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Anthony Scaramucci
Anthony Scaramucci
stated on July 26, 2017 a tweet
"In light of the leak of my financial disclosure info which is a felony I will be contacting @FBI and the @TheJusticeDept"
False
By Manuela Tobias • July 27, 2017
Rick Kriseman
Rick Kriseman
stated on July 23, 2017 posts on Twitter and Facebook
There were 2,761 auto thefts in 2006 under Rick Baker and 1,095 auto thefts in 2016.
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • July 27, 2017
Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
stated on July 21, 2017 In a speech
Preliminary murder rates in Philadelphia "will put the murder rate at the highest of this decade in the city."
Mostly False
By Mark Dent • July 24, 2017
Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
stated on July 12, 2017 a speech
"According to a recent study from the University of California Riverside, (sanctuary) cities with these policies have more violent crime on average than those that don’t."  
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • July 24, 2017
Rick Baker
Rick Baker
stated on June 25, 2017 an interview with News Channel 8
"Midtown crime is up by 30 percent the last quarter."
Mostly False
By Allison Graves • July 11, 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
Pete Olson
Pete Olson
stated on June 9, 2017 a radio interview brought to light June 20, 2017
Says that Bill Clinton "basically" told then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch in 2016 that "we killed Vince Foster."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • July 5, 2017
Travis Allen
Travis Allen
stated on June 22, 2017 a campaign video
"I have seen crime increase in every major metropolitan area (in California) … Crime is on the rise in every major market."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • July 3, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 28, 2017 an immigration roundtable discussion
"We're pretty much at the 50 percent mark" on deportations of MS-13 gang members.
False
By Miriam Valverde • June 30, 2017
Principled PAC
Principled PAC
stated on June 18, 2017 an ad
"The same unhinged leftists cheering last week's shooting are all backing Jon Ossoff." 
Pants on Fire!
By John Kruzel • June 19, 2017
New York Times Editorial Board
New York Times Editorial Board
stated on June 14, 2017 a New York Times editorial
A political map circulated by Sarah Palin’s PAC incited Rep. Gabby Giffords’ shooting
False
By John Kruzel • June 15, 2017
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on June 2, 2017 a tweet
"Americans are 25x more likely to be shot & killed than others in developed countries."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • June 14, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on June 3, 2017 Internet posts
Says "Monica Lewinsky Found Dead" in a burglary.
Pants on Fire!
By John Kruzel • June 6, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on May 10, 2017 Internet posts
President Trump greenlighted Congress to ramp up Clinton investigation.
Pants on Fire!
By John Kruzel • May 31, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on May 29, 2017 Internet rumors
President Donald Trump "announced that he would reinstate a national day of remembrance for fallen officers that the traitor before him had done away with."
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Sharockman • May 30, 2017
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
stated on May 18, 2017 an interview
Says David Clarke reduced the number of Milwaukee County sheriff's deputies "from about 700 and something to 300 and something."  
Half-True
May 26, 2017
Samantha Bee
Samantha Bee
stated on May 10, 2017 TBS show Full Frontal
"In Florida felonies can be things like buying weed, tampering with an odometer or disturbing a lobster trap. So basically spring break."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • May 25, 2017
Desmond Meade
Desmond Meade
stated on May 10, 2017 Samantha Bee's Full Frontal show
"You could lose your rights for life over something as simple as driving with a suspended license" in Florida.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • May 25, 2017
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
stated on May 19, 2017 a press release supporting the Back The Blue Act of 2017
"Last year was one of the deadliest years ever for law enforcement officers."
False
By Will Doran • May 23, 2017
Dennis Prager
Dennis Prager
stated on May 18, 2017 an appearance on CNN
"It was a 100 percent lie that (Donald Trump’s) election unleashed anti-Semitism. … Hundreds of Jewish community centers had bomb threats called in. To the best of our knowledge to this day, 90 percent of them were called in by an American Jewish kid living in Israel, and the other 10 percent were a black radical who was trying to impress his girlfriend."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 22, 2017
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