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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 9, 2019 comments delivered during a White House event on surprise medical bills
"We will always protect patients with pre-existing conditions, very importantly."
False
By Shefali Luthra • May 16, 2019
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on May 13, 2019 a speech
Says "Nicolás Maduro is carrying out a genocide on his people."
False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • May 16, 2019
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stated on May 7, 2019 a Facebook post
An app called Talking Angela asks children personal questions and takes their photo.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 14, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 9, 2019 remarks at the White House
Tariffs are "paid for mostly by China, by the way, not by us."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 14, 2019
West Virginia Republican Party
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on April 5, 2019 a tweet
"West Virginia spends more tax dollars on public education than all but 13 other states and the District of Columbia."
False
By Mylana Chico, Rebecca Jerome • May 10, 2019
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stated on May 6, 2019 a Facebook post
Says John F. Kennedy said, "What if we go to heaven and we, all our lives, have treated the Negro as an inferior, and God is there, and we look up and He is not white? What then is our response?"
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 10, 2019
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stated on May 8, 2019 a Facebook post
Quotes Joe Biden as saying "no ordinary American cares about constitutional rights."
False
By Samantha Putterman • May 10, 2019
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stated on April 23, 2019 a Facebook post
Neil Armstrong’s space boots don’t match a photo of his footprint on the moon, suggesting the moon landing was a hoax.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 7, 2019
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stated on April 27, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Bill de Blasio is "banning hot dog sales to stop climate change."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 7, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 1, 2019 an interview
"I was always labeled as one of the most liberal members of the United States Congress."
False
By John Kruzel • May 6, 2019
Dale Righter
Dale Righter
stated on April 29, 2019 a TV interview
"The last time Illinois raised the minimum wage in 2006, the very next year this state lost 50,000 jobs. The prediction this time is, we’ll lose 90,000 jobs."
False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • May 5, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 29, 2019 a Facebook post
Says a Roman statesman in 42 B.C. had a "warning about Trump" when he said 2,000 years ago that a nation "cannot survive treason from within."
False
By Samantha Putterman • May 3, 2019
The Manila Times
The Manila Times
stated on April 22, 2019 a newspaper story
Says Filipino news organizations are part of a plot to discredit President Rodrigo Duterte and destabilize his government.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 3, 2019
stated on April 24, 2019 in a tweet
Says one year ago, "no cities in the South had guaranteed paid sick days."
False
By Madlin Mekelburg • May 3, 2019
Mark Jewell
Mark Jewell
stated on May 1, 2019 a tweet
Photo shows a sea of red-clad education advocates covering most of the Halifax Mall.
False
By Matthew Riley, Paul Specht • May 3, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 1, 2019 a Facebook post
Quotes President Jimmy Carter as saying "If you don’t want your tax dollars to help the poor, then stop saying you want a country based on Christian values, because you don’t."
False
By Samantha Putterman • May 2, 2019
Terry Gou
Terry Gou
stated on May 1, 2019 a press conference
"We suspended the (Foxconn) work around October, November last year because the weather there was snowy and icy cold."
False
By Eric Litke • May 2, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on April 29, 2019 a Facebook post
"Before 1973 it was illegal in the U.S. to profit off of health care."
False
By John Kruzel • May 1, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 27, 2019 a speech in Green Bay, Wis.
"The poverty rate for Wisconsin families has reached the lowest rate in 22 years."
False
By Eric Litke • April 30, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 27, 2019 a rally in Green Bay, Wis.
With a late-term abortion, "the mother meets with the doctor. They take care of the baby, they wrap the baby beautifully. And then the doctor and the mother determine whether or not they will execute the baby."
False
By Jon Greenberg • April 29, 2019
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