Fact Check Posts – Page 18

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stated on April 15, 2019 in a Facebook post:

A photo shows Muslims laughing in front of a burning Notre Dame.

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 16, 2019

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stated on April 4, 2019 in a Facebook post:

"Measles kills 11 people in 19 years (since 2000). MMR vaccine kills 445 infants in 1 year (since 2018)."

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 15, 2019

Mark Meadows
stated on March 14, 2019 in a congressional hearing:

"The previous administration under President Barack Obama really was the first time that we didn’t ask a citizenship-type question … for the first time in a century, a citizenship question was not included in 2010."

By Bill McCarthy • April 4, 2019

Facebook posts
stated on March 21, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Quotes Adolf Hitler as saying the best way to control a people is "to take a little of their freedom at a time."

By Samantha Putterman • April 1, 2019

John Bucy III
stated on March 27, 2019 in the Texas House:

"Right now, 1 in 4 Texas women of reproductive age are uninsured, totaling 1.5 million Texas women."

By Madlin Mekelburg • March 29, 2019

Amy Klobuchar
stated on March 17, 2019 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":

During her tenure as county attorney in Minnesota, "there was a 65 percent decrease in incarceration of African-Americans."

By Louis Jacobson • March 22, 2019

Joe Cunningham
stated on March 7, 2019 in a U.S. House hearing:

"Seismic airgun blasting (used for energy exploration) is ... 16,000 times louder than" a conventional airhorn.

By Jon Greenberg • March 15, 2019

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

Says Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence on hemp paper, grew and smoked marijuana, and said "hemp is of first necessity to the wealth and protection of the country."

By Samantha Putterman • March 13, 2019

Elizabeth Warren
stated on March 12, 2019 in a press release:

The Boeing 737 Max 8, the type of plane that crashed in Ethiopia, continues to fly in the United States, despite the FAA saying "software updates are likely coming."

By Jon Greenberg • March 12, 2019

Joni Ernst
stated on March 6, 2019 in a speech:

"At $93 trillion, the Green New Deal would cost more than the entire recorded spending of the U.S. since the Constitution went into effect in 1789."

By Tom Kertscher • March 12, 2019

Ron DeSantis
stated on March 5, 2019 in his State of the State address:

"I’ve already traveled to Washington, D.C., and secured a historic commitment from the Trump administration to provide assistance to the communities that Michael battered."

By Amy Sherman • March 7, 2019

Facebook posts
stated on March 1, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says author J.K. Rowling was the first billionaire to fall off Forbes billionaire list because of charitable giving.

By Samantha Putterman • March 6, 2019

Facebook posts
stated on February 28, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says Bernie Sanders marched with Fidel Castro and Che Guevara in Cuba.

By Amy Sherman • March 5, 2019

Viral image
stated on February 26, 2019 in a Facebook post:

A photograph of a black couple pictures the Sundance Kid.

By Ciara O'Rourke • March 5, 2019

Civitas Institute
stated on January 28, 2019 in a tweet:

"There are almost 60,000 North Carolina children on waiting lists to access a school that works best for them."

By Bill McCarthy • February 5, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on January 19, 2019 in a speech:

"One in three women is sexually assaulted on the dangerous journey north."

By Miriam Valverde • January 25, 2019

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stated on January 21, 2019 in a post on Facebook:

Says U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said "owning guns IS NOT a right, if it were a right it would be in the Constitution."

By Ciara O'Rourke • January 24, 2019

TheLastLineOfDefense.org
stated on January 12, 2019 in a post on Facebook:

"Nancy Pelosi Removed From Benefit for ‘Being So Drunk She Couldn’t Stand Up’ "

By Manuela Tobias • January 23, 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."

By John Kruzel • January 22, 2019

Bloggers
stated on September 16, 2018 in a post on Facebook:

Says Henry Kissinger said "Trump is the one true leader in world affairs and he is forcing policy changes that put America first!"

By Ciara O'Rourke • January 14, 2019

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