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Louie Gohmert
Louie Gohmert
stated on February 21, 2017 a press release:
Political activists are "being paid" to protest members of Congress.
False
By Joshua Gillin • February 27, 2017
Thomas Perez
Thomas Perez
stated on February 26, 2017 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
Says "Donald Trump wants to eliminate overtime pay for people." 
Mostly False
By Allison Graves • February 26, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 25, 2017 a tweet:
"The National Debt in my first month went down by $12 billion."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • February 25, 2017
Thomas Perez
Thomas Perez
stated on February 22, 2017 a CNN-sponsored debate:
"If you're in Texas, you have got to drive 120 miles to get an ID."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 24, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 18, 2017 a campaign rally:
"Look at what’s happening last night in Sweden. Sweden, who would believe this? Sweden. They took in large numbers. They’re having problems like they never thought possible."
False
By Allison Graves • February 19, 2017
Robert Menendez
Robert Menendez
stated on February 13, 2017 a tweet:
Recent immigration raids "are not business as usual. The raids are being done indiscriminately. They’re not focused simply on criminal aliens."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • February 17, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 16, 2017 a press conference:
"The stock market has hit record numbers, as you know. And there has been a tremendous surge of optimism in the business world."  
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • February 16, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 16, 2017 a news conference:
The media has "a lower approval rate than Congress."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • February 16, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 16, 2017 comments during and after the 2016 presidential campaign:
On leaks and the release of secret information.
Full Flop
By Louis Jacobson • February 16, 2017
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu
stated on February 15, 2017 a joint press conference with President Donald Trump:
In the "past few weeks," President Donald Trump pointed out "Iranian violations on ballistic missile tests. By the way, these ballistic missiles are inscribed in Hebrew, ‘Israel must be destroyed.’ "
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • February 15, 2017
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 13, 2017 an interview with MSNBC's Chris Hayes:
"Before the Affordable Care Act, (West Virginia’s) uninsured rate for people 64 to 19 was 29 percent. Today, it is 9 percent."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • February 14, 2017
Stephen Miller
Stephen Miller
stated on February 12, 2017 an interview on ABC's "This Week":
"I'm calling into question the accuracy of the ruling. The district judge in Seattle said there was no indication of terrorism from these seven countries in our country."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 14, 2017
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on February 7, 2017 a Fox News interview:
Of 1 million green cards issued a year, "almost none of those green cards are based on job skills or demonstrated economic needs."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • February 14, 2017
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on February 3, 2017 a CNN interview:
Israel cut its illegal immigration rate by "99 percent" by constructing a 143-mile fence along its southern border.
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • February 13, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 12, 2017 a tweet:
Says "72% of refugees admitted into U.S. (2/3 -2/11) during COURT BREAKDOWN are from 7 countries: SYRIA, IRAQ, SOMALIA, IRAN, SUDAN, LIBYA & YEMEN."
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • February 12, 2017
Stephen Miller
Stephen Miller
stated on February 12, 2017 an interview on ABC's "This Week":
"This issue of busing voters in to New Hampshire is widely known by anyone who’s worked in New Hampshire politics. It’s very real, it’s very serious."
Pants on Fire!
By Katie Sanders • February 12, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 12, 2017 a tweet:
"While on FAKE NEWS @CNN, Bernie Sanders was cut off for using the term fake news to describe the network. They said technical difficulties!"
False
By Allison Graves • February 12, 2017
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 5, 2017 an interview on CNN:
Says former President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominations "required 60 votes."
Half-True
By Gabrielle Healy • February 9, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 9, 2017 a tweet:
Says CNN’s Chris Cuomo "never asked" Sen. Richard Blumenthal about Blumenthal's misstatements on his own service in Vietnam.
False
By Jon Greenberg • February 9, 2017
Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen
stated on February 8, 2017 a CNN interview:
"Back when Ted Cruz called Mitch McConnell a liar on the floor of the Senate floor, nobody invoked Rule 19 to censor him."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • February 8, 2017
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