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Fact-checking misinformation about Breonna Taylor

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 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 23, 2020 in an Instagram post

Kamala Harris “has not formally taken questions from the press a single time” since she was announced as Joe Biden’s vice presidential pick.

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stated on September 21, 2020 in a post on Facebook

Quotes Donald Trump as saying, “I’ll tell you the funniest thing. I’ll go backstage before a Miss Teen USA show, and everyone’s getting dressed and ready and everything and no men are anywhere. … You know, I’m inspecting. The girls (14-16) are standing there with no clothes on.”

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stated on August 31, 2020 in a Facebook post

“Biden said today, if he loses, his people will keep burning, looting and killing.”

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stated on September 16, 2020 in a campaign ad

“Prop 15 will impose massive property tax increases on Solar in California.”

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Michigan Democratic Party

stated on September 24, 2020 in an email

“James is the only Senate candidate in a battleground state who has refused to take a position” on whether the Senate should promptly vote on Trump’s Supreme Court nominee

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stated on September 22, 2020 in a Facebook post

Says Judge Amy Coney Barrett said that “gays have a right to be discriminated against because they are against God’s wishes” and that “white people are God’s chosen ones.”

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stated on September 14, 2020 in an ad

Says Sara Gideon "voted to defund" the Freeport police "and gave the money to a nonprofit she helped run."

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stated on August 27, 2020 in a Facebook post

“Coroner saying George Floyd died of drug overdose, not police brutality.”

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Michael Burgess

stated on September 19, 2020 in a tweet

“In the last 10 years less than half of adults in the U.S. received a flu shot.”

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stated on September 23, 2020 in a post on Facebook

Says Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron “married his mentor Mitch McConnell's granddaughter."

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Donald Trump’s executive order on preexisting conditions lacks teeth, experts say

Donald Trump’s executive order on preexisting conditions lacks teeth, experts say

By Jon Greenberg • September 25, 2020

Fact-checking claims about Breonna Taylor’s death

Fact-checking claims about Breonna Taylor’s death

By Noah Y. Kim • September 25, 2020

What we know about 2020 election interference: It’s not just Russia

What we know about 2020 election interference: It’s not just Russia

By Daniel Funke • September 25, 2020

Voting Counts: After problematic primary, New York hopes for a smoother election in November

Voting Counts: After problematic primary, New York hopes for a smoother election in November

By Jill Terreri Ramos • September 25, 2020

Comparing the Breonna Taylor and Justine Damond cases

Comparing the Breonna Taylor and Justine Damond cases

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 24, 2020

Here’s what Tucker Carlson got wrong about the Kenosha shootings

Here’s what Tucker Carlson got wrong about the Kenosha shootings

By Eric Litke • September 23, 2020

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

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

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

true

half-true

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.”

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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.”

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pants-fire

Joe Biden

Donald Trump

Fact checking 8 myths in Breonna Taylor case

By Louisville Courier Journal • September 25, 2020

What's true and what's false about Ruth Bader Ginsburg

By USA Today • September 25, 2020

RNC and Trump campaign robocalls urge Republicans to vote absentee by falsely claiming Democrats oppose it

By CNN • September 25, 2020

'Kingdom of God' comment by SCOTUS contender Amy Coney Barrett lacks context in meme

By USA Today • September 25, 2020

Trump’s untruths on court pick, Biden’s flubs

By Associated Press • September 25, 2020

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