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Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on May 21, 2021 in Twitter:
Says withdrawing troops from Afghanistan could save the U.S. $50 billion.
Mostly False
By Laura Schulte • June 8, 2021
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on June 2, 2021 in a press conference:
Says Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried “spent millions of dollars to put her face on every gas pump across this state.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • June 4, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on June 1, 2021 in a speech in Tulsa, Okla.:
"Two members of the Senate," Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, "voted more with my Republican friends" than with the president from their own party.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • June 2, 2021
Natasha Marcus
Natasha Marcus
stated on May 6, 2021 in a tweet:
Says North Carolina bill "would allow politically active 501(c)(4) organizations to hide major donors while using their money to support or oppose candidates and political issues.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • May 31, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on May 26, 2021 in an Instagram post:
"The Lancet peer-reviewed study confirms vaccine efficacy, not as 95% stated by the vaccine companies, but as: AstraZeneca 1.3%; Moderna 1.2%; J&J 1.2%; Pfizer 0.84%."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • May 28, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 25, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“The Biden administration has decided to cancel $0 in student debt.”
Mostly False
May 28, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 7, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Congress created “a generous mortgage relief program” for veterans.
Mostly False
By Madison Czopek • May 28, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 27, 2021 in a speech in Cleveland:
“Now, 50% of all of America, more than any other country, is fully vaccinated.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 28, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 26, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Police defunding is to blame for “skyrocketing murder rates” in Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Portland, New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • May 28, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 22, 2021 in a Facebook post:
"21% of 140,000 ballots were found to be in error in GA.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • May 27, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 17, 2021 in social media posts:
“Gas prices highest in a decade. Worst jobs report in 2 decades. Highest inflation in 3 decades. Highest increase in illegal immigration in 4 decades.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde • May 26, 2021
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on May 21, 2021 in a tweet:
“The federal government spent over $500k trying to force fish to exercise on treadmills, an additional $150k to see if gingerbread houses are earthquake proof.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • May 24, 2021
The Gateway Pundit
The Gateway Pundit
stated on May 17, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“COVID cases in India plummet after government promotes ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine use.”
Mostly False
May 21, 2021
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on April 8, 2021 in a tweet:
“New York's 1,200+ homeless veterans are ineligible for these $15,600 payments.”
Mostly False
By Cassidey Kavathas • May 18, 2021
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on May 6, 2021 in a debate.:
“Every single Petersburg (Va.) school was accredited when I left office.”
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • May 12, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on April 29, 2021 in a Facebook post:
"Manufacturing the battery for one electric car produces the same amount of carbon dioxide as running a petrol car for eight years."
Mostly False
By Andy Nguyen • May 11, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 25, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Caitlyn Jenner “literally killed someone 6 years ago in the streets and was released by a District Attorney.”
Mostly False
By Steven Rascón • May 10, 2021
Institute for Energy Research
Institute for Energy Research
stated on April 16, 2021 in an article:
“Conventional generators are very thin right now because Texas has gone to so many renewables.”
Mostly False
By Brandon Mulder • May 10, 2021
Survival International
Survival International
stated on April 22, 2021 in a website press release:
With the goal to preserve 30% of the earth’s land and water by 2030, “300 million people stand to lose their land and livelihood, most of them tribal and indigenous peoples.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • May 7, 2021
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on May 2, 2021 in remarks on ABC's "This Week":
"Joe Biden is proposing that any family who tries to pass a business or a farm down to their son or daughter or grandson or granddaughter are going to pay a huge new tax."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 6, 2021
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