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| FALSE | Claim via Social Media: Arizona midterm election was unlawful because the lab used to certify voting machines was not accredited.
Politfact rating: False (The voting system test laboratories used to certify Arizona election equipment are properly accredited, according to Arizona officials and the federal Election Assistance Commission.) The testing labs used to certify Arizona’s voting equipment were accredited, officials say |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Canadian Doctors Group ‘Mandated Psychiatric Medication’ For The Unvaccinated.
Lead Stories rating: False (Nope. Did Not Happen.) Fact Check: Canadian Doctors Group Did NOT ‘Mandate Psychiatric Medication’ For Unvaccinated |
| MOSTLY FALSE |
Claim by Robin Vos (R): “A lot of the programs (that were) started during the pandemic are still going, even though the pandemic is long over.”
PolitiFact rating: Mostly False (For the most part, pandemic-era unemployment programs stopped paying out in 2021.) Vos mostly wrong on claim that pandemic unemployment payments are keeping Wisconsinites from working |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Viral Image: An image shows Lauren Boebert with her hand on a man’s groin.
Check Your Fact rating: False (This image is digitally altered.) FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show Lauren Boebert Putting Her Hand On A Man’s Groin? |
| FALSE | Claim by Ted Cruz (R): Ted Cruz’s Claim that “Antifa” Burnt U.S. Cities For A Year.
Newsweek rating: False (The “antifa riots” Cruz refers to are almost certainly the protests, which followed George Floyd’s death. Most of these occurred between late May to early June 2020. Although many buildings were damaged or destroyed by fire during protests, this did not carry on throughout the year.) Fact Check: Ted Cruz’s Claim That ‘Antifa’ Burnt U.S. Cities For A Year |
| FALSE | (International: Ukraine): Nazi Ukrainians were arrested in Qatar after they drew swastikas on football posters.
Lead Stories rating: False (Manipulation) |
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