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Pat McCrory
Pat McCrory
stated on March 8, 2022 in a campaign ad:
“While Ukrainians bled and died, Congressman Budd excused their killer.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • March 15, 2022
VoteVets
VoteVets
stated on March 2, 2022 in an ad:
"Donald Trump's appeasement of Putin wasn't just a personal act of treason, it's the Republican Party's official position."
Mostly False
March 10, 2022
Ben Shapiro
Ben Shapiro
stated on March 1, 2022 in a YouTube video:
"There is no evidence Biden’s spending produced one job. Nonpartisan projections for job growth in 2021, not including that American Rescue Plan, showed higher job growth than Biden produced.”
Mostly False
March 9, 2022
Evan McMullin
Evan McMullin
stated on March 6, 2022 in an ad:
“As the world rallies around Ukraine, Mike Lee was one of only two senators to oppose sanctions on Putin. Then he flew to the Kremlin and discussed dropping sanctions. Lee even opposed arming Ukrainians fighting for their lives.”
Mostly False
March 7, 2022
Richard Irvin
Richard Irvin
stated on February 20, 2022 in a tweet:
"In my first year in office, Aurora homicides went down by 40%."
Mostly False
By Analisa Trofimuk • March 6, 2022
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on February 4, 2022 in News release:
Federal border officials are allowing undocumented immigrants who are “known criminals who possess an arrest warrant to fly on U.S. aircraft (which) threatens our homeland security.”
Mostly False
By Laura Schulte • March 4, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 20, 2022 in a Facebook post:
The IRS is taking money away from people who received unemployment benefits.
Mostly False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • March 3, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 1, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“NEW: Biden Admin. instructs Americans to social distance and wear masks in the event of a Nuclear Fallout.”
Mostly False
By Madison Czopek • March 3, 2022
Maria Bartiromo
Maria Bartiromo
stated on February 22, 2022 in a TV segment:
“We have doubled our (oil) imports from Russia in the last year.”
Mostly False
By Yacob Reyes • February 28, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 19, 2022 in a Facebook post:
The United States buys "206,000 barrels of oil a day" from Russia but "shut down domestic oil production a year ago."
Mostly False
By Andy Nguyen • February 28, 2022
Candace Owens
Candace Owens
stated on February 22, 2022 in a tweet:
“NATO (under direction from the United States) is violating previous agreements and expanding eastward.”
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • February 28, 2022
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on February 20, 2022 in a tweet:
January 2022 fentanyl seizures show "illicit drugs are flowing into the country at an alarming rate because of Biden’s open border.”
Mostly False
February 24, 2022
Don Huffines
Don Huffines
stated on February 12, 2022 in an ad:
“Under Greg Abbott’s leadership, Texas is putting taxpayer dollars into Chinese companies.”
Mostly False
February 24, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 15, 2022 in a video post:
“Only 16% Of Canadians Would SUPPORT Trudeau After Trucker Protest!”
Mostly False
February 23, 2022
Blaine Wilhour
Blaine Wilhour
stated on February 9, 2022 in a press conference:
"There is absolutely no observed or clinical data that indicates any benefit whatsoever to masking K-12 students in schools."
Mostly False
By Analisa Trofimuk • February 20, 2022
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on February 7, 2022 in a news conference:
Says the Biden administration’s Unaccompanied Alien Children process has “no vetting, no transparency.”
Mostly False
By Yacob Reyes • February 18, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on February 15, 2022 in an Instagram post:
“The CEO of Moderna deleted his Twitter and dumped $400 million of Moderna stock. Big Pharma seems to know some bad news is coming.”
Mostly False
By Sara Swann • February 17, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on February 14, 2022 in a post:
Map shows states where “all of the children… are back to living mask-free, normal lives.”
Mostly False
By Monique Curet • February 16, 2022
Jesse Haw
Jesse Haw
stated on February 2, 2022 in a Facebook ad:
“Nevada ranks 50th in election integrity ratings.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • February 14, 2022
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on February 3, 2022 in Twitter:
“New Jersey and Maryland produce more solar power than Florida, the Sunshine State!”
Mostly False
By Yacob Reyes • February 11, 2022
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