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Brian Krassenstein
Brian Krassenstein
stated on October 12, 2023 a post on X
It has been U.S. policy “for at least 79 years" to require Americans who intend to be evacuated from overseas to sign a promissory note.
True
By Amy Sherman • October 13, 2023
Jonathan Martin
Jonathan Martin
stated on April 30, 2023 a roundtable on ABC's "This Week"
“Joe Biden was older on his first day as president than Ronald Reagan was on his last day.”
True
By Louis Jacobson • May 1, 2023
Jake Tapper
Jake Tapper
stated on January 13, 2021 remarks in a CNN broadcast
The second presidential impeachment of Donald Trump was “the most bipartisan impeachment in American history.”
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 13, 2021
Sunny Hostin
Sunny Hostin
stated on July 15, 2020 an episode of ABC's "The View"
“Homicides are intraracial. When you look at white-on-white crime, it's 84%. Right? Homicides. White people kill white people.”
True
By Bill McCarthy • July 17, 2020
Chris Hayes
Chris Hayes
stated on July 7, 2020 a TV segment
"Higher education is one of America's strongest export sectors. Over 1 million international students studied at American universities, (in the) 2018-19 school year. They contributed over $40 billion to the economy.”
True
By Bill McCarthy • July 10, 2020
Desiree Rogers
Desiree Rogers
stated on June 10, 2020 an interview on CNN
In COVID-19 crisis, “only 20% of African Americans had jobs where they could work from home.”
True
By Jon Greenberg • June 16, 2020
Michael Dougherty
Michael Dougherty
stated on March 12, 2020 a tweet
“Some states are only getting 50 tests per day, and the Utah Jazz got 58.”
True
By Bill McCarthy • March 13, 2020
Jake Tapper
Jake Tapper
stated on February 4, 2020 comments on CNN
“Traditionally, the Speaker says: ‘Members of Congress, I have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you the President of the United States.’ (Tonight) Speaker Pelosi said, ‘Members of Congress, the President of the United States.’ "
True
By Louis Jacobson • February 5, 2020
Andrew Napolitano
Andrew Napolitano
stated on October 24, 2019 an interview
The impeachment inquiry hearings "going on behind closed doors over which Congressman Schiff is presiding—they are consistent with the rules" of the U.S. House of Representatives.    
True
October 28, 2019
Brett McGurk
Brett McGurk
stated on October 20, 2019 an MSNBC appearance
"President Trump has sent 14,000 American troops to the (Middle East) region since May. So he can't tell his political rallies that he's getting troops out of endless wars when he's sending 14 times the amount back into the region."
True
By Bill McCarthy • October 22, 2019
Samuel Sinyangwe
Samuel Sinyangwe
stated on August 30, 2019 a tweet
"America has more governors who’ve worn blackface than black governors."
True
By Bill McCarthy • September 6, 2019
Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
stated on September 3, 2019 an episode of ABC's "The View"
"The last time people (created a Hollywood blacklist), people ended up killing themselves … They were accused, and they lost their right to work."
True
By Bill McCarthy • September 5, 2019
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ta-Nehisi Coates
stated on June 19, 2019 congressional testimony
"The typical black family in this country has one-tenth the wealth of the typical white family."
True
July 1, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 7, 2018 a blog post
Says Sean Hannity told listeners of his radio show that "Beto O’Rourke is asking for help in getting undocumented to vote."
True
By Miriam Valverde • September 14, 2018
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on June 21, 2018 in a monologue
"There isn't a system" for reuniting families separated under Trump’s zero tolerance border policy.
True
By John Kruzel • June 29, 2018
The Gateway Pundit
The Gateway Pundit
stated on June 21, 2018 a headline
"Migrant mother and ‘crying girl’ on Time cover never separated."
True
By Amy Sherman • June 25, 2018
Fareed Zakaria
Fareed Zakaria
stated on June 10, 2018 in a monologue
"When you tally up their representation in Congress and governorships, the Democrats almost have their lowest representation in about 100 years." 
True
By John Kruzel • June 15, 2018
Noah Smith
Noah Smith
stated on March 7, 2018 a Bloomberg View column
"Since 1990, production of metals in the U.S. has held roughly constant, but the number of people employed in the industry has fallen steadily."
True
By Louis Jacobson • March 8, 2018
USA Trainnews
USA Trainnews
stated on January 30, 2018 a headline
"Rep. Paul Gosar asks Capitol Police to arrest illegal immigrants attending State of the Union."
True
By Amy Sherman • February 1, 2018
Ronald Brownstein
Ronald Brownstein
stated on January 23, 2018 a CNN interview
"They found 60 votes in the Senate in 2006 and 2013" for immigration legislation, and "each time the House Republican majority refused to take it up."
True
By Miriam Valverde • January 26, 2018
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