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Government Regulation

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Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on October 3, 2024 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
By Sofia Ahmed • October 9, 2024
Bret Weinstein
Bret Weinstein
stated on January 28, 2024 an Instagram post:
The World Health Organization is discussing ending the First Amendment.
False
By Sofia Ahmed • May 15, 2024
Asa Hutchinson
Asa Hutchinson
stated on December 11, 2023 comments at Stand with Crypto Alliance at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire:
China is allowed to do crypto mining in the U.S.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson, Rebecca Catalanello • December 15, 2023
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on May 24, 2023 a TikTok post:
Says Ron DeSantis said Puerto Rico’s flag can’t be displayed in Florida.
False
By Maria Briceño • May 30, 2023
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on April 20, 2023 a TikTok post:
The World Economic Forum and the United Nations have “ordered world governments to ration people’s water supply.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • May 3, 2023
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on February 21, 2023 a tweet:
Sen. Marco Rubio signed a 2021 letter that “supports waivers that would reduce visual track inspections.”
Mostly False
By Madison Czopek • March 2, 2023
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on January 10, 2023 a TV segment:
“The White House is now attempting to ban all gas ovens and burners.”
False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Yacob Reyes • January 12, 2023
Liquid Death
Liquid Death
stated on October 27, 2022 an ad:
In Georgia, it's "illegal to give people water within 150 feet of a polling place" and "punishable by up to a year in prison."
True
By Tom Kertscher • November 8, 2022
Georgia Gun Owners
Georgia Gun Owners
stated on October 30, 2022 an ad:
"Raphael Warnock and Stacey Abrams are radical communists and, if they get their way, gun owners here in Georgia will be completely disarmed."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • November 3, 2022
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on September 22, 2022 an ad:
Adam Laxalt “would let Nevada and other states ban abortion with zero exceptions.”
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 10, 2022
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on September 12, 2022 an ad:
Blake Masters does not support abortion exceptions for rape and incest.
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • September 16, 2022
Mark Kelly
Mark Kelly
stated on August 5, 2022 an ad:
Blake Masters “wants to pass a national ban on abortion.”
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • August 26, 2022
Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
stated on August 4, 2022 an ad:
"Brian Kemp wants to investigate and punish women for having miscarriages."
False
By Tom Kertscher • August 12, 2022
Planned Parenthood Votes
Planned Parenthood Votes
stated on June 30, 2022 an ad:
Mehmet Oz “wants to make abortion a crime in Pennsylvania.”
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • July 18, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 5, 2022 a Facebook post:
Shooter in Highland Park, Illinois, “bought the gun illegally.”
False
By Madison Czopek • July 12, 2022
Focus on the Family
Focus on the Family
stated on June 28, 2022 ads:
Abortion is available at any point of pregnancy and for any reason in Alaska, Colorado, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon and Vermont.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • July 12, 2022
Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
stated on June 14, 2022 an ad:
Adam Laxalt "wants to restrict" and "worked to limit access to birth control."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • June 23, 2022
Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
stated on June 14, 2022 an ad:
Adam Laxalt "supports eliminating Nevada's protections for legal abortions."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • June 23, 2022
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on May 25, 2022 an interview on CNN:
“There hasn't been a single of these mass shootings that have been purchased at a gun show or on the internet.”
False
By Yacob Reyes • May 27, 2022
Matthew Dowd
Matthew Dowd
stated on May 24, 2022 an interview:
“50% of the guns sold in Texas, because of the loopholes, do not pass through a background check.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • May 25, 2022
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Joe Biden
Block new fracking on federal lands, but not ban all fracking
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Donald Trump
Enact a temporary ban on new regulations
Trump essentially held the line on regulations | July 15, 2020
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Donald Trump
Slash federal regulations
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