Fact Check Posts – Page 63

Joe Biden
stated on July 9, 2020 a speech

On COVID-19, Donald Trump said that “maybe if you drank bleach you may be okay.”

By Jessica Calefati • July 11, 2020

Joe Biden
stated on July 9, 2020 a speech in Dunmore, Pa.

"Three hundred sixty thousand Pennsylvanians fought on the side of the Union to defeat the flag, that Confederate flag, including more Black soldiers coming from Pennsylvania than any other state in the nation."

By Jessica Calefati • July 10, 2020

Jim Bognet
stated on June 12, 2020 a press release

U.S. Rep. Matt “Cartwright proposes to defund the Wilkes-Barre police.”

By Jessica Calefati • July 9, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on June 24, 2020 Facebook post

“Dr. Fauci: No reason to be wearing a mask.”

By Sophie Austin • July 8, 2020

Nancy Pelosi
stated on June 28, 2020 ABC News’ “This Week”

Federal aid for state and local governments through a proposed coronavirus relief bill would amount to “half of what the Republicans put onto the national debt.”

By Sophie Austin • July 7, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on July 4, 2020 a Fourth of July speech

Says 99% of COVID-19 cases “are totally harmless.”

By Jon Greenberg • July 6, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on June 23, 2020 Facebook on June 23

Says Taylor Swift wants to remove the Statue of Liberty

By Sophie Austin • July 2, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on June 20, 2020 a campaign rally

“Joe Biden and the Democrats want to prosecute Americans for going to church, but not for burning a church.”

By Sophie Austin • June 23, 2020

Donald Trump Jr.
stated on June 18, 2020 an episode of Triggered with President Donald Trump

Says Osama bin Laden endorsed Joe Biden

By Jon Greenberg • June 19, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on June 17, 2020 an interview with the Wall Street Journal

Says before he planned a rally on June 19 “nobody had ever heard of” Juneteenth.

By Jon Greenberg • June 18, 2020

Desiree Rogers
stated on June 10, 2020 an interview on CNN

In COVID-19 crisis, “only 20% of African Americans had jobs where they could work from home.”

By Jon Greenberg • June 16, 2020

Viral image
stated on June 10, 2020 a Facebook post

Wearing the Kente cloth “worn by affluent African slave traders” is “like honoring Jews by wearing swastikas.”

By Jon Greenberg • June 12, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on June 3, 2020 Facebook post

“It wasn't a big deal when Bill Clinton held up the Bible in front of the same exact church (as Donald Trump).”

By Eric Litke • June 11, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on June 5, 2020 a Facebook post

“More than 20 police officers are dead now because of the riots.”

By Emily Venezky • June 10, 2020

William Barr
stated on June 7, 2020 an interview on CBS News' Face the Nation

“There were not chemical irritants” used to clear a crowd. Pepper balls are “not a chemical irritant.”

By Jon Greenberg • June 8, 2020

Kayleigh McEnany
stated on June 3, 2020 a White House press briefing

“No tear gas was used and no rubber bullets were used.”

By Jon Greenberg • June 4, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on May 30, 2020 a tweet

During protests outside the White House, Mayor Muriel Bowser "wouldn't let the D.C. Police get involved."

By Bill McCarthy • June 1, 2020

Brian Fitzpatrick
stated on May 5, 2020 a radio interview

“For the World Health Organization, the international entity whose sole responsibility it is to alert the world of global pandemics like this, to miss this, is a huge problem.”

By Jessica Calefati • May 30, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on May 26, 2020 a tweet

“Twitter is completely stifling FREE SPEECH” by adding a fact-check label to Trump’s tweet.

By Bill McCarthy • May 27, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on May 25, 2020 a tweet

“[U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb] said he would NOT vote for [Nancy Pelosi] for Speaker, and did.”

By Jessica Calefati • May 27, 2020

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