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Live fact-checking the DNC

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Live fact-checking the Democratic National Convention.

Joshua Gillin

By Joshua Gillin July 25, 2016

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FreedomJunkshun.com

stated on November 6, 2017 a headline:

"Supreme Court issues its first bench warrant ever."

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stated on November 7, 2017 an Internet post:

Says the University of Florida "requests to cancel rivalry game" against Florida State University.

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YourNewsWire.com

stated on November 5, 2017 an Internet post:

"Texas Church shooter was Antifa and wanted to start (a) ‘communist revolution.’ "

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Sebastian Gorka

stated on November 1, 2017 an appearance on 'Hannity':

Says Jake Tapper said Allahu Akbar was a "beautiful phrase" after a terrorist attack in New York.

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stated on October 6, 2017 Internet posts:

"California Democrat Maxine Waters charged on 3 counts."

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stated on October 29, 2017 Internet posts:

Says actor Morgan Freeman said, "Jailing Hillary" is the best way to "restore public faith in government."

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FreedomJunkshun.com

stated on October 28, 2017 a headline:

"Hillary Clinton leaves the country as Mueller indictment is announced."

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FreedomJunkshun.com

stated on October 27, 2017 a headline:

"Breitbart leaks names of four Dems being charged in Mueller’s Russia probe."

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stated on October 4, 2017 a Facebook post:

"People who die from a home invasion make up a sad but minuscule .04% of all gun murders in the U.S. And over a third of them are killed by their own gun that the criminal has either stolen or wrestled from them."

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stated on October 23, 2017 a headline:

"Tulsa school closes after brutal fire."

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AsAmericanAsApplePie.org

stated on October 16, 2017 a headline:

"Hillary (Clinton) caught on tape laughing about (Hurricane) Irma ‘wiping out all of those Florida hillbillies’."

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AsAmericanAsApplePie.org

stated on October 15, 2017 a headline:

"San Juan city council votes unanimously to impeach Trump-hating mayor."

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stated on October 9, 2017 Internet posts:

A viral image shows LeBron James wearing a T-shirt that reads, "We march, y’all mad. We sit down, y’all mad. We speak up, y’all mad. We die, y’all silent."

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stated on October 9, 2017 a headline:

"President Trump signs executive order stripping NFL of ‘non-profit’ status."

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AsAmericanAsApplePie.org

stated on October 8, 2017 a headline:

"Jason Aldean gig canceled after he sells out to liberals on ‘SNL’."

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Janet Protasiewicz
stated on March 9, 2023 in TV ad:

As a sitting Supreme Court justice, Daniel Kelly recused himself from a case, then “he pocketed $20,000 in contributions” from the plaintiff and family members and “unrecused himself so he could judge the case.”

By Laura Schulte • March 24, 2023
Donald Trump
stated on March 4, 2023 in a post on Truth Social:

Violent crime in Manhattan is "now at a record level."

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • March 24, 2023
Tweets
stated on March 13, 2023 in a tweet:

“No one got (a) dime” from the $70 million raised for the Florida Disaster Fund.

By Loreben Tuquero • March 24, 2023
Glen Sturtevant
stated on March 16, 2023 in a candidate's forum:

On red flag laws.

By Warren Fiske • March 24, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on March 15, 2023 in a headline shared on Facebook:

Silicon Valley Bank “donated $73M to 'BLM Movement'”

By Madison Czopek • March 22, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on March 10, 2023 in a post:

Video shows Elon Musk saying he bought Twitter and unblocked Andrew Tate’s Twitter account because “we need to escape the suppression from the matrix and expose the global elites.”

By Gabrielle Settles • March 22, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on March 20, 2023 in an Instagram post:

“You can get vaccinated by sleeping with somebody who is already jabbed” with an mRNA vaccine. “It’s called shedding.”

By Loreben Tuquero • March 22, 2023
Viral image
stated on March 15, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Charles Darwin predicted a sub-species of humans “will deny biology” and “attempt to undo the centuries of human development by rewriting history.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • March 22, 2023
Joe Biden
stated on February 27, 2023 in An address at the White House:

“We cut Black child poverty in half in 2021 because of the child tax credit.”

By Matthew Crowley • March 22, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on March 19, 2023 in a Facebook post:

TV host “Dr. Phil” endorsed a “2023 seniors benefits program.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • March 21, 2023