copenlu/druid huggingface dataset:
Claim: Make America Great Again (MAGA) Inc. released an ad claiming Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% to replace former President Donald Trump's Tax Cuts and Job Act and voted against funding for the border wall. (MAGA Inc., 2023-05-24)
Evidence (2023-05-25): If Your Time is short - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis faced attacked from Republican rivals even before he entered the 2024 presidential race. We’ve fact-checked claims about his record on elections and taxes and his fight with Disney. [...] MAGA Inc., a pro-Trump political action committee, seemed to hark back to DeSantis’ days in the House Freedom Caucus. It ran an ad in Iowa that said, "In Congress, Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% national sales tax where the middle class pays more." We rated that Half True. The ad referred to the Fair Tax Act, a measure DeSantis co-sponsored in Congress to introduce a 23% federal sales tax and eliminate income, estate, payroll and gift taxes along with the Internal Revenue Service.
Claim: Make America Great Again (MAGA) Inc. released an ad claiming Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% to replace former President Donald Trump's Tax Cuts and Job Act and voted against funding for the border wall. (MAGA Inc., 2023-05-24)
Evidence (2023-05-16): Pro-Trump PAC says DeSantis pushed 23% national sales tax in Congress, omitting key details [...] "In Congress Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% national sales tax where the middle class pays more," said an ad by MAGA Inc., a pro-Trump political action committee. [...] A MAGA Inc. TV ad said that "in Congress Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% national sales tax."
Claim: Make America Great Again (MAGA) Inc. released an ad claiming Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% to replace former President Donald Trump's Tax Cuts and Job Act and voted against funding for the border wall. (MAGA Inc., 2023-05-24)
Evidence (2024-03-14): Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. The latest ad from the pro-Donald Trump super PAC Make America Great Again Inc. puts the issue of President Joe Biden’s age front and center. It features a clip of Biden appearing to fumble and grasp for words and ends with the narrator questioning whether Biden will live long enough to serve a second term. [...] According to NBC News, MAGA Inc. is spending $500,000 to air the ad nationally on MSNBC, CNN, Fox News and Newsmax.
Claim: Make America Great Again (MAGA) Inc. released an ad claiming Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% to replace former President Donald Trump's Tax Cuts and Job Act and voted against funding for the border wall. (MAGA Inc., 2023-05-24)
Evidence (2024-08-15): A campaign mailer that some say incorrectly implies that the listed candidates all have the endorsements of former President Donald Trump, Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Brevard Republican Executive Committee has local Republican officials and some candidates steaming mad. [...] The mailer ― called a "Voter Guide" — contains photos of Trump and DeSantis; depicts a red baseball cap with white "MAGA" lettering; and says "Make America Great Again PC is proud to have endorsed." It then lists candidates, most of whom are on the Aug. 20 primary ballot in Brevard. [...] The Make America Great Again PC lists about $2.3 million in contributions and $2.1 million in expenditures since 2018, according to Florida's campaign finance database. Its expenditures this year included $300,000 in July to SIMWINS (Strategic Image Management), Anthony Pedicini's Tampa political consulting firm, for design, printing and distribution of mailers.
Claim: Make America Great Again (MAGA) Inc. released an ad claiming Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% to replace former President Donald Trump's Tax Cuts and Job Act and voted against funding for the border wall. (MAGA Inc., 2023-05-24)
Evidence (2024-05-15): Make America Great Again Inc. is one of many political action committees affiliated with former President Donald Trump. The super PAC was established six weeks before the 2022 midterm elections to provide a final push for Trump-backed candidates. Taylor Budowich, Trump’s former spokesperson, heads the group. As a super PAC, officially known as an independent expenditure-only committee, MAGA Inc. advocates the election or defeat of federal candidates without coordinating with candidates, campaigns or political parties. It can accept unlimited contributions, but it must disclose its donors. [...] MAGA Inc. spent over $19.1 million on independent expenditures during the 2022 election, including over $14 million on ads against Democratic U.S. senatorial candidates in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Of the Democratic candidates it targeted, only Tim Ryan, then a U.S. representative, lost his race for Ohio’s open Senate seat, which was won by Republican J.D. Vance.
