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Cavalier Johnson
Cavalier Johnson
stated on January 6, 2022 in TV ad:
Says he led the fight to add 200 new police officers to make the City of Milwaukee safer.
Half-True
By Vanessa Swales • February 23, 2022
Shelia Stubbs
Shelia Stubbs
stated on February 2, 2022 in Public statement:
"48-Hour waiting periods limit crimes of passion and keep our communities safe.”
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • February 18, 2022
North Carolina state House Democratic Caucus
North Carolina state House Democratic Caucus
stated on January 31, 2022 in a tweet:
Republican state Sens. Paul Newton and Warren Daniel “refused to even give testimony” in North Carolina’s latest redistricting case.
Half-True
By Paul Specht • February 17, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 26, 2022 in a Facebook post:
A molecule found in a Himalayan fungus "kills cancer cells with 40 times potency."
Half-True
By Andy Nguyen • February 15, 2022
Gary Chambers Jr.
Gary Chambers Jr.
stated on February 9, 2022 in a campaign video:
"One in 13 Black Americans are deprived of the right to vote."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • February 15, 2022
Greg Casar
Greg Casar
stated on February 8, 2022 in an ad:
“Greg Casar passed paid sick leave."
Half-True
February 10, 2022
Team PAC
Team PAC
stated on February 7, 2022 in an ad:
Eric Schmitt “sponsored a bill to spend $480 million of your tax dollars” on cargo hub for airlines "owned by China's Communist Party” and "voted to let China buy up Missouri farmland."
Half-True
February 9, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 4, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Binding masks to your face with gauze and wrapping pantyhose around your face and mask are now “suggestions to make your mask more ‘effective.’”
Half-True
February 7, 2022
Cavalier Johnson
Cavalier Johnson
stated on December 21, 2021 in News release:
“In 2021, 65 people in Milwaukee have lost their lives due to reckless driving accidents, and more than 9,000 cars have been stolen, double the amount in 2020.”
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • February 4, 2022
Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
stated on January 31, 2022 in an interview on CNN:
“In Texas, because of the laws they passed, a 95-year-old World War II veteran is being denied the right to vote by mail because he can't produce a registration number he got back in the 1950s.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • February 3, 2022
Carla Sands
Carla Sands
stated on January 19, 2022 in an ad:
Joe Biden's “$4 trillion” Build Back Better bill is "the largest expansion of welfare programs in 60 years."
Half-True
February 1, 2022
Viral image
Viral image
stated on January 4, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“Joe Biden holds the all-time record for the most money received from Pharma while in Congress! $8,550,422.”
Half-True
By Sara Swann • January 28, 2022
Alma Adams
Alma Adams
stated on January 11, 2022 in a tweet:
“From 1917 to 1994, half of the bills that were successfully filibustered in the Senate were civil rights legislation.”
Half-True
By Paul Specht • January 24, 2022
Glenn Youngkin
Glenn Youngkin
stated on January 17, 2022 in a speech.:
Virginia’s “education standards for math and reading are now the lowest in the nation.”
Half-True
By Warren Fiske • January 21, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 12, 2022 in a post:
“India has nearly 1.4 billion citizens. Nearly 800 million of them live in extreme poverty — less than $1.90 per day. Yet EVERY singly (sic) Indian citizen is required to have a valid form of ID to vote in national elections.”
Half-True
January 19, 2022
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on January 12, 2022 in a blog post:
“Fully vaccinated Australians in hospital for COVID-19 surpass unvaccinated”
Half-True
January 14, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on January 11, 2022 in a speech on voting rights in Georgia:
“In the 2020 election, President Trump voted from behind the desk in the White House in Florida.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • January 13, 2022
Doug Wilder
Doug Wilder
stated on January 3, 2022 in a radio interview.:
“When I became mayor of the City of Richmond in 2004, the crime rate was at its highest. When I left in 2008, it was at its lowest.”
Half-True
By Warren Fiske • January 10, 2022
Erica Smith
Erica Smith
stated on December 30, 2021 in a tweet:
“Corporate profit margins are at their highest point in 70 years. … They’re overcharging us for gas, medicine, and groceries, and pocketing the difference.”
Half-True
By Paul Specht • January 7, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 19, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“Most Americans on minimum wage earn less than a Dickensian allegory for destitution.”
Half-True
January 3, 2022
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