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Instagram posts
stated on February 26, 2023 an Instagram post
Rifles “were involved in 297 deaths” in the U.S. in 2022 and “constipation killed 2,167.”
False
February 28, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 26, 2023 a post
The officers who beat Tyre Nichols targeted him because he was “allegedly dating” one of their wives.
False
By Madison Czopek • February 2, 2023
Scott Perry
Scott Perry
stated on January 8, 2023 ABC This Week interview
"Parents that go to school board meetings" and question the curriculum are being "flagged by the Department of Justice and the FBI for attending a meeting."
False
By Amy Sherman • January 10, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 19, 2022 a Facebook post
People who stole U.S. Postal Service uniforms are posing as postal workers and robbing people at gunpoint.
False
December 20, 2022
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stated on December 15, 2022 a Facebook post
Says U.S. Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., “says pedophilia isn’t a crime — it’s an identity.”
Pants on Fire!
December 16, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on December 12, 2022 an Instagram post
Human traffickers are putting toxin-laced tissues on gas pumps and door handles, then waiting for potential victims to pass out.
False
December 16, 2022
Bryan Steil
Bryan Steil
stated on November 15, 2022 Twitter
In Milwaukee, "The (homicide) rate has nearly doubled in the past two years."
True
By D.L. Davis • December 9, 2022
Cliff Hayes
Cliff Hayes
stated on November 23, 2022 a TV interview.
“When you compare us to the European Union, we're something like 23 times more likely” to have homicides and handgun killings.
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • December 2, 2022
X posts
X posts
stated on November 20, 2022 a tweet
The Club Q shooting was a “false flag.”
Pants on Fire!
By Andy Nguyen • November 22, 2022
Yesli Vega
Yesli Vega
stated on October 20, 2022 an interview.
They were “never my comments” that a woman can’t get pregnant from rape.
Half-True
By Warren Fiske • November 4, 2022
Tim Michels
Tim Michels
stated on October 24, 2022 News conference
Tony Evers “wants to let out between 9,000 and 10,000 more” Wisconsin prisoners
False
By Madeline Heim • November 4, 2022
Kris Mayes
Kris Mayes
stated on September 28, 2022 a debate
“We have seen over the last 10 years ... under Republican governors a rise in the murder rate in Arizona of 20%.”
Mostly False
By Sydney Carruth • November 2, 2022
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 1, 2022 a podcast interview
At the Pelosi house, “the glass it seems was broken from the inside to the out, so it wasn’t a break-in, it was a breakout.”
Pants on Fire!
By Gabrielle Settles • November 2, 2022
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on October 30, 2022 an interview on Meet the Press
“One in six local election officials have received threats of violence” and threats against judges have doubled over four years and threats against members of Congress have increased by 10 times over five years.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • November 1, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on November 29, 2022 an Instagram post
Police dispatch audio from Paul Pelosi’s attack was recorded in a Moscow studio.
Pants on Fire!
November 1, 2022
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stated on October 30, 2022 an Instagram post
Security cameras at Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home malfunctioned “for the duration of the break-in, so officials have ended their investigation.”
Pants on Fire!
November 1, 2022
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Viral image
stated on October 29, 2022 an Instagram post
The Pelosis “are refusing to turn over surveillance video of their home.”
False
October 31, 2022
Kim Reynolds
Kim Reynolds
stated on October 6, 2022 a campaign ad
"Deidre DeJear refused to stand for police."
Half-True
By Liam Halawith • October 31, 2022
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 24, 2022 a gubernatorial debate
"Crime is up under Governor DeSantis. Crime was down when I was your governor."
Mostly False
By Yacob Reyes • October 28, 2022
Ted Budd
Ted Budd
stated on October 7, 2022 a debate
Cheri Beasley was “encouraging (riots) all across our state and all across our country in 2020.”
False
By Paul Specht • October 25, 2022
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