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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 20, 2017 in his inaugural address:
"We've made other countries rich while the wealth ... of our country has dissipated over the horizon."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • January 20, 2017
The Other 98%
The Other 98%
stated on January 17, 2017 in a viral image on the Internet:
Thirteen Democratic senators "voted against cheaper medicines" and took millions from "big pharma since 2011."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 18, 2017
Betsy DeVos
Betsy DeVos
stated on January 17, 2017 in her Senate confirmation hearing:
"I would imagine that there's probably a gun in the school (in Wapiti, Wyo.) to protect from potential grizzlies."
False
By Lauren Carroll • January 18, 2017
John Lewis
John Lewis
stated on January 14, 2017 in an interview with NBC's 'Meet the Press':
The inauguration of Donald Trump "will be the first one that I miss since I've been in Congress."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • January 17, 2017
Luke Messer
Luke Messer
stated on January 5, 2017 in a CNN story:
"By funding the authorization that’s already happened a decade ago (in the Secure Fence Act of 2006), we could start the process of meeting Mr. Trump’s campaign pledge to secure the border."
True
By Miriam Valverde • January 17, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 14, 2017 in a tweet:
Says Georgia’s 5th congressional district, represented by John Lewis, is "in horrible shape and falling apart (not to mention crime infested)."
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • January 15, 2017
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on January 15, 2017 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":
"The vast majority of people that got insurance under President Obama's Obamacare, the Affordable Care Act, got it through Medicaid."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • January 15, 2017
Sheri Dillon
Sheri Dillon
stated on January 11, 2017 in a press conference at Trump Tower:
"Paying for a hotel room is not a gift or a present and it has nothing to do with an office. It's not an emolument." 
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • January 13, 2017
Keith Ellison
Keith Ellison
stated on January 5, 2017 in a tweet:
"House GOP rules package bars CBO from counting spikes in deficit spending spurred by an ACA repeal."
False
By Louis Jacobson • January 12, 2017
Rex Tillerson
Rex Tillerson
stated on January 11, 2017 in a Senate confirmation hearing:
"I have never lobbied against sanctions personally... to my knowledge, Exxon never directly lobbied against sanctions.  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • January 12, 2017
The Other 98%
The Other 98%
stated on January 9, 2017 in a viral image:
"The same 3 senators who have spent the last 3 years s------- themselves over ‘Benghazi!’ just introduced a bill to reduce embassy security by 50 percent."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 12, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 11, 2017 in a press conference:
Americans don't "care at all" about Donald Trump's tax returns.
False
By Joshua Gillin • January 11, 2017
Donald Trump
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
Richard Durbin
Richard Durbin
stated on January 10, 2017 in Sessions' Senate confirmation hearing for attorney general:
Of Sen. Jeff Sessions, "you've objected to immigrants volunteering to serve in our armed forces, saying, 'In terms of who's going to be most likely to be a spy, somebody from Cullman, Ala., or somebody from Kenya?'"
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • January 10, 2017
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on January 9, 2017 in an op-ed on FoxNews.com:
"About 8 out of 10 favor changing Obamacare significantly or replacing it altogether."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 10, 2017
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on January 3, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC:
Says Donald Trump campaigned on not cutting Medicare and Social Security, but his nominee for the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Tom Price, "made his career on cutting Medicare and Medicaid."
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • January 10, 2017
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on January 4, 2017 in comments to reporters on Capitol Hill:
Under Obamacare, "American families have seen an increase in premiums of $5,000."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 9, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 6, 2017 in a statement released by the transition office:
Activities by foreign governments had "absolutely no effect on the outcome of this election."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 8, 2017
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on January 8, 2017 in an interview on 'Face the Nation':
"In 2009, Mitch McConnell was the person that’s saying, 'Hey, we should get all the ethics information in before we do the hearings.' "
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • January 8, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 3, 2017 in a tweet:
"General Motors is sending Mexican made model of Chevy Cruze to U.S. car dealers-tax free across border."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • January 4, 2017
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