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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 27, 2019 in 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
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 22, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Mitch McConnell was cured of polio when he was a child by government-funded care and now he’s trying to take that same care away from millions of Americans
False
By Samantha Putterman • April 29, 2019
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stated on April 10, 2019 in a Facebook post:
For the first time in U.S. history, a one-year-old appears in court as a defendant.
False
By Samantha Putterman • April 26, 2019
The Partnership for Safe Medicines
The Partnership for Safe Medicines
stated on April 18, 2019 in a TV ad:
Florida state senators "are pushing a new government program that allows prescription drugs from China without FDA inspection."
False
By Amy Sherman • April 25, 2019
Dave Griffith
Dave Griffith
stated on February 12, 2019 in a hearing:
"Every county in the state of Texas has a veterans court."
False
By Gaëlle Fournier • April 25, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall:
"The majority of women are minimum wage workers."
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 24, 2019
William Barr
William Barr
stated on April 18, 2019 in a press conference:
"The White House fully cooperated with the Special Counsel’s investigation."
False
By John Kruzel • April 22, 2019
Joyce Krawiec
Joyce Krawiec
stated on April 15, 2019 in in a speech on the state Senate floor:
"No, we do not have laws in place protecting babies who are born alive as the result of an abortion."
False
By Louis Jacobson, Paul Specht • April 19, 2019
Andrew Byrd
Andrew Byrd
stated on February 25, 2019 in a legislative debate:
"The states that have passed (campus carry laws) have seen enrollment drop significantly."
False
By Erica Anderson, Molly DeCarli • April 16, 2019
Mark Warner
Mark Warner
stated on April 9, 2019 in a TV interview.:
Other than University of Virginia’s 2019 basketball team, "We’ve not had a Virginia team even in the Final Four in over a decade. I think George Mason was the last one…"  
False
By Warren Fiske • April 16, 2019
Ilhan Omar
Ilhan Omar
stated on March 23, 2019 in a speech:
Says that the Council on American-Islamic Relations was founded in response to 9/11.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 15, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 11, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Quotes Thomas Homer-Dixon as saying a windmill will "never generate as much energy as was invested building it."
False
By Samantha Putterman • April 12, 2019
Harry Brown
Harry Brown
stated on April 9, 2019 in a committee meeting:
"North Carolina last year was second in the nation in overdose deaths"
False
By Paul Specht • April 11, 2019
Candace Owens
Candace Owens
stated on April 9, 2019 in a House Judiciary Committee hearing:
The Southern strategy is a "myth" that "never happened."  
False
By Amy Sherman • April 10, 2019
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stated on April 4, 2019 in a Facebook post:
"Health and Human Services admits they have never conducted federally-required monitoring of vaccine safety for over 30 years."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 10, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 14, 2019 in a Facebook post:
In 20 years "there will be enough Muslim voters in the U.S. to elect the president."
False
By Samantha Putterman • April 10, 2019
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stated on April 3, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says "13,506 Marines have applied for White House duty" since Trump’s inauguration. When Obama was president, "no Marines volunteered" but had to be "assigned."
False
By Samantha Putterman • April 8, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 2, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says President Barack Obama once said, "The American dream is to be Donald Trump"
False
By Samantha Putterman • April 8, 2019
X posts
X posts
stated on April 5, 2019 in a tweet:
Says President Donald Trump said asylum seekers "aren't people. These are animals."
False
By Miriam Valverde • April 8, 2019
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stated on April 1, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says John F. Kennedy Jr. said, "If my dear friend Donald Trump ever decided to sacrifice his fabulous billionaire lifestyle to become president he would be an unstoppable force for ultimate justice that Democrats and Republicans alike would celebrate."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 8, 2019
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