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Viral image
stated on September 30, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows Gatlinburg, Tennessee, flooded on Sept. 30, 2024.
False
October 3, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 25, 2024 in an Instagram post:
Sean “Diddy” Combs wrote the book “The Adrenochrome Witch.”
False
October 3, 2024
Eric Hovde
Eric Hovde
stated on September 16, 2024 in Radio interview:
Says opponent Sen. Tammy Baldwin “gave our taxpayer money to a transgender-affirming clinic … that does it without even telling parents."
False
By Madeline Heim • October 3, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 29, 2024 in Instagram posts:
Video shows “FBI finds human remains at a McDonald’s meat supplier.”
Pants on Fire!
October 2, 2024
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Viral image
stated on September 26, 2024 in an Instagram post:
Video shows Sean “Diddy” Combs speaking “from prison.”
False
October 2, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on September 27, 2024 in a Threads post:
“Weatherman loses it live on air” during broadcast about Hurricane Helene.
False
October 2, 2024
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Viral image
stated on September 30, 2024 in a Threads post:
Image shows a photo of former President Donald Trump wading through floodwater after Hurricane Helene.
False
October 2, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 29, 2024 in a rally in Erie, PA:
Kamala Harris "let in the 13,099 convicted murderers and opposes all efforts to find them and to remove them."
False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • October 2, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 25, 2024 in a Facebook post:
“Georgia coach Kirby Smart's family ends relationship with Taylor Swift: ‘We do not support her endorsement.’”
False
October 1, 2024
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Viral image
stated on September 20, 2024 in a Facebook post:
“TD Jakes MYSTERIOUSLY VANISHES: The search for the renowned bishop begins!”
False
October 1, 2024
X posts
X posts
stated on September 29, 2024 in X posts:
A biolab caught fire in Georgia right before the 2024 election.
False
October 1, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 29, 2024 in a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania:
Vice President Kamala Harris “even wants to legalize fentanyl.”
False
By Amy Sherman • October 1, 2024
House Majority PAC
House Majority PAC
stated on September 9, 2024 in a television ad:
Laurie Buckhout is “trying to get to Congress to pass a national abortion ban, allowing politicians to ban abortions with no exceptions and prosecute women if they get an abortion, treating women right here like criminals.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • October 1, 2024
Donald Trump Jr.
Donald Trump Jr.
stated on September 9, 2024 in a post:
“Less than three months ago, Kamala Harris and her administration blocked 300,000 unvetted Haitian migrants from being deported out of our country."
Mostly False
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • September 30, 2024
X posts
X posts
stated on September 30, 2024 in an X post:
Photo shows President Joe Biden lounging on the beach "while towns all over America were being wiped out” by Hurricane Helene.
False
By Samantha Putterman • September 30, 2024
Social Media
Social Media
stated on September 30, 2024 in in social media posts:
“Biden Announces: ‘2.4 billion more to Ukraine’ but ‘no more aid for Hurricane Helene.’”
False
September 30, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 24, 2024 in a post:
“Olympic boxer Imane Khelif fails gender test, stripped of all titles, lifetime ban and $25 million prize money revoked!”
False
By Grace Abels • September 30, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 30, 2024 in a press conference in Georgia:
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp was calling President Joe Biden after Hurricane Helene but "hasn't been able to get him.”
False
By Amy Sherman, Caleb McCullough • September 30, 2024
Viral image
Viral image
stated on September 29, 2024 in an Instagram post:
“Video shows Kamala (Harris) responding to someone talking through her earrings that she allegedly wore during the Trump vs. Harris debate.”
Pants on Fire!
September 30, 2024
Elissa Slotkin
Elissa Slotkin
stated on September 30, 2024 in a Meta ad:
U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers “believes he should make that decision” about whether to end pregnancies.
Mostly False
By Caleb McCullough • September 30, 2024
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