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Duane Hall
stated on December 9, 2016 a speech to the N.C. Courts Commission:

North Carolina could save "literally tens of millions of dollars" if it stopped prosecuting 16-year-olds as adults.

Mostly True

By Will Doran • January 27, 2017

Betsy DeVos
stated on January 17, 2017 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

Bloggers
stated on November 25, 2016 a blog post:

Says Vicks VapoRub caused a child’s death.

False

By Jon Greenberg • January 6, 2017

Lumos
stated on December 19, 2016 a factsheet:

"An estimated 8 million children worldwide live in orphanages or residential institutions. Shockingly, 80 percent of these children are not orphans."

Half-True

By Linda Qiu • January 4, 2017

Jackie Speier
stated on December 14, 2016 a tweet:

"Since the Sandy Hook tragedy, more than seven children PER DAY have died from gun violence."

Mostly True

By Chris Nichols • December 27, 2016

Caleb Rowden
stated on October 12, 2016 a YouTube video:

Democrat Stephen Webber "voted to allow sex offenders to be within 500 feet of childcare centers and playgrounds, and even voted to allow sex offenders to be coaches."

Mostly False

By George Ash • November 6, 2016

Conservative Daily Post
stated on November 1, 2016 a posting on the Internet:

"FBI confirms evidence of huge underground Clinton sex network."

Pants on Fire!

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 4, 2016

Dan Patrick
stated on October 17, 2016 a press release titled “Lt. Governor Unveils Faith-Based Initiative on Foster Care Children,”:

"Several elected state officials have opened their homes to children in need of loving families."

True

By Bobby Cervantes • October 28, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on October 27, 2016 a get-out-the-vote rally in North Carolina:

"We are seeing kids who are healthier."

Half-True

By Jon Greenberg • October 28, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on October 27, 2016 a rally in Springfield, Ohio:

"Nearly half of African-American children under the age of 6 are living in abject poverty."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • October 28, 2016

Tim Kaine
stated on October 4, 2016 the 2016 vice presidential debate:

Says "Donald Trump proposes to deport 16 million people, 11 million who are here without documents, and both Donald Trump and Mike Pence want to get rid of birthright citizenship."

Half-True

By Miriam Valverde • October 7, 2016

Chelsea Clinton
stated on September 28, 2016 an interview with Cosmo:

Says "Gary Johnson and the Libertarian Party want to get rid of the public school system."

Half-True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 29, 2016

Ertharin Cousin
stated on September 6, 2016 a speech transcript on Medium:

"One extra year of schooling for girls reduces infant mortality rates among their children by up to 10 percent."

Half-True

By Jon Greenberg • September 15, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 13, 2016 a speech in Aston, Pa.:

"My opponent has no child care plan."

Pants on Fire!

By Louis Jacobson • September 14, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 31, 2016 a speech:

Says "Hillary Clinton has pledged amnesty in her first 100 days, and her plan will provide Obamacare, Social Security, and Medicare for illegal immigrants, breaking the federal budget."

Mostly False

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 2, 2016

Donna Howard
stated on August 23, 2016 a press conference by Austin Democrats:

Child care costs "in some states now exceed the average price tag for college tuition."

True

By W. Gardner Selby • September 2, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 1, 2016 x:

Says Alex Jones "said that the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre were child actors and no one was actually killed there."

True

By Dylan Baddour, W. Gardner Selby • September 1, 2016

Baker Harrell
stated on August 15, 2016 an interview with the Texas Tribune:

"Seventy percent of all Texans are overweight or obese."

Mostly True

By W. Gardner Selby • August 17, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 7, 2016 a tweet:

Says the media distorted what happened with a baby at his rally.

True

By Linda Qiu • August 8, 2016

Tina Rosenberg
stated on June 14, 2016 an article:

In Liberia, "a girl is more likely to be married by 18 than to know how to read."

Mostly False

By Kate Wilkinson • August 1, 2016

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