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Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 23, 2020 an interview with ABC News:
Says Donald Trump “proposes cutting a half a billion dollars of local police support.”
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • August 25, 2020
Patricia McCloskey
Patricia McCloskey
stated on August 24, 2020 a speech at the 2020 Republican National Convention:
Democrats and Joe Biden “want to abolish the suburbs altogether by ending single-family home zoning.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • August 25, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 8, 2020 a Facebook post:
"In 3 months, Melania took 21 trips to NY, to get her hair done, at taxpayer cost of $675,000 or $32,143/trip."
False
By Noah Y. Kim • August 24, 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
Eugene DePasquale
Eugene DePasquale
stated on August 8, 2020 a tweet:
Says Donald Trump's payroll tax deferral “could leave American workers liable for thousands of dollars during tax season and could potentially leave programs like Social Security and Medicare weakened.”
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • 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
Peggy Hubbard
Peggy Hubbard
stated on August 20, 2020 a Facebook post:
“The DNC omitted ‘one nation under God’ from the Pledge of Allegiance.”
Mostly False
By Daniel Funke • 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
America First
America First
stated on August 4, 2020 an ad:
Says Joe Biden told Americans, ‘If you elect me, your taxes are going to be raised, not cut.”
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • 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
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 17, 2020 a speech:
The coronavirus has seen a “big surge in New Zealand. It's terrible. We don't want that."
False
By Bill McCarthy • August 18, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 18, 2020 a tweet:
“In California, Democrats have intentionally implemented rolling blackouts.”
False
By Chris Nichols • August 18, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 17, 2020 a campaign rally speech in Wisconsin:
"Our (COVID-19) numbers are better than almost all countries."
False
By Jon Greenberg • August 18, 2020
Wisconsin Trump Victory
Wisconsin Trump Victory
stated on August 12, 2020 an email:
Says Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden backs a fracking ban that would cost 100,000 Wisconsin jobs
False
By Laura Schulte • August 18, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 11, 2020 Facebook post:
Says Kamala Harris wants to eliminate beef.
False
By Sophie Austin • August 14, 2020
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on July 29, 2020 an email:
The Trump administration “added over 209,000 jobs, including 16,000 new manufacturing jobs, to Pennsylvania over the last three years.
False
By Jessica Calefati • August 14, 2020
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on August 9, 2020 an Instagram post:
Says Donald Trump “just promised that if he wins reelection, he’ll gut Social Security and Medicare.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • August 13, 2020
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on August 2, 2020 a TV interview:
“Depending on which study you look at, either 68% or 5 out of 6 individuals ... are making more on unemployment than they did on the job.”
Mostly True
By Nusaiba Mizan • August 13, 2020
Doug Jones
Doug Jones
stated on August 6, 2020 a campaign ad:
Says Tommy Tuberville “is for privatizing Social Security and cutting Medicare.”
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • August 13, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 8, 2020 press briefing in Bedminster, N.J.:
“The Democrats don’t want to do anything having to do with protecting people from eviction.”
False
By Sophie Austin • August 13, 2020
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