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Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on February 1, 2019 an interview
"Seventy percent of the American public agree with" Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "on having the top marginal (tax) rate for the rich" at 70 percent, and "that's a Fox News Poll saying that."  
Mostly False
February 6, 2019
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on October 4, 2017 a Facebook post
"People who die from a home invasion make up a sad but minuscule .04% of all gun murders in the U.S. And over a third of them are killed by their own gun that the criminal has either stolen or wrestled from them."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • October 25, 2017
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on November 11, 2016 remarks on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
In Flint, Mich., "the pipes still haven't been replaced. The water is still poisoned."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 21, 2016
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on June 14, 2016 a tweet after the Orlando shooting
The ammunition used in the Orlando shooting "is banned by Geneva Convention. It enters the body, spins & explodes."
False
By Neelesh Moorthy • June 23, 2016
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on January 1, 2014 a "New York Times" op-ed
Because of the health care law, "by 2017, we will be funneling over $100 billion annually to private insurance companies."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • January 3, 2014
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on November 2, 2012 a tweet
Says during George W. Bush’s administration "we were losing millions of jobs per month," while under Barack Obama we have "three years of gaining hundreds of thousands of jobs per month."
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 2, 2012
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on September 28, 2011 an interview on "Democracy Now"
"Not a single banker, a CEO from Wall Street, anyone from corporate America — nobody, (there was) not one arrest of any of these people who brought down the economy in 2008."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 7, 2011
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on March 5, 2011 a speech to protesters in Madison, Wisconsin
"Just 400 Americans -- 400 -- have more wealth than half of all Americans combined."
True
March 10, 2011
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on October 2, 2009 his movie "Capitalism: A Love Story"
During the Reagan administration, "Millions of people were thrown out of work."
Mostly False
October 8, 2009
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on October 2, 2009 his movie "Capitalism: A Love Story"
During the Reagan era, while productivity increased, "wages for working people remained frozen."  
Mostly True
October 7, 2009
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on October 2, 2009 his movie "Capitalism: A Love Story"
During the Reagan era, "the richest Americans had their top income tax rate cut in half."
Mostly True
October 6, 2009
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on October 2, 2009 the movie Capitalism: A Love Story
All the talk about socialism during the campaign made young people more interested in it by Election Day.
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 2, 2009
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on October 2, 2009 in his movie "Capitalism: A Love Story"
In the 1950s,  "A lot of people got rich — and they had to pay a top tax rate of 90 percent."
Mostly True
October 2, 2009
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on September 26, 2009 an appearance on Larry King Live
"The majority actually want single-payer health care."
False
October 1, 2009
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on September 29, 2009 a press conference
After Fahrenheit 9/11 came out, "Bush's approval rating never was better, it only got worse."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 1, 2009
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on September 29, 2009 a news conference in Washington, D.C.
"The richest 1 percent have more financial wealth than the bottom 95 percent combined."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 1, 2009
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on September 23, 2009 an interview on "The Colbert Report"
Goldman Sachs was Barack Obama's "No. 1 private contributor."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 25, 2009
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on April 21, 2008 MichaelMoore.com
During the Monica Lewinsky scandal, the Clintons brought the Rev. Jeremiah Wright to the White House for "spiritual counseling."
False
April 25, 2008