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Latest Fact-Checks In Abortion

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National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on July 18, 2022 in a blog.:
“Abigail Spanberger is raking in thousands from defund the police groups because she supports defunding the police.”
False
By Warren Fiske • August 1, 2022
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
stated on July 17, 2022 in a newsletter:
The Democrats’ Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022 “would permit abortion up until delivery.”
Mostly False
By Lyle Muller, Nina Baker • August 1, 2022
Dave LaRock
Dave LaRock
stated on July 9, 2022 in a speech.:
“Virginia now has the most liberal abortion laws in the world.”
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • July 22, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on July 19, 2022 in an Instagram post:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was “faking being arrested” during an abortion-rights protest outside the Supreme Court.
False
By Bill McCarthy • July 20, 2022
Planned Parenthood Votes
Planned Parenthood Votes
stated on June 30, 2022 in an ad:
Mehmet Oz “wants to make abortion a crime in Pennsylvania.”
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • July 18, 2022
Kathy Hochul
Kathy Hochul
stated on June 30, 2022 in a campaign advertisement:
Lee Zeldin “voted for abortion bans even when the mother’s health is at risk.”
Mostly True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • July 17, 2022
Catherine Glenn Foster
Catherine Glenn Foster
stated on July 14, 2022 in a congressional hearing:
"If a 10-year-old became pregnant as a result of rape and it was threatening her life, then that’s not an abortion."
False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • July 15, 2022
Focus on the Family
Focus on the Family
stated on June 28, 2022 in ads:
Abortion is available at any point of pregnancy and for any reason in Alaska, Colorado, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon and Vermont.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • July 12, 2022
Bob Good
Bob Good
stated on July 9, 2022 in an anti-abortion rally.:
“Ninety-two percent of abortions in Virginia take place before 15 weeks.”
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • July 12, 2022
Nikki Fried
Nikki Fried
stated on June 28, 2022 in a campaign ad:
“Charlie Crist is pro-life.”
Mostly False
By Yacob Reyes • July 5, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 27, 2022 in a post:
Planned Parenthood clinics are “closing down all over the country” because Roe v. Wade was overturned.
Mostly False
By Ciara O'Rourke • July 5, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on June 24, 2022 in an Instagram post:
“Plan B can cause an abortion. It’s right there on the box.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • June 30, 2022
Viral image
Viral image
stated on June 26, 2022 in a Tweet:
J.K. Rowling tweeted, “If you American birds could keep your legs closed then maybe you wouldn’t need abortions in the first place?”
False
By Grace Abels • June 30, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on May 7, 2022 in an Instagram post:
A Texas GOP lawmaker recently introduced a bill that would allow the death penalty for women who have an abortion.
Mostly True
By Gabrielle Settles • June 28, 2022
Jonathan Turley
Jonathan Turley
stated on June 24, 2022 in an interview on Fox News:
“The majority of citizens in the country will have no change at all because … most of the population resides in states that have already protected abortion rights.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 27, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on June 24, 2022 in a speech:
The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade "made the United States an outlier among developed nations in the world" on abortion rights.
Mostly True
By Madison Czopek, Tom Kertscher • June 24, 2022
X posts
X posts
stated on May 25, 2022 in a tweet:
Recent research suggests that 15% of abortions are the result of coercion.
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • June 24, 2022
Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
stated on June 14, 2022 in an ad:
Adam Laxalt "supports eliminating Nevada's protections for legal abortions."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • June 23, 2022
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on June 13, 2022 in Campaign email:
“Wisconsin's archaic abortion ban is older than 20 states."
True
By Laura Schulte • June 22, 2022
Young America's Foundation
Young America's Foundation
stated on June 13, 2022 in a post:
A doctor at the Mayo Clinic is misdiagnosing pregnancies of Trump supporters so they have abortions.
Pants on Fire!
By Monique Curet • June 15, 2022
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