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Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 14, 2016 an article on InfoWars
"Report: 3 million votes in presidential election cast by illegal aliens."  
False
By Allison Graves • November 18, 2016
AmericanPoliticNews
AmericanPoliticNews
stated on November 15, 2016 Internet sites
Says Denzel Washington supports Donald Trump and speaks out against Barack Obama.
Pants on Fire!
By Allison Graves • November 16, 2016
Political Insider
Political Insider
stated on November 15, 2016 a post on their website
A picture shows former President Bill Clinton naked with another woman.
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Sharockman • November 15, 2016
Ann Coulter
Ann Coulter
stated on November 9, 2016 a tweet
"1928 was last time Republicans had the White House, the House and the Senate."
False
By Miriam Valverde • November 11, 2016
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on November 6, 2016 comments on "Meet the Press"
"There’s a section in the Constitution called the Emoluments Clause that says no one, nor their spouses, can take money from foreigners. (Hillary Clinton) has to be guilty of 70 or 100 counts just on that one charge."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll, Tyler Adkisson • November 6, 2016
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on October 5, 2016 a radio show broadcast
Says "11 straight years of no major hurricanes striking land" in the United States "bores a hole right through the whole climate change argument."  
Pants on Fire!
By Allison Graves • October 7, 2016
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on October 2, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press"
"The 'New York Times' writes this long story" about Donald Trump’s tax returns but "didn't point out there was no wrongdoing" until paragraph 18.
False
By Aaron Sharockman • October 2, 2016
María Teresa Kumar
María Teresa Kumar
stated on October 2, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press"
"Undocumented immigrants pay $12 billion of taxes every single year." 
True
By Linda Qiu • October 2, 2016
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on October 2, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press"
Says Hillary Clinton has "taken hundreds of millions from those countries" where "women are stoned, where women are killed for adultery and women can't drive."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • October 2, 2016
Alex Castellanos
Alex Castellanos
stated on September 4, 2016 a panel on Meet the Press
"The Clinton Foundation gives less than 10 (percent in direct aid). In 2013, they raised 140 million bucks, gave $9 million to people in direct aid."
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • September 6, 2016
Hilary Rosen
Hilary Rosen
stated on August 24, 2016 "The Diane Rehm Show"
"The Clinton Foundation is a charity where President and Secretary Clinton and their daughter, they take no salary, they get no money from it, they take no personal benefit from it."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • September 1, 2016
David Plouffe
David Plouffe
stated on August 28, 2016 an interview on Meet the Press
Says "Donald Trump himself contributed $100,000" to the Clinton Foundation.
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • August 28, 2016
Julie Pace
Julie Pace
stated on August 21, 2016 a panel on "Fox News Sunday"
"Neither Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump has a plan to address the civil war in Syria."
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • August 21, 2016
Lisa Boothe
Lisa Boothe
stated on July 26, 2016 an interview on Fox
"One in four inmates is an illegal immigrant."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • August 15, 2016
NowThis
NowThis
stated on August 10, 2016 a viral video
Says President Bill Clinton did not sign NAFTA. 
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 11, 2016
Anthony Weiner
Anthony Weiner
stated on July 27, 2016 an appearance on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher"
"We know this now. The banks no longer loan (Donald Trump) money because he's a terrible risk. So he goes to these (Russian) oligarchs and borrows money."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 8, 2016
Brian Kilmeade
Brian Kilmeade
stated on August 1, 2016 on Fox and Friends
"Nobody covered" the remarks of Patricia Smith, the mother of a Benghazi victim, "live, but almost everybody covered Khizr Khan's, Mr. Khan's remarks live."
Pants on Fire!
By Neelesh Moorthy • August 1, 2016
James Woods
James Woods
stated on July 31, 2016 a tweet
Says Hillary Clinton wrote, "I believe the primary role of the state is to teach, train and raise children. Parents have a secondary role."
Pants on Fire!
By Neelesh Moorthy • August 1, 2016
Funny Or Die
Funny Or Die
stated on July 25, 2016 a video shown at the Democratic National Convention
Says Trump shirts are made in Bangladesh, Trump suits in Mexico, Trump Vodka in the Netherlands, Trump crystal barware in Slovenia and his cufflinks and ties in China.
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • July 26, 2016
Antonio Sabato Jr.
Antonio Sabato Jr.
stated on July 19, 2016 an interview with ABC News
Says President Barack Obama is "absolutely" a Muslim.
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Aaron Sharockman • July 19, 2016
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