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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 8, 2017 in a rally in Pensacola, Fla.:
"Black homeownership just hit the highest level it has ever been in the history of our country."
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 11, 2017
JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on December 6, 2017 in a candidate forum:
"I released way more (tax) information than Bruce Rauner has."
False
By Matt Dietrich • December 11, 2017
Ryan Sitton
Ryan Sitton
stated on November 7, 2017 in a guest editorial in Drilling Contractor:
"Earlier this year, Hurricane Harvey left more than 12 million people in Texas and Louisiana without homes."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • December 8, 2017
Brendan Boyle
Brendan Boyle
stated on December 5, 2017 in a tweet:
Says the concealed carry bill would allow residents of certain states to "travel to your community and walk right into a school zone with a loaded weapon, no matter what local laws say."
False
By John Kruzel • December 7, 2017
news.groopspeak.com
news.groopspeak.com
stated on November 29, 2017 in a headline:
"Breaking: federal judge grants permission to subpoena Trump."
False
By Amy Sherman • December 5, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 4, 2017 in remarks to reporters:
"Hillary Clinton lied many times to the FBI."
False
By Miriam Valverde • December 5, 2017
Eddie Rodriguez
Eddie Rodriguez
stated on November 9, 2017 in an email blast:
Says that "perpetrators of domestic violence accounted for 54% of mass shootings between 2009 and 2016, according to the advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • December 3, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 29, 2017 in a speech in St. Charles, Mo.:
Says the tax bill "is going to cost me a fortune, this thing -- believe me. Believe me, this is not good for me."
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 30, 2017
Tim Scott
Tim Scott
stated on November 26, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week":
"If you don't pay income taxes ... you'll have more money" under the Republican tax plan.
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 29, 2017
Ann Wagner
Ann Wagner
stated on November 1, 2017 in a campaign website:
"Satanists have teamed up with the ACLU and Planned Parenthood in Missouri to roll back the rights of the unborn."
False
By Emily Sanderson, Tessa Weinberg • November 24, 2017
Pipo News
Pipo News
stated on November 11, 2017 in a headline:
"Civil war erupts in Sweden as irate Swedes burn nine Muslim refugee centers to the ground"
False
By Amy Sherman • November 21, 2017
Freshmedianews.com
Freshmedianews.com
stated on November 6, 2017 in a headline:
"‘The largest bust in U.S. history’ 412 Muslims arrested from Michigan!"
False
By Amy Sherman • November 21, 2017
Kayla Moore
Kayla Moore
stated on November 17, 2017 in a women for Moore rally:
Says Doug Jones "is for full-term abortion."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • November 21, 2017
Brian Higgins
Brian Higgins
stated on November 3, 2017 in remarks at a House hearing:
"The elimination of income and sales taxes in New York is equal to 9 percent of taxable income, meaning that if you make $100,000 a year you lose $9,000"
False
By Dan Clark • November 20, 2017
AmericanNews.com
AmericanNews.com
stated on November 8, 2017 in a headline:
"BUSTED: NASA Accidentally destroys every climate change advocate by exposing massive truth behind Antarctica."
False
By Amy Sherman • November 20, 2017
Roger Falk
Roger Falk
stated on November 3, 2017 in an oped commentary in the Austin American-Statesman:
Says the Austin school district "enjoys the highest per-student funding of all large Texas districts" even after forwarding tax revenue to the state.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 17, 2017
Sebastian Gorka
Sebastian Gorka
stated on November 13, 2017 in a speech at UNC-Chapel Hill:
Iran’s regime "every Friday declares war on us."
False
By Paul Specht • November 16, 2017
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on November 15, 2017 in a video ad posted on his campaign website:
"The Texas unemployment rate is now the lowest it’s been in 40 years & Texas led the nation last month in new job creation."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 16, 2017
John Cox
John Cox
stated on October 21, 2017 in a Capital Public Radio interview:
Californians pay "the highest electricity bills" in the nation.
False
By Chris Nichols • November 16, 2017
Steve Bannon
Steve Bannon
stated on November 15, 2017 in radio interview:
Says Chuck Todd said the Roy Moore story "felt completely orchestrated."
False
By Manuela Tobias • November 15, 2017
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