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Larry Pittman
Larry Pittman
stated on February 15, 2018 a Facebook post
"So many of these shooters turn out to be communist Democrats."
Pants on Fire!
By Dan Clark, Paul Specht • February 23, 2018
Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
stated on February 14, 2018 campaign website
"The majority of Georgians incarcerated in local jails have never been convicted of crime. They are simply too poor to pay their bail."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • February 21, 2018
Kevin Nicholson
Kevin Nicholson
stated on February 18, 2018 an interview
"There are more guns in this country than there are people."  
Half-True
February 20, 2018
Pamela Geller
Pamela Geller
stated on February 14, 2018 a story
In Parkland, Fla. "the mass murderer was immersed in Islamic and leftwing hate."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • February 19, 2018
Jackie Speier
Jackie Speier
stated on February 10, 2018 a tweet
"3 American women are murdered every day by their husband or boyfriend."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • February 19, 2018
Jeff Greenfield
Jeff Greenfield
stated on February 14, 2018 a tweet
"In the rest of the world, there have been 18 school shootings in the last twenty years. In the U.S., there have been 18 school shootings since January 1."
Mostly False
February 15, 2018
Hogan Gidley
Hogan Gidley
stated on February 12, 2018 an interview on Fox News
"The president has been very clear. All forms of abuse, all forms of battery against women are deplorable and disgusting. ... He’s said that multiple times in the past."
False
By Jon Greenberg • February 13, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 1, 2018 a story
"Obama did in fact unconstitutionally spy on Trump throughout the presidential election."
False
By Amy Sherman • February 12, 2018
Travis Allen
Travis Allen
stated on February 1, 2018 an interview on Capital Public Radio
"Californians are overwhelmingly against this concept of the illegal sanctuary state."
False
By Chris Nichols • February 7, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 30, 2018 State of the Union address
Many gang members have taken advantage of "glaring loopholes and our laws to enter the country as illegal, unaccompanied, alien minors."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • February 7, 2018
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on February 2, 2018 a tweet
"Violent crime in Puerto Rico is on the rise as nearly one-third of the island remains without power."
Half-True
By Allison Graves • February 7, 2018
CSC Mediagroup.USA
CSC Mediagroup.USA
stated on January 30, 2018 a headline
Democrats "booed families of children murdered by MS13."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • February 1, 2018
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 11, 2018 a tweet
Says Paul Soglin took Madison backward -- "businesses have left and murders have gone up."  
Mostly False
January 31, 2018
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on January 4, 2018 a Facebook post
Says "566,000 crimes" were "made in Texas by criminal aliens in the last 6 years."  
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • January 25, 2018
The Patriot Report
The Patriot Report
stated on January 15, 2018 a headline
"82-year-old who killed a Muslim in self-defense gets the death penalty."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • January 24, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 18, 2018 a tweet
Mexico is "now rated the number one most dangerous country in the world."
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • January 24, 2018
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on January 16, 2018 an interview on CNN
"In American history since 9/11, we've had 85 major attacks in our country, 73 percent of them have been by white nationalist hate groups."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • January 18, 2018
Robert Chody
Robert Chody
stated on December 27, 2017 a tweet
"Almost half of all vehicles stolen in Texas each year had keys left inside."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • January 12, 2018
Travis Allen
Travis Allen
stated on January 2, 2018 interview on Fox News
"Seventy four percent of Californians are absolutely against sanctuary state" policies.
False
By Chris Nichols • January 9, 2018
Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
stated on December 18, 2017 a news conference
In Milwaukee, "murder is up an astonishing 57 percent."  
Mostly False
January 3, 2018
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