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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 21, 2019 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."
False
By Samantha Putterman • April 1, 2019
John Bucy III
John Bucy III
stated on March 27, 2019 the Texas House
"Right now, 1 in 4 Texas women of reproductive age are uninsured, totaling 1.5 million Texas women."
True
By Madlin Mekelburg • March 29, 2019
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on March 17, 2019 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."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 22, 2019
Joe Cunningham
Joe Cunningham
stated on March 7, 2019 a U.S. House hearing
"Seismic airgun blasting (used for energy exploration) is ... 16,000 times louder than" a conventional airhorn.
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • March 15, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 11, 2019 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."
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • March 13, 2019
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on March 12, 2019 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."    
True
By Jon Greenberg • March 12, 2019
Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
stated on March 6, 2019 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."  
False
March 12, 2019
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on March 5, 2019 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."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 7, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 1, 2019 a Facebook post
Says author J.K. Rowling was the first billionaire to fall off Forbes billionaire list because of charitable giving.
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • March 6, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 28, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Bernie Sanders marched with Fidel Castro and Che Guevara in Cuba.
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • March 5, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on February 26, 2019 a Facebook post
A photograph of a black couple pictures the Sundance Kid.  
False
March 5, 2019
Civitas Institute
Civitas Institute
stated on January 28, 2019 a tweet
"There are almost 60,000 North Carolina children on waiting lists to access a school that works best for them."
Mostly True
By Bill McCarthy • February 5, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 19, 2019 a speech
"One in three women is sexually assaulted on the dangerous journey north."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • January 25, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on January 21, 2019 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."
Pants on Fire!
January 24, 2019
TheLastLineOfDefense.org
TheLastLineOfDefense.org
stated on January 12, 2019 a post on Facebook
"Nancy Pelosi Removed From Benefit for ‘Being So Drunk She Couldn’t Stand Up’ "
Pants on Fire!
By Manuela Tobias • January 23, 2019
Chuck Woolery
Chuck Woolery
stated on January 17, 2019 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
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 16, 2018 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!"  
False
January 14, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 2, 2019 a tweet
"Mexico is paying for the Wall through the new USMCA Trade Deal."
False
By Miriam Valverde • January 4, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 9, 2018 a Facebook post
"Border Patrol agents were caught on film destroying supplies left to help migrants"
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • December 11, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 3, 2018 a Facebook post
Says Ann Coulter said, "I am a settler. I am descended from settlers — not from immigrants."
True
By Kyra Haas • December 6, 2018
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