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Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on March 5, 2017 in an interview with CNN's "State of the Union":
Says 70 percent of benefits in Donald Trump’s proposal for child care "go to the people making over $100,000 a year."
True
By Gabrielle Healy • March 8, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 7, 2017 in a tweet:
"122 vicious prisoners, released by the Obama Administration from Gitmo, have returned to the battlefield."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • March 7, 2017
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
stated on March 5, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week":
"Everybody acts like President Trump is the one that came up with this idea. ... There are multiple news outlets that have reported" former President Barack Obama ordered wiretapping on Trump.
False
By Allison Graves • March 5, 2017
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on March 2, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week":
"We've repealed regulations for the first time in 20 years using the Congressional Review Act -- three regulations that were going to cost the economy hundreds of millions of dollars and tens of thousands of jobs."
Half-True
By Gabrielle Healy • March 2, 2017
Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill
stated on March 2, 2017 in a tweet:
"I’ve been on the Armed Services (Committee) for 10 years. No call or meeting w/ Russian ambassador. Ever."
False
By Lauren Carroll • March 2, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 28, 2017 in a speech before a joint session of Congress:
"According to data provided by the Department of Justice, the vast majority of individuals convicted of terrorism and terrorism-related offenses since 9/11 came here from outside of our country."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • March 2, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 28, 2017 in a speech to Congress:
"Currently, when we ship products out of America, many other countries make us pay very high tariffs and taxes — but when foreign companies ship their products into America, we charge them nothing or almost nothing."
Half-True
By Allison Graves • March 2, 2017
Thomas Perez
Thomas Perez
stated on March 1, 2017 in an interview on CNN's "New Day":
"The primary financing mechanism of the Affordable Care Act is a tax on wealthy people."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • March 1, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 28, 2017 in a speech to Congress:
Says his budget "calls for one of the largest increases in national defense spending in American history."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • March 1, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 28, 2017 in a speech:
"Obamacare premiums nationwide have increased by double and triple digits."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • March 1, 2017
Louie Gohmert
Louie Gohmert
stated on February 21, 2017 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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
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