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Newt Gingrich
stated on May 21, 2017 in an episode of "Fox and Friends":

Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich "apparently was assassinated at 4 in the morning, having given WikiLeaks something like 53,000 emails and 17,000 attachments. ... It turns out, it wasn’t the Russians."

Pants on Fire!

By Lauren Carroll • May 23, 2017

Viral image
stated on April 15, 2017 in a tweet:

"Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel has said the app is for rich people, don't want to expand in poor countries like India and Spain."

Mostly False

By Jon Greenberg • April 17, 2017

Fight for the Future
stated on March 28, 2017 in a tweet:

"215 members of Congress just voted to let your ISP spy on what type of underwear you buy and sell that data to advertisers."

Mostly True

By Lauren Carroll • March 30, 2017

Vicky Hartzler
stated on March 14, 2017 in a press release:

"Roughly one-fourth of rural Missourians are unable to purchase high-speed internet, which puts them at a disadvantage in everything from education to entertainment to health care."

Half-True

By Gary Garrison • March 20, 2017

Gavin Newsom
stated on March 7, 2017 in a tweet:

"Cost of iPhone: $399 - Cost of healthcare for 1 year: $10,345 - Hearing @jasoninthehouse compare the 2 as if they are the same: priceless"

Mostly True

By Chris Nichols • March 10, 2017

George Takei
stated on January 20, 2017 in a Tweet:

"The White House removed its climate change web page. And the healthcare, civil rights and LGBT sections."

Mostly True

By Lauren Carroll • January 23, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on January 11, 2017 in a press conference at Trump Tower:

The Russians "tried to hack the Republican National Committee, and they were unable to break through."

Mostly True

By Lauren Carroll • January 11, 2017

Reince Priebus
stated on January 8, 2017 in an interview:

Says Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta’s email password was "password."

False

By Tom Kertscher • January 11, 2017

Jesse Watters
stated on January 4, 2017 in an episode of Fox News' "Outnumbered":

Says John Podesta’s email password was "password."

False

By Lauren Carroll • January 6, 2017

Jeff Brandes
stated on December 22, 2016 in a tweet:

"Unlike California, we in Florida welcome driverless cars - no permit required."

True

By Amy Sherman • December 28, 2016

Jill Stein
stated on November 26, 2016 in a video:

"Wisconsin uses voting machines that are outlawed, they are illegal."

Pants on Fire!

By Tom Kertscher • November 29, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on October 30, 2016 in a Tweet:

"Twitter, Google and Facebook are burying the FBI criminal investigation of Clinton. Very dishonest media!"

False

By Lauren Carroll • November 2, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on October 25, 2016 in a speech:

"The man who was in charge of the investigation of Hillary Clinton accepted essentially from Hillary Clinton $675,000 that went to his wife."

Mostly False

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 26, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on October 13, 2016 in a speech:

Says Hillary Clinton was "let off the hook" for her email scandal while Gen. David Petraeus had his life "destroyed for doing far, far less."

False

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 18, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate:

Says Donald Trump "publicly invited Putin to hack into Americans’ (emails)."

Half-True

By Amy Sherman • September 27, 2016

John Fleming
stated on September 12, 2016 in a radio ad:

"The head of the IRS ordered 24,000 emails erased before Congress could review them, making sure the American people will never know the real truth."

False

By Katherine Burns, Rachel Tiede • September 15, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on September 8, 2016 in Senate floor remarks:

"If Congress fails to act, the Obama administration intends to give away control of the internet to an international body akin to the United Nations."

False

By W. Gardner Selby • September 14, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 16, 2016 in a speech:

Says Hillary Clinton is "proposing to print instant work permits for millions of illegal immigrants to come in and take everybody's jobs, including low-income African-Americans."

False

By Tom Kertscher • August 18, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on August 15, 2016 in a campaign speech in Scranton, Pa. :

Says her campaign platform includes the "biggest investment in new, good-paying jobs since World War II."

Half-True

By Lauren Carroll • August 17, 2016

Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on June 23, 2016 in a radio ad:

Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "opposes faster broadband internet in small towns" and "got nearly $90,000 in campaign contributions from the telecom special interests."

Half-True

By Cara Lombardo • July 27, 2016

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