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Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 10, 2017 in a blog post
Says a Washington Post reporter who broke news on Judge Roy Moore story has a criminal history of "faking."
False
By Manuela Tobias • November 14, 2017
Richard Durbin
Richard Durbin
stated on November 12, 2017 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
The Republican tax bill is "not being scored by the Congressional Budget Office, as it is traditionally."
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 13, 2017
Michael Williams
Michael Williams
stated on October 17, 2017 press release
"Many firearms experts determined the Las Vegas shooter’s use of a bump stock actually prevented more casualties and (injuries) due to its inconsistency, inaccuracy, and lack of control."
False
By Allison Colburn • November 13, 2017
Delaine Eastin
Delaine Eastin
stated on October 16, 2017 an interview on Capital Public Radio
Since 1965, California has built "six (college) campuses but 23 prisons."
False
By Chris Nichols • November 9, 2017
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on November 5, 2017 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
The Republican tax bill "lets every American keep more of what they earned."
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 9, 2017
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
stated on November 1, 2017 a White House press briefing
Says diversity visa immigrants are not vetted.
False
By Miriam Valverde • November 2, 2017
John Cox
John Cox
stated on October 19, 2017 a San Francisco Chronicle op-ed.
"It costs nearly five times as much in California to build and maintain a mile of road as it does in the rest of the nation."
False
By Chris Nichols • November 1, 2017
Evan Jenkins
Evan Jenkins
stated on October 23, 2017 a tweet
Says Patrick Morrisey "ran for Congress in NJ as pro-choice."
False
By Manuela Tobias • October 30, 2017
Doug Jones
Doug Jones
stated on September 27, 2017 an interview
Says Roy Moore "has advocated getting the federal government out of health care altogether, which means doing away with Medicaid, which means doing away with Medicare."
False
By John Kruzel • October 26, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 25, 2017 a tweet
Says the GOP plan he supports is "the biggest tax cut in U.S. history."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 26, 2017
Travis Forward
Travis Forward
stated on October 23, 2017 a mailer advocating voter approval of Travis County bond propositions
"The Travis County propositions will not raise your taxes! If you are 65 or older, your property taxes are frozen."  
False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 25, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 18, 2017 a tweet
Insurance companies "have made a fortune with Obamacare."
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 23, 2017
Dane County Republican Party
Dane County Republican Party
stated on August 25, 2017 a news release
"The KKK was founded as the military arm of the Democratic Party." 
False
By D.L. Davis • October 23, 2017
John Kelly
John Kelly
stated on October 19, 2017 a White House briefing
At a 2015 dedication of an FBI building in Florida, Rep. Frederica Wilson "stood up there ... and talked about how she was instrumental in getting the funding for that building, and how she took care of her constituents because she got the money, and she just called up President Obama, and on that phone call he gave the money -- the $20 million -- to build the building. And she sat down."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2017
Breitbart
Breitbart
stated on October 17, 2017 a news article
An undocumented immigrant "was arrested on suspicion of arson in (the) Wine Country fires that have killed at least 40 residents."
False
By Chris Nichols • October 20, 2017
Roy Moore
Roy Moore
stated on October 16, 2017 in an interview
NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem is "against the law."
False
By John Kruzel • October 19, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 17, 2017 an interview with E.W. Scripps television
"We're the highest developed nation taxed in the world."
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 18, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 11, 2017 an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity
The Obama administration "borrowed more than $10 trillion, right? And yet, we picked up $5.2 trillion just in the stock market. ... Maybe in a sense we’re reducing debt."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 12, 2017
Casey Cagle
Casey Cagle
stated on October 9, 2017 a WSB-TV interview
A Homeland Security study "showed 120 murders took place that could have been prevented had communities been working with ICE and Homeland Security."
False
By Miriam Valverde • October 12, 2017
Viral image
Viral image
stated on October 9, 2017 Internet posts
A viral image shows LeBron James wearing a T-shirt that reads, "We march, y’all mad. We sit down, y’all mad. We speak up, y’all mad. We die, y’all silent."
False
By Joshua Gillin • October 12, 2017
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