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Erick Erickson
stated on March 31, 2015 in a RedState.com column:

Say Apple’s Tim Cook "will not do business with Indiana."

False

By Katie Sanders • April 2, 2015

Sally Kohn
stated on March 19, 2015 in an opinion piece on CNN.com:

"White men account for 69 percent of those arrested for violent crimes."

False

By Jon Greenberg • April 2, 2015

Martin Smith
stated on March 23, 2015 in subcommittee hearing:

By allowing brewpubs to sell beer, Georgia could become like Mexico with only a couple of manufacturers controlling all aspects of market.

False

By Nancy Badertscher • April 2, 2015

Fran Lebowitz
stated on February 20, 2015 in a panel on "Real Time with Bill Maher":

"Not a single unarmed white person has been shot by the police" in New York in about 45 years.

False

By Katie Sanders • April 1, 2015

Bloggers
stated on March 21, 2015 in posts on social media:

Say Michelle Obama "mandates" weighing children in day care.

False

By Louis Jacobson • March 26, 2015

Allen West
stated on March 19, 2015 in a post on his website:

"EPA wants to regulate … the family BBQ."

False

By Louis Jacobson • March 26, 2015

Ted Cruz
stated on March 23, 2015 in a speech at Liberty University:

"Small businesses (are) going out of business in record numbers."

False

By Steve Contorno • March 24, 2015

David Simas
stated on March 18, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "New Day":

Job growth in the United States is now at the "fastest pace in this country's history."

False

By Louis Jacobson • March 24, 2015

Don Beyer
stated on March 4, 2015 in an op-ed.:

"More than 7,000 Americans lost their lives to climate change-fueled events last year."

False

By Warren Fiske • March 23, 2015

Glenn Beck
stated on March 19, 2015 in a Facebook post:

"A few weeks ago Obama took Hamas and Iran OFF the terror list."

False

By Louis Jacobson • March 20, 2015

Howard Marklein
stated on March 3, 2015 in a budget hearing:

Beer drinking is not allowed in any Illinois state parks.

False

By James B. Nelson • March 20, 2015

James Carville
stated on March 15, 2015 in a broadcast of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos":

Says "Jeb Bush has released 10 percent of his emails."

False

By Jon Greenberg • March 18, 2015

William O'Brien
stated on February 8, 2015 in a Facebook post:

Birth control pioneer Margaret Sanger was "an active participant in the Ku Klux Klan."

False

By Clay Wirestone • March 18, 2015

Sean Hannity
stated on March 10, 2015 in remarks on Fox's Hannity:

In 2007, when Nancy Pelosi met with President Assad of Syria, "nobody got upset."

False

By Lauren Carroll • March 18, 2015

Rush Limbaugh
stated on March 10, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Rush Limbaugh Show":

Says "Ted Kennedy sent a letter to then Soviet leader Yuri Andropov apologizing for Ronald Reagan and begging the Soviets not to overreact."

False

By Jon Greenberg • March 13, 2015

Nancy Denuccio
stated on March 6, 2015 in a TV interview:

"We've seen the increase of alcohol use for underage kids even though alcohol has been illegal ... for kids under 21."

False

By Katie Mulvaney • March 13, 2015

George P. Bush
stated on January 30, 2015 in remarks at a "school choice" rally outside the Texas Capitol:

A "majority of our students are trapped in" underperforming schools.

False

By W. Gardner Selby • March 12, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on February 27, 2015 in an interview:

"I unsealed my records" at Marquette University.

False

By Tom Kertscher • March 12, 2015

Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on March 4, 2015 in a news release:

Says Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget "would sell off Wisconsin’s state parks."

False

By James B. Nelson • March 10, 2015

Rick Perry
stated on February 24, 2015 in a speech:

"Thomas Paine wrote that ‘the duty of a patriot is to protect his country from his government.’"

False

By Sean Gorman • March 9, 2015

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