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Free Thought Project
Free Thought Project
stated on April 18, 2018 a headline
"It begins: Florida police now confiscating guns from people with no due process."
False
By Allison Graves • April 4, 2018
The Trump Talks
The Trump Talks
stated on April 2, 2018 a headline
"Breaking! Terrorist attacks Trumps at Mar A Lago."
False
By Amy Sherman • April 3, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 2, 2018 a tweet
"Only fools, or worse, are saying that our money losing Post Office makes money with Amazon. THEY LOSE A FORTUNE, and this will be changed."
False
By Manuela Tobias • April 2, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 29, 2018 a blog post
BREAKING: Trump Just Ended Welfare For One HUGE Group For 5 Years!
False
By Miriam Valverde • March 30, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 7, 2018 a blog post
"FBI RAIDS OBAMA – Find Massive Secret That Was Hidden For YEARS."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • March 30, 2018
Project Republic
Project Republic
stated on March 28, 2018 on a alternative news site
"Emma Gonzalez bullied school shooter, isn’t sorry; then retweets message blaming ‘white boys’ entitlement’ as cause of all school shootings"
False
By Mica Soellner • March 30, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 29, 2018 a blog post
NASA Has Just Confirmed Earth Has A New Moon
False
By Miriam Valverde • March 30, 2018
Mike Gibbons
Mike Gibbons
stated on February 20, 2018 an interview
"A lot" of Sen. Sherrod Brown’s policies "reflect that interest in Marxism" and a fondness for communism.
False
By Amy Sherman • March 27, 2018
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on March 12, 2018 a press conference
"The only housing authority in the state that we have actually given money to is NYCHA."
False
By Dan Clark • March 23, 2018
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on March 7, 2018 his Fox News program
Says 642,000 crimes were committed against Texans by criminal immigrants in a recent seven-year period.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 23, 2018
Mike Collier
Mike Collier
stated on March 18, 2018 a tweet
"The state is set to recapture an additional $500 million in Robin Hood payments from taxpayers and not one penny of it will go to public education in Texas."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 23, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 14, 2018 Private fundraiser
Says Conor Lamb "ran on a campaign that said very nice things about me."
False
By Colin Deppen • March 22, 2018
Bruce Rauner
Bruce Rauner
stated on March 20, 2018 his victory speech
"Newspapers have framed this election as my fight against the Illinois mafia."
False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • March 21, 2018
Brian Kemp
Brian Kemp
stated on March 5, 2018 a Facebook post
Says he "fought Obama twice and won to stop illegal immigrants from voting."  
False
By Miriam Valverde • March 21, 2018
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
stated on January 29, 2018 on a campaign website
The default rate for college students has grown from 40 percent 10 years ago to about 50 percent today, and "perhaps as many as 800,000 young Ohioans are facing default on their student loans."
False
By Amy Sherman • March 20, 2018
Ryan Zinke
Ryan Zinke
stated on March 13, 2018 testimony before a Senate committee
A Trump administration proposal for the Interior Department "is the largest investment in our public lands infrastructure in our nation's history."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 19, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 14, 2018 a post on Facebook
Shoes on the Capitol lawn represent 7,182 students who were killed in U.S. schools since 2012.
False
By Allison Graves • March 16, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 14, 2018 a private fundraising appearance
In Japan, "they take a bowling ball from 20 feet up in the air and they drop it on the hood of the car. And if the hood dents, then the car doesn't qualify...It's horrible, the way we're treated."
False
By Jon Greenberg • March 15, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 11, 2018 a blog post
"Democrats announce they will abolish ICE if they win 2020 election."  
False
By Miriam Valverde • March 15, 2018
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on March 6, 2018 an audio ad distributed to news organizations
Says Beto O’Rourke wants "open borders and wants to take our guns."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 15, 2018
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