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stated on June 12, 2019 a Facebook post
"Barack Obama said, ‘If we don’t do something about this president, I will’ at DNC fundraiser last night."
False
June 19, 2019
Marcia Fudge
Marcia Fudge
stated on May 8, 2019 a hearing
Ohio "thought that our (voting) machines were so awful we got rid of them, but South Carolina bought them. This is true. South Carolina bought all the machines we got rid of because they were not effective."
False
By Amy Sherman • May 23, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 22, 2019 remarks in the Rose Garden
Says Pennsylvania Republican nominee for Congress Fred Keller "was a 50-50 shot" before his landslide victory.
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 22, 2019
William Barr
William Barr
stated on April 18, 2019 a press conference
"The White House fully cooperated with the Special Counsel’s investigation."
False
By John Kruzel • April 22, 2019
Candace Owens
Candace Owens
stated on April 9, 2019 a House Judiciary Committee hearing
The Southern strategy is a "myth" that "never happened."  
False
By Amy Sherman • April 10, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 14, 2019 a Facebook post
In 20 years "there will be enough Muslim voters in the U.S. to elect the president."
False
By Samantha Putterman • April 10, 2019
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stated on March 18, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Donna Brazile is a "criminal."
False
March 29, 2019
North Carolina Republican Party
North Carolina Republican Party
stated on March 12, 2019 an email
"Democrats have forced a special election"
False
By Paul Specht • March 15, 2019
Dan Crenshaw
Dan Crenshaw
stated on March 9, 2019 a tweet
Says HR 1 would "legalize" the kind of fraud found in North Carolina
False
By Paul Specht • March 13, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 9, 2019 a text post on Facebook
Says 228 House Democrats voted "to allow illegal aliens to have right to vote"
False
By Amy Sherman • March 13, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 28, 2019 a Facebook post
"Chicago now has City ID Cards which allow illegal immigrants to vote in local, state & federal elections."
False
By Miriam Valverde • March 4, 2019
Dallas Woodhouse
Dallas Woodhouse
stated on January 17, 2019 a tweet
Says the NC elections board received "no calls" after alerting Bladen County voters to possible absentee ballot fraud.
False
By Paul Specht • January 30, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 27, 2019 a tweet
"58,000 non-citizens voted in Texas, with 95,000 non-citizens registered to vote."
False
By Amy Sherman • January 28, 2019
Jim Ott
Jim Ott
stated on December 3, 2018 a newsletter
"Municipalities are now required to have two or more polling locations opened 24-hours a day, two weeks before any election."
False
By Mica Soellner • January 15, 2019
Jerry Falwell Jr.
Jerry Falwell Jr.
stated on January 1, 2019 a newspaper interview.
"This midterm (election), the president did better than the average president does in his first midterms."  
False
By Warren Fiske • January 8, 2019
Dan Blue
Dan Blue
stated on December 6, 2018
"Public trust in our election system is at an all-time low."
False
By Paul Specht • December 18, 2018
Andrea Mitchell
Andrea Mitchell
stated on November 12, 2018 on MSNBC
Says "Brenda Snipes in Broward County is a Republican."
False
By John Kruzel • November 14, 2018
Donald Trump Jr.
Donald Trump Jr.
stated on November 12, 2018 in a tweet
"Nearly 200,000 Florida voters may not be citizens."
False
By Amy Sherman, Manuela Tobias • November 13, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 7, 2018 a tweet
Said that man wearing racist shirt was working at a polling station in Mississippi.
False
By Kyra Haas • November 12, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 6, 2018 a Facebook post
Says MSNBC called the Florida governor’s race for Andrew Gillum before Election Day.
False
November 6, 2018
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