Herschel Walker in 2022 FactCheck
On Crime:
FactCheck: Claimed Capitol rioters distracted from fraud
On the afternoon of January 6, Walker tweeted a false suggestion that the Capitol riot was orchestrated by people who wanted to stop the discussion about election fraud. "Have you noticed were not talking about election fraud and election integrity now?
Seems like this was well planned to shut everything down and run the clock out," Walker wrote. Walker falsely suggested that these people weren't actually Trump supporters -- calling them "Trojan horses" and saying "they do not look like MAGA."
Source: CNN Fact-Check on 2022 Georgia Senate race
Aug 28, 2021
On Drugs:
Criticizes Biden Administration over false crack pipe policy
[TeamHerschel.com press release 2/9/22] "I am deeply disturbed by the news that the Biden Administration is using taxpayer funds to distribute free crack pipes," Herschel said. "To make things worse, they are doing this in the name of 'racial equity'--
and Senator Raphael Warnock has stood by this Administration every step of the way. There is nothing compassionate about enabling people to continue using dangerous and lethal drugs. Instead, we should focus on helping people get treatment and move
beyond addiction."[FactCheck by CNN, 2/17/22]: An article claiming that the Biden administration planned to give away crack pipes to drug addicts went viral, eliciting outrage on the right. HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and Dr. Rahul Gupta, director
of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, issued a statement clarifying that "no federal funding will be used directly or through subsequent reimbursement of grantees to put pipes in safe smoking kits."
Source: CNN FactCheck on 2022 Georgia Senate race
Feb 17, 2022
On Education:
Removed false claim of being a college graduate from website
Walker's campaign removed a false claim -- which inaccurately said the candidate graduated from the University of Georgia -- from a website for his Senate bid, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported. Walker's campaign deleted the claim, which said
that the former football star had "graduated from UGA with a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice," after the paper asked about the reference. The inaccurate claim that Walker completed a degree in criminal justice has been made before.
Source: CNN Fact-Check on 2022 Georgia Senate race
Dec 17, 2021
On Government Reform:
Opposed certifying Biden's Georgia victory, claims fraud
In a tweet Walker falsely alleged that there was "Country wide election fraud." Walker called for Trump and "TRUE PATRIOTS" to conduct a "total cleansing" and continued, "Let's get back to real Law & Order and prosecute all the bad actors.
Whatever it takes to get the job done." Walker said that Georgia should refuse to certify Biden's victory there because of "serious Election Fraud," asking in a video "how can we certify something that we know is not right."
Source: CNN Fact-Check on 2022 Georgia Senate race
Aug 28, 2021
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