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True"Typically you have three to four debates in a U.S. Senate race. (Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis. has) given me one debate, almost a month after early voting has started."Said by Eric HovdePolitiFactSep 17, 2024FalseSays Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said, “Who else thinks the downfall of America started with Barack Obama?”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactSep 17, 2024FalseThe FBI said it would “visit” Elon Musk for writing on X, “No one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala.”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactSep 17, 2024FalseThe plus in LGBTQ+ includes pedophilia.Said by Michele MorrowPolitiFactSep 17, 2024FalseThe “‘Inflation Reduction Act’ increased inflation and drove prices sky high!”Said by Tim SheehyPolitiFactSep 17, 2024False“In Project 2025, you’re going to have to register with a new federal agency when you get pregnant.”Said by Tim WalzPolitiFactSep 17, 2024False“On (Josh) Stein’s watch, rapes in North Carolina are up 53%.”Said by Republican Governors AssociationPolitiFactSep 17, 2024TrueA photo shows a Haitian restaurant in Springfield, Ohio, packed with customers following former U.S. President Donald Trump's attacks on the community.SnopesSep 17, 2024FalseAn "ABC News whistleblower" died in a car crash following the Sept. 10, 2024, U.S. presidential debate.SnopesSep 17, 2024TrueA screenshot shared online in mid-September 2024 authentically showed a post on former U.S. President Donald Trump's Truth Social account reading: "I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!"SnopesSep 17, 2024FalseThe suspect in an alleged assassination attempt on Donald Trump in September 2024, Ryan Routh, appeared in a BlackRock commercial.SnopesSep 17, 2024FalseA video authentically showed Kamala Harris losing her temper at the 23rd 9/11 remembrance ceremony in New York and saying: "I'm not f***ing staying for this."SnopesSep 16, 2024FalseA photo shared on social media in mid-2024 accurately showed a size comparison between a bear’s paw and the man holding it.SnopesSep 16, 2024TrueTwo photos circulating on social media for years authentically showed jazz legend Louis Armstrong drawing a trumpet on a fan’s head in France.SnopesSep 16, 2024TrueGoats have rectangular pupils.SnopesSep 16, 2024False"Maduro llega a Rusia para pedir ayuda armamentista ante las relaciones negativas con los países americanos".Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactSep 16, 2024FalseFormer President Donald Trump posted “0-2” Sept. 15 on Truth Social.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactSep 16, 2024FalseRyan Routh appeared in a Blackrock commercial.Said by X postsPolitiFactSep 16, 2024FalseThe apparent assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump on Sept. 15, 2024, was “staged.”Said by X postsPolitiFactSep 16, 2024True“The most recent State Budget increased funding for the Department of Tourism by 98 percent.”Said by Robert CowlesPolitiFactSep 16, 2024TrueAn old photo authentically depicts U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris' Indian family.SnopesSep 16, 2024Can’t tellU.S. President Thomas Jefferson once said: “A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take everything that you have.”SnopesSep 16, 2024TrueA video shared on social media in early September 2024 showed a body armor company demonstrating its stab resistant vest on the organization's CEO.SnopesSep 15, 2024FalsePhotos that show lists of school names are “school shooting lists.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactSep 15, 2024