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Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on August 17, 2014 a TV ad
Says Rick Scott has "teamed up with a felon convicted of running a Ponzi scheme to smear Charlie Crist."
False
By Amy Sherman • September 2, 2014
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on July 21, 2014 a news story
At "least a quarter of those apprehended" at the border "have criminal records."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 29, 2014
Chris Matthews
Chris Matthews
stated on August 27, 2014 a broadcast of MSNBC's "Hardball"
On tax inversions, the Wall Street Journal "surprisingly attacked this tax scheme."
False
By Jon Greenberg • August 29, 2014
Brad Schimel
Brad Schimel
stated on August 15, 2014 an interview
Heroin and prescription opioids are "the number one cause of accidental or preventable death in Wisconsin."
False
By Tom Kertscher • August 27, 2014
Marc Lamont Hill
Marc Lamont Hill
stated on August 20, 2014 a CNN segment
"Every 28 hours" an unarmed black person is shot by a cop.
False
By Katie Sanders • August 26, 2014
Don Lemon
Don Lemon
stated on August 20, 2014 a live broadcast on CNN
"I was able to go and buy an automatic weapon … Most people can go out and buy an automatic weapon."
False
By Jon Greenberg • August 26, 2014
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on August 20, 2014 a campaign ad
Says Thom Tillis "gives tax breaks to yacht and jet owners."
False
By Lauren Carroll • August 26, 2014
Allan Fung
Allan Fung
stated on August 18, 2014 a news release
"Nazi imagery [was used] by the Block for Governor campaign to describe supporters of Allan Fung for Governor."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 24, 2014
Lou Dobbs
Lou Dobbs
stated on August 19, 2014 comments on Fox News' "America's Newsroom"
Because of President Barack Obama’s failure to "push job creation," the black unemployment rate in Ferguson, Mo., is three times higher than the white unemployment rate.  
False
By Derek Tsang • August 21, 2014
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on August 17, 2014 a commentary
Under Rosemary Lehmberg, the "Travis County D.A.’s office" convened the grand jury that indicted Rick Perry.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 21, 2014
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on August 15, 2014 comments on his radio show
When news broke that Ferguson 18-year-old Michael Brown was a suspect in a robbery, "MSNBC practically went off the air for a while to have behind-closed-doors meetings to figure out how to deal with this new revelation."
False
By Linda Qiu • August 20, 2014
Freedom Partners
Freedom Partners
stated on August 6, 2014 a television ad
Sen. Jeff Merkley "voted six times for more debt."
False
By Dana Tims • August 15, 2014
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on August 12, 2014 a campaign commercial
Says Charlie "Crist made it easier for Duke to take your money."
False
By Joshua Gillin • August 15, 2014
Joe Miller
Joe Miller
stated on August 9, 2014 a campaign mailer
"If 20 million illegals vote, you can kiss the Second Amendment goodbye."
False
By Lauren Carroll • August 14, 2014
Moms Rising
Moms Rising
stated on August 5, 2014 a tweet
"Having a baby is a leading cause of poverty spells in the United States."
False
By Jon Greenberg • August 12, 2014
Mike Hymes
Mike Hymes
stated on July 16, 2014 a TV ad
Del. Ben Chafin "took money away" from Southwest Virginia schools while voting to build a "politician's palace."
False
By Nancy Madsen • August 11, 2014
David A. Clarke Jr.
David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on July 27, 2014 an interview
"I've either balanced every budget or we turned back a surplus."
False
By Devon Waugh • August 8, 2014
D’Banj
D’Banj
stated on August 3, 2014 comments on ABC's "This Week"
"The music industry is the biggest export from Africa after oil and gas."
False
By Linda Qiu • August 7, 2014
Shelley Moore Capito
Shelley Moore Capito
stated on July 29, 2014 a campaign ad
"What (the Obama administration is) going to come out with in the next several months is you're not even going to be able to burn coal very limitedly in the existing plants."
False
By Steve Contorno • August 7, 2014
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on August 3, 2014 comments on CBS' "Face the Nation"
Africa is spending "the highest percentage of their GDP on education of any part of the world."  
False
By Derek Tsang • August 7, 2014
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