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Andrew Napolitano
Andrew Napolitano
stated on October 24, 2019 an interview
The impeachment inquiry hearings "going on behind closed doors over which Congressman Schiff is presiding—they are consistent with the rules" of the U.S. House of Representatives.    
True
October 28, 2019
Brett McGurk
Brett McGurk
stated on October 20, 2019 an MSNBC appearance
"President Trump has sent 14,000 American troops to the (Middle East) region since May. So he can't tell his political rallies that he's getting troops out of endless wars when he's sending 14 times the amount back into the region."
True
By Bill McCarthy • October 22, 2019
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on October 15, 2019 a Democratic presidential debate
Americans "say that what they want is a choice" to join a single-payer system like Medicare rather than ending private insurance.
True
By Louis Jacobson • October 16, 2019
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on September 9, 2019 a Facebook post
"West Virginia Department of Education reported over 10,000 children and youth have been identified as homeless for the 2018-2019 school year."
True
By Alayna Degenhardt, Farrah Frattaroli • October 11, 2019
Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on October 2, 2019 a newspaper
Millionaires are eligible for food stamps, but "Donald Trump came along and decided to put a stop to it." 
True
By D.L. Davis • October 11, 2019
David McKinley
David McKinley
stated on September 23, 2019 a news release
"About 95 percent of America’s production of ethylene is produced on the Gulf Coast in Texas and Louisiana."
True
By Matthew Digby, Minh Do • October 10, 2019
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on September 10, 2019 a tweet
"Meth production in MO has cratered over last decade. MO Hwy Patrol reported 1,326 meth lab seizures in 2006, only 50 in 2018."
True
By Greta Serrin • October 10, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 7, 2019 a statement to the press
Minneapolis "city government preemptively informed the Target Center that it would be responsible for $530,000 in security and other costs" related to a Trump rally, "more than 26 times the estimated security costs for a 2009 Target Center health care rally held by President Barack Obama."
True
By Amy Sherman • October 8, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 13, 2019 a speech in Monaca, Pa.
Says in the 2016 presidential election, "I won that one by 42 points -- 42 points -- West Virginia."
True
By Ryan Schmitt, Victoria Gennuso • October 2, 2019
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on July 26, 2019 a tweet
"More than half of death row prisoners are people of color." 
True
By D.L. Davis • October 1, 2019
Roy Blunt
Roy Blunt
stated on August 13, 2019 a Facebook post
"U.S. agricultural & food exports are expected to increase more than $2 billion annually under #USMCA"
True
By Greta Serrin • September 17, 2019
Josh Kaul
Josh Kaul
stated on August 15, 2019 a tweet
Says people convicted of felonies or under restraining orders "can buy a firearm without going through a background check."
True
By Eric Litke • September 13, 2019
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on September 6, 2019 an op-ed
"One unnamed donor gave $17 million to the Leo-affiliated Judicial Crisis Network to block the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland and to support Gorsuch; then a donor — perhaps the same one — gave another $17 million to prop up Kavanaugh."
True
By John Kruzel • September 11, 2019
Arlen Parsa
Arlen Parsa
stated on September 1, 2019 a tweet
Thirty-four of the 47 men depicted in the famous "Declaration of Independence" painting were slaveholders.  
True
September 10, 2019
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on September 4, 2019 an interview
"There are 390 million guns out on the streets of a country of 329 million people."
True
By Madlin Mekelburg • September 9, 2019
Samuel Sinyangwe
Samuel Sinyangwe
stated on August 30, 2019 a tweet
"America has more governors who’ve worn blackface than black governors."
True
By Bill McCarthy • September 6, 2019
Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
stated on September 3, 2019 an episode of ABC's "The View"
"The last time people (created a Hollywood blacklist), people ended up killing themselves … They were accused, and they lost their right to work."
True
By Bill McCarthy • September 5, 2019
Dave Aronberg
Dave Aronberg
stated on August 26, 2019 an interview on MSNBC
Florida’s red flag gun law has been used "about five times a day."
True
By Amy Sherman • September 3, 2019
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on July 11, 2019 a public forum
"The law says that mental health must be treated the same as physical health," but coverage by health insurers is unequal.
True
By Mica Soellner • August 20, 2019
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on August 11, 2019 an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation"
"If you go back, you can see Wayne LaPierre, who runs the NRA, testifying in front of Congress in favor of background checks 15 or 20 years ago."
True
By Bill McCarthy • August 13, 2019
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