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PolitiFact→ Texas Republicans want a vote on 'Texas Independence.' But can Texas secede from the union?
Texas GOP wants a vote on "Texas Independence." Experts said secession is not a constitutional right and was addressed in post-Civil War Supreme Court case.
AllSides→ FACT CHECK: Democrat Cindy Axne Claims Republican Challenger Puts Donors Before Children’s Safety
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/06/14/fact-check-democrat-cindy-axne-claims-republican-challenger-puts-donors-before-childrens-safety/
Poynter→ Most Republicans still falsely believe Trump’s stolen election claims. Here are some reasons why.
Former President Donald Trump has made the “stolen” 2020 election the centerpiece of his post-White House political life. Virtually every statement he sends out invokes the false theme. The polling […] The post Most Republicans still
AllSides→ Republican TV Ad Makes False Claim About ‘Dead’ Voters
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/06/republican-tv-ad-makes-false-claim-about-dead-voters/ An illegal ball
PolitiFact→ Most Republicans falsely believe Trump’s stolen election claims, a year and a half after the Jan. 6
Multiple recounts and election audits have confirmed the accuracy of the election results. But most Republicans agree with Donald Trump that the election was stolen.
PolitiFact→ House Republican Conference – Fact-checking whether Jan. 6 committee chairman Bennie Thompson objected to the 2004 election
“Bennie Thompson objected to the 2004 Presidential election.”
FactCheck.org→ Republican TV Ad Makes False Claim About ‘Dead’ Voters
An illegal ballot cast on behalf of a deceased voter is rare, and we could find no examples of it occurring in Michigan in 2020 or 2016. Yet, a Republican gubernatorial candidate in Michigan falsely claims in a TV ad that “dead people always vote
Poynter→ A coalition of ‘stop the steal’ Republicans aims to take control of elections. QAnon is helping.
A coalition of far-right “stop the steal” Republicans is working to put Trump loyalists in charge of elections across the U.S. At its helm is a shadowy QAnon influencer who […] The post A coalition of ‘stop the steal’ Republicans
PolitiFact→ ‘Stop the steal’ Republicans seek office in hopes of restricting voting
A coalition of Republicans who deny the results of the 2020 election are running to ban most voting by mail and change how Americans vote.
PolitiFact→ A coalition of ‘stop the steal’ Republicans aims to take control of US elections. QAnon is helping
A coalition of Republicans is working to elect election deniers to secretary of state positions across the U.S. A QAnon influencer appears to be intricately involved with the effort.
PolitiFact→ National Republican Senatorial Committee – NRSC exaggerates effect of Beasley rulings in sex offense cases
Cheri Beasley tossed the conviction of a man seeking sex with a boy online and “set free” a child porn offender.
Snopes→ Biden Sees Chance of ‘Rational’ Republican Approach on Guns
His comments came a day after he traveled to the shattered Texas community of Uvalde.
PolitiFact→ Republican Party of Wisconsin – Wis. Gov. Evers didn’t cause slowdown of state crime labs
On Gov. Tony “Evers’ watch…the efficiency of the state crime lab has plummeted.”
PolitiFact→ National Republican Senatorial Committee – NRSC ad attacks 2 Beasley rulings, omits context
Cheri Beasley “vacated” a man’s death sentence and “threw out” the indictment in a child assault case.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘192 Republicans Voted Against’ Baby Formula Shortage Funding?
On May 18 and 19 2022, a number of posts on Imgur and Twitter asserted that “192 Republicans” voted against funding to address an ongoing baby formula shortage: Why did 192 Republicans vote against a $28 million emergency fund to address
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Republicans Block a Gas Price Gouging Bill?
On May 18 2022, a screenshot of a headline, “Republicans block bill to stop price gouging at the pump as gas hits new record high,” dated the day before, was popular on Imgur: We found a link to the article on Reddit’s r/democrats on
Snopes→ Is Gmail ‘Actively Suppressing’ Emails from Republicans?
Or could it be a simple switch of spam settings?
PolitiFact→ Suburban Virginia Republican Coalition – Yes, carbon dioxide is a pollutant
“CO2 is not a pollutant.”
Washington Post→ Dissecting White House spin that most Republicans want to raise taxes
The White House keeps doubling down on the false claim that there is brosd support among the GOP to raise middle-class taxes.
PolitiFact→ Andrea Stewart-Cousins – More than 50 years ago in New York, Republican support for abortion
When the New York State Senate voted to legalize abortion in 1970, 12 Republican senators voted in favor of it.
