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FactCheck.org is a non-profit project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania. It checks claims in United States politics.
“There is "VIDEO EVIDENCE" of election workers in Georgia pulling and scanning "thousands of ballots" from "suitcases"—proving "FRAUD.”
“Jon Ossoff “praised” the Green New Deal.”
FactCheck.org says: Ossoff has repeatedly said that he does not support the Green New Deal.
“Johns Hopkins Study Mysteriously Disappears after it Revealed, In Spite of COVID, No More Deaths in 2020 Than In Prior Years.”
“The tremendous success we had in the House of Representatives, and the tremendous success we’ve had so far in the Senate ... it is statistically impossible that the person, me, that led the charge lost.”
FactCheck.org says: As John McCormack wrote in National Review, “the notion that down-ballot Republicans greatly outperformed President Trump is inaccurate.”
“A video of a Dominion Voting Systems worker in Georgia shows him "manipulate the data" during a recount.”
FactCheck.org says: Conspiracy theorists falsely claimed that a video of an election worker during the Georgia machine recount revealed fraud in the 2020 election. All it showed was a worker performing a routine part of the process.
“Liberal megadonors are backing [Jon] Ossoff with untold millions in dark money,” with the words “$1 billion in political spending" on screen.”
FactCheck.org says: That’s how much multiple experts estimate may be spent on all candidates in both Georgia Senate elections for the entire 2020 campaign cycle.
“Dominion Voting Systems "had glitches where they moved thousands of votes from my account to Biden’s account.”
FactCheck.org says: The Elections Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council & the Election Infrastructure Sector Coordinating Executive Committees said there is "no evidence that any voting system" deleted, lost or changed votes.
“Danish study "“proves masks offer NO protection from COVID.”
FactCheck.org says: The authors of the study say their results “should not be used to conclude that a recommendation for everyone to wear masks in the community would not be effective in reducing SARS-CoV-2 infections."
“Smartmatic voting systems "were created in Venezuela at the direction of Hugo Chávez" and used to commit fraud in the 2020 U.S. election.”
FactCheck.org says: A conspiracy theory of widespread fraud claims an election technology company called Smartmatic switched votes in the 2020 election. But Smartmatic provided ballot-marking machines to only one US county in the election.
“TV ad suggests that Raphael Warnock, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Georgia, supports defunding the police.”
FactCheck.org says: Warnock has said multiple times that he doesn’t support defunding the police.
“Joe Biden won with ... a landslide.”
FactCheck.org says: The unofficial results give Biden 306 electors. As a percentage of Electoral College votes won by a U.S. president, 306 votes would place Biden in the bottom third.
“Photo shows Joe "Biden’s Inaugural stage being built on the White House North lawn.”
FactCheck.org says: Photo shows the reviewing stand for the inaugural parade at Bill Clinton's inauguration in 1993.
“George Soros Arrested in Philadelphia For Election Interference – Judge Orders Media Blackout.”
“Almost ZERO ballots rejected in Georgia this election. In years past, close to 4%. Not possible.”
FactCheck.org says: The percentage of mail-in ballots rejected for signature issues this year was about the same as in the 2016 and 2018 general elections. He wrongly compares ballots rejected for all reasons to those with signature issues.
“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 says: Joseph Merlino’s attorney says Merlino denies the claim, and the original article names no sources and provides no evidence.
“Everybody arrested [at the Million MAGA March] were the people attacking the Trump supporters.”
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.
“Jon "Ossoff ignored the rules, hiding cash from Chinese communists and terrorist sympathizers.”
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.
“Naturally acquired COVID-19 99.9982% percent effective.”
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 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.