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stated on February 26, 2019 a Facebook post
A photograph of a black couple pictures the Sundance Kid.  
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By Ciara O'Rourke • March 5, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 28, 2019 a Facebook post
"Chicago now has City ID Cards which allow illegal immigrants to vote in local, state & federal elections."
False
By Miriam Valverde • March 4, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 19, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Sen. Bernie Sanders lived off welfare before he was elected, never held a "9-5 job" and hasn’t proposed a single bill that passed.  
False
By Samantha Putterman • March 1, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 25, 2019 a meme
"CNN uses the same girl in 3 different Refugee Crisis pictures being saved by 3 different men."
False
By Yanqi Xu • March 1, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on February 24, 2019 a podcast
Says handing over arrested undocumented youth to ICE "was an unintended consequence" of a 2008 San Francisco policy that she supported.
False
By Chris Nichols • February 28, 2019
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Various media reports 2
stated on February 26, 2019 reports
Says NC bill would change the grading scale.
False
By Paul Specht • February 28, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 25, 2019 a tweet
"The Democrat(ic) position on abortion is now so extreme that they don’t mind executing babies AFTER birth."
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 28, 2019
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on February 25, 2019 an Orlando Sentinel op-ed
The Democrats’ Green New Deal includes "working towards ending air travel."
False
By Amy Sherman • February 28, 2019
Mary Elizabeth Coleman
Mary Elizabeth Coleman
stated on January 23, 2019 a speech at a General Laws Committee hearing
A girl’s "life expectancy is seven years after entering into prostitution."
False
By Madison Conte • February 27, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 31, 2019 a Facebook post
Undocumented immigrants get Medicare for free.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 27, 2019
Wiley Nickel
Wiley Nickel
stated on February 20, 2019 a tweet
Says a Republican bill "pays for school construction with teacher pay raises."
False
By Paul Specht • February 26, 2019
Michael Long
Michael Long
stated on February 3, 2019 a radio interview
Under New York's new abortion law, "If the baby was born alive, they would just let the baby expire."
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • February 22, 2019
Robert McKinzie
Robert McKinzie
stated on February 19, 2019 a Fort Lauderdale City Commission meeting
The word picnic is a "racially insensitive word."
False
By Amy Sherman • February 21, 2019
Tom McClintock
Tom McClintock
stated on January 29, 2019 a speech
"In 2017, illegal aliens murdered 1,800 Americans."
False
By Chris Nichols • February 20, 2019
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Viral image
stated on February 10, 2019 a Facebook post
A photo shows Joe Namath and Al Woodall kneeling on the sideline of a football field during the national anthem.  
False
By Samantha Putterman • February 20, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 11, 2019 a rally.
Says Gov. Ralph Northam "stated that he would even allow a newborn baby to come out into the world... then talk to the mother and talk to the father and then execute the baby."  
False
By Warren Fiske • February 20, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 17, 2019 a Facebook post
Says former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz once said that he would "hire an illegal immigrant" before he would hire a veteran.
False
By Samantha Putterman • February 19, 2019
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Viral image
stated on February 17, 2019 a post on Facebook
A photo of a homeless camp on old railroad tracks is present-day Los Angeles.
False
By Samantha Putterman • February 19, 2019
Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on January 15, 2019 a statement
A provision in the first bill passed by House Democrats would "allow the billions of dollars of aid we send to other countries to be used for abortions."
False
By Mica Soellner • February 19, 2019
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on February 17, 2019 in an interview
"Climate change is nothing but a bunch of computer models that attempt to tell us what's going to happen in 50 years or 30. Notice the predictions are never for next year or the next 10 years. They're always for way, way, way, way out there, when none of us are going to be around or alive to know whether or not they were true."
False
By John Kruzel • February 19, 2019
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