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Texas Association of Business
stated on December 6, 2016 a press release and study:

Says a study indicates up to $8.5 billion in lost GDP and up to 185,000 lost jobs if Texas lawmakers approve a measure limiting transgender bathroom choices.

Mostly False

By W. Gardner Selby • February 3, 2017

Nancy Pelosi
stated on January 31, 2017 a CNN town hall:

Says Neil Gorsuch "comes down on the side of felons over gun safety."

Mostly False

By Lauren Carroll • February 2, 2017

Sylvia Garcia
stated on January 5, 2017 a press release:

Says that in Texas, it’s "already illegal to enter a bathroom to harm someone."

Half-True

By Bobby Cervantes • February 1, 2017

Joe DeFelice
stated on January 25, 2017:

"From the release of a child rapist from the Dominican Republican to that of an Italian drug smuggler, Philadelphians have already been put in direct danger by Mayor Kenney’s policy of blocking local law enforcement from participating with federal immigration authorities."

Mostly False

By Cassie Owens • January 31, 2017

Duane Hall
stated on December 9, 2016 a speech to the N.C. Courts Commission:

North Carolina could save "literally tens of millions of dollars" if it stopped prosecuting 16-year-olds as adults.

Mostly True

By Will Doran • January 27, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on January 26, 2017 In a speech at the GOP Retreat:

"Here in Philadelphia murder has been steady — I mean — just terribly increasing."

False

By Mark Dent • January 26, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on January 21, 2017 a page on the White House website:

"In 2015, homicides increased by 17 percent in America’s 50 largest cities. That’s the largest increase in 25 years."

Mostly True

By Louis Jacobson • January 24, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on January 20, 2017 a statement on the White House website :

"In our nation’s capital, killings have risen by 50 percent."

Mostly False

By Louis Jacobson • January 23, 2017

Rand Paul
stated on January 11, 2017 a Senate confirmation hearing:

"We give (foreign aid) to developing countries, and 70 percent of it's stolen off the top."

False

By Jon Greenberg • January 17, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on January 14, 2017 a tweet:

Says Georgia’s 5th congressional district, represented by John Lewis, is "in horrible shape and falling apart (not to mention crime infested)."

Mostly False

By Linda Qiu • January 15, 2017

Reince Priebus
stated on January 8, 2017 an interview:

Says Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta’s email password was "password."

False

By Tom Kertscher • January 11, 2017

Travis Allen
stated on December 29, 2016 in an op-ed:

"Beginning on Jan. 1, prostitution by minors will be legal in California."

Pants on Fire!

By Chris Nichols • January 4, 2017

Jim Kenney
stated on December 15, 2016 a report:

"While many urban areas across the country saw a sharp increase in crime over the last year, the Philadelphia Police Department successfully lowered part one crimes."

Mostly True

By Mark Dent • December 27, 2016

Jackie Speier
stated on December 14, 2016 a tweet:

"Since the Sandy Hook tragedy, more than seven children PER DAY have died from gun violence."

Mostly True

By Chris Nichols • December 27, 2016

Gwen Moore
stated on November 18, 2016 an interview:

Says Donald Trump "thinks stop-and-frisk is fine."

True

By Tom Kertscher • December 9, 2016

Sean Duffy
stated on November 17, 2016 an interview:

"Black Lives Matter, who are attacking law enforcement officers" -- Barack Obama "had them to the White House."

Mostly False

By Tom Kertscher • December 2, 2016

Virginia "Jennie Lou" Leeder
stated on October 17, 2016 an interview with the Austin American-Statesman:

Texas spends "more per day to house an inmate than we do on a student."

True

By Fauzeya Rahman • November 18, 2016

Gavin Newsom
stated on November 9, 2016 a press conference.:

California has seen a "56 percent decline in the gun murder rate" since the 1990s.

Mostly True

By Chris Nichols • November 16, 2016

Caleb Rowden
stated on October 12, 2016 a YouTube video:

Democrat Stephen Webber "voted to allow sex offenders to be within 500 feet of childcare centers and playgrounds, and even voted to allow sex offenders to be coaches."

Mostly False

By George Ash • November 6, 2016

Americans United for Change
stated on October 26, 2016 an ad:

Says "Ron Johnson calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme and wants to privatize the program."

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • November 4, 2016

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