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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 10, 2016 a rally in Ambridge, Pa.
"We don't have any" chess grandmasters in the United States.
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • October 14, 2016
James Woods
James Woods
stated on August 27, 2016 a tweet
"The Dallas Cowboys can’t put a sticker on their helmets for the 5 police officers who were killed."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 1, 2016
Sid Miller
Sid Miller
stated on July 9, 2016 as quoted in a commentary by Ken Herman of the Austin American-Statesman
Says that since lawmakers acted, "we have 130 new businesses across Texas doing helicopter hog hunts."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 12, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 29, 2016 a tweet
"As usual, Hillary & the Dems are trying to rig the debates so 2 are up against major NFL games."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • August 1, 2016
Drew Brees
Drew Brees
stated on June 12, 2016 as quoted in an interview with Kirk Bohls of the Austin American-Statesman
"Do you know what the second sport with the most concussions is? Women’s soccer… And the third most dangerous sport? Cheerleading."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 15, 2016
Moms Rising
Moms Rising
stated on July 13, 2016
"In North Carolina, paid family leave is more popular than college basketball."
Mostly True
By Will Doran • July 15, 2016
Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt
stated on May 18, 2016 an interview on NBC
Zika mosquitoes "can’t catch me."
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • May 19, 2016
Jerry Jones
Jerry Jones
stated on March 22, 2016 remarks to reporters at NFL annual meeting
Says it’s "absurd" to say there’s enough data to establish a link between playing football and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • April 22, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 18, 2016 in a speech
Says professional football coach Rex Ryan "won championships in New York. The AFC, I think, twice."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 20, 2016
The Other 98%
The Other 98%
stated on March 31, 2016 a Facebook image
"Last year (the U.S. women’s soccer team) generated $20 million more than the men’s team and were paid almost four times less."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • April 6, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on April 6, 2016 a speech to the AFL-CIO Convention
When mentioning Villanova’s buzzer-beating win in the national championships, Hillary Clinton said: "I love those come-from-behind victories."
Mostly False
By Anna Orso, Dan Levy • April 6, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 7, 2016 a speech in Concord, N.C.
"NASCAR endorsed Trump"
Half-True
By Will Doran • March 7, 2016
A.J. Jacobs
A.J. Jacobs
stated on February 6, 2016 an interview
Says President John F. Kennedy released a star Green Bay Packer from military reserve duty so that he could play in the 1961 NFL Championship Game.  
True
February 9, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on November 19, 2015 an interview with Steven Crowder
The "federal government is going after school districts, trying to force them to let boys shower with little girls."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • December 4, 2015
ESPN
ESPN
stated on September 27, 2015 in an article
Alabama’s Crimson Tide will be the underdog in Saturday’s game against the Georgia Bulldogs, the first time in 72 consecutive games that Alabama has not been favored by oddsmakers to win.
Mostly True
By Nancy Badertscher • October 1, 2015
Hugh Hewitt
Hugh Hewitt
stated on September 13, 2015 a panel discussion on CNN's "State of the Union"
Says history suggests sports will "quickly subsume a lot of the attention span of the country" in the presidential primary.  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • September 16, 2015
Steve Cannon
Steve Cannon
stated on August 24, 2015 press release
Buying the naming rights to the new Falcons stadium is the largest marketing deal in Mercedes-Benz history.
Mostly True
By Nancy Badertscher • August 27, 2015
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 2, 2015 in posts on Facebook
The runnerup to Caitlyn Jenner for ESPN’s Arthur Ashe Courage Award was "Army veteran Noah Galloway, who lost an arm and leg to a roadside bomb in Iraq."
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Sharockman • June 4, 2015
Timothy Sheehy
Timothy Sheehy
stated on April 10, 2015 an interview
A 50-50 public-private split for paying for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena would "be much better -- in terms of the portion of the public financing -- than most of the other arena projects done around the country."  
True
May 29, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 13, 2015 a tweet
"You can be an NFL player with murder charges and not be suspended."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • May 18, 2015
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