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Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on July 20, 2015 a segment on his radio show
"Al Franken said almost exactly what Trump said" about John McCain’s military record.
Half-True
By Will Cabaniss • July 22, 2015
Other Space
Other Space
stated on July 14, 2015 in a Change.org petition
"By declaring that Pluto was no longer a planet, the (International Astronomical Union) put into place a planetary definition that would have even declassified Earth as a planet if it existed as far from the sun as Pluto does."
Half-True
By Anna Bruzgulis • July 21, 2015
Pamela Geller
Pamela Geller
stated on July 16, 2015 a tweet
"ISIS supporter tweeted at 10:34 a.m. Shooting began at 10:45 a.m." in Chattanooga, Tenn.
False
By Anna Bruzgulis • July 21, 2015
Ron Dermer
Ron Dermer
stated on July 13, 2015 a speech to a pro-Israel Christian group
"In a few months, this deal would give Iran $150 billion" for its $300 billion to $400 billion economy, which is "like $8 trillion flowing into the United States treasury."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • July 17, 2015
Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney
stated on July 14, 2015 an appearance on "Hannity"
"Obama keeps talking about getting rid of all nuclear weapons. He’s already significantly reduced our capabilities there."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • July 17, 2015
Hans von Spakovsky
Hans von Spakovsky
stated on July 9, 2015 an article on the Heritage Foundation website
"134,000 (criminal) aliens have been released by the (Obama) administration in just the past two years."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • July 16, 2015
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on July 13, 2015 a segment on her show
Despite what Donald Trump claims, "there weren’t 15,000 people who turned out in Phoenix" to see Trump speak.
True
By Katie Sanders • July 15, 2015
Joe Theismann
Joe Theismann
stated on July 9, 2015 a discussion on "Outnumbered"
"We don’t have a (military) reserve force if something happens."
False
By Katie Sanders • July 14, 2015
Jan Brewer
Jan Brewer
stated on July 8, 2015 comments on CNN
"We know from ... the federal data, that they only stop or apprehend one out of four illegal people crossing our border."
Mostly False
By Anna Bruzgulis • July 14, 2015
Brianna Keilar
Brianna Keilar
stated on July 12, 2015 comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
Says Hillary Clinton's "campaign hasn't been clear about when she wiped her server of her work emails."
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • July 12, 2015
Larry O'Connor
Larry O'Connor
stated on July 7, 2015 an interview on "The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson" on Fox News
"25 percent of federal inmates are noncitizens."  
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • July 10, 2015
Ben Ferguson
Ben Ferguson
stated on July 2, 2015 comments on CNN
Says Donald Trump has "given more money to Democratic candidates than Republican candidates."
Mostly False
By Will Cabaniss • July 9, 2015
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 9, 2015 a website post
"Jay-Z and Beyonce Attempt to Buy Rights to Confederate Flag to Prevent