One Facebook post claims Cheney, vice chair of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, already lost the election — days before voting has ended. The Facebook post features an unrelated 24-minute snippet from the Aug. 14 broadcast of Newsmax’s "Wake Up America Weekend" morning show, which makes no mention of Cheney. The Facebook post’s assertion of Cheney’s loss was made two days before the primary election and before any vote had been counted. Our rulingA Facebook post claims Cheney lost her re-election bid as the House representative for Wyoming. Although Cheney is expected to lose her seat, the post was made two days before the primary election.

Source: CNN August 17, 2022 01:13 UTC