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Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) falsely claimed on Monday that President Trump “tear-gassed peaceful protesters for a photo op.”

Twitter corrected the notice that it appended to tweets by President Donald Trump on Tuesday after the Wall Street Journal pointed out that the fact check, itself, was factually inaccurate.

The Twitter official responsible for the platform’s fact-checking policy has tweeted that members of the Trump administration are “Nazis,” among other false and inflammatory statements on the platform.

Twitter added a link to “get the facts” about mail-in ballots after President Trump tweeted out widely-held concerns about the potential for voter fraud. The Twitter-curated “moment” is filled with mainstream media articles from CNN, Washington Post, and other outlets calling Trump a liar.

Fact check – CLAIM: It is legal for Michigan to send unsolicited applications to vote by mail to every registered voter in the state. VERDICT: UNCLEAR.

During his Morning Joe interview, Biden said Reade’s claims deserve to be taken seriously and fully investigated, but he is the one blocking that full investigation.

Fact check – CLAIM: “Trump rolled over for the Chinese” on coronavirus, while Joe Biden warned the administration to take action.

VERDICT: FALSE. Trump used a travel ban, which Biden opposed, and pressured China to let U.S. experts into the country.

Fact check – CLAIM: The New York Times claims that President Donald Trump “could have seen what was coming” on coronavirus. VERDICT: MOSTLY FALSE. The president considered the advice of experts and took some early, drastic actions.

Even Snopes is being, as one might expect, a bit dishonest here. This is not a “mostly false”; it’s a full-blown “false.”

Like millions of Americans, Trump owns mutual funds that give him a stake in nearly every big company in the world.

Fact check – CLAIM: Tea Party Republicans were to blame for President Barack Obama failing to replenish medical supplies in the national stockpile. VERDICT: MOSTLY FALSE. Republicans gave Obama 90% of the budget he wanted.

Fact check – CLAIM: Trump: “You can use a scarf … if people want to do it, there’s certainly no harm to it.” VERDICT: MOSTLY TRUE.

This is a remarkable admission from an increasingly unstable CNN anchor, who just last week demanded the American president stop communicating directly with the American people.

Fact check – CLAIM: The coronavirus outbreak hit the U.S. because President Donald Trump “eliminated” President Barack Obama’s pandemic office. VERDICT: FALSE.

Claim: Joe Biden said Sunday night that the United States is a “nation of immigrants.”

Biden claimed that because of Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, we have already “eaten a lot of our seed corn.”

Fact check – CLAIM: President Donald Trump “fired the entire White House pandemic team.” VERDICT: Partly false. Former National Security Advisor John Bolton “dissolved” the pandemic office but staff remained to deal with the issue.

The Washington Post’s fact-checker column slapped former Vice President Joe Biden’s White House campaign with four Pinocchios for its misleading attack ad about President Trump’s comments about the coronavirus, writing it presents “a false narrative that does not reflect the event as it occurred.”

Former Vice President Joe Biden claims that he was responsible for the Obama administration’s handling of the Ebola outbreak in 2014. But Biden caused panic in 2009 during the swine flu outbreak, telling Americans not to take flights or subways. Biden had to walk back his remarks and the Obama White House had to issue an apology.

An Associated Press fact check confirms what Breitbart News reported earlier this week: that Democrat presidential candidates are falsely claiming that President Donald Trump cut funding and personnel needed to fight coronavirus.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) claimed at the Democrat debate in Charleston, South Carolina, broadcast on CBS Tuesday night that she was fired from her first teaching job for being pregnant.

Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg claimed in the 2020 Democrat debate in Charleston, South Carolina, that people lived longer because of him.

Fact check – CLAIM: President Trump “fired” the government’s pandemic specialist, and “defunded” the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). VERDICT: Mostly false. The specialist was not fired; he quit. Some CDC cuts were proposed, but not implemented.

Fact check – CLAIM: Democrat billionaire-turned-presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg funded Republican campaigns. VERDICT: True, though Bloomberg has also funded — or “bought,” as he almost said — Democrats as well.

CLAIM: Michael Bloomberg claimed the non-disclosure agreements reached between his company and employees who allegedly experienced misconduct were “consensual” and weren’t forced upon those employees.

Sen. Bernie Sanders claimed during the Democrat debate Wednesday that Michael Bloomberg supported President George W. Bush in 2004.

Pete Buttigieg falsely claimed most abortions that occur late in pregnancy are due to some “devastating news” the mother has just heard.

Social media giant Facebook will reportedly soon be paying news wire Reuters to fact-check and verify news headlines, user-generated videos and photos, and other content in English and Spanish.

CLAIM: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez states that President Trump is “introducing fascism into the United States.” VERDICT: False.

Fact Check – CLAIM: Romney said the White House argued a statutory violation was needed for impeachment. VERDICT: FALSE.

Fact check – CLAIM: Trump told Sondland that “Zelensky has to announce these investigations.” FALSE. Adam Schiff relied on third-hand testimony contradicted by Sondland himself.

Fact check – CLAIM: The White House believes that it’s OK to take information from a foreign country in an election. VERDICT: FALSE.

Fact check – CLAIM: Alan Dershowitz and the White House lawyers believe that any action a president claims is in the public interest is unimpeachable. VERDICT: FALSE. Dershowitz specifically said crime-like actions are impeachable.

Fact check – CLAIM: Trump’s lawyers argued he has a right to abuse his power as much as he wants, which is also what he said. Verdict: FALSE.

Fact check – CLAIM: President Donald Trump only released the transcript of the Ukraine call after Democrats launched their impeachment inquiry. VERDICT: FALSE. Trump said he would release it, then Democrats announced the inquiry.

Fact check – CLAIM: President Donald Trump engaged in a “cover up” because of the way the administration handled the transcript of the Ukraine call. VERDICT: FALSE. Trump declassified and released the transcript.