“Donald Trump’s book “The Art of the Deal” advises: “Never admit defeat. You win. If you don’t win, claim they cheated.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
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“In Michigan “we have over-votes in numerous precincts of 150%, 200%, and 300%.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Giuliani’s source was an affidavit that mistook Minnesota precincts for Michigan precincts and cited 25 “Wayne County” precincts that are not actually in Wayne County.
“Joe Biden told us a few days before the election, that he had the best voter fraud team in the world.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Giuliani is referencing a video excerpt that takes Biden’s words out of context and misrepresents the substance of what he said.
“Philadelphia mob boss Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino stuffed ballot boxes for Joe Biden and the Democrats — and would testify about the scheme in exchange for a presidential pardon.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: Joseph Merlino’s attorney says Merlino denies the claim, and the original article names no sources and provides no evidence.
“Says Kelly Loeffler is "for getting rid of health care in the middle of a pandemic.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: Warnock's wording offered no specifics on Loeffler's health care policies or positions. Loeffler voted to allow the Trump administration to proceed with supporting a lawsuit that seeks to overturn Obamacare.
“They didn’t even allow Republican Observers into the building to watch [mail ballots being counted in Philadelphia]. A terrible insult to our Constitution!”
Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios
“Trump installed this wall at the White House on Election Day”
MediaWise rated this: Not Legit
MediaWise says: While the White House did put up smaller non-scalable barriers around its perimeter around Election Day, the photo depicting the tall grey wall is not real. The photo of the White House comes from 2009 and was doctored …
“AARP endorsed Biden” and “says if you are past 75 you should just die and go away.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Biden campaign director arrested for electoral fraud.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Donald Trump posed as an anonymous “Nevada poll worker” on Laura Ingraham’s show.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Everybody arrested [at the Million MAGA March] were the people attacking the Trump supporters.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Unsupported
FactCheck.org says: D.C. police told us: “I don’t think that’s accurate. We haven’t verified the political affiliations of those arrested.” A Georgia couple arrested on weapons charges told police they were in D.C. to support Trump.
“Hubo votantes muertos registrados en Pennsylvania”
El Detector / Univision Noticias rated this: Engañoso
“Jon "Ossoff ignored the rules, hiding cash from Chinese communists and terrorist sympathizers.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: Ossoff's production company received payments from a Hong Kong media company and Al Jazeera for the rights to air investigative pieces.
“Map shows 2020 election results.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Naturally acquired COVID-19 99.9982% percent effective.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: It’s not known how immunity from vaccines compares to natural immunity -- and the entire point of a vaccine is to offer immunity without the risk of getting sick.
“Quotes Sen. David Perdue saying, "the risk of this virus ... still remains low.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Said on March 11
FactCheck.org says: To put these comments in the context of the moment, the day before the interview, there were about 1,500 COVID-19 cases in the U.S., with about 37 deaths.
“Sen. Kelly Loeffler “immediately” began “dumping stocks” after a January Senate briefing about the coronavirus.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Disputed
FactCheck.org says: Loeffler said the decision to sell those stocks was made independently by third-party advisers overseeing her and her husband's investments — not her.
“Smartmatic and Dominion systems ... were built to do this very thing, for changing the results of elections.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Dominion and Smartmatic make electronic voting systems. Neither was created for “changing the results of elections.”
“The law governing the transition of presidential power “doesn’t require there to be an absolute winner. It says the ‘apparent' winner.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: The primary law governing transitions, the Presidential Transition Act, took effect in 1964 and has been updated on several occasions. It uses the term “apparent” winner.
“The media called the 2016 election for Hillary Clinton.”
PolitiFact rated this: False