PolitiFact→ Michigan Republican secretary of state pick leveled baseless claims of election misconduct
Republican Kristina Karamo launched her campaign for Michigan secretary of state with a promise to end election corruption. A close examination of her claims reveal no evidence of fraud or wrongdoing in 2020 election but rather a misunderstanding of
PolitiFact→ National Republican Senatorial Committee – Do Republicans want to throw doctors who break abortion laws in jail? Their plans say yes
“Republicans DO NOT want to throw doctors” in jail.
PolitiFact→ National Republican Senatorial Committee – Mark Kelly’s votes did not give benefits to immigrants in the country illegally
Sen. Mark Kelly voted “for benefits to illegals.”
FactCheck.org→ Democrats Misleadingly Claim ‘Republicans’ Plan’ Would ‘End’ Social Security, Medicare
As part of his plan to downsize the federal government, Republican Sen. Rick Scott says he wants all federal legislation to “sunset” in five years, and “[i]f a law is worth keeping, Congress can pass it again.” Well, Social Secu
PolitiFact→ Melissa Agard – Yes, it’s true cannabis reform supported in Wisconsin, including by Republicans
Cannabis reform "is supported by the majority of the residents of our state, including a majority of Republicans."
PolitiFact→ Republican National Committee – RNC tweets distortion of what Biden said to teachers about kids in their classrooms
“Biden to teachers: ‘They're not somebody else's children. They're yours when you're in the classroom.’”
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims That No Republicans Voted for the Infrastructure Bill
Joe Biden discusses the bipartisan infrastructure bill after meeting with senators from both parties. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images.)In a tweet Sunday, President Joe Biden referred to the 2021 infrastructure bill as bipartisan.Joe Biden @JoeBide
Washington Post→ Biden’s false claim that ‘congressional Republicans’ want to raise taxes
The White House has taken an idea proposed by one GOP senator, embraced by no other Republicans, and twisted it into a new policy push to raise taxes on middle-class Americans.
PolitiFact→ Occupy Democrats – Racist Facebook post is real, but it was not made by the chairman of Virginia’s Republican Party
The chairman of Virginia’s Republican Party made a “shockingly racist post” about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
Truth or Fiction?→ Republicans ‘Stormed Out in Anger’ After Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmation
On April 12 2022, prolific Imgur user Lanhdanan shared a screenshot of a tweet by Brian Tyler Cohen, asserting that Republicans “stormed out in anger” after Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed to the United States Supreme Court ear
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Are Tennessee Republicans Advancing a Bill That Would Allow Child Marriage?
(Stock photo from Getty Images.)Viral social media posts claim that Tennessee Republicans are advancing a bill that would eliminate a minimum age for marriage. Lindy Li @lindyliHawley, Graham, Cruz and faux Army Ranger Tom Cotton couldn’t sh
PolitiFact→ Ben Clark – NC Democrat falsely claims Republican Richard Hudson opposed insulin price cap
“The House voted to cap insulin prices to $35/month, just $420 each year! Richard Hudson voted NO.”
AllSides→ Did Russia ‘Only Sanction Democrats’ and Not Republicans?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/russia-sanction-republicans/ What's True
PolitiFact→ Wisconsin Initiative – Claim that Evers brought Republicans and Democrats together on tax cut doesn’t tell full story
“Gov. Tony Evers brought Republicans and Democrats together to cut income taxes for the middle class.”
Snopes→ Did Russia ‘Only Sanction Democrats’ and Not Republicans?
In March 2022, Russia barred hundreds of Canadians, and 13 Americans, from entering the country.
PolitiFact→ 'Zuckerbucks' for 2022 elections? Republicans say thumbs down
Republicans are banning Mark Zuckerberg’s charity dollars for elections. Who will pay now?
Truth or Fiction?→ Republican Candidate Booed by University of North Texas Students
On March 3 2022, a video apparently showing Texas House candidate Jeff Younger (R) getting booed by a university classroom full of students spread virally on Twitter: Anti-trans Texas House candidate Jeff Younger came to the University of North Texas
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Republican response to Biden’s State of the Union speech
Fact-checking Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Republican response to Biden’s State of the Union speech
PolitiFact→ Greta Neubauer – Republican leaders have made clear they don’t think Wisconsin’s electoral votes can be rescinded
“Republican leadership has not been clear about whether they support Rep. Ramthun’s illegal and undemocratic resolution” on the 2020 election.