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Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on December 9, 2019 an interview published by The Root
Says that in South Bend, Ind., the "black poverty fell by more than half on my watch."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • December 12, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 29, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Joe Biden "blackmailed Ukraine with a billion in tax dollars to drop an investigation into his son and Democrats want to impeach President Trump for simply asking if it was true?"
False
By Daniel Funke • December 10, 2019
Sid Miller
Sid Miller
stated on November 29, 2019 a Facebook post
Image shows U.S. National Guard Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester.
False
By Madlin Mekelburg • December 3, 2019
Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham
stated on October 24, 2019 a Senate resolution
Says House Democrats leading the impeachment inquiry are "denying President Trump basic fairness and due process accorded every American."
False
By Bill McCarthy • October 28, 2019
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Viral image
stated on October 17, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Ann Landers said, "At age 20, we worry about what others think of us. At age 40, we don’t care what they think. At age 60, we discover that they have not been thinking of us at all."
Half-True
October 25, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on October 19, 2019 a rally in New York City
Says Congress gave Wall Street "trillions of dollars of zero interest loans."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • October 25, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 8, 2019 a Facebook post
"The Trump family was disallowed from operating any charity in the State of New York because they stole from a kids cancer charity."
False
By Miriam Valverde • October 24, 2019
Mark Levin
Mark Levin
stated on October 3, 2019 on Fox News's "Hannity"
Says the whistleblower hired "left-wing lawyers, left-wing firms, Soros involved in funding one of them."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • October 11, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 7, 2019 a Facebook post
Says the sons of Nancy Pelosi, Mitt Romney and John Kerry are all on the boards of "energy companies doing business in Ukraine."
False
By Daniel Funke • October 10, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 1, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Nancy Pelosi’s "legislative aide … is from the Ukraine and is connected to the Ukrainian Embassy, the Ukrainian military, the Ukrainian government and Ukrainian party life"
False
By Samantha Putterman • October 9, 2019
Shelley Moore Capito
Shelley Moore Capito
stated on August 20, 2019 a Facebook post
"A study shows that households neighboring West Virginia could be on the hook for upwards of $70,000 in the first year alone under the Green New Deal!"
Mostly False
By Broghan Swart, Glenn Kittle, Steven Murphy • October 8, 2019
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on August 14, 2019 a speech
"The U.S. now leads the world in producing both oil and natural gas, and at the same time reducing energy-related emissions."
Half-True
By Madlin Mekelburg • August 27, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 21, 2019 remarks at the White House
"Yesterday we had the strongest dollar in the history of our country."
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 22, 2019
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Viral image
stated on July 19, 2019 post on Facebook
"Ida B. Wells refused to give up her seat 71 years before Rosa Parks did. At age 33, she owned the first African American newspaper in Chicago, the Chicago Conservator. Why do you never hear about her? Because she was a Republican."
Half-True
August 6, 2019
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on July 30, 2019 in a debate
Says "we lose nearly 40,000 people in this country to gun violence, a number that no other country comes even close to."
Mostly False
By Madlin Mekelburg • August 2, 2019
X posts
X posts
stated on July 23, 2019 a tweet
"Reagan took the deficit from $70 billion to $175 billion. Bush 41 took it to $300 billion. Clinton got it to zero. Bush 43 took it from zero to $1.2 trillion. Obama halved it to $600 billion. Trump’s got it back to a trillion."
Mostly True
By Daniel Funke • July 29, 2019
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Viral image
stated on July 24, 2019 a Facebook post
Says a photo showing thousands on a ship next to a crowded dock are "Europeans trying to get to North Africa during World War II."
False
By Samantha Putterman • July 29, 2019
Richard Durbin
Richard Durbin
stated on July 11, 2019 a speech
Says President Trump "has ended up attracting larger numbers of people coming to the United States presenting themselves for asylum status at our border than we’ve ever seen."
Half-True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • July 28, 2019
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on July 22, 2019 a Facebook post
"Fox ‘News’ just announced that they will not air Mueller’s testimony about his report, which they claim ‘exonerates’ Trump."
False
By Bill McCarthy • July 23, 2019
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stated on June 26, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "weeps over empty parking lot."
False
By Stefanie Pousoulides • July 22, 2019
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