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John Kerry
John Kerry
stated on July 20, 2014 comments on "Fox News Sunday"
"The so-called defense minister of the People's Republic of Donetsk ... actually posted a bragging social media posting of having shot down a military transport. And then when it became apparent it was civilian, they pulled it down from social media."  
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • July 20, 2014
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on July 10, 2014 remarks to voters in Kentucky
"More women are graduating from college now than men."
True
By Molly O'Connor • July 18, 2014
Phil Gingrey
Phil Gingrey
stated on July 7, 2014 a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Amid the "crisis at our southern border," there are "reports of illegal migrants carrying deadly diseases such as … Ebola virus."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • July 18, 2014
Mark Begich
Mark Begich
stated on July 14, 2014 a radio ad
Alaska Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich "vote as much as 80 percent of the time together."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • July 17, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 16, 2014 a meme on social media
Former President George W. Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney are "unable to visit Europe due to outstanding warrants."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 17, 2014
Luis Gutierrez
Luis Gutierrez
stated on July 13, 2014 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
"We spend $18 billion a year on making sure that the federal government has immigrant enforcement agents. That's more than DEA and the ATF and the FBI and all the other enforcement (agencies) combined."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 15, 2014
Donna Edwards
Donna Edwards
stated on July 13, 2014 a roundtable discussion on CNN's "State of the Union"
"74 percent of Republicans support the Affordable Care Act."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 14, 2014
Steve King
Steve King
stated on July 10, 2014 an interview on Fox news
Says "nothing" in Obama’s $3.7 billion request to address the child immigrant situation "actually secures the border."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • July 14, 2014
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on July 13, 2014 comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
"This president has offered fewer executive actions than almost any other president preceding his presidency in recent history."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • July 13, 2014
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on July 10, 2014 a press conference
The U.S. Supreme Court is "five guys who start determining what contraceptions are legal."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 11, 2014
Jeff Flake
Jeff Flake
stated on July 8, 2014 an interview on the PBS "News Hour"
When undocumented children are picked up at the border and "told to appear later in court ... 90 percent do not then show up."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 10, 2014
Henry Cuellar
Henry Cuellar
stated on July 6, 2014 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
"If you're a Mexican, you get sent back. ... But if you're from a noncontiguous country like the Central American countries" then you can stay in the United States.
True
By Molly O'Connor • July 10, 2014
Alison Lundergan Grimes
Alison Lundergan Grimes
stated on July 10, 2014 a campaign ad
Says Mitch McConnell voted to raise Medicare costs for a current Kentucky senior by $6,000.
False
By Steve Contorno • July 10, 2014
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on July 9, 2014 a YouTube video
Says Alison Lundergan Grimes "supports Obamacare, which cuts $700 billion from seniors’ Medicare."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • July 10, 2014
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 1, 2014 various posts on the Internet
"Justice John Roberts Signed Off On Obama’s Arrest For Treason."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • July 9, 2014
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on July 8, 2014 a television ad
Says he "voted for disaster relief and full funding of FEMA."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • July 9, 2014
Sean Spicer
Sean Spicer
stated on July 6, 2014 an appearance on CNN's "State of the Union"
"In the last three years alone, 13 times, the Supreme Court, unanimously, 9-0, including all of the president's liberal picks, have struck down the president's executive orders."
Pants on Fire!
By Steve Contorno • July 9, 2014
Raul Labrador
Raul Labrador
stated on July 6, 2014 an interview on "Meet the Press"
The Obama administration estimates the number of children at the border is "going to increase to 150,000 to 200,000 next year."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • July 8, 2014
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on July 7, 2014 a tweet
"Thanks to #ObamaCare, average E.R. wait in California is 5 hours."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 8, 2014
Justin Amash
Justin Amash
stated on July 1, 2014 a campaign ad
"Justin Amash is rated Michigan’s No. 1 conservative" by National Right to Life.
False
By Steve Contorno • July 7, 2014
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