Latest Half-True Fact-checks in Elections Deborah Ross stated on January 25, 2024 in a press conference: “North Carolina has the longest voting period in the country … and we have the most ways of voting.” Joe Biden stated on January 8, 2024 in a speech: “The racial wealth gap is the smallest it’s been in 20 years.” Chris Christie stated on December 13, 2023 in a town hall in Londonderry, New Hampshire: Under the Trump administration's trade deal, “China's only fulfilled one-third of the promises of agricultural products that they were supposed to buy from our farmers.” Ron DeSantis stated on December 6, 2023 in the fourth Republican presidential primary debate: Discussing gender-affirming surgical care for minors, said that Sweden “shut it down.” Ron DeSantis stated on October 24, 2023 in a town hall in New Hampshire: “The Republicans and Trump funded $400 million in March of 2020 for mail ballots.” 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.” Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2022 in a screenshot shared on Instagram: Pennsylvania drop boxes were “pre-loaded” with ballots. Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2022 in a post: A Phoenix TV station aired the election results more than a week early. Catherine Cortez Masto stated on October 13, 2022 in a tweet: Adam Laxalt is “anti-DACA” and “fought against the protections for DACA recipients when he was attorney general.” Ron Johnson stated on September 26, 2022 in TV ad: Says Mandela Barnes “supported a 20% increase in the gas tax.” Glenn Youngkin stated on September 21, 2022 in a news conference.: “In 2016, Democrats suggested that the election was stolen.” Hillary Clinton stated on September 6, 2022 in a tweet.: “I had zero emails that were classified.” Kari Lake stated on July 7, 2022 in an ad: "Karrin Taylor Robson gave illegals tuition discounts and made us pay for it." Cavalier Johnson stated on May 27, 2022 in News conference: The RNC is “a $200 million economic infusion into our communities.” Mandela Barnes stated on May 27, 2022 in News release: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, his prospective opponent, has received $1.2 million from the gun lobby. Viral image stated on October 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Indiana woman charged for mail in voter fraud, delivered 400 ballots with Democrat box pre-checked.” Gary Chambers Jr. stated on February 9, 2022 in a campaign video: "One in 13 Black Americans are deprived of the right to vote." Stacey Abrams stated on January 31, 2022 in an interview on CNN: “In Texas, because of the laws they passed, a 95-year-old World War II veteran is being denied the right to vote by mail because he can't produce a registration number he got back in the 1950s.” Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2022 in a post: “India has nearly 1.4 billion citizens. Nearly 800 million of them live in extreme poverty — less than $1.90 per day. Yet EVERY singly (sic) Indian citizen is required to have a valid form of ID to vote in national elections.” Joe Biden stated on January 11, 2022 in a speech on voting rights in Georgia: “In the 2020 election, President Trump voted from behind the desk in the White House in Florida.” Facebook posts stated on October 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Atheists are prohibited from holding office in 8 states.” Breitbart stated on September 13, 2021 in an article: “Polling center tells some Republicans they ‘already voted’" in the California recall election. Viral image stated on August 4, 2021 in a viral image: "I will need to show proof to do anything indoors in” New York City, “but not when I vote?" Jocelyn Benson stated on May 20, 2021 in a campaign fundraising email: A Republican bill in Michigan “would make it a crime for election officials … to share information about how to vote by mail and where to find a ballot drop box.” Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: Colorado “requires photo ID to vote in person, requires signature verification for mail-in ballots, which Georgia got rid of, and prevents campaign workers from giving food, water to voters within 100 feet if they’re wearing campaign apparel.” Alex Mooney stated on March 3, 2021 in a news release: H.R. 1 “mandates practices nationwide” that include “ballot harvesting, universal mail-in voting and same-day registration.” Shelley Grogan stated on March 29, 2021 in a radio ad: Judge Jeff Davis "spent years defending a convicted cop killer" and "tried to get him off the hook." Doug LaMalfa stated on March 2, 2021 in a constituent email.: Voting-rights legislation proposed by Democrats in Congress called H.R. 1 “would force states to restore the voting rights of convicted felons—including violent felons convicted of murder or rape.” Ronna McDaniel stated on February 22, 2021 in a tweet: Says the American Civil Liberties Union opposes H.R. 1 on grounds that “it threatens our freedom of speech.” Iowa Republican Party stated on November 27, 2020 in a tweet: “Millions of Hubbell and Bloomberg dollars wasn’t enough to overcome the Iowa House Republican avalanche of success."
