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Latest Fact-Checks In Elections

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William Barr
William Barr
stated on December 9, 2019 a statement
"The Inspector General’s report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • December 11, 2019
Jerry Tillman
Jerry Tillman
stated on November 15, 2019 a speech
Says the U.S. Constitution "doesn’t say anything about (redistricting) being fair. … it’s set up to be partisan."
Half-True
By Paul Specht • November 26, 2019
Nikki Fried
Nikki Fried
stated on October 29, 2019 a pre-legislative media forum
While previous clemency boards granted restoration of civil rights to thousands of Floridians,  "so far this year, under this clemency board, four (felons) have gotten their rights back."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • November 21, 2019
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stated on October 2, 2019 a Facebook post
"449,000 Californians turned down jury duty because they were not citizens… but they were registered voters."
False
November 11, 2019
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stated on November 5, 2019 a Facebook post
"JFK Jr was declared the frontrunner for the NY Senate seat in 1999. Days later his plane crashed, making Hillary Clinton the newly elected senator."
False
November 8, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 1, 2019 a rally in Mississippi
Says "Stacey Abrams wants to give illegal aliens the right to vote."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • November 6, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 29, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Sen. Kamala Harris said Democrats are "coming for" Trump supporters if they win the White House in 2020.
Pants on Fire!
By Daniel Funke • November 4, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on October 25, 2019 an ad on Facebook
Say Sen. Lindsey Graham supports the Green New Deal.
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • October 28, 2019
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on October 10, 2019 a Facebook ad
"If Trump tries to lie in a TV ad, most networks will refuse to air it. But Facebook just cashes Trump’s checks."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 15, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 27, 2019 a speech
Says Republican Dan Bishop was "down by 17" points in NC congressional race and then won "by a lot."
False
By Paul Specht • October 10, 2019
Kaya Jones
Kaya Jones
stated on October 1, 2019 a tweet
"If the impeachment reaches the house and passes to the senate and isn’t passed the first term is nullified and Trump can run two more terms."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • October 2, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 13, 2019 a speech in Monaca, Pa.
Says in the 2016 presidential election, "I won that one by 42 points -- 42 points -- West Virginia."
True
By Ryan Schmitt, Victoria Gennuso • October 2, 2019
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 17, 2019 a speech at George Washington University
Between 27,000 and 200,000 Wisconsinites were "turned away" from the polls in 2016 due to lack of proper identification.
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • September 19, 2019
Samuel Sinyangwe
Samuel Sinyangwe
stated on August 30, 2019 a tweet
"America has more governors who’ve worn blackface than black governors."
True
By Bill McCarthy • September 6, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 19, 2019 a tweet
"Wow, Report Just Out! Google manipulated from 2.6 million to 16 million votes for Hillary Clinton in 2016 Election!"
False
By John Kruzel • August 19, 2019
California Republican Party
California Republican Party
stated on August 6, 2019 a fundraising pitch
President Trump was "kicked off" the California ballot
Pants on Fire!
By Chris Nichols • August 8, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 20, 2019 in a story
"Triggering leftists, Trump's reelection campaign is selling plastic straws."
True
By Stefanie Pousoulides • July 23, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 12, 2019 a speech at Derco Aerospace
"We won (Wisconsin in 2016) not so late in the evening — a little bit early in the evening, actually, which is even better."
False
By Eric Litke • July 15, 2019
Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard
stated on June 28, 2019 an interview
"There’s a hacking conference that’s held every year in Las Vegas, where I think a 14- or 15-year old-girl from Florida hacked into a replica of Florida’s election system in less than 15 minutes."
Mostly False
July 3, 2019
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stated on June 23, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Robert De Niro said, "I preferred the time in America when the president and the village idiot were two different people."
False
June 28, 2019
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