Claim: Make America Great Again (MAGA) Inc. released an ad claiming Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% to replace former President Donald Trump's Tax Cuts and Job Act and voted against funding for the border wall. (MAGA Inc., 2023-05-24)
Evidence (2024-07-18): Trump’s false claim on his tax cuts [...] Facts First: This is false. Analyses have found that Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was not the largest in history, either in percentage of gross domestic product or inflation-adjusted dollars. [...] This is false. Analyses have found that Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was not the largest in history, either in percentage of gross domestic product or inflation-adjusted dollars. You can read a detailed fact check here.
Claim: Make America Great Again (MAGA) Inc. released an ad claiming Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% to replace former President Donald Trump's Tax Cuts and Job Act and voted against funding for the border wall. (MAGA Inc., 2023-05-24)
Evidence (2018-01-06): But hold on. It would be dangerous to underestimate this man. [...] But he’s been a great political conman. He conned 62,979,879 Americans to vote for him in November 2016 by getting them to believe his lies about Mexicans, Muslims, African-Americans, Barack Obama, Hillary [...] And he’s still conning many of them.
Claim: Make America Great Again (MAGA) Inc. released an ad claiming Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% to replace former President Donald Trump's Tax Cuts and Job Act and voted against funding for the border wall. (MAGA Inc., 2023-05-24)
Evidence (2024-01-16): DeSantis is slightly overperforming some of the pre-election polling. [...] DeSantis made a push for Evangelical Christians, but so far his support with that group is only slightly greater than with non-evangelicals. [...] Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy have also focused heavily on meeting voters on the ground across the state.
Claim: Make America Great Again (MAGA) Inc. released an ad claiming Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% to replace former President Donald Trump's Tax Cuts and Job Act and voted against funding for the border wall. (MAGA Inc., 2023-05-24)
Evidence (2024-10-09): Taking our houses and trees, drawing lines, pushing us into tiny places. [...] But it was something else. [...] Throughout the current election cycle, Trump and congressional Republicans have campaigned on extending policies from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% and also benefited wealthy individuals.
Claim: Make America Great Again (MAGA) Inc. released an ad claiming Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% to replace former President Donald Trump's Tax Cuts and Job Act and voted against funding for the border wall. (MAGA Inc., 2023-05-24)
Evidence (2022-07-24): Browse short-form content that's perfect for a quick read [...] Highlight your latest work via email or social media with custom GIFs. [...] Design pixel-perfect content like flyers, magazines and more with Adobe InDesign.
Claim: Make America Great Again (MAGA) Inc. released an ad claiming Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% to replace former President Donald Trump's Tax Cuts and Job Act and voted against funding for the border wall. (MAGA Inc., 2023-05-24)
Evidence (2022-09-15): - Ron DeSantis (Incumbent) ✔ [...] Other gubernatorial primary candidates responded to the allegations. [...] The Republican Governors Association (RGA) released its second ad supporting Gov. Brian Kemp, and former President Trump held a rally supporting primary challenger David Perdue.