Deborah Ross stated on January 25, 2024 in a press conference: “North Carolina has the longest voting period in the country … and we have the most ways of voting.” Joe Biden stated on January 8, 2024 in a speech: “The racial wealth gap is the smallest it’s been in 20 years.” Chris Christie stated on December 13, 2023 in a town hall in Londonderry, New Hampshire: Under the Trump administration's trade deal, “China's only fulfilled one-third of the promises of agricultural products that they were supposed to buy from our farmers.” Ron DeSantis stated on December 6, 2023 in the fourth Republican presidential primary debate: Discussing gender-affirming surgical care for minors, said that Sweden “shut it down.” Ron DeSantis stated on October 24, 2023 in a town hall in New Hampshire: “The Republicans and Trump funded $400 million in March of 2020 for mail ballots.” 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.” Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2022 in a screenshot shared on Instagram: Pennsylvania drop boxes were “pre-loaded” with ballots. Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2022 in a post: A Phoenix TV station aired the election results more than a week early. Catherine Cortez Masto stated on October 13, 2022 in a tweet: Adam Laxalt is “anti-DACA” and “fought against the protections for DACA recipients when he was attorney general.” Ron Johnson stated on September 26, 2022 in TV ad: Says Mandela Barnes “supported a 20% increase in the gas tax.” Glenn Youngkin stated on September 21, 2022 in a news conference.: “In 2016, Democrats suggested that the election was stolen.” Hillary Clinton stated on September 6, 2022 in a tweet.: “I had zero emails that were classified.” Kari Lake stated on July 7, 2022 in an ad: "Karrin Taylor Robson gave illegals tuition discounts and made us pay for it." Cavalier Johnson stated on May 27, 2022 in News conference: The RNC is “a $200 million economic infusion into our communities.” Mandela Barnes stated on May 27, 2022 in News release: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, his prospective opponent, has received $1.2 million from the gun lobby. Viral image stated on October 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Indiana woman charged for mail in voter fraud, delivered 400 ballots with Democrat box pre-checked.” Gary Chambers Jr. stated on February 9, 2022 in a campaign video: "One in 13 Black Americans are deprived of the right to vote." Stacey Abrams stated on January 31, 2022 in an interview on CNN: “In Texas, because of the laws they passed, a 95-year-old World War II veteran is being denied the right to vote by mail because he can't produce a registration number he got back in the 1950s.” Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2022 in a post: “India has nearly 1.4 billion citizens. Nearly 800 million of them live in extreme poverty — less than $1.90 per day. Yet EVERY singly (sic) Indian citizen is required to have a valid form of ID to vote in national elections.” Joe Biden stated on January 11, 2022 in a speech on voting rights in Georgia: “In the 2020 election, President Trump voted from behind the desk in the White House in Florida.” Facebook posts stated on October 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Atheists are prohibited from holding office in 8 states.” Breitbart stated on September 13, 2021 in an article: “Polling center tells some Republicans they ‘already voted’" in the California recall election. Viral image stated on August 4, 2021 in a viral image: "I will need to show proof to do anything indoors in” New York City, “but not when I vote?" Jocelyn Benson stated on May 20, 2021 in a campaign fundraising email: A Republican bill in Michigan “would make it a crime for election officials … to share information about how to vote by mail and where to find a ballot drop box.” Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: Colorado “requires photo ID to vote in person, requires signature verification for mail-in ballots, which Georgia got rid of, and prevents campaign workers from giving food, water to voters within 100 feet if they’re wearing campaign apparel.” Alex Mooney stated on March 3, 2021 in a news release: H.R. 1 “mandates practices nationwide” that include “ballot harvesting, universal mail-in voting and same-day registration.” Shelley Grogan stated on March 29, 2021 in a radio ad: Judge Jeff Davis "spent years defending a convicted cop killer" and "tried to get him off the hook." Doug LaMalfa stated on March 2, 2021 in a constituent email.: Voting-rights legislation proposed by Democrats in Congress called H.R. 1 “would force states to restore the voting rights of convicted felons—including violent felons convicted of murder or rape.” Ronna McDaniel stated on February 22, 2021 in a tweet: Says the American Civil Liberties Union opposes H.R. 1 on grounds that “it threatens our freedom of speech.” Iowa Republican Party stated on November 27, 2020 in a tweet: “Millions of Hubbell and Bloomberg dollars wasn’t enough to overcome the Iowa House Republican avalanche of success."
