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Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on May 9, 2022 an interview on Steve Bannon's "War Room" podcast
“The Biden administration is bringing amendments that would propose that all nations of the earth cede their sovereignty over national health care decisions to the WHO.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • May 19, 2022
Survival International
Survival International
stated on April 22, 2021 a website press release
With the goal to preserve 30% of the earth’s land and water by 2030, “300 million people stand to lose their land and livelihood, most of them tribal and indigenous peoples.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • May 7, 2021
James Rockall
James Rockall
stated on May 9, 2017 a tweet
"More (people) die from indoor air pollution than from malaria, HIV/AIDS and TB combined."
Mostly True
By Smitha Rajan • May 18, 2017
Starbucks
Starbucks
stated on May 4, 2017 a Senate hearing
"Coffee is the second-most traded commodity after oil."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • May 8, 2017
Matt Damon
Matt Damon
stated on April 20, 2017 a discussion with the president of the World Bank
Poor people pay "in some cases, up to 25 percent of (their) income for water."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • May 1, 2017
Viral image
Viral image
stated on April 15, 2017 a tweet
"Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel has said the app is for rich people, don't want to expand in poor countries like India and Spain."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • April 17, 2017
Joseph Crowley
Joseph Crowley
stated on April 7, 2017 a tweet
"More than 20 million people are at risk of dying from starvation within 6 months in 4 nations."
True
By Jon Greenberg • April 11, 2017
Ted Yoho
Ted Yoho
stated on March 28, 2017 a House hearing
"Afghanistan has more hectares (of opium poppies) planted today than they had before we started this war."  
True
By Jon Greenberg • April 4, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 9, 2015 a post shared on Facebook
Government orders South African firm "to lay off 3,389 white employees."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • April 2, 2017
Nicholas Burns
Nicholas Burns
stated on March 28, 2017 a House committee hearing
"There are about as many members of the Armed Forces marching bands as there are American diplomats."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • March 31, 2017
Sean Spicer
Sean Spicer
stated on March 21, 2017 a press conference
"Global food demand is expected to increase by 50 to 97 percent by 2050."
Mostly True
By Gabrielle Healy • March 30, 2017
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on March 1, 2017 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press Daily"
"USAID put $8 billion up and attracted more than $45 billion in a public-private partnership called Power Africa."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • March 21, 2017
Keith Ellison
Keith Ellison
stated on March 7, 2017 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
Says President Donald Trump's travel ban could ban Somalis "from getting relief (from famine) through coming to the United States."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • March 13, 2017
Raj Shah
Raj Shah
stated on February 24, 2017 an op-ed
"Most U.S. foreign assistance ... is given to U.S. companies and nonprofits in the form of contracts and grants."  
True
By Jon Greenberg • March 8, 2017
Shenggen Fan
Shenggen Fan
stated on March 2, 2017 a panel discussion in Washington, D.C.
Every dollar of foreign aid for agricultural research "will bring $4 in trade with the countries and the United States ... generating employment back in the U.S."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • March 3, 2017
Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson
stated on February 17, 2017 comments at the Munich Security Conference
Global poverty is down to "less than 10% today from 37% in 1990."
Mostly True
March 1, 2017
Bono
Bono
stated on February 17, 2017 a speech at the Munich Security Conference
"For every extra year a girl goes to school, her income goes up 12 percent."  
True
By Jon Greenberg • February 22, 2017
Bob Corker
Bob Corker
stated on February 15, 2017 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
"Today, 27 million people .. are enslaved."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • February 17, 2017
World Food Program
World Food Program
stated on February 5, 2017 a tweet
"Food waste is the 3rd largest contributor" of greenhouse gas emissions.  
False
By Jon Greenberg • February 14, 2017
Danielle Nierenberg
Danielle Nierenberg
stated on January 9, 2017 a tweet
"Tanzania farmers face 12 years in prison for trading seeds thanks to foreign aid."
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • February 10, 2017
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