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Van Jones
Van Jones
stated on July 7, 2016 a panel discussion on CNN:
African-Americans don't use drugs at a higher level than whites but "wind up going to prison six times more."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 13, 2016
William Johnson
William Johnson
stated on July 8, 2016 an interview on Fox News:
"Condemning violence against the police and urging support for the police" is "markedly absent" from President Barack Obama’s public remarks.
Pants on Fire!
By Adam Thorp • July 12, 2016
Charles Ramsey
Charles Ramsey
stated on July 10, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press":
"There are approximately 18,000 (police) departments in the United States."    
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • July 10, 2016
Daily Mail
Daily Mail
stated on June 24, 2016 a headline:
"Google search spike suggests many people don’t know why they voted for Brexit."    
Mostly False
By Allison Graves • July 1, 2016
Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert
stated on June 23, 2016 a comedy sketch:
Says "Paul Ryan shut off the C-SPAN cameras when the Democrats started their sit-in."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 27, 2016
Andrew Napolitano
Andrew Napolitano
stated on June 16, 2016 a segment on Fox & Friends:
"Attempts to find things like, ‘crime,’ ‘criminal activity,’ ‘indictment,’ have been filtered out by Google" in favor of Hillary Clinton.
Mostly False
By Allison Graves • June 23, 2016
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on June 14, 2016 a tweet after the Orlando shooting:
The ammunition used in the Orlando shooting "is banned by Geneva Convention. It enters the body, spins & explodes."
False
By Neelesh Moorthy • June 23, 2016
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on May 31, 2016 the Rush Limbaugh Show:
The presence of gorillas calls into question the concept of evolution.
False
By Lauren Carroll • June 3, 2016
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on May 27, 2016 a post on Twitter:
"No one in American history has moved from a June 16 announcement to a May 26 winning of a majority. Trump's achievement is remarkable."
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Sharockman • May 27, 2016
Chris Wallace
Chris Wallace
stated on May 15, 2016 an episode of "Fox News Sunday":
"Every Republican nominee since Richard Nixon, who at one time was under an audit, has released their tax returns."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • May 18, 2016
Vicki Saporta
Vicki Saporta
stated on May 9, 2016 an episode of "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee":
"There are more than twice as many (crisis pregnancy centers) as there are legitimate abortion providers in the United States."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 17, 2016
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on May 15, 2016 an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
"The Chinese last year probably stole $360 billion in intellectual property from the United States."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 17, 2016
George Clooney
George Clooney
stated on April 16, 2016 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
"The overwhelming amount of the money that we're raising is not going to Hillary (Clinton) to run for president. ... It's going to the congressmen and senators to try to take back Congress."  
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 5, 2016
Amy Schumer
Amy Schumer
stated on April 28, 2016 an episode of "Inside Amy Schumer":
"You can absolutely get a gun if you have several felonies as long as you buy it on the Internet or at a gun show."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • April 29, 2016
John Oliver
John Oliver
stated on April 24, 2016 a broadcast of HBO's "Last Week Tonight":
"We knew Strom Thurmond had proposed" the amendment that blocked Puerto Rico’s use of Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection.
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • April 27, 2016
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
stated on April 15, 2016 in an episode of "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt":
"Dolphins are rapists. Look it up."
False
By Lauren Carroll • April 22, 2016
Dinesh D'Souza
Dinesh D'Souza
stated on April 17, 2016 a Facebook post:
"As a U.S. senator with salary and perks, ‪#‎Bernie‬ is in the top 1 percent, but still paid only 13 percent in taxes last year."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • April 20, 2016
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on April 10, 2016 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
Polls show "Hillary Clinton wins every time with Donald Trump" as her opponent.
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 10, 2016
The Other 98%
The Other 98%
stated on March 31, 2016 a Facebook image:
"Last year (the U.S. women’s soccer team) generated $20 million more than the men’s team and were paid almost four times less."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • April 6, 2016
Grover Norquist
Grover Norquist
stated on March 24, 2016 a Fox Business interview:
Under Hillary Clinton, State Department "officials were sending official thank-yous to people who gave to the Clinton Foundation."
False
By Jon Greenberg • March 28, 2016
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