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stated on May 6, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says a photo of a young girl crying alongside an ISIS member is a Christian being forced into sexual slavery as a child bride.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • May 7, 2019
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stated on April 10, 2019 in a Facebook post:
For the first time in U.S. history, a one-year-old appears in court as a defendant.
False
By Samantha Putterman • April 26, 2019
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on April 16, 2019 in a speech.:
"Disparities in infant mortality between white America and black America (are) greater today, in 2019,  than in the year 1850..."
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • April 23, 2019
Shelia Stubbs
Shelia Stubbs
stated on March 12, 2019 in a public forum:
"Wisconsin (has) the highest infant mortality rate for black babies nationwide."
True
By D.L. Davis • April 16, 2019
Jeremiah Samples
Jeremiah Samples
stated on February 28, 2019 in testimony before the West Virginia state Senate:
"We have had an increase of 67 percent (in) the number of children taken into state custody since 2014."
Mostly True
By Catherine Harrington, Madison Weaver • April 3, 2019
Lena Taylor
Lena Taylor
stated on March 14, 2019 in a community meeting:
Says Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett did not want a juvenile facility in Milwaukee, "has never been to a juvenile facility," and "didn't want it to be done."
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • April 2, 2019
Children at Risk
Children at Risk
stated on March 19, 2019 in a press conference:
"Right now, only 11 percent of the 15,000 child care providers in Texas are certified as meeting quality standards."
Mostly True
By Madlin Mekelburg • March 22, 2019
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on February 19, 2019 in a TV interview:
On phasing out the private-school voucher program in his first budget
Half Flip
By Mica Soellner • March 12, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 26, 2019 in Facebook posts:
Says the WIC program was created by the Black Panthers to help feed single mothers and children in their communities.
False
By Samantha Putterman • March 5, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 28, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Thai police found bodies of children with their organs removed.
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • March 4, 2019
Mary Elizabeth Coleman
Mary Elizabeth Coleman
stated on January 23, 2019 in a speech at a General Laws Committee hearing:
A girl’s "life expectancy is seven years after entering into prostitution."
False
By Madison Conte • February 27, 2019
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on February 19, 2019 in a policy announcement on Medium:
"The high cost of child care is the No. 1 reason people give for having fewer children than they’d like."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • February 25, 2019
Jim Justice
Jim Justice
stated on November 9, 2018 in a tweet:
"As of September 2018, there are 6,683 WV children in foster care — 1,415 of whom are legally eligible for adoption."
Mostly True
By Matt Minard • January 10, 2019
House Majority PAC
House Majority PAC
stated on October 26, 2018 in a TV ad:
Says Ohio U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot "voted to cut health care for kids, affecting up to half the families at Cincinnati’s own Children’s Hospital."
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • November 5, 2018
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on September 25, 2018 in a campaign ad:
Says he "raised graduation rates to nearly 90 percent."
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • October 31, 2018
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on September 29, 2018 in an Austin rally:
Says that in Texas, "you can be too gay to adopt" a foster child "who needs a loving home."  
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 4, 2018
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on August 16, 2018 in a public forum:
"Special education categorical aid" from the state "hasn’t been raised in over a decade."
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • September 20, 2018
House Majority PAC
House Majority PAC
stated on September 12, 2018 in campaign ad:
Says Dino Rossi "stripped" health care "from 45,000 children."
Mostly True
By Manuela Tobias • September 18, 2018
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 5, 2018 in a TV ad:
"A teacher watched hard-core pornography in his classroom," along with other inappropriate behavior, but Tony Evers didn't revoke the teacher's license and "the teacher is still in the classroom."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • September 13, 2018
A Stronger Wisconsin
A Stronger Wisconsin
stated on August 20, 2018 in a TV ad:
"When two judges said it was illegal to fire a teacher" who viewed pornography at school, "Tony Evers worked with Republicans and Democrats and changed the law."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • September 12, 2018
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