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What we know about airborne coronavirus spread

stated on September 17, 2020 in a tweet:

Says “some people in the Great State of North Carolina have been sent TWO BALLOTS. RIGGED ELECTION in waiting!”

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stated on September 20, 2020 in a speech in Philadelphia:

“There's no court session between now and the end of this election.”

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stated on September 18, 2020 in on social media:

“4 republican senators now on board...no vote until January on (Supreme Court): Murkowski, Romney, Collins, Grassley.”

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Instagram posts

stated on September 19, 2020 in a faked screenshot:

Says Ruth Bader Ginsburg tweeted, “I have information that will lead to the arrest of Hillary Clinton.”

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stated on September 17, 2020 in a CNN town hall:

"If the president had done his job, had done his job from the beginning, all the people would still be alive. All the people. I'm not making this up. Just look at the data."

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stated on July 30, 2020 in a Facebook post

Quotes Ronald Reagan as saying, “Keep voting Democrat ... One day they will restrict your freedoms, restrict your history and restrict your safety. All in the name of professional victims that don't understand the consequences of their ignorance.”

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stated on September 19, 2020 in a Facebook post

“Guess who is the marketing CEO of Zoom? Pelosi’s daughter/Newsome’s cousin.”

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stated on September 1, 2020 in a Facebook post

Says Facebook “is banning Trump from advertising for president.”

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stated on July 17, 2020 in a Facebook post

"Biden wants to end Shareholder Capitalism.. that's your 401k..your pensions.. your retirement.. are you voting for that???"

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Instagram posts

stated on September 22, 2020 in an Instagram post

A clip of Joe Biden shows him reading a response to an interview question from a teleprompter, saying “I lost that line.”

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stated on September 15, 2020 in a speech at a Florida event

“24 of every 100 kids in school today speak Spanish.”

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stated on June 25, 2020 in a Facebook post

Photos show children in cages.

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stated on September 17, 2020 in a tweet

Says “some people in the Great State of North Carolina have been sent TWO BALLOTS. RIGGED ELECTION in waiting!”

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barely-true

stated on September 21, 2020 in a tweet

“Joe Biden completely botches the Pledge of Allegiance.”

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stated on September 19, 2020 in a statement

On whether to nominate and confirm a Supreme Court justice in a presidential election year

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What we know about the airborne spread of the coronavirus

What we know about the airborne spread of the coronavirus

By Jon Greenberg • September 23, 2020

A provocative new ad claims Georgia GOP senator is more conservative than Attila the Hun. Really?

A provocative new ad claims Georgia GOP senator is more conservative than Attila the Hun. Really?

By Tom Kertscher • September 22, 2020

In Context: Is there a 'Biden Rule' on Supreme Court nominations in a presidential election year?

In Context: Is there a 'Biden Rule' on Supreme Court nominations in a presidential election year?

By Amy Sherman • September 21, 2020

How Republicans could fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat, explained

How Republicans could fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat, explained

By Louis Jacobson • September 20, 2020

Best practices for journalists covering the 2020 election: A report from the Poynter Institute

Best practices for journalists covering the 2020 election: A report from the Poynter Institute

By Louis Jacobson • September 20, 2020

Fact-checking Joe Biden’s CNN drive-in town hall in Pennsylvania

Fact-checking Joe Biden’s CNN drive-in town hall in Pennsylvania

By Louis Jacobson • September 18, 2020

Fact-checking Joe Biden on a coronavirus vaccine

Fact-checking Joe Biden on a coronavirus vaccine

By Louis Jacobson • September 17, 2020

Ad Watch: Joe Biden’s Spanish-language ad says Donald Trump lacks coronavirus plan

Ad Watch: Joe Biden’s Spanish-language ad says Donald Trump lacks coronavirus plan

By Miriam Valverde • September 16, 2020

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s ABC News town hall

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s ABC News town hall

By Jon Greenberg • September 16, 2020

Fact-checking the controversy over the USPS voting mailer

Fact-checking the controversy over the USPS voting mailer

By Amy Sherman • September 15, 2020

stated on September 17, 2020 in a tweet

Says “some people in the Great State of North Carolina have been sent TWO BALLOTS. RIGGED ELECTION in waiting!”

true

barely-true

stated on September 20, 2020 in a speech in Philadelphia

“There's no court session between now and the end of this election.”

true

false

stated on September 18, 2020 in on social media

“4 republican senators now on board...no vote until January on (Supreme Court): Murkowski, Romney, Collins, Grassley.”

true

false

Instagram posts

stated on September 19, 2020 in a faked screenshot

Says Ruth Bader Ginsburg tweeted, “I have information that will lead to the arrest of Hillary Clinton.”

true

pants-fire

stated on September 17, 2020 in a CNN town hall

"If the president had done his job, had done his job from the beginning, all the people would still be alive. All the people. I'm not making this up. Just look at the data."

true

false

Joe Biden

Donald Trump

Romney cites a misleading Supreme Court ‘precedent’

By New York Times • September 23, 2020

Joe Biden and the claim he ‘opposed taking out Osama bin Laden’

By Washington Post FactChecker • September 23, 2020

Western Canada, Mexico have experienced climate-change linked fires, too

By USA Today • September 23, 2020

A fact check on Sen. Gardner's ad attacking John Hickenlooper's ethics violations

By KMGH-TV (Denver) • September 23, 2020

Fact-checking President Trump's UN speech

By Deutsche-Welle • September 23, 2020

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