in Louisville, Ky., and is linked to “a George Soros-funded initiative.”
Mostly False
By Daniel Funke • September 24, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 17, 2020 a Facebook post
"Biden wants to end Shareholder Capitalism.. that's your 401k..your pensions.. your retirement.. are you voting for that???"
Mostly False
September 23, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 15, 2020 a speech at a Florida event
“24 of every 100 kids in school today speak Spanish.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • September 23, 2020
William Barr
William Barr
stated on September 16, 2020 a speech at a Hillsdale College event
“Putting a national lockdown, stay-at-home orders, is like house arrest. Other than slavery, which was a different kind of restraint, this is the greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history."
False
By Jon Greenberg • September 22, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 20, 2020 a speech
“The Trump campaign asked that I release the list (of potential Supreme Court nominees) only after (Ruth Bader Ginsburg) passed away.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • September 22, 2020
Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham
stated on September 19, 2020 a tweet
On confirming a Supreme Court justice nominee in a presidential election year.
Full Flop
By Jon Greenberg • September 21, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 16, 2020 a Facebook post
"This Is Real: Biden Waves To An Empty Field."
False
September 21, 2020
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