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Travis Allen
Travis Allen
stated on January 2, 2018 interview on Fox News
"Seventy four percent of Californians are absolutely against sanctuary state" policies.
False
By Chris Nichols • January 9, 2018
Breitbart
Breitbart
stated on October 17, 2017 a news article
An undocumented immigrant "was arrested on suspicion of arson in (the) Wine Country fires that have killed at least 40 residents."
False
By Chris Nichols • October 20, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 22, 2017 a rally
"There aren't too many people outside protesting" his speech at the Phoenix Convention Center.
False
By Miriam Valverde • August 23, 2017
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
stated on May 19, 2017 a press release supporting the Back The Blue Act of 2017
"Last year was one of the deadliest years ever for law enforcement officers."
False
By Will Doran • May 23, 2017
Bruce Kraus
Bruce Kraus
stated on March 22, 2017 an interview with The Incline
"Data shows that vehicle break-in is the No. 1 crime in the city, but also the No. 1 crime in the South Side Flats, and it’s closely followed by assault."
False
By MJ Slaby • April 11, 2017
Betsy DeVos
Betsy DeVos
stated on January 17, 2017 her Senate confirmation hearing
"I would imagine that there's probably a gun in the school (in Wapiti, Wyo.) to protect from potential grizzlies."
False
By Lauren Carroll • January 18, 2017
Tammy Duckworth
Tammy Duckworth
stated on June 8, 2016 a tweet
Says Mark Kirk "called for the mass arrest of 18,000 African Americans" and "was apparently fine with Trump’s #StillTooRacist call for mass deportation."
False
By Kevin Hoffman • July 15, 2016
David A. Clarke Jr.
David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on June 13, 2016 a speech
"Doctors kill about 250,000 people a year in botched surgeries."  
False
June 29, 2016
Todd Wilcox
Todd Wilcox
stated on May 20, 2016 a newspaper interview
"I can tell you that the enhanced interrogation techniques that have since been banned by this administration — specifically waterboarding — work."
False
By Joshua Gillin • May 24, 2016
Dan Forest
Dan Forest
stated on April 6, 2016 a tweet
Charlotte’s anti-discrimination ordinance would have "opened all bathrooms to all sexes at all times" if it hadn’t been overturned.
False
By Will Doran • April 8, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 4, 2016 a Democratic debate in New Hampshire
"Not one Republican has the guts to recognize that climate change is real."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 10, 2016
Thomas Garrett Jr.
Thomas Garrett Jr.
stated on January 11, 2016 a radio interview.
"A (state) trooper with 10 years on the force is getting $500 a year more than a trooper with 10 minutes on the force."
False
By Sean Gorman • February 1, 2016
Hillary Davis
Hillary Davis
stated on May 6, 2015 a hearing at the General Assembly
"The profit [from automated traffic enforcement cameras] is going to the private corporations, not to the city or state."  
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 14, 2015
Rebecca Quigley
Rebecca Quigley
stated on May 14, 2015 a comment on a "State of the State" TV program.
"Once a woman enters into the sex trade, her average life expectancy is seven years."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 31, 2015
Kathleen Sullivan
Kathleen Sullivan
stated on April 29, 2015 testimony before the House Judiciary Committee
"The proportion of Rhode Islanders entering substance abuse treatment primarily due to marijuana use has reached its highest point in 20 years."
False
By Mark Reynolds • May 17, 2015
Greg Steube
Greg Steube
stated on April 2, 2015 a Florida House judiciary committee hearing
"You know how many children in the history of the United States have died in a fire (at school)? Zero."
False
By Amy Sherman, Joshua Gillin • April 6, 2015
Fran Lebowitz
Fran Lebowitz
stated on February 20, 2015 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
John McCain
John McCain
stated on October 12, 2014 comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
"We were told there would never be a case of Ebola in the United States."
False
By Lauren Carroll • October 12, 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
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
stated on December 11, 2013 an advertisement
"Rhode Island’s teen binge drinking rate is double the national average."
False
By John Hill • December 22, 2013
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