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Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on September 21, 2017 comments on 'Fox & Friends'
"Thomas Jefferson said, ‘Government that governs least governs best.’ "
False
By Joshua Gillin • September 21, 2017
Kevin Nicholson
Kevin Nicholson
stated on August 6, 2017 a TV interview
"Ronald Reagan was a verified Democrat until his mid-50s." 
True
By D.L. Davis • September 21, 2017
Sid Miller
Sid Miller
stated on August 23, 2017 an interview on Spectrum Cable's "Capital Tonight"
Says a poll showed 70 percent to 75 percent of people want to see Confederate statues "remain up and not taken down."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 6, 2017
Brian Kemp
Brian Kemp
stated on August 23, 2017 a campaign email
"Our conservative Georgia values are under attack" ... (People) are "calling for the removal of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson statues."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • August 30, 2017
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stated on August 22, 2017 social media feeds
"At the PEAK of slavery in 1860, only 1.4% of Americans owned slaves. What your history books (don't) tell you is that 3,000 blacks owned a total of 20,000 slaves the same year."
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 24, 2017
Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson
stated on August 15, 2017 comments on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight'
"The United States ended slavery around the world, and maybe we should get some credit for that, too."
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • August 17, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 17, 2017 a tweet
"Study what General Pershing of the United States did to terrorists when caught. There was no more Radical Islamic Terror for 35 years!"
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Sharockman, Louis Jacobson • August 17, 2017
Joy Reid
Joy Reid
stated on August 13, 2017 on NBC’s Meet The Press
"The idea of putting up (Confederate) monuments actually didn’t happen right after the Civil War. It happened during the 1960s."
Mostly False
By John Kruzel • August 15, 2017
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stated on August 9, 2017 a Twitter post
"Bill Clinton gave North Korea $5 billion and two nuclear reactors in 1994, essentially giving them nukes."
False
By Joshua Gillin • August 9, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 7, 2017 a tweet
Says his time away from Washington coincides with a "long planned renovation" for the White House.
True
By Manuela Tobias • August 8, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on August 6, 2017 Internet posts
U.S. Sen. John McCain "was singlehandedly responsible for starting a fire on (the) USS Forrestal aircraft carrier."
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • August 7, 2017
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on March 31, 2017 a U.S. Senate campaign kickoff event in Dallas
"I’m one of two members of Congress out of 535 that takes no corporate cash, no political action committee money."
Half-True
By Fauzeya Rahman • July 27, 2017
Ian Bremmer
Ian Bremmer
stated on July 18, 2017 comments on 'The Rachel Maddow Show'
Says President Richard Nixon held meetings with heads of state without an American interpreter.
True
By Joshua Gillin • July 21, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 17, 2017 a speech
"We’ve signed more bills -- and I’m talking about through the legislature -- than any president ever."  
False
July 20, 2017
Evan Smith
Evan Smith
stated on July 10, 2017 as quoted in a story in The New Yorker
"The last majority-Anglo high school class in Texas graduated in 2014."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 19, 2017
Pete Olson
Pete Olson
stated on June 9, 2017 a radio interview brought to light June 20, 2017
Says that Bill Clinton "basically" told then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch in 2016 that "we killed Vince Foster."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • July 5, 2017
Richard Burr
Richard Burr
stated on June 8, 2017 an interview
"This is not the first time (the Russians) have been involved in our elections."
Half-True
By Will Doran • June 20, 2017
Rafael Anchia
Rafael Anchia
stated on April 20, 2017 a tweet
"How many federal rulings have NOW found intentional discrimination by #Txlege since 2011? 6."
True
By Bobby Cervantes • June 14, 2017
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
stated on May 19, 2017 a press release supporting the Back The Blue Act of 2017
"Last year was one of the deadliest years ever for law enforcement officers."
False
By Will Doran • May 23, 2017
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on April 28, 2017 a speech to the National Rifle Association
"The first Congress passed a law mandating that every able-bodied man must own a musket."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 19, 2017
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