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Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
stated on September 17, 2020 in a campaign website:
Says Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez “approved a 67% pay raise for himself and increased his own pension. He makes $250,000 a year, more than almost every big-city Mayor in the country. He also kept his taxpayer-funded Mercedes-Benz after slashing $400 million in government jobs and spending.”
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By Amy Sherman • September 30, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 27, 2020 in a campaign ad:
The typical elementary school teacher pays $7,239 in federal income taxes, and firefighters pay $5,328, while Donald Trump paid $750.
Half-True
September 29, 2020
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
stated on September 14, 2020 in a debate:
Says Cal Cunningham “got a $40,000 tax incentive to update his butler’s pantry.”
Half-True
By Paul Specht • September 28, 2020
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 26, 2020 in an Instagram post:
Says Joe Biden “disrespects servicemen” in telling them to “clap for that you stupid bastards.”
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • September 28, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 14, 2020 in a Facebook post:
A graphic on U.S. abortion rates shows larger declines during recent Democratic presidential administrations, and says its due to the party’s approach of making abortions unnecessary, rather than the Republican Party’s approach of making the procedure illegal.
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • September 25, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 18, 2020 in a video in a tweet:
Says Donald Trump is “the worst jobs president in recorded history."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 24, 2020
Cal Cunningham
Cal Cunningham
stated on September 14, 2020 in a debate:
Says Thom Tillis has been “blocking his own party’s efforts to reduce the cost of prescription drugs.”
Half-True
By Paul Specht • September 24, 2020
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 22, 2020 in an image:
Quotes Sen. Mitt Romney as saying: “The Merrick Garland decision wasn’t unfair & the notion that someone has to pay the price to make up for it is wrong.”
Half-True
By Daniel Funke • September 23, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 15, 2020 in a speech at a Florida event:
“24 of every 100 kids in school today speak Spanish.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • September 23, 2020
NumbersUSA
NumbersUSA
stated on September 13, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Nearly 2 out of 3 Americans want to reduce legal immigration from 1 million per year down to 500,000 or less.”
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • September 21, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 10, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“This is what Kamala Harris thinks about young Americans … ‘They are stupid!’”
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • September 17, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 7, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“In 1983, Joe Biden voted in favor of taxing 50% of Social Security” and in 1993, Biden “was the deciding vote in raising the percentage taxed on Social Security from 50% to 85%.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • September 14, 2020
Lucy McBath
Lucy McBath
stated on September 9, 2020 in an ad:
Says Karen Handel voted with Donald Trump, "gutting health care for millions, supporting horrific child separation policies" and for "abortion bans."
Half-True
September 14, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 7, 2020 in a Labor Day event:
Says Donald Trump “let federal contractors double offshoring jobs in his first 18 months in office.”
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • September 14, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 9, 2020 in a speech in Warren, Mich.:
The “U.S. trade deficit is at an all-time high under Trump in the last three years.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 11, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 7, 2020 in a press conference:
"Under Operation Warp Speed, we’ve pioneered groundbreaking therapies, reducing the fatality rate 85% since April.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 9, 2020
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
stated on August 21, 2020 in an ad:
After a bridge collapse killed six people, Carlos Gimenez extended a $130 million contract to the construction company, where one of his sons worked and for which another lobbied.
Half-True
September 4, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 31, 2020 in a speech:
"When I was vice president, violent crime fell 15% in this country. ... The murder rate now is up 26% across the nation this year under Donald Trump."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • September 3, 2020
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on August 26, 2020 in Twitter:
In contrast to how a Black man who was shot by police was treated, Kenosha police officers "let an armed white supremacist walk right past them after shooting people."
Half-True
By Haley BeMiller • September 1, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 29, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“If you go to Antifa.com, it takes you directly to Joe Biden’s webpage...what’s that tell ya…try it yourself.”
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • September 1, 2020
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