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Donald Trump
stated on July 18, 2019 in a press briefing:

Says that when his supporters chanted "send her back" about Ilhan Omar, he stopped it.

False

By Amy Sherman • July 19, 2019

Greg Steube
stated on July 12, 2019 in a tweet:

"Terrorists who are currently being held at Guantanamo Bay can be transferred to a neighborhood near you" as a result of House Democrats’ actions on the National Defense Authorization Act.

Mostly False

By Amy Sherman • July 19, 2019

Ron Johnson
stated on June 12, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Obama-era ban on whole and 2% milk in schools has caused "notable decline" in student milk consumption.

Half-True

By Eric Litke • July 12, 2019

Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on June 10, 2019 in an interview:

"Even in the last Congress, President Trump signed 18 of my bills."

Half-True

By Jill Terreri Ramos • June 21, 2019

Kevin McCarthy
stated on May 19, 2019 in an interview on Fox News:

Says U.S. Rep. Justin Amash "votes more with Nancy Pelosi than he ever does with me."

False

By Stefanie Pousoulides • June 3, 2019

Politics WatchDog
stated on May 22, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Video shows Nancy Pelosi slurring her speech at a public event.

Pants on Fire!

By Miriam Valverde • May 24, 2019

Facebook posts
stated on May 14, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says NASA spent more than $165 million over 10 years to develop a pen that "writes in zero gravity, upside down" and in extreme temperatures while the "Russians used a pencil instead."

False

By Samantha Putterman • May 21, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on May 8, 2019 in a tweet:

Democrats "don’t want money" to go to the Florida Panhandle for Hurricane Michael aid

Mostly False

By Amy Sherman • May 9, 2019

Joe Biden
stated on May 1, 2019 in a stump speech:

"I’m one of the first guys to introduce a climate change bill, way, way back in ’87."

True

By John Kruzel • May 8, 2019

Joe Biden
stated on May 1, 2019 in an interview:

"I was always labeled as one of the most liberal members of the United States Congress."

False

By John Kruzel • May 6, 2019

Kamala Harris
stated on March 8, 2019 in a tweet:

Says Trump administration is "raiding money" from military service member pensions to pay for the border wall.

False

By Chris Nichols • March 28, 2019

Rick Scott
stated on February 25, 2019 in an Orlando Sentinel op-ed:

The Democrats’ Green New Deal includes "working towards ending air travel."

False

By Amy Sherman • February 28, 2019

Facebook posts
stated on February 11, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Since 1938 the minimum wage has been increased "23 times" and was raised "21 times during Democratic congresses, and only twice during Republican ones."

Mostly True

By Samantha Putterman • February 14, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on February 7, 2019 in a tweet:

"The Dems and their committees are going ‘nuts.’ The Republicans never did this to President Obama."

Mostly False

By Louis Jacobson • February 7, 2019

Chuck Woolery
stated on January 17, 2019 in in a tweet:

"Nancy Pelosi's bill for alcohol on her flights from Washington to San Fran every week? We pay for it. 1000 dollars. On average 52,000 Bucks, a year for BOOZE. Tax payer money."

Pants on Fire!

By John Kruzel • January 22, 2019

Tim Kaine
stated on January 9, 2019 in a TV interview.:

"We took a deal to the president just last February, less than a year ago -- $25 billion over 10 years in border security done the right way - and the president blew up the deal."

Mostly True

By Warren Fiske • January 15, 2019

Bloggers
stated on December 18, 2018 in a Facebook post:

Says "Three Muslim congresswomen just refused" to sign an oath of office to uphold the U.S. Constitution.

Pants on Fire!

By Samantha Putterman • December 19, 2018

Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on November 12, 2018 in a television interview:

"Studies even show that when women go to Congress they get more things done - more bipartisan effort, more bills passed."

Mostly True

By Jill Terreri Ramos • November 16, 2018

E. Gordon Gee
stated on September 20, 2018 in an interview with the Daily Athenaeum:

In public approval, "the press is rated right now below that of Congress, and that is very low; it’s in the single digits."

False

By Mary Alice Truitt • October 29, 2018

Andrea Mitchell
stated on October 14, 2018 in in a panel discussion:

A letter to President Donald Trump from 22 senators "is a way of saying to the president, ‘You are now under an affirmative requirement, legal requirement, to investigate' " journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance and suspected murder.

Mostly True

By John Kruzel • October 16, 2018

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