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Kelly Alexander
Kelly Alexander
stated on March 11, 2020 a tweet
Says "most" NC legislators are in the "high risk age group" for coronavirus
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By Paul Specht • March 18, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on March 13, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Spectrum will provide free internet to students during coronavirus school closures.
True
March 17, 2020
Michael Dougherty
Michael Dougherty
stated on March 12, 2020 a tweet
“Some states are only getting 50 tests per day, and the Utah Jazz got 58.”
True
By Bill McCarthy • March 13, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 10, 2020 a blog post
“Whole of Italy goes into quarantine.”
True
March 12, 2020
Roger Roth
Roger Roth
stated on January 20, 2020 a public forum
“The average (Wisconsin) resident’s tax burden is at its lowest level in nearly 50 years while incomes continue to grow.”
True
By Nusaiba Mizan • March 11, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on March 5, 2020 an interview with NBC
“You’ve raised a lot more money than I have, Bernie.”
True
By Louis Jacobson • March 5, 2020
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on January 30, 2020 a news release
During his tenure as mayor of New York City, “street homelessness decreased by 28 percent.”
True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • March 1, 2020
Jane O’Meara Sanders
Jane O’Meara Sanders
stated on January 26, 2020 a tweet
"@BernieSanders receives strong support from the conservative & most rural part of Vermont."
True
By Kit Norton • February 21, 2020
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on February 20, 2020 an MSNBC interview
“The majority of hunters now want universal background checks, the majority of Trump voters.”
True
By Bill McCarthy • February 20, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 19, 2020 comments during the February Democratic primary debate in Las Vegas
“From the moment we passed that signature legislation, Mike (Bloomberg) called it a disgrace.”
True
By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra, Victoria Knight • February 20, 2020
stated on November 20, 2019 a public forum
Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units.
True
By D.L. Davis • February 17, 2020
Denver Riggleman
Denver Riggleman
stated on January 23, 2020 a radio interview.
“Over 50% of the people now in the House and state Senate have not been born in Virginia.”
True
By Warren Fiske • February 12, 2020
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on January 9, 2020 public comments
National polls have “never predicted who will be president from our party. Carter was in the single digits a few months before caucuses. Bill Clinton was. Obama — 20 points behind in the national polls roughly.”
True
By Brooklyn Draisey • February 6, 2020
Jake Tapper
Jake Tapper
stated on February 4, 2020 comments on CNN
“Traditionally, the Speaker says: ‘Members of Congress, I have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you the President of the United States.’ (Tonight) Speaker Pelosi said, ‘Members of Congress, the President of the United States.’ "
True
By Louis Jacobson • February 5, 2020
James White
James White
stated on January 27, 2020 a tweet
Says "10% of U.S. children are Texans." 
True
By Madlin Mekelburg • January 31, 2020
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on January 26, 2020 comments made while campaigning in Davenport, Iowa.
 "The president of the United States already has the legal authority to reduce the price of many commonly used prescription drugs."
True
By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra, Victoria Knight • January 29, 2020
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on January 26, 2020 a Fox News town hall in Des Moines
"More than 80% of Republicans think we ought to at least be doing universal background checks." 
True
By Amy Sherman • January 29, 2020
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on January 24, 2020 a news conference
"The American people are overwhelmingly with us" in calling witnesses in Senate trial 
True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 28, 2020
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on January 1, 2020 a television ad
"Mayor Bloomberg helped lower the number of uninsured by 40 percent, covering 700,000 more New Yorkers"
True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 28, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 13, 2020 a Facebook post
"Twitter is banned in Iran."
True
January 24, 2020
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