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Donald Trump
stated on July 23, 2019 a speech to conservative high school students:

Says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "called our country and our people garbage."

False

By Jon Greenberg • July 23, 2019

Breitbart
stated on July 5, 2019 a post on Facebook:

The "establishment media ignored" President Donald Trump’s Fourth of July event.

False

By Ciara O'Rourke • July 11, 2019

Viral image
stated on June 27, 2019 a post on Facebook:

There were no American flags at the first Democratic presidential debate.

False

By Ciara O'Rourke • June 28, 2019

Bloggers
stated on September 7, 2018 a blog post:

Says Beto O’Rourke's campaign "told Texas VFW to remove their American flag" because O'Rourke has "an aversion to the American flag and symbols of patriotism."

Mostly False

By Kyra Haas • September 12, 2018

Ted Cruz
stated on September 4, 2018 a video:

Says Beto O’Rourke said he’s grateful that people are burning or desecrating the American flag.

False

By W. Gardner Selby • September 5, 2018

Bloggers
stated on July 24, 2018 in a blog:

ABC News recently banned reporters from wearing American flag lapel pins on air.

False

By John Kruzel • July 25, 2018

Leah Vukmir
stated on June 1, 2018 a tweet:

Tammy Baldwin "opposed displaying the flag and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance or singing the National Anthem in our classrooms."

Mostly False

By Diana Dombrowski • July 20, 2018

Leah Vukmir
stated on May 14, 2018 an interview:

Says Tammy Baldwin is "more worried about the mastermind of 9/11" than supporting CIA director nominee Gina Haspel.

Pants on Fire!

By Tom Kertscher • May 18, 2018

Scott Walker
stated on October 24, 2017 news release:

On NFL players protesting during the national anthem.

Half Flip

By Tom Kertscher • October 25, 2017

Colin Kaepernick
stated on October 8, 2017 a tweet:

Says Winston Churchill said, "A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on."

False

By Joshua Gillin • October 9, 2017

David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on February 17, 2017 a tweet:

Says Michelle Obama "said she was never proud of her country til they elected her husband POTUS."

False

By Tom Kertscher • February 23, 2017

Bloggers
stated on November 29, 2016 Townhall.com :

Hillary Clinton in 2005 co-sponsored legislation that would jail flag burners.

True

By Jim Tharpe • December 2, 2016

Senate Leadership Fund
stated on October 11, 2016 a TV ad:

"(Deborah) Ross defends those who want to burn the American flag, and even called efforts to ban flag-burning ‘ridiculous,’ yet refused to help a disabled veteran fly the flag."

Mostly True

By Will Doran • November 5, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 27, 2016 a tweet:

"Not one American flag on the massive stage at the Democratic National Convention until people started complaining- then a small one. Pathetic."

Half-True

By Aaron Sharockman • July 27, 2016

North Carolina Republican Party
stated on July 19, 2016 a roll call at the Republican National Convention:

Says North Carolina is "home of the largest military installations in the world."

Mostly True

By Will Doran • July 21, 2016

Rush Limbaugh
stated on July 20, 2015 a segment on his radio show:

"Al Franken said almost exactly what Trump said" about John McCain’s military record.

Half-True

By Will Cabaniss • July 22, 2015

Rand Paul
stated on April 8, 2015 a town hall meeting in Milford, NH:

"The founders of New Hampshire came up with the motto Live Free or Die."

False

By Nick Reid • April 10, 2015

Rick Perry
stated on February 24, 2015 a speech:

"Thomas Paine wrote that ‘the duty of a patriot is to protect his country from his government.’"

False

By Sean Gorman • March 9, 2015

Rudy Giuliani
stated on February 23, 2015 an op-ed in the 'Wall Street Journal':

Says President Barack Obama said "that American exceptionalism is no more exceptional than the exceptionalism of any other country."

False

By Steve Contorno • February 23, 2015

Facebook posts
stated on February 3, 2014 a photo-quotation posted to Facebook:

Says Michele Bachmann said "English was good enough for Jesus when he wrote the Bible."

Pants on Fire!

By Sue Owen • February 12, 2014

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