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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 15, 2017 a speech
Says of the diversity visa lottery program, "they give us their worst people, they put them in a bin," and "the worst of the worst" are selected. 
Pants on Fire!
By Miriam Valverde • December 20, 2017
Verified Politics
Verified Politics
stated on December 13, 2017 an article posted on the website
Says Sen. Mitch McConnell's delay in seating Alabama Sen.-elect Doug Jones "is a flagrant violation of Senate policy, which requires Jones assume office the instant one of them wins the election."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • December 18, 2017
Scott Perry
Scott Perry
stated on November 30, 2017 a House committee hearing
Says the Obama administration purged "training courses and information about Islamism, jihad, Sharia, and the Muslim Brotherhood."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • December 15, 2017
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on December 10, 2017 an interview on 'Meet the Press'
Says Donald Trump "has not apologized" for comments caught on tape by "Access Hollywood."
False
By John Kruzel • December 14, 2017
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on December 8, 2017 a statement released by her office
"Even with full control of the House, Senate and White House, Republicans have still failed to deliver on their promise of higher wages for working families."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • December 12, 2017
Don Blankenship
Don Blankenship
stated on December 3, 2017 a campaign ad
Says "Obama’s deadliest cover-up (in an explosion that killed 29 miners) has been uncovered" by internal government documents.  
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • December 11, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 8, 2017 a rally in Pensacola, Fla.
"Black homeownership just hit the highest level it has ever been in the history of our country."
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 11, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 8, 2017 a blog post
"Gloria Allred Accuser **ADMITS** She Tampered With Roy Moore’s Yearbook 'Signature.' "
Pants on Fire!
By Manuela Tobias • December 8, 2017
Brendan Boyle
Brendan Boyle
stated on December 5, 2017 a tweet
Says the concealed carry bill would allow residents of certain states to "travel to your community and walk right into a school zone with a loaded weapon, no matter what local laws say."
False
By John Kruzel • December 7, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 6, 2017 a cabinet meeting
"We’re … getting into the pool of the 100 million people that are not working. That pool is now coming back."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • December 7, 2017
Doug Jones
Doug Jones
stated on November 30, 2017 a campaign ad
"In a 2014 case involving a man convicted of abusing two underage girls, Judge Roy Moore disagreed and wrote the dissenting opinion."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • December 6, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 6, 2017 remarks at the White House
The Jerusalem Embassy Act "passed Congress by an overwhelming bipartisan majority and was reaffirmed by a unanimous vote of the Senate only six months ago."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • December 6, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 4, 2017 remarks to reporters
"Hillary Clinton lied many times to the FBI."
False
By Miriam Valverde • December 5, 2017
Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
stated on November 14, 2017 public testimony before Congress
"The violent crime rate has risen, and the homicide rate has risen by more than 20 percent in just two years, really after 30 years of decline in violent crime."
Mostly True
By Sophie Kaplan • December 4, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 29, 2017 a speech in St. Charles, Mo.
Says the tax bill "is going to cost me a fortune, this thing -- believe me. Believe me, this is not good for me."
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 30, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 29, 2017 a speech in St. Charles, Mo.
"For years, they have not been able to get tax cuts -- many, many years, since Reagan."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • November 30, 2017
Kevin Brady
Kevin Brady
stated on November 26, 2017 an interview with Fox News' Maria Bartiromo
In the House Republican bill, "70 percent of the tax relief goes to those families making less than 200,000."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 30, 2017
Tim Scott
Tim Scott
stated on November 26, 2017 an interview on ABC's "This Week"
"If you don't pay income taxes ... you'll have more money" under the Republican tax plan.
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 29, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 29, 2017 a post on Twitter
Says Joe Scarborough is party to an "unsolved mystery" from his time as a congressman in Florida.
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Sharockman • November 29, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 26, 2017 a tweet
Says Alabama Senate candidate Doug Jones "wants to raise taxes."
Mostly False
By John Kruzel • November 28, 2017
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