Deborah Ross stated on January 25, 2024 in a press conference: “North Carolina has the longest voting period in the country … and we have the most ways of voting.”
Joe Biden stated on January 8, 2024 in a speech: “The racial wealth gap is the smallest it’s been in 20 years.”
Chris Christie stated on December 13, 2023 in a town hall in Londonderry, New Hampshire: Under the Trump administration's trade deal, “China's only fulfilled one-third of the promises of agricultural products that they were supposed to buy from our farmers.”
Ron DeSantis stated on December 6, 2023 in the fourth Republican presidential primary debate: Discussing gender-affirming surgical care for minors, said that Sweden “shut it down.”
Ron DeSantis stated on October 24, 2023 in a town hall in New Hampshire: “The Republicans and Trump funded $400 million in March of 2020 for mail ballots.”
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.”
Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2022 in a screenshot shared on Instagram: Pennsylvania drop boxes were “pre-loaded” with ballots.
Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2022 in a post: A Phoenix TV station aired the election results more than a week early.
Catherine Cortez Masto stated on October 13, 2022 in a tweet: Adam Laxalt is “anti-DACA” and “fought against the protections for DACA recipients when he was attorney general.”
Ron Johnson stated on September 26, 2022 in TV ad: Says Mandela Barnes “supported a 20% increase in the gas tax.”
Glenn Youngkin stated on September 21, 2022 in a news conference.: “In 2016, Democrats suggested that the election was stolen.”
Kari Lake stated on July 7, 2022 in an ad: "Karrin Taylor Robson gave illegals tuition discounts and made us pay for it."
Cavalier Johnson stated on May 27, 2022 in News conference: The RNC is “a $200 million economic infusion into our communities.”
Mandela Barnes stated on May 27, 2022 in News release: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, his prospective opponent, has received $1.2 million from the gun lobby.
Viral image stated on October 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Indiana woman charged for mail in voter fraud, delivered 400 ballots with Democrat box pre-checked.”
Gary Chambers Jr. stated on February 9, 2022 in a campaign video: "One in 13 Black Americans are deprived of the right to vote."
Stacey Abrams stated on January 31, 2022 in an interview on CNN: “In Texas, because of the laws they passed, a 95-year-old World War II veteran is being denied the right to vote by mail because he can't produce a registration number he got back in the 1950s.”
Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2022 in a post: “India has nearly 1.4 billion citizens. Nearly 800 million of them live in extreme poverty — less than $1.90 per day. Yet EVERY singly (sic) Indian citizen is required to have a valid form of ID to vote in national elections.”
Joe Biden stated on January 11, 2022 in a speech on voting rights in Georgia: “In the 2020 election, President Trump voted from behind the desk in the White House in Florida.”
Facebook posts stated on October 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Atheists are prohibited from holding office in 8 states.”
Breitbart stated on September 13, 2021 in an article: “Polling center tells some Republicans they ‘already voted’" in the California recall election.
Viral image stated on August 4, 2021 in a viral image: "I will need to show proof to do anything indoors in” New York City, “but not when I vote?"
Jocelyn Benson stated on May 20, 2021 in a campaign fundraising email: A Republican bill in Michigan “would make it a crime for election officials … to share information about how to vote by mail and where to find a ballot drop box.”
Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: Colorado “requires photo ID to vote in person, requires signature verification for mail-in ballots, which Georgia got rid of, and prevents campaign workers from giving food, water to voters within 100 feet if they’re wearing campaign apparel.”
Alex Mooney stated on March 3, 2021 in a news release: H.R. 1 “mandates practices nationwide” that include “ballot harvesting, universal mail-in voting and same-day registration.”
Shelley Grogan stated on March 29, 2021 in a radio ad: Judge Jeff Davis "spent years defending a convicted cop killer" and "tried to get him off the hook."
Doug LaMalfa stated on March 2, 2021 in a constituent email.: Voting-rights legislation proposed by Democrats in Congress called H.R. 1 “would force states to restore the voting rights of convicted felons—including violent felons convicted of murder or rape.”
Ronna McDaniel stated on February 22, 2021 in a tweet: Says the American Civil Liberties Union opposes H.R. 1 on grounds that “it threatens our freedom of speech.”
Iowa Republican Party stated on November 27, 2020 in a tweet: “Millions of Hubbell and Bloomberg dollars wasn’t enough to overcome the Iowa House Republican avalanche of success."