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Mick Mulvaney
Mick Mulvaney
stated on October 1, 2017 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
On whether higher federal deficits are acceptable.
Full Flop
By Louis Jacobson • October 4, 2017
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 2, 2017 a tweet
"The crowd (in Las Vegas) fled at the sound of gunshots. Imagine the deaths if the shooter had a silencer ..."
False
By Manuela Tobias • October 4, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on October 2, 2017 a fake news post
A flight crew took a knee and stranded the New Orleans Saints on an airport runway.
Pants on Fire!
By Emily Tanaka • October 3, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 30, 2017 a tweet
In the Alabama Senate runoff, "the candidate I endorsed (Luther Strange) went up MANY points after endorsement!"
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 2, 2017
James Lankford
James Lankford
stated on September 25, 2017 a press conference
"The First Amendment’s the First Amendment. It goes start to finish. We can’t say to one football coach you’re fired if you kneel in silent prayer at the end of the game, but to a player, if you kneel in protest to a game, you’re celebrated."
Half-True
By Manuela Tobias • October 2, 2017
Lamar Smith
Lamar Smith
stated on September 18, 2017 a letter to a constituent
"The average tax bill for Americans in 2016 was a 41 percent increase from 2013."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 29, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 27, 2017 an interview with reporters
Says "No, I don't benefit, I don't benefit" from his tax proposal.
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 28, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 27, 2017 a speech in Indianapolis
Ending the estate tax would "protect millions of small businesses and the American farmer."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • September 28, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 27, 2017 an interview
"We have one senator who’s a ‘yes’ vote ... but he’s in the hospital. And he’s a ‘yes’ vote. So we can’t do it by Friday. So we have the votes" to pass a health care bill. 
False
By John Kruzel • September 28, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 22, 2017 a rally
"So now they take drugs, literally, and they throw it, a hundred pounds of drugs. They throw it over the wall, they have catapults, but they throw it over the wall, and it lands and it hits somebody on the head."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • September 27, 2017
Cory Gardner
Cory Gardner
stated on September 24, 2017 an interview
North Korea is "the fifth or fourth most sanctioned nation."
Mostly True
By John Kruzel • September 27, 2017
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on September 17, 2017 an NBC interview
"If you pass the so-called Dream Act, it will be the single biggest amnesty in the history of the United States, even bigger than the 1986 amnesty."  
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • September 26, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 21, 2017 a post on the Internet
"12 more hurricanes headed towards U.S."
Pants on Fire!
By Emily Tanaka • September 25, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 24, 2017 a tweet
"NFL attendance and ratings are WAY DOWN. Boring games yes, but many stay away because they love our country."
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • September 24, 2017
Roy Moore
Roy Moore
stated on September 21, 2017 a debate
DACA was "a mere memo from the Department of Homeland security under Barack Obama, which violated the laws."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin, Miriam Valverde • September 22, 2017
Luther Strange
Luther Strange
stated on September 21, 2017 a debate
Alabama is "the most generous state in the union in terms of what we give to charities."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 22, 2017
Luther Strange
Luther Strange
stated on August 29, 2017 a campaign website
"Roy Moore fought for pay increases for politicians while courts had to shut down because of lack of funding."
False
By John Kruzel • September 22, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 21, 2017 a tweet
The Graham-Cassidy health care bill does "include coverage of pre-existing conditions."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • September 21, 2017
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on September 21, 2017 comments on 'Fox & Friends'
"Thomas Jefferson said, ‘Government that governs least governs best.’ "
False
By Joshua Gillin • September 21, 2017
Bill Cassidy
Bill Cassidy
stated on September 20, 2017 an interview on CNN
Under the Graham-Cassidy health insurance bill, in "states like Maine, Virginia, Florida, Missouri, there will be billions more dollars to provide health insurance coverage for those in those states who have been passed by by Obamacare."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 20, 2017
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