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New York Times
New York Times
stated on April 19, 2017 a tweet
Images show the turnout for President Donald Trump's 2017 ceremony with the New England Patriots was smaller than the team’s turnout with President Barack Obama in 2015.
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • April 20, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 20, 2017 a headline
"Muslims offended that their kids have to recite national anthem."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • February 21, 2017
Social Media
Social Media
stated on February 1, 2017 tweets
Says Melania Trump’s security detail at Trump Tower costs more than the annual budget for the National Endowment for the Arts.
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • February 8, 2017
Geraldo Rivera
Geraldo Rivera
stated on December 12, 2016 an interview on Fox News' Hannity
Says "tens of thousands of children" were rushed across the southwest border "because they fear the wall."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • December 15, 2016
Conservative Tribune
Conservative Tribune
stated on December 2, 2016 a web post
"Before Leaving, Obama Enacts Rules to Take $3,000 From EVERY American."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • December 14, 2016
Eric Bolling
Eric Bolling
stated on November 26, 2016 a commentary on Fox News
"President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (was) a fancy name for almost a trillion-dollar spending bill. The ARRA was supposed to fix our crumbling roads and bridges," but now, "we have absolutely nothing to show for it."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • November 29, 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Michael Needham
Michael Needham
stated on November 22, 2015 comments on "Fox News Sunday"
In 2013, the United States "accepted 67 percent of the world’s refugees."
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • November 22, 2015
Neil Cavuto
Neil Cavuto
stated on November 12, 2015 a broadcast of "Cavuto Coast to Coast" on Fox Business Network
Taking all the money of the top 1 percent wouldn’t keep Medicare going for three years.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • November 19, 2015
Viral image
Viral image
stated on June 20, 2015 a post shared on Facebook
Says after leaving the White House, Hillary Clinton "was forced to return an estimated $200,000 in White House china, furniture and artwork that she had stolen."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 1, 2015
Curt Schilling
Curt Schilling
stated on August 25, 2015 a tweet
"In 1940, only 7 percent of Germans were Nazis."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • August 28, 2015
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