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Ian Bremmer
Ian Bremmer
stated on July 18, 2017 comments on 'The Rachel Maddow Show':
Says President Richard Nixon held meetings with heads of state without an American interpreter.
True
By Joshua Gillin • July 21, 2017
Rana Foroohar
Rana Foroohar
stated on April 26, 2017 a CNN interview:
"There's no real evidence in the last 20 years that" growth from tax cuts has made up lost revenue.
True
By John Kruzel • April 28, 2017
Greta Van Susteren
Greta Van Susteren
stated on April 4, 2017 an episode of MSNBC's 'For the Record':
Says President Donald Trump "had a different opinion" in 2013 than he does now about whether (Barack) Obama should have intervened in Syria after Obama's red line was crossed.  
True
By Lauren Carroll • April 5, 2017
María Teresa Kumar
María Teresa Kumar
stated on October 2, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press":
"Undocumented immigrants pay $12 billion of taxes every single year." 
True
By Linda Qiu • October 2, 2016
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on April 10, 2016 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
Polls show "Hillary Clinton wins every time with Donald Trump" as her opponent.
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 10, 2016
stated on March 6, 2016 comments on "Meet the Press":
"There’s no correlation between primary turnout and wins in the fall in the last 11 elections."
True
By Linda Qiu • March 6, 2016
Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert
stated on February 15, 2016 comments on the "Late Show":
"People have actually broken down the transcripts for oral arguments and (Antonin Scalia) told more jokes and got more laughs than any of the other justices."
True
By Linda Qiu • February 17, 2016
Jennifer Granholm
Jennifer Granholm
stated on January 24, 2016 an appearance on ABC's 'This Week':
When a Gallup poll asked about presidential candidate characteristics, "When they get to the question on, 'Would you vote for a socialist,' it is even less popular than voting for atheists."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 29, 2016
Stephen Hayes
Stephen Hayes
stated on December 27, 2015 on "Fox News Sunday":
Guantanamo has "never been a key component of ISIS or al-Qaida propaganda."
True
By Lauren Carroll • December 30, 2015
Chuck Todd
Chuck Todd
stated on September 27, 2015 a broadcast of NBC's "Meet the Press":
Says "Bernie Sanders was there when it came to (same-sex) marriage 20 years ago. ... He was there when it wasn't popular."  
True
By Jon Greenberg • September 29, 2015
Nicholas Kristof
Nicholas Kristof
stated on August 27, 2015 his column in the New York Times:
"More Americans have died from guns in the United States since 1968 than on battlefields of all the wars in American history."
True
By Louis Jacobson • August 27, 2015
S.E. Cupp
S.E. Cupp
stated on August 23, 2015 an interview on "State of the Union":
"There are actually only 30 countries that practice birthright citizenship."
True
By Will Cabaniss • August 23, 2015
Heather McGhee
Heather McGhee
stated on August 9, 2015 a panel discussion on "Meet the Press":
"The Republican presidential nominee hasn’t won women since 1988."
True
By Linda Qiu • August 9, 2015
Jose Diaz-Balart
Jose Diaz-Balart
stated on July 26, 2015 a pundit panel segment on "Meet the Press":
"The majority of the Hispanic population and the growth (of the population) is U.S.-born."
True
By Anna Bruzgulis • July 29, 2015
John Oliver
John Oliver
stated on July 19, 2015 a segment on "Last Week Tonight":
"With the exception of baby formula, the federal government does not require any food to carry an expiration date, and state laws vary widely."
True
By Will Cabaniss • July 27, 2015
Erick Erickson
Erick Erickson
stated on July 21, 2015 a column on Redstate.com:
Says Donald Trump "has supported a Canadian-style universal health care system."  
True
By Jon Greenberg • July 24, 2015
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on July 13, 2015 a segment on her show:
Despite what Donald Trump claims, "there weren’t 15,000 people who turned out in Phoenix" to see Trump speak.
True
By Katie Sanders • July 15, 2015
Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman
stated on July 5, 2015 an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos":
"Greece is not a big economy. It's about the size of metropolitan Miami."
True
By Jon Greenberg • July 6, 2015
Aziz Ansari
Aziz Ansari
stated on June 16, 2015 comments on "The Daily Show":
"46 percent of women between the age of 16 to 24 despise sexual contact" in Japan.
True
By Katie Sanders • June 23, 2015
Jean Casarez
Jean Casarez
stated on June 21, 2015 comments on CNN:
The Confederate battle flag at the South Carolina statehouse "must fly at a height of 30 feet. Any changes -- taken down, or even at half-staff, if that can be done -- must be passed by a supermajority of the General Assembly."
True
By Linda Qiu • June 21, 2015
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