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stated on October 14, 2022 an Instagram post:
Video footage showing Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi hiding on Jan. 6, 2021, shows the U.S. Capitol attack “was a setup.”
False
By Madison Czopek • October 17, 2022
Yesli Vega
Yesli Vega
stated on October 7, 2022 a statement.:
On House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.
Full Flop
By Warren Fiske • October 11, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 6, 2022 a video:
The Jan. 6 hearing “was abruptly canceled after it was revealed that news networks would not be showing it.”
False
By Gabrielle Settles • October 7, 2022
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on August 24, 2022 statements to the media:
On supporting student debt relief.
Half Flip
By Amy Sherman • October 7, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 27, 2022 a post:
"$12 billion more for Ukraine on top of $100+ billion while Jackson, Mississippi has yet to receive any funding to fix their water infrastructure."
Mostly False
By Gabrielle Settles • October 6, 2022
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on September 29, 2022 On Fox News:
Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman’s tattoo references ‘heroin use’ and the Crips
Mostly False
By Michael Majchrowicz • October 5, 2022
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on September 27, 2022 a campaign ad:
“I voted with Trump on trade.”
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • October 4, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 3, 2022 a Facebook post:
Video shows Rand Paul telling Nancy Pelosi “she’s a traitor.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 4, 2022
JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on September 23, 2022 an ad:
Tim Ryan said “I do love” Nancy Pelosi and votes with Joe Biden and Pelosi 100%.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 4, 2022
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 2, 2022 a television interview:
Kamala Harris said about Hurricane Ian that “if you have a different skin color, you're going to get relief faster.”
False
By Jeff Cercone • October 3, 2022
Yuh-Line Niou
Yuh-Line Niou
stated on September 28, 2022 a tweet:
Sen. Marco Rubio and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis “voted against aid for Hurricane Sandy.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • September 30, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 26, 2022 a post:
House Democrats kicked Nancy Pelosi from office.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 27, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 21, 2022 an Instagram post:
“Breaking: Judiciary Democrats just voted to support non-citizens voting in our elections.”
False
By Amy Sherman • September 27, 2022
Matt Gaetz
Matt Gaetz
stated on September 10, 2022 a Facebook post:
Image shows a Rebekah Jones campaign event.
Mostly False
By Yacob Reyes • September 19, 2022
Mark Finchem
Mark Finchem
stated on July 28, 2022 a speech:
Then-Vice President Mike Pence "seized power" from President Donald Trump and undertook "a coup" when he called on federal agencies to stop the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • September 19, 2022
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on September 6, 2022 a tweet:
"Val Demings supports abortion up until the moment of birth."
Mostly False
By Yacob Reyes • September 16, 2022
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on August 31, 2022 a tweet:
“60% of Alaska voters voted for a Republican, but thanks to a convoluted process and ballot exhaustion — which disenfranchises voters — a Democrat ‘won.’"
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 2, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on August 24, 2022 an Instagram post:
Image claims to show a list of "Republican members of Congress whose PPP loans were forgiven."
True
By Andy Nguyen • August 30, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 19, 2022 a Facebook post:
The deaths of U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., and actor Anne Heche are suspicious and linked because they “partnered fighting against pedophilia.”
False
By Andy Nguyen • August 26, 2022
Ben Cline
Ben Cline
stated on August 12, 2022 a statement.:
A new Democratic law “will make the IRS workforce larger than the Pentagon, FBI, State Department, and Customs and Border Patrol, combined.”
Mostly False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Sara Swann, Warren Fiske • August 24, 2022
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