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Latest Fact-Checks In Impeachment

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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 12, 2019 a Facebook post:
Says four Republican representatives "voted to impeach President Donald Trump."
False
By Daniel Funke • November 15, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 11, 2019 a Facebook post:
Says Democrats "spent $40,000,000 of YOUR tax dollars trying to impeach Trump."
False
By Daniel Funke • November 15, 2019
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Viral image
stated on November 9, 2019 a Facebook post:
Says photos show the Trump-Ukraine whistleblower with Chuck Schumer, Elizabeth Warren, Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • November 14, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 10, 2019:
Photos show the whistleblower with Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • November 12, 2019
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Viral image
stated on November 5, 2019 a Facebook post:
A photo of "Obama’s White House staff" shows the alleged Ukraine whistleblower.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • November 12, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 31, 2019 a Facebook post:
Says House Democrats passed impeachment rules that "do not allow any witness to be called unless the witness is approved by Adam Schiff," "do not allow involvement of the President’s legal counsel" and "do not allow any witness to be questioned unless the question is approved by Adam Schiff."
Mostly False
By Daniel Funke • November 11, 2019
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on November 10, 2019 an interview on Meet the Press:
President Donald Trump's phone call with the Ukrainian president "sounds exactly like what Joe Biden did."
False
By Amy Sherman • November 11, 2019
Bryan Steil
Bryan Steil
stated on October 31, 2019 a tweet:
The House impeachment rules resolution "does not provide the president with due process protections that were afforded to both President Clinton and President Nixon."
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • November 5, 2019
Mike Shields
Mike Shields
stated on October 31, 2019 a CNN panel discussion:
Says Democrats "have issued more subpoenas than they’ve passed bills."
False
By Bill McCarthy • November 4, 2019
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on October 31, 2019 an interview with Stephen Colbert:
Says under the Democratic impeachment inquiry, Republicans get "more rights than we ever received in any of the other impeachment proceedings."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • November 4, 2019
Tom Cole
Tom Cole
stated on October 31, 2019 a speech on the House floor:
The impeachment process against Donald Trump "provides fewer due process protections and fewer protections for minority rights than what we have seen in previous impeachment efforts."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • November 4, 2019
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on October 25, 2019 a statement on his radio show:
Says House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump "doesn’t feature the opposition party, it doesn’t feature cross-examination."
False
By Bill McCarthy • October 30, 2019
Louie Gohmert
Louie Gohmert
stated on October 21, 2019 an op-ed:
"As we have learned, the Intel Inspector General (IG) changed the rule after the complaint was known in order to allow hearsay complaints, but the IG dishonestly backdated the rule change so that damage could be done to President Trump."
Pants on Fire!
By Madlin Mekelburg • October 30, 2019
Andrew Napolitano
Andrew Napolitano
stated on October 24, 2019 an interview:
The impeachment inquiry hearings "going on behind closed doors over which Congressman Schiff is presiding—they are consistent with the rules" of the U.S. House of Representatives.    
True
By Tom Kertscher • October 28, 2019
Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham
stated on October 24, 2019 a Senate resolution:
Says House Democrats leading the impeachment inquiry are "denying President Trump basic fairness and due process accorded every American."
False
By Bill McCarthy • October 28, 2019
Matt Gaetz
Matt Gaetz
stated on October 21, 2019 a tweet:
"Barack Obama put a permanent stop on this military aid to the Ukraine - he never allowed it to go."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 25, 2019
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stated on October 9, 2019 a Facebook post:
Says Nancy Pelosi diverted "$2.4 billion from Social Security to cover impeachment costs."
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 11, 2019
Mark Levin
Mark Levin
stated on October 3, 2019 on Fox News's "Hannity":
Says the whistleblower hired "left-wing lawyers, left-wing firms, Soros involved in funding one of them."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • October 11, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 9, 2019 an ad:
"Fact: Joe Biden pressured Ukraine to fire its prosecutor .... Fact: the prosecutor said he was forced out for leading a corruption probe into Hunter Biden's company. Fact: Democrats want to impeach President Trump for discussing this investigation with Ukraine's President."  
False
By Amy Sherman • October 11, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 5, 2019 a tweet:
"The first so-called second hand information ‘Whistleblower’ got my phone conversation almost completely wrong."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • October 9, 2019
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