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Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
stated on May 8, 2018 remarks to a conference
A legal settlement that reined in Chicago police "resulted in approximately 236 additional victims killed and over 1,100 additional shootings in 2016 alone."
Mostly False
By Casey Toner • May 15, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 15, 2018 a speech
Says of MS-13 gang members, "We are getting them out of our country by the thousands."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • May 15, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 15, 2018 a speech
"In 2016, an officer was assaulted in America on an average of every 10 minutes."
Mostly True
By Manuela Tobias • May 15, 2018
NY Evening News
NY Evening News
stated on May 9, 2018 a headline
"Eric Schneiderman helped NXIVM sell child sex slaves to the Clintons"
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • May 10, 2018
The Newly Press
The Newly Press
stated on April 29, 2018 a headline
"Smallville star confesses she sold children to Rothschilds and Clintons."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • May 1, 2018
Steve Adler
Steve Adler
stated on April 25, 2018 a tweet
Says Austin is the "safest big city in Texas with an unemployment rate under 3% that has been named the best place to live in the entire United States two years running."    
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 26, 2018
Bill Hightower
Bill Hightower
stated on April 18, 2018 a debate
"In Mobile, it’s something like, 1,700 families generate 80 percent of the crime. We know who those families are."
Half-True
By Manuela Tobias • April 23, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 19, 2018 in a tweet
"James Comey Memos just out and show clearly that there was NO COLLUSION and NO OBSTRUCTION"
Pants on Fire!
By John Kruzel • April 20, 2018
Garry McCarthy
Garry McCarthy
stated on March 30, 2018 a campaign post
Studies show "the 2016 shooting and murder rate in Chicago cost us about $9.6 BILLION DOLLARS" and "the entire City budget for 2018 is $8.6 billion dollars. This math does not work, it is financially killing our city."
False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • April 17, 2018
Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown
stated on April 11, 2018 a letter to the Trump administration
"Here are the facts: there is no massive wave of migrants pouring into California. Overall immigrant apprehensions on the border last year were as low as they’ve been in nearly 50 years (and 85 percent of the apprehensions occurred outside of California)."
True
By Chris Nichols • April 13, 2018
Anonymous Caller
Anonymous Caller
stated on April 10, 2018 an anonymous phone message
Says that unless the recipient called back about "your tax filings," you "will be taken into custody by the local cops as there are more serious allegations pressed on your name."  
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • April 11, 2018
Scott Jones
Scott Jones
stated on April 2, 2018 a news conference
There are "paid protesters" involved in the Stephon Clark demonstrations.
False
By Chris Nichols • April 10, 2018
Political Thinkers
Political Thinkers
stated on March 29, 2018 a headline
After attacking Emma Gonzalez, U.S. Rep. Steve King is "facing arrest."
False
By Amy Sherman • April 5, 2018
The Trump Talks
The Trump Talks
stated on April 2, 2018 a headline
"Breaking! Terrorist attacks Trumps at Mar A Lago."
False
By Amy Sherman • April 3, 2018
Viral image
Viral image
stated on March 20, 2018 In a meme
"The United States is 3rd in murders throughout the world. If you remove Chicago, Detroit, Washington, St. Louis and New Orleans, the United States is then 189th out of 193 countries in the entire world."
Pants on Fire!
By Manuela Tobias • March 28, 2018
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on March 7, 2018 his Fox News program
Says 642,000 crimes were committed against Texans by criminal immigrants in a recent seven-year period.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 23, 2018
Rebecca Dallet
Rebecca Dallet
stated on March 19, 2018 a TV ad
Says Michael Screnock "let a child predator walk without time and let a rapist who preyed on an underage girl go free after only an eight-month sentence."  
Mostly True
March 23, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 13, 2018 California just sued to stop the wall
"The state of California is begging us to build walls in certain areas. They don’t tell you that."
Pants on Fire!
By Chris Nichols • March 13, 2018
Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
stated on March 7, 2018 a speech in Sacramento
"California won’t let law enforcement officers like you and your people transfer prisoners to ICE custody or even to communicate with ICE that you’re about to release them from your custody — people that ICE is looking for."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • March 7, 2018
Ted Deutch
Ted Deutch
stated on February 21, 2018 a CNN town hall
"Mass shootings went up 200 percent in the decade after the assault weapons ban expired."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • February 23, 2018
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