Claim: Make America Great Again (MAGA) Inc. released an ad claiming Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% to replace former President Donald Trump's Tax Cuts and Job Act and voted against funding for the border wall. (MAGA Inc., 2023-05-24)
Evidence (2024-10-09): He pushed the great replacement theory that influenced the racist mass shooter in Buffalo. [...] May 7th, 2021 by Democratic Party of WisconsinGOP Legislators Push Mexican Border Wall [...] He’s regularly voted against federal funding for roads, bridges, railways, airports
Claim: Make America Great Again (MAGA) Inc. released an ad claiming Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% to replace former President Donald Trump's Tax Cuts and Job Act and voted against funding for the border wall. (MAGA Inc., 2023-05-24)
Evidence (2024-04-04): Election forecasters rate the general election Solid/Safe Republican. [...] Politico wrote about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R) endorsements: [...] Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
Claim: Make America Great Again (MAGA) Inc. released an ad claiming Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% to replace former President Donald Trump's Tax Cuts and Job Act and voted against funding for the border wall. (MAGA Inc., 2023-05-24)
Evidence (2023-08-25): Trump Is top choice for nearly 60% of GOP voters, WSJ poll shows: Support for DeSantis collapses in postdebate survey. The new survey finds that what was once a two-man race for the nomination has collapsed into a lopsided contest in which Trump, for now, has no formidable challenger. The former president is the top choice of 59% of GOP primary voters, up 11 percentage points since April. (Aaron Zitner & John McCormick, Wall Street Journal) [...] Trump maintains national lead among Republican primary voters: According to the latest Morning Consult tracking poll Trump leads Ron DeSantis 56% to 17% with only Vivek Ramaswamy (8%) and Mike Pence (7%) doing better than three percent support among the other contenders. (Taegan Goddard, Political Wire) [...] A new Monmouth poll of Republican voters shows Donald Trump leading Ron DeSantis in a presidential primary, 41% to 27%. Trump has made gains among nearly every voting bloc since the start of the year and is especially popular among strong MAGA supporters. (Taeggan Goddard)
Claim: Make America Great Again (MAGA) Inc. released an ad claiming Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% to replace former President Donald Trump's Tax Cuts and Job Act and voted against funding for the border wall. (MAGA Inc., 2023-05-24)
Evidence (2024-10-09): Feb 27th, 2024 by Rich KremerMAGA Wisconsin GOP Pushed to Restrict IVF Access, Reproductive Freedom [...] Claims ad, with excerpts of Trump speaking, used technology to create false statement. [...] Dec 20th, 2018 by Wisconsin Institute for Law & LibertyDuffy Supports Funding for Border Wall
Claim: Make America Great Again (MAGA) Inc. released an ad claiming Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% to replace former President Donald Trump's Tax Cuts and Job Act and voted against funding for the border wall. (MAGA Inc., 2023-05-24)
Evidence (2024-01-18): What we covered here - Haley makes her case: GOP candidate Nikki Haley at a CNN town hall reiterated her view that America was never a racist country and leaned into her foreign policy experience in discussing international hotspots. She also brushed off recent personal attacks from Donald Trump and said she would consider pardoning the former president if he were convicted, calling a pardon "healing for the country." [...] - Questions from voters: Haley fielded questions from moderator Jake Tapper and an audience of New Hampshire voters who say they intend to vote in the state’s GOP primary. The town hall marks the latest in CNN’s series of GOP presidential town halls. A CNN town hall was held Tuesday with Ron DeSantis. Our live coverage has ended. Read more about the town hall and 2024 campaign in the posts below.
Claim: Make America Great Again (MAGA) Inc. released an ad claiming Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% to replace former President Donald Trump's Tax Cuts and Job Act and voted against funding for the border wall. (MAGA Inc., 2023-05-24)
Evidence (2024-01-23): SHAPIRO: Mara, it was not that long ago that Democrats were afraid Florida Governor Ron DeSantis would clinch the nomination. They saw him as having conservative ideology without the Trump baggage of indictments and impeachments. Yet DeSantis dropped out over the weekend and endorsed Donald Trump. What happened? [...] KHALID: Did you see any impact from the Florida governor, Ron DeSantis, dropping out of the race? [...] SULLIVAN: He's going to be our nominee (ph).
