Pete Buttigieg: ‘I Don’t Have a Problem Standing up to Somebody Who Was Working on Season Seven of Celebrity Apprentice When I Was Packing My Bags for Afghanistan’ As the 2020 election drew nearer, a quote meme circulated on social media that referenced Buttigieg's time in the military.
‘Pete Buttigieg With the Only Acceptable Answer Re: Late Term Abortions’ An October 2020 George Takei post renewed interest in purported remarks by Pete Buttigieg in response to Chris Wallace regarding "late term abortions."
Buttigieg Deletes Tweet Decrying ‘Nostalgia for the Revolutionary Politics of the 1960s’ The Democratic Party presidential candidate also made the remark during the debate, deleting a tweet in which he quoted himself.
Does Bernie Sanders’ Plan Tax People Making $29,000 at 52 Percent? A super-viral text meme claimed that a plan from the presidential candidate would raise taxes "52% on anybody making over $29,000 per year."
Did Pete Buttigieg’s Campaign Insert ‘Artificial Applause’ Into a Video Ad? A progressive group claimed that a video from the Democratic presidential candidate was augmented by creative audio editing.
Did Pete Buttigieg’s Campaign Pay $42,500 to Iowa Caucus App Developer Shadow, Inc.? A tweet claimed that Pete Buttigieg and Joe Biden were the only two Democratic Party presidential candidates that gave money to Shadow, Inc., which developed an app to tally votes in the 2020 Iowa caucus.
Did Bernie Sanders’ Campaign ‘Have Five Lawyers’ Contact Democratic Officials in Iowa? A progressive congressional candidate attracted attention amid the Iowa Democratic Party caucus delay.
Who Broke the Iowa Caucuses and Why Were Results Delayed? As the first Democratic primary event spiraled into chaos and coin flips, social media users blamed campaigns and post-2016 reforms for the bizarre series of events.
‘A Quick Peek at Which States are Googling Bernie Sanders the Most Over the Last 30 Days’ A Twitter user claimed a map showed which states are doing internet searches for the 2020 presidential candidate the most in the previous month.
Local News Station Conducts Voting Poll Listing Bernie Sanders as ‘Other’? Viewers cried foul after a segment appeared to omit the Vermont senator and presidential candidate.
