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Viral image
stated on October 4, 2024 in a Threads post:
An image shows a child affected by recent hurricanes in the United States.
False
October 11, 2024
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on October 7, 2024 in an interview:
“We have cut the flow of fentanyl by half.”
False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • October 11, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 9, 2024 in an Instagram post:
“Hurricane Nadine was a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane that struck Central America and the Bahamas in October 2024.”
False
October 11, 2024
Viral image
Viral image
stated on October 6, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz gave a college football crowd “the bird.”
False
October 11, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on September 30, 2024 in a Threads post:
Says Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was “banned from future games for flipping off the fans.”
Pants on Fire!
October 11, 2024
Viral image
Viral image
stated on October 10, 2024 in a Threads post:
Image shows the projected trajectory for a Hurricane Nadine is “the same path as Helene.”
False
October 11, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on October 9, 2024 in a Threads post:
Video shows “people attempting to flee Florida & Hurricane Milton.”
False
October 11, 2024
Robert Reich
Robert Reich
stated on October 8, 2024 in an Instagram post:
“Two weeks ago 100 GOP lawmakers voted against additional FEMA funding.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 11, 2024
Eric Hovde
Eric Hovde
stated on September 5, 2024 in Campaign ad:
Says Democratic opponent Tammy Baldwin "gave stimulus checks to illegals."
False
By D.L. Davis • October 11, 2024
Marjorie Taylor Greene
Marjorie Taylor Greene
stated on October 7, 2024 in a post on X:
Patents dating back to the 1800s show that people can control the weather.
Pants on Fire!
October 10, 2024
Senate Leadership Fund
Senate Leadership Fund
stated on September 24, 2024 in a campaign ad:
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown voted to “allow transgender biological men to compete in girls’ sports.”
False
By Seth A. Richardson • October 10, 2024
X posts
X posts
stated on October 6, 2024 in una publicación en X:
"Los 750 dólares que nuestra generosa administración ha ofrecido a las víctimas del huracán Helene son un PRÉSTAMO! Tienen un año para devolverlo".
Pants on Fire!
October 10, 2024
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on October 7, 2024 in an interview on "60 Minutes":
"Teachers and nurses and firefighters are paying a higher tax rate than billionaires and the biggest corporations."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 10, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 1, 2024 in a Facebook post:
“Taylor Swift blames Instagram for losing millions of followers after Harris endorsement: ‘It must be a glitch!”
False
October 10, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on October 4, 2024 in a Threads post:
“FEMA is supposed to help out white people last for the purpose of ‘equity.’ … It’s literally on the FEMA website.”
Pants on Fire!
October 10, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 6, 2024 in a Facebook post:
“They create hurricanes via cloud seeding” and “direct them where they want the Hurricane to go!”
Pants on Fire!
October 10, 2024
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on September 20, 2024 in Campaign ad:
Says Wisconsin GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde "brags about being in the 1%."
Mostly True
By Ricardo Torres • October 10, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on October 3, 2024 in a Threads post:
The U.S. government is offering Americans loans to pay for flights out of Lebanon while they have been flying Israeli citizens out of Israel on chartered flights for a year “on our dime.”
False
October 9, 2024
Viral image
Viral image
stated on October 1, 2024 in a Threads post:
A Republican representative posted a response to the vice presidential debate before it happened.
False
October 9, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 7, 2024 in a post:
Hurricane Milton is part of Tampa’s plan to become a “15-minute city.”
False
By Sara Swann • October 9, 2024
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