“At the same moment that Biden is accusing Republicans of fascism, his DHS has published a cartoon on Facebook urging children to report their parents to federal authorities if their parents post something called covid disinformation.”
Tucker Carlson
Fox news host. comment on Tucker Carlson Tonight, Fox News. Claim dated 29 Aug 2022.
Washington Post rated thisFour Pinocchios
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Tucker Carlson (Fox news host) made this claim around 29 August 2022. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 31 August 2022, 2 days later. Its rating was “Four Pinocchios”.
Tucker Carlson has 48 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 23 of them false or fake, 14 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
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