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Jeff Flake
Jeff Flake
stated on October 31, 2017 in a speech on the Senate floor:
Says Roy Moore said a "practicing Muslim should not be a member of Congress because of his faith."  
True
By Jon Greenberg • November 9, 2017
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 9, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate:
"You can look at the propaganda on a lot of the terrorists' sites and what Donald Trump says about Muslims is used to recruit fighters."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Miriam Valverde • October 10, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention:
"An amendment, pushed by Lyndon Johnson many years ago, threatens religious institutions with a loss of their tax-exempt status if they openly advocate their political views."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 22, 2016
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on April 8, 2015 in a broadcast the Sean Hannity radio show:
"You can’t build a Christian church in Saudi Arabia."  
True
By Jon Greenberg • April 9, 2015
Jeff Graham
Jeff Graham
stated on January 7, 2015 in an interview with WABE radio:
The religious liberty bill proposed in the Georgia House of Representatives does not specifically exclude corporations, which means they can legally claim a religious exemption.
True
By April Hunt • January 21, 2015
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on October 15, 2014 in a letter to David Feldman, Houston's city attorney:
A lawyer demanded "several Houston pastors hand over to the city government many of their private papers, including their sermons."
True
By Dylan Baddour • October 23, 2014
Hemant Mehta
Hemant Mehta
stated on March 11, 2014 in a blog post:
"In Oregon, students are skipping math class to learn about the Bible."
True
By Dana Tims • March 19, 2014
Timothy Dolan
Timothy Dolan
stated on December 1, 2013 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
"We, the bishops of the United States -- can you believe it -- in 1919 came out for more affordable, more comprehensive, more universal health care."
True
By Julie Kliegman • December 4, 2013
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 20, 2013 in a Facebook post:
The very first meal on the surface of the moon was the Holy Communion.
True
By Janel Davis • September 16, 2013
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on August 29, 2012 in an email.:
Wayne Powell has a "stated position of having no objection to taking `In God We Trust" off of U.S. currency."
True
By Warren Fiske • September 10, 2012
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on August 24, 2010 in a speech:
"There is already a mosque four blocks away."
True
By Robert Farley • August 26, 2010
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
stated on August 10, 2010 in a press release.:
"U.S. taxpayers are being forced to fund Feisal Abdul Rauf’s trip to the Middle East."
True
By Louis Jacobson • August 19, 2010
Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert
stated on April 12, 2010 in an interview on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report":
John Paul Stevens is the only Protestant on the U.S. Supreme Court.
True
By Catharine Richert • April 14, 2010
MoveOn.org
MoveOn.org
stated on April 5, 2008 in an e-mail message:
McCain sought the political support of minister John Hagee, "who believes Hurricane Katrina was God's punishment for gay rights and called the Catholic Church 'the Antichrist' and a 'false cult.'"
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 15, 2008