Latest Fact Checks By Bill McCarthy

No, ‘CBS Evening News’ didn’t pass off Trump supporters as crowd from Biden event

By Bill McCarthy

September 18, 2020

“CBS stole a photo from Latinos for Trump in Phoenix and tagged it as a Biden event.”

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Fact-checking Trump health aide’s unproven ‘hit squads’ claim from controversial Facebook video

By Bill McCarthy

September 17, 2020

"There are hit squads being trained all over this country” to violently oppose a second term for President Donald Trump.

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Trump retweets manipulated video falsely suggesting Biden played ‘F— Tha Police’ at Florida event

By Bill McCarthy

September 16, 2020

Says Joe Biden played N.W.A.’s “F--- Tha Police” during an event in Florida.

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False antifa fire claims from suspended Twitter account spread on Facebook

By Bill McCarthy

September 15, 2020

Says a Twitter account for "Scarsdale NY Antifa" tweeted that "chapters of Antifa around Oregon have collaborated to ignite fires around the state."

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Donald Trump Jr. misrepresents Joe Biden’s tax plan

By Bill McCarthy

September 4, 2020

“Joe Biden wants to raise taxes on 82% of all Americans.”

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‘We are not on fire’: Authorities dispute Trump’s false claim about Portland

By Bill McCarthy

September 1, 2020

“The entire city (of Portland) is ablaze all the time.”

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House Republican’s video manipulates activist’s computerized voice to attack Biden

By Bill McCarthy

August 31, 2020

Says Ady Barkan asked Joe Biden, “Do we agree that we can redirect some of the funding for police?”

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Don’t believe this Facebook claim. States have procedures to prevent double voting

By Bill McCarthy

August 31, 2020

“If I mail in my ballot on Sunday and show up to the polling station on Tuesday, they won’t know if I’ve already voted or…

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Another widespread Facebook post spreads false claims about Joe Biden’s tax plan

By Bill McCarthy

August 26, 2020

Says Joe Biden and Kamala Harris would raise the federal income tax rate for a person with a bi-weekly gross salary of $3,000 to 39.6%,…

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St. Louis couple who aimed guns at protesters makes false convention claim about Joe Biden, suburbs

By Bill McCarthy

August 25, 2020

Democrats and Joe Biden “want to abolish the suburbs altogether by ending single-family home zoning.”

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Joe Biden gave his convention speech live. Rush Limbaugh’s claim that it ‘had to be taped’ is wrong

By Bill McCarthy

August 24, 2020

Says Joe Biden’s Democratic National Convention speech “had to be taped in segments, and the segments had to be edited together.”

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QAnon hoax has been linked to violence. Fox News’ Greg Gutfeld falsely claimed it hasn’t

By Bill McCarthy

August 24, 2020

“QAnon violence! There is none.”

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