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Alex Jones
Alex Jones
stated on August 13, 2017 a video on his website:
Emails show Democrats, Hillary Clinton and George Soros instigated and orchestrated racial protests in Charlottesville by trying to "control" and keep people "desperate."
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Sharockman • August 14, 2017
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on July 18, 2017 a speech:
"It costs us about $33,000 a year (on average nationally) to lock somebody up. In California it costs about $75,000 a year."
True
By Chris Nichols • August 9, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 8, 2017 a briefing on opioids:
"At the end of 2016, there were 23 percent fewer federal prosecutions than in 2011, so (prosecutors) looked at this scourge (opioid deaths) and they let it go by."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 9, 2017
Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Villaraigosa
stated on July 31, 2017 an interview on MSNBC:
"Undocumented immigrants commit less crimes than the native born."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • August 3, 2017
US Daily News 24
US Daily News 24
stated on July 28, 2017 a headline:
Says Debbie Wasserman Schultz "going to mental hospital after what she did overnight desperate to escape arrest."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • August 2, 2017
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on June 29, 2017 a speech:
Says Dontre Hamilton "was shot 14 times by police for resting on a park bench in Milwaukee."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • August 1, 2017
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
By Tom Kertscher • 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
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