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Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 13, 2018 a Facebook post
Says George Washington said, "A free people ought not only be armed and disciplined. But they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them. Which would include their own government."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • December 18, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 29, 2018 a meme
"Red trees are significant to the early Christian church. In eastern Europe, the church would dye the trees red to symbolize the blood of Jesus & the resurrection."
False
By Miriam Valverde • December 3, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 7, 2018 a press conference
"In the House, Republicans dramatically outperformed historical precedents."
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 8, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 27, 2018 a rally in Murphysboro, Ill.
Says he didn't cancel a political rally because after Sept. 11, "the New York Stock Exchange was open the following day."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 29, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 24, 2018 a rally in Mosinee, Wis.
"Many presidents don’t get the chance to put a Supreme Court justice on."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 25, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 6, 2018 a rally in Billings, Mont.
"When Abraham Lincoln made the Gettysburg Address speech, the great speech, do you know he was ridiculed? He was ridiculed."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 7, 2018
Ann Coulter
Ann Coulter
stated on August 23, 2018 a tweet
"The Dutch (Afrikaners) were" in South Africa "first."  
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • August 27, 2018
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on August 7, 2018 a since-deleted tweet
Says Winston Churchill said, "The fascists of the future will call themselves anti-fascists."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 7, 2018
Donald Trump Jr.
Donald Trump Jr.
stated on August 1, 2018 an interview with One America News Network
"You see the Nazi platform from the early 1930s ... look at it compared to the (Democratic Party) platform of today, you're saying, 'Man, those things are awfully similar.'"
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • August 3, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 29, 2018 a tweet
"Wow, highest Poll Numbers in the history of the Republican Party. That includes Honest Abe Lincoln and Ronald Reagan."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 30, 2018
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on July 16, 2018 an interview on Fox News
Says John Brennan "was a member of the Communist Party during the Cold War."
Mostly False
By Heaven Taylor-Wynn • July 19, 2018
Roman McAllen
Roman McAllen
stated on June 22, 2018 a speech at the Texas Democratic Party convention
"The Railroad Commission of Texas has nothing to do with railroads."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 19, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 5, 2018 a blog post
"Facebook removes, censors Declaration of Independence as ‘hate speech’"
Half-True
By Bill McCarthy • July 10, 2018
Becoming American Initiative
Becoming American Initiative
stated on July 3, 2018 an ad
Says Ronald Reagan said immigrants "brought with them courage and the values of family, work, and freedom. Let us pledge to each other that we can make America great again."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • July 3, 2018
Ivanka Trump
Ivanka Trump
stated on June 11, 2018 a tweet
A Chinese proverb says, "Those who say it can not be done, should not interrupt those doing it."
False
By Lucia Geng • June 22, 2018
Jim Spencer
Jim Spencer
stated on June 18, 2018 a news blog post
Says May 2018 marked the 401st straight month of global temperatures exceeding the 20th century average.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 20, 2018
Justin Nelson
Justin Nelson
stated on May 29, 2018 a tweet
Says "our indicted Attorney General Ken Paxton is back to being the only statewide official in the country under indictment."  
True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 7, 2018
Juan Williams
Juan Williams
stated on June 3, 2018 on a panel
North Korea's history of international negotiations shows "they'll take the concessions, they'll keep them in their pocket and then they won't deliver."
Half-True
By John Kruzel • June 7, 2018
Ben Sasse
Ben Sasse
stated on May 31, 2018 a statement
"We’ve been down this road before—blanket protectionism is a big part of why America had a Great Depression."
True
By Louis Jacobson • May 31, 2018
stated on May 8, 2018 an Austin American-Statesman news story
Says Austin has "been ranked repeatedly as one of the most, if not the most, economically segregated cities in the country."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 31, 2018
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