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Immigration protest in California
Garland Tucker mostly wrong about Tillis supporting ‘amnesty’
By Elizabeth Thompson June 5, 2019

Said Sen. Thom Tillis "co-sponsored a bill that not only provided amnesty, but provided a clear path to citizenship for illegal immigrants."

Trump and Queen
Donald Trump said the UK is America’s largest trading partner. It ranks 5th
By Jon Greenberg June 5, 2019

The United Kingdom is "our largest (trading) partner."  

Prison bars
Wisconsin State Rep. Chris Taylor on the mark with prison claim
By D.L. Davis June 4, 2019

"We saw the prison population expand and vacancy rates for correctional officers go from 2.9% to 15.2%" over the last eight years.

Trump talking to reporters
Is Donald Trump the most transparent president ever? No
By Louis Jacobson June 4, 2019

"There has never been, ever before, an administration that’s been so open and transparent."

Georgia guns
Barack Obama wrong on limits of US gun laws, machine gun sales
By Jon Greenberg June 4, 2019

"Anybody can buy any weapon, any time without much, if any, regulation. They buy it over the internet. They can buy machine guns."  

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Northam wrongly says report confirms he wasn’t in racist photo
By Warren Fiske June 4, 2019

An investigation of a racist photo "confirmed what I said all along, that I’m not in the picture."  

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Kevin McCarthy falsely says Justin Amash votes more often with Nancy Pelosi than him
By Stefanie Pousoulides June 3, 2019

Says U.S. Rep. Justin Amash "votes more with Nancy Pelosi than he ever does with me."

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No, California won’t teach all kindergarteners that there are 15 genders
By Amy Sherman May 31, 2019

"California to teach kindergarteners there are 15 genders."

Ben Carson, housing
No, undocumented immigrants aren’t impacting the waitlist for public housing in Houston
By Madlin Mekelburg May 30, 2019

More than 100,000 people are waiting for public housing in Houston and people who are in the country illegally are taking their spaces.

Joe Biden in New Hampshire May 2019
Fact-check: Joe Biden’s defense of his 1994 crime bill and mass incarceration
By Jon Greenberg, John Kruzel May 30, 2019

The 1994 crime bill "did not generate mass incarceration."

Pocan on Trump dairy photo
Pocan says Trump tweet “directly contradicted” Mueller comments
By Eric Litke May 30, 2019

Says Donald Trump's claim that "there was insufficient evidence and therefore, in our country, a person is innocent" directly contradicts Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s statement.

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