Claim: Make America Great Again (MAGA) Inc. released an ad claiming Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% to replace former President Donald Trump's Tax Cuts and Job Act and voted against funding for the border wall. (MAGA Inc., 2023-05-24)
Evidence (2021-08-26): Political campaigns have long used catchy slogans to mobilise and energise supporters behind their cause, or to impugn their rivals. [...] Swing State Voters Increasingly Concerned About Coronavirus [...] Given Coronavirus Situation, Trump Voters Nearly Twice As Likely to Be Comfortable Voting in Person
Claim: Make America Great Again (MAGA) Inc. released an ad claiming Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% to replace former President Donald Trump's Tax Cuts and Job Act and voted against funding for the border wall. (MAGA Inc., 2023-05-24)
Evidence (2024-04-30): - Overall, we rate Make America Great Again Inc. as right-based and questionable based on the publication of conspiracies and propaganda against the opponents of Donald Trump, the use of poor sources, a lack of transparency with funding, and numerous failed fact checks. [...] Failed Fact Checks - Make America Great Again (MAGA) Inc. released an ad claiming Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% to replace former President Donald Trump’s Tax Cuts and Job Act and voted against funding for the border wall. – False - "Drug traffickers, rapists, poisoning our country. But Nikki Haley refused to call illegals ‘criminals.’" – False - "In Congress, DeSantis voted three times to cut Social Security, even to privatize Medicare. … Worse? DeSantis wanted to raise the retirement age to 70." – Mostly False - Ron DeSantis "sided with the liberals" and "sponsored the bill to make Puerto Rico a state. – Misleading - "Nikki Haley refused to call illegals criminals" and "repeatedly pushed amnesty for illegals." – False - "Did you see Biden’s paying rent for illegals now? They get handouts and we pay for all of it." – False Overall, we rate Make America Great Again Inc. as right-based and questionable based on the publication of conspiracies and propaganda against the opponents of Donald Trump, the use of poor sources, a lack of transparency with funding, and numerous failed fact checks. (D. Van Zandt 01/30/2024) Updated (04/30/2024)
Claim: Make America Great Again (MAGA) Inc. released an ad claiming Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% to replace former President Donald Trump's Tax Cuts and Job Act and voted against funding for the border wall. (MAGA Inc., 2023-05-24)
Evidence (2013-12-23): A Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll of 801 registered voters suggests that if the presidential primary were held now, 21% would vote for DeSantis and 16% would support former President Donald Trump. [...] A Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics pollshowed 21% of respondents favored DeSantis compared to 16% for Trump. [...] A recent Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics presidential preference poll stated 31% of Utah Republican voters supported Florida Gov. Ron Desantis and 23% were for former President Donald Trump.
Claim: Make America Great Again (MAGA) Inc. released an ad claiming Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% to replace former President Donald Trump's Tax Cuts and Job Act and voted against funding for the border wall. (MAGA Inc., 2023-05-24)
Evidence (2024-10-03): TODAY: FRC and FRC Action to Hold Fourth Annual Pray Vote Stand Summit
Claim: Make America Great Again (MAGA) Inc. released an ad claiming Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% to replace former President Donald Trump's Tax Cuts and Job Act and voted against funding for the border wall. (MAGA Inc., 2023-05-24)
Evidence (2022-12-31): November 11, 2022 – from Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) [...] As Americans head to the polls, several key personal finance issues are weighing on voters’ minds and wallets. [...] On March 28, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation that effectively bans discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida’s schools. The so-called "Don’t Say Gay" bill creates new restrictions on classroom speech around LGBT people and same-sex families, and empowers parents to sue a school if the policy is violated, chilling any talk of LGBT themes lest schools or teachers face potentially costly litigation.
Claim: Make America Great Again (MAGA) Inc. released an ad claiming Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% to replace former President Donald Trump's Tax Cuts and Job Act and voted against funding for the border wall. (MAGA Inc., 2023-05-24)
Evidence (2024-09-30): In May 2017, he promoted a conspiracy theory that Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party had Seth Rich, an employee for the Democratic National Committee, killed during the 2016 presidential race.[226] [...] which was interpreted by CNN and others as a threat.[235] [...] See also [edit]- List of federal political scandals in the United States - List of federal political sex scandals in the United States - List of United States representatives expelled, censured, or reprimanded
Claim: A post shared on Instagram claims to show a Ukrainian tank disguised as a house. (Viral Video, 2023-06-05)
Evidence (2023-06-05): The house on wheels was created by a civilian. It was created before the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Claim: A post shared on Instagram claims to show a Ukrainian tank disguised as a house. (Viral Video, 2023-06-05)
Evidence (2022-02-24): Ukraine conflict: Many misleading images have been shared online The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to false or misleading videos and photographs being posted on social media claiming to be from the conflict. [...] Another video clip claims to show Russian paratroopers landing near the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.
Claim: A post shared on Instagram claims to show a Ukrainian tank disguised as a house. (Viral Video, 2023-06-05)
Evidence (2022-04-25): A video purporting to show intense fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces outside a block of flats has racked up 7.7 million views. [...] A video of a column of Ukrainian tanks in central Kyiv was presented as if they were on their way to defend the capital against a Russian offensive. It received nine million views. But it was filmed during an independence-day military parade several years ago. And a video of a tank with a Ukrainian flag, speeding down a residential street - viewed four million times - also dated back to the Russia-Ukraine conflict of 2014.
