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Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on December 11, 2016 comments on "Meet the Press"
"There's been no conclusive or specific report to say" Russia was trying to muddy the election.
False
By Jon Greenberg • December 11, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 6, 2016 a tweet
"Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of control, more than $4 billion. Cancel order!"
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • December 6, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on December 4, 2016 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
Says Donald Trump "won more counties than any candidate on our side since Ronald Reagan."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • December 4, 2016
Bill de Blasio
Bill de Blasio
stated on November 18, 2016 a WNYC interview
On Donald Trump’s plan to cut federal funding to sanctuary cities, "because of a decision by the Supreme Court, no president's in a position to cut off funding across the board. It has to be very specific to the matter at hand."  
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • December 1, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 27, 2016 a tweet
Says he "won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • November 28, 2016
Javier M. Gonzales
Javier M. Gonzales
stated on November 16, 2016 an interview on The Kelly File
"Study after study have shown that sanctuary cities do not lead to an increase in crime because of the presence of people that are undocumented."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • November 28, 2016
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on November 14, 2016 an MSNBC interview
"President-elect Trump's immigration policies are very similar to policies that are sitting right in the Senate and the House today to temporarily suspend immigration from countries that harbor terrorism, to temporarily suspend immigration from Syria until we get better vetting."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • November 18, 2016
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on November 15, 2016 a column on rare.us
Says John Bolton supported the Iraq War and said last year that "I still think the decision to overthrow Saddam was correct."
True
By Louis Jacobson • November 17, 2016
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 11, 2016 a post on the Internet
"Donald Trump Protester Speaks Out: 'I Was Paid $3,500 To Protest Trump's Rally.' "
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • November 17, 2016
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on November 13, 2016 CNN's "State of the Union"
Financial conflict-of-interest "laws don't apply to the president, right? So, the president doesn't have to have a blind trust."
True
By Lauren Carroll • November 16, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 13, 2016 a 60 Minutes interview
Says there are "probably 2 million, it could be even 3 million" criminal immigrants in the country illegally.
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • November 15, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 13, 2016 a tweet
"The @nytimes sent a letter to their subscribers apologizing for their BAD coverage of me."
False
By Lauren Carroll • November 15, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 13, 2016 a tweet
"The @nytimes states today that DJT believes ‘more countries should acquire nuclear weapons.’ How dishonest are they. I never said this!"
False
By Lauren Carroll • November 14, 2016
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 12, 2016 web posts
"Final election 2016 numbers: Trump won" the popular vote.
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • November 14, 2016
Social Media
Social Media
stated on November 8, 2016 a viral Tweet
Says "thousands" at a Manhattan rally for Donald Trump were chanting "We hate Muslims, we hate blacks, we want our great country back."
Pants on Fire!
By Linda Qiu • November 9, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 7, 2016 a speech in Raleigh, N.C.
"Beyonce and Jay Z, I like them, I like them ... I get bigger crowds than they do. It's true. I get far bigger crowds."
False
By Aaron Sharockman, Linda Qiu • November 7, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on November 2, 2016 a rally in North Carolina
The list of voters that North Carolina Republicans "tried to purge was two-thirds black and Democratic."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • November 7, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 4, 2016 a rally in Atkinson, N.H.
"Nearly one in four people in their prime working years are not working."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • November 7, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on November 3, 2016 a speech in Phoenix
"Spanish was the first European language spoken in this country."
True
By Miriam Valverde • November 7, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on November 4, 2016 a campaign rally
Under Donald Trump's tax plan, "51 percent of single parents would see their taxes go up."  
True
By Linda Qiu • November 6, 2016
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