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Matt Gaetz
Matt Gaetz
stated on February 7, 2019 a CNN interview
"One out of every 5 people that the federal government charges with murder is an illegal alien."
False
By Miriam Valverde • February 19, 2019
Susana Mendoza
Susana Mendoza
stated on February 13, 2019 a campaign ad
Says Bill Daley, as part of former Gov. Bruce Rauner’s transition team, wrote "the blueprint" for record Springfield gridlock.
False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • February 17, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 12, 2019 a Facebook post
Says U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took a "$10 million payout from Netflix."
False
By Samantha Putterman • February 15, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 31, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Mitch McConnell's "biggest donor" is a "Russian oligarch that the GOP just lifted sanctions on."
False
By Samantha Putterman • February 14, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 11, 2019 a speech in El Paso, Texas
Says that at Beto O’Rourke’s rally in El Paso, there were "200 people, 300 people."
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 12, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on February 3, 2019 a Facebook post
A photograph shows KKK members marching at the 1924 Democratic National Convention.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 11, 2019
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Viral image
stated on February 4, 2019 a Facebook post
Muslim immigrants were responsible for 11,000 of 13,000 knife attacks in London in the past 12 months.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 8, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 5, 2019 State of the Union address
"The border city of El Paso, Texas, used to have extremely high rates of violent crime — one of the highest in the country, and considered one of our nation's most dangerous cities. Now, immediately upon its building, with a powerful barrier in place, El Paso is one of the safest cities in our country."  
False
By Miriam Valverde • February 8, 2019
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on February 4, 2019 an interview on CBS This Morning
"Even the (Congressional Budget Office) says if you lower Medicare to allow 50 year olds to get into it, you can not only save the government money, but you can lower premiums for all Americans."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • February 8, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 28, 2018 a Facebook post
Says Red Cross President and CEO Marsha J. Evans makes "$651,957 plus expenses" a year and "only 9 cents of every dollar" donated to the organization goes to helping people in need.  
False
By Samantha Putterman • February 8, 2019
Kathy Tran
Kathy Tran
stated on January 29, 2019
"Right now, women are able to access an abortion in the later stages of their pregnancy under certain conditions with approval of their medical doctors. I’ve done nothing to change that."
False
By Warren Fiske • February 6, 2019
Adam Smith
Adam Smith
stated on January 29, 2019 a committee hearing
"Go back to 2005 until now, we have quadrupled the number of Border Patrol agents."
False
By Miriam Valverde • February 1, 2019
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Viral image
stated on January 23, 2019 a Facebook post
A New York law makes it "now perfectly legal to murder" a baby a minute before it would be born.  
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 1, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on January 30, 2019 a Facebook post
"15 homeless people have already been found frozen to death in Chicago."
False
By Samantha Putterman • February 1, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on January 21, 2019 a blog post
"New research says drinking wine is more important than exercise for living past 90."
False
By Miriam Valverde • February 1, 2019
Dallas Woodhouse
Dallas Woodhouse
stated on January 17, 2019 a tweet
Says the NC elections board received "no calls" after alerting Bladen County voters to possible absentee ballot fraud.
False
By Paul Specht • January 30, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 27, 2019 a tweet
"58,000 non-citizens voted in Texas, with 95,000 non-citizens registered to vote."
False
By Amy Sherman • January 28, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 27, 2019 a tweet
"We are not even into February and the cost of illegal immigration so far this year is $18,959,495,168. Cost Friday was $603,331,392. There are at least 25,772,342 illegal aliens, not the 11,000,000 that have been reported for years, in our Country."
False
By Miriam Valverde • January 28, 2019
Phil Scott
Phil Scott
stated on January 24, 2019 his budget address in the Statehouse.
"Every county, including Chittenden, has fewer people available for work."
False
By Colin Meyn, Felippe Rodrigues • January 26, 2019
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 19, 2019 a tweet
"I’ve always supported protections for our DREAMers."
False
By Amy Sherman • January 23, 2019
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