Claim: A post shared on Instagram claims to show a Ukrainian tank disguised as a house. (Viral Video, 2023-06-05)
Evidence (2024-10-05): New footage shows a Ukrainian "dragon" drone appearing to destroy a Russian tank with "molten thermite." [...] New footage appears to show a Ukrainian "dragon" drone destroying a Russian tank. Ukraine's defense ministry shared the video on X on Friday, claiming in the caption that the drone fired "molten thermite" at the Russian tank.
Claim: A post shared on Instagram claims to show a Ukrainian tank disguised as a house. (Viral Video, 2023-06-05)
Evidence (2022-03-08): It is shared as supposed evidence that the war in Ukraine is a hoax and civilian victims are actually "crisis actors" - people hired to act out scenes from an attack. [...] It was taken during a training course provided by the far-right Azov battalion for civilian volunteers in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv willing to defend themselves and their communities in case of a Russian invasion. [...] The original photo was taken during a rehearsal for a military parade in Kyiv.
Claim: A post shared on Instagram claims to show a Ukrainian tank disguised as a house. (Viral Video, 2023-06-05)
Evidence (2022-02-27): The two photos at the bottom of the Instagram post are also from Feb. 24 and show the apartment complex that was attacked, Reuters fact-checkers found. The building can be seen in a report by Anadolu Agency and in a video by Justin Yau, a photojournalist in Ukraine. [...] A social media user claims a photo of a Ukrainian woman that went viral after her apartment building was attacked on the first day of Russia’s invasion is actually from a 2018 gas explosion in Russia. [...] BBC, "Ukraine invasion: Misleading claims continue to go viral," Feb. 28, 2022
Claim: A post shared on Instagram claims to show a Ukrainian tank disguised as a house. (Viral Video, 2023-06-05)
Evidence (2024-10-07): The user shared the video, claiming that it showed an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) attack on a Russian ‘T-90M’ tank during the Russia-Ukraine war. During the investigation, we also found this video on the official X account of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry. This video was shared on October 8, 2023, stating that it was a Russian tank destroyed by the Ukrainian Army. Apart from this, the Desk also found mention of this incident in several media reports, including ‘Kiev Post’ and ‘Telegraph’, which stated that the Ukrainian army destroyed 24 Russian tanks.
Claim: A post shared on Instagram claims to show a Ukrainian tank disguised as a house. (Viral Video, 2023-06-05)
Evidence (2022-03-25): The video was filmed in front of Kyiv’s famed House with Chimeras, where Zelensky had recorded one of his first videos following Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24. [...] So, this appears to be another example of false information about the war. See a list of other claims we’ve debunked here. [...] Pancake, John. "Festooned With Fantasy, Kiev’s House of Chimeras survived the Soviet era." Wall Street Journal. 3 Apr 2010.
Claim: A post shared on Instagram claims to show a Ukrainian tank disguised as a house. (Viral Video, 2023-06-05)
Evidence (2023-06-09): Russia boasted of blowing up an advanced Ukrainian tank. Video shows it was a tractor [...] Tank crews operating at the front lines typically conceal themselves in vegetation or behind buildings, emerging only to move and shoot, two experts in military vehicles told the AP. It would be highly unusual for tanks to be parked in the open, where they make easy targets for enemy gunners, they said. [...] "The silhouette of that particular vehicle or object did not look commensurate with what I’d be expecting for a Leopard tank," said George Barros, who leads the Geospatial Intelligence Team for Russia and Ukraine at the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War. "I agree ... that it was probably a piece of heavy farm equipment."
Claim: A post shared on Instagram claims to show a Ukrainian tank disguised as a house. (Viral Video, 2023-06-05)
Evidence (2023-06-19): But footage shared on social media appeared to show that the tank was destroyed before it reached its target of Ukrainian troops nestled in a tree line. [...] With the tank seemingly disabled, unsteady drone footage, shot from the direction of the Russian line, appeared to show the movement of Ukrainian troops in the trees. [...] Analysts geolocated the footage close to the front line near Marinka in the Donetsk region, where fighting has been prevalent in the past week.