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Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on November 3, 2017 a speech:
"With this plan, the typical family of four will save $1,182 a year on their taxes."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 3, 2017
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
stated on November 1, 2017 a White House press briefing:
Says diversity visa immigrants are not vetted.
False
By Miriam Valverde • November 2, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 1, 2017 a tweet:
Says the diversity visa lottery program is "a Chuck Schumer beauty."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde • November 1, 2017
Edward Markey
Edward Markey
stated on October 26, 2017 a statement:
Says HIV and AIDS rates have spiked "due to increased heroin and fentanyl use."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • October 31, 2017
James Lankford
James Lankford
stated on October 22, 2017 an interview on "Face the Nation":
"For the last 10 years, our economy has grown at less than 2 percent on average every single year for 10 years. We have not had a decade like that in a century in America."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • October 31, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 30, 2017 a tweet:
Says Paul Manafort’s alleged crimes were "years ago, before Paul Manafort was part of the Trump campaign."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 30, 2017
Evan Jenkins
Evan Jenkins
stated on October 23, 2017 a tweet:
Says Patrick Morrisey "ran for Congress in NJ as pro-choice."
False
By Manuela Tobias • October 30, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on October 30, 2017 a blog post:
"Jeff Flake’s office leaks names of those charged in Mueller’s Russian probe."
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Sharockman • October 30, 2017
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on October 22, 2017 An MSNBC interview:
Says West Virginia is "down to around 50 percent of the adult workers who are actually working now because of addiction or conviction."
Half-True
By Allison Colburn • October 27, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 25, 2017 a news conference:
"We have done more in eight months than the previous administration has done in many years" against ISIS.
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • October 26, 2017
Doug Jones
Doug Jones
stated on September 27, 2017 an interview:
Says Roy Moore "has advocated getting the federal government out of health care altogether, which means doing away with Medicaid, which means doing away with Medicare."
False
By John Kruzel • October 26, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 25, 2017 a tweet:
Says the GOP plan he supports is "the biggest tax cut in U.S. history."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 26, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 22, 2017 a tweet:
Says "46 percent of people believe major national news organizations fabricate stories about me."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • October 24, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 18, 2017 a tweet:
Insurance companies "have made a fortune with Obamacare."
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 23, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on October 10, 2017 a fake news website:
Says Tampa Bay Lightning hockey player J.T. Brown was "fired after raising fist during national anthem."  
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • October 23, 2017
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on October 12, 2017 a tweet:
The state and local tax deduction is a major benefit for moderate-income households because "50% of households that claim State & Local Tax deduction make under $100K."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2017
John Kelly
John Kelly
stated on October 19, 2017 a White House briefing:
At a 2015 dedication of an FBI building in Florida, Rep. Frederica Wilson "stood up there ... and talked about how she was instrumental in getting the funding for that building, and how she took care of her constituents because she got the money, and she just called up President Obama, and on that phone call he gave the money -- the $20 million -- to build the building. And she sat down."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2017
Roy Moore
Roy Moore
stated on October 16, 2017 in an interview:
NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem is "against the law."
False
By John Kruzel • October 19, 2017
Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
stated on October 12, 2017 a speech:
In the U.S. asylum system, "claims of 'fear to return' have skyrocketed, and the percentage of claims that are genuinely meritorious are down."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • October 19, 2017
Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley
stated on October 15, 2017 comments on ABC:
"And I think that his engagement with Congress is something that never happened under President Obama. They were never allowed to debate it. They were never allowed to discuss it. So, now Congress is going to be fully engaged on the threats of Iran."
Mostly False
By Allison Colburn • October 19, 2017
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