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stated on December 6, 2019 a Facebook post
Says a photo of a woman wearing a costume holding the sign "vagina lady" is Stanford law professor Pamela Karlan.  
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By Samantha Putterman • December 13, 2019
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stated on December 9, 2019 a Facebook post
Quotes Andy Borowitz as saying "stopping Hillary is a short-term solution. The long-term solution — and it will be more difficult — is fixing the educational system that has created so many people ignorant enough to vote for Hillary."  
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By Samantha Putterman • December 13, 2019
Ilhan Omar
Ilhan Omar
stated on December 1, 2019 an interview
The U.S. spends "57 cents on the dollar on defense."
False
By Tom Kertscher • December 13, 2019
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on December 8, 2019 a TV interview
"Ukraine blatantly interfered in our election."
False
By Madlin Mekelburg • December 12, 2019
Jeff Jackson
Jeff Jackson
stated on December 3, 2019 a tweet
Says North Carolina's average teacher salary was at the national average "back when I was in public school." 
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By Matthew Riley, Paul Specht • December 11, 2019
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stated on December 9, 2019 a Facebook post
Says a photo shows an old Christmas tradition of women apologizing "to their husbands for all the mistakes they made during the year and beg for forgiveness."
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By Samantha Putterman • December 11, 2019
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stated on November 29, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Joe Biden "blackmailed Ukraine with a billion in tax dollars to drop an investigation into his son and Democrats want to impeach President Trump for simply asking if it was true?"
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By Daniel Funke • December 10, 2019
Greg Steube
Greg Steube
stated on December 4, 2019 a House judiciary committee hearing
"We provided terrorists in Iraq more rights and due process in the Central Criminal Court of Iraq" than House Democratic leadership has afforded President Donald Trump in the impeachment inquiry.
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By Amy Sherman • December 10, 2019
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stated on November 18, 2019 a Facebook post
Says the Clinton Foundation "gave ONLY $5 million to charities, spent $85 million for their salaries & travels and KEPT the rest = $87 million" in 2014.
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By Daniel Funke • December 9, 2019
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stated on November 25, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Donald Trump tweeted, "Danny DeVito supports baby murder."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • December 9, 2019
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger
stated on December 1, 2019 an interview on "Meet the Press"
"In Bakersfield, where there’s a lot of oil drilling going on, there’s more solar jobs now in Bakersfield and around that area than there are oil jobs."  
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By Chris Nichols • December 6, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 3, 2019 a press conference
Says House Intelligence Chair Adam Schiff "made up the conversation. He lied. If he didn't do that in the halls of Congress, he'd be thrown in jail. He did it in the halls of Congress, he's given immunity."
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 5, 2019
John Kennedy
John Kennedy
stated on December 1, 2019 an interview on NBC's Meet the Press
Says former Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko "actively worked for Secretary Clinton."
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By Jon Greenberg • December 4, 2019
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stated on November 20, 2019 a Facebook post
Says people can send Christmas cards to "a recovering American soldier" at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
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By Samantha Putterman • December 4, 2019
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stated on November 29, 2019 a Facebook post
Says photo shows "the Golden Gate Bridge opening to the public for the first time back in 1937, and yes, it almost collapsed."
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By Miriam Valverde • December 4, 2019
David DiPietro
David DiPietro
stated on October 30, 2019 an interview
When it comes to how many of the 35 different federal welfare benefits each state can offer, "the average in the country is about 12 to 14. Why are we giving every one?"  
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • December 3, 2019
Sid Miller
Sid Miller
stated on November 29, 2019 a Facebook post
Image shows U.S. National Guard Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester.
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By Madlin Mekelburg • December 3, 2019
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on November 21, 2019 a veto message
Says a Republican bill he vetoed would have implemented a "mandate" to make public the names of all students’ parents or guardians.
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By Eric Litke • December 3, 2019
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stated on November 20, 2019 a Facebook post
"The Ukrainian government just indicted the Burisma gas company & named Hunter Biden for accepting millions of dollars from a slush fund."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • November 22, 2019
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stated on November 17, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Maxine Waters, Nancy Pelosi and Bernie Sanders have passed six bills in a combined 67 years.
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By Daniel Funke • November 21, 2019
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