Russian election interference: an on-the-record timeline

Russian election interference: an on-the-record timeline

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Whoops! Wrong house.

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Uses a picture of a mansion to say that Rep. Nancy Pelosi lives surrounded by "a high perimeter wall with gun toting security."

— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Thursday, December 13th, 2018

False

Mischaracterizes UN's actions

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"United Nations caught helping and coaching caravan illegal aliens!"

— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Thursday, December 13th, 2018

Mostly True

Not all members aware of demand

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"Migrants DEMAND $50,000 each to go home, or else …"

— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Thursday, December 13th, 2018

Mostly True

Footage is authentic but years old

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"Border Patrol agents were caught on film destroying supplies left to help migrants"

— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Tuesday, December 11th, 2018

Mostly True

Not so sweet

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"Principal bans candy canes."

— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Tuesday, December 11th, 2018

Mostly False

Too convoluted for accusations to stick

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Says Hillary Clinton sold 20 percent of America’s uranium to Russia and then "the Russian government gave $145 million to the Clinton Foundation." Former FBI Director and special counsel Robert Mueller "delivered it."

— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Friday, December 7th, 2018

True

A settled settler claim

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Says Ann Coulter said, "I am a settler. I am descended from settlers — not from immigrants."

— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Thursday, December 6th, 2018

Mostly False

Misleading interpretation of the data

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Says "2,267 caravan invaders have tuberculosis, HIV, chickenpox and other health issues"

— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Tuesday, December 4th, 2018

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It's been on display for 51 years

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Says the White House nativity scene was removed by the Obamas and "is back in the White House thanks to First Lady Melania Trump."

— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Tuesday, December 4th, 2018

False

Not a thing

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"Red trees are significant to the early Christian church. In eastern Europe, the church would dye the trees red to symbolize the blood of Jesus & the resurrection."

— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Monday, December 3rd, 2018

False

No evidence

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"Evidence surfaces of Vatican funding caravans targeting America with cash."

— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Friday, November 30th, 2018

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Claim is baseless

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Photo of migrant mother at U.S.-Mexico border running from tear gas with children "was a staged hoax."

— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Thursday, November 29th, 2018

Half-True

There's no evidence of that

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Says California Gov. Jerry Brown "vetoed 2016 wildfire management bill while California burned."

— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Monday, November 26th, 2018

Mostly False

$3,874 ties back to false claim in Canada

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"Illegal refugees get $3,874/mo. Under the Federal Assistance Program. Our SS checks are approximately $1,200/mo."

— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Wednesday, November 21st, 2018

Mostly False

Critique hinges around large numbers of provisional ballots

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"Fulton County numbers show massive duplicate ballots, rejected ballots, non-citizens trying to vote."

— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Tuesday, November 20th, 2018

False

Eligible inmates can vote, though

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"Broward County deputy says civil rights attorneys were handing out absentee ballots to inmates AFTER ELECTION?"

— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Monday, November 19th, 2018

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No evidence

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Quotes Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar as saying, "I think all white men should be put in chains as slaves because they will never submit to Islam."

— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Thursday, November 15th, 2018

False

There were winners, losers and some still in question

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Every single candidate President Obama campaigned for lost in the midterms.

— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Wednesday, November 14th, 2018

False

Debit card claim is overdrawn

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"(George) Soros Provides Migrants With Prepaid Debit Cards To Fund Illegal Journeys"

— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Tuesday, November 13th, 2018

Mostly False

Charges about racism, abuse and prostitutes go too far

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"Democrats just elected (include)… a man who preys on underage prostitutes … and an anti-semitic racist who beats women."

— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Tuesday, November 13th, 2018

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