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Checked by Vera Files25 Apr 2022PhilippinesElections
Journal News Tonight

“Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Ma. Sison is a key contributor to the campaign of Leni Robredo and acting as an adviser to her and her spokesperson Barry Gutierrez.”

Vera Files rated this: No basis

Vera Files says: Jose Ma. Sison, Leni Robredo, and Barry Gutierrez all belied the news report, published by a news tabloid owned by the family of an uncle of presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr..,. and an online video channel run…

Checked by PolitiFact14 Apr 2022United StatesElections
Get Georgia Right, Super PAC

“Brian Kemp "dismissed concerns about voter fraud in the 2020 election" and "widespread illegal ballot harvesting continued, electing two Democrat senators.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: “Ballot harvesting” generally refers to someone collecting absentee ballots on behalf of others and then submitting them to an official drop box. The claim that "widespread illegal ballot harvesting” happened in Georgia

Brian Kemp, Governor of Georgia

“Uses a skewed bar graph to show Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's polling advantage over Republican rival David Perdue in a hypothetical general election matchup with Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading

FactCheck.org says: An Emerson College/The Hill poll indicates Kemp would beat Abrams by 2 percentage points more than Perdue would. But side-by-side graphics in the tweet make the difference appear larger.