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Latest Fact-Checks In Polls and Public Opinion

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Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on February 22, 2018 an interview
Says 97 percent of gun owners support universal background checks.  
Mostly True
March 2, 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
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 26, 2018 a speech in Davos, Switzerland
"Consumer confidence, business confidence, and manufacturing confidence are the highest they have been in many decades."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 2, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 1, 2018 a Tweet
"45.6 million people watched (the State of the Union), the highest number in history. @FoxNews beat every other Network, for the first time ever, with 11.7 million people tuning in."
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • February 1, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 30, 2018 his State of the Union address
"Small business confidence is at an all-time high."
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 31, 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
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on December 13, 2017 an interview
The 1986 tax reform approved under Ronald Reagan "was polling at about 18 percent right before they passed it."
Half-True
December 18, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 22, 2017 a tweet
Says "46 percent of people believe major national news organizations fabricate stories about me."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • October 24, 2017
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
stated on October 2, 2017 a tweet
90 percent of Americans "support universal background checks" for gun purchases.  
True
October 3, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 30, 2017 a tweet
In the Alabama Senate runoff, "the candidate I endorsed (Luther Strange) went up MANY points after endorsement!"
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 2, 2017
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on August 10, 2017 a Facebook post
Says "the latest polls show us tied neck-and-neck" with Sen. Ted Cruz.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 14, 2017
Sid Miller
Sid Miller
stated on August 23, 2017 an interview on Spectrum Cable's "Capital Tonight"
Says a poll showed 70 percent to 75 percent of people want to see Confederate statues "remain up and not taken down."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 6, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 16, 2017 a tweet
Says his job approval poll numbers are "not bad" relative to other presidents at this point in his presidency.
False
By John Kruzel • July 17, 2017
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on June 19, 2017 an interview
"There are so many data that demonstrate that poor people, surprisingly, are less likely to use drugs than people with means."
False
July 7, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 27, 2017 a tweet
CNN’s ratings are "way down."
Pants on Fire!
By John Kruzel • July 3, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 18, 2017 a tweet
"The new Rasmussen Poll, one of the most accurate in the 2016 Election, just out with a Trump 50% Approval Rating. That's higher than O's #'s!"
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders, Louis Jacobson • June 19, 2017
Al Gore
Al Gore
stated on June 4, 2017 an interview on ABC "This Week"
"A majority of President Trump's supporters and voters wanted (the United States) to stay in" the Paris Agreement.
Mostly False
By John Kruzel • June 5, 2017
Mike Crute
Mike Crute
stated on April 19, 2017 a radio show
Says Bernie Sanders "is the most popular politician in America today."  
Mostly True
April 27, 2017
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger
stated on February 14, 2017 a video
"Here are some of the things that are more popular than Congress: hemorrhoids, Nickelback, traffic jams, cockroaches, root canals, colonoscopies, herpes. Even herpes, they couldn’t beat herpes in the polls."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • April 14, 2017
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