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Raphael Warnock

Raphael Warnock

The Rev. Raphael Warnock is a U.S. Senator from Georgia elected in a special runoff election in January 2021 and running for re-election in 2022. Warnock, a Democrat, served as the senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, located in Atlanta. The church's former pastors include the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Raphael Warnock
Raphael Warnock
stated on November 19, 2022 a speech
Herschel Walker “wants a nationwide ban on abortion” and said no exceptions “not even for rape or incest or life of the mother.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • November 22, 2022
Raphael Warnock
Raphael Warnock
stated on October 14, 2022 a debate
“Black women are 3 to 4 times more likely to die (from maternal mortality) even when they have the insurance and the income.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 17, 2022
Raphael Warnock
Raphael Warnock
stated on August 29, 2022 a speech in Albany, Ga.
The child tax credit passed under President Joe Biden “has helped 97% of the families with children who are living in poverty.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 7, 2022
Raphael Warnock
Raphael Warnock
stated on April 5, 2022 a letter to President Joe Biden
“While the initial increase in oil prices resulted in a near instantaneous increase in gas prices for consumers, the subsequent decrease in crude oil prices has failed to meaningfully provide relief for Georgia's families at the pump.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • April 20, 2022
Raphael Warnock
Raphael Warnock
stated on December 15, 2020 an ad
Says Kelly Loeffler supports "raising taxes on Georgia's middle class."
False
December 16, 2020
Raphael Warnock
Raphael Warnock
stated on December 6, 2020 a debate
Says Kelly Loeffler “welcomed the support of a QAnon conspiracy theorist, and she sat down with a white supremacist for an interview.”
Half-True
December 9, 2020
Raphael Warnock
Raphael Warnock
stated on November 5, 2020 an ad
Says Kelly Loeffler is "for getting rid of health care in the middle of a pandemic."
Half-True
November 20, 2020
Raphael Warnock
Raphael Warnock
stated on October 28, 2020 an interview
When Sen. Kelly Loeffler heard about the COVID-19 risk, she “focused on her own portfolio” and "profited from the pandemic."
Half-True
October 31, 2020
Raphael Warnock
Raphael Warnock
stated on January 20, 2014 a speech
"Georgia has the fifth-highest number of uninsured people of any state in the union."  
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By Eric Stirgus • February 3, 2014
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Instagram posts
stated on December 6, 2022 an Instagram post
Early vote counts after the polls closed in Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff are evidence of election fraud.
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December 13, 2022
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Viral image
stated on December 7, 2022 an Instagram post
Fluctuating vote count in Fox News coverage of the Georgia U.S. Senate runoff is evidence of voter fraud.
False
December 9, 2022
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Viral image
stated on December 7, 2022 an Instagram post
Fluctuating Georgia U.S. Senate runoff vote count is evidence of election fraud.
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December 9, 2022
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Viral image
stated on December 6, 2022 an Instagram post
News clip showing Herschel Walker with early lead in Georgia U.S. Senate runoff is evidence of fraud.
Pants on Fire!
December 8, 2022
Herschel Walker
Herschel Walker
stated on November 16, 2022 an ad
“(Raphael) Warnock’s camp was shut down for failing to report five findings of child abuse and neglect."
Half-True
November 29, 2022
Herschel Walker
Herschel Walker
stated on November 11, 2022 an interview
Raphael Warnock "believes in no cash bail" and "letting people out of prison that are going to make us prisoners in our own home."
Mostly False
November 17, 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!
November 3, 2022
One Nation
One Nation
stated on July 16, 2022 ads
Raphael Warnock and Catherine Cortez Masto “voted to allow hundreds of millions of dollars of COVID relief funds to be squandered” on leisure projects.
Half-True
July 28, 2022
Kelly Loeffler
Kelly Loeffler
stated on December 9, 2020 an interview
Says Raphael Warnock has "said we need to open up the prisons" and "eliminate cash bail."
Mostly False
December 18, 2020
Kelly Loeffler
Kelly Loeffler
stated on November 13, 2020 an ad
Says Raphael Warnock defended the “hatred” of Jeremiah Wright, the pastor who said “not God bless America, God damn America,” and gave Wright “an award for truth telling.”
Mostly False
December 1, 2020
Erick Erickson
Erick Erickson
stated on November 13, 2020 a tweet
Says Raphael Warnock "ran over his wife" and was "arrested for obstructing an investigation into child abuse."
Mostly False
November 16, 2020
Kelly Loeffler
Kelly Loeffler
stated on November 10, 2020 a tweet
Says Raphael Warnock “celebrated Fidel Castro and welcomed him to his church.”
Mostly False
November 13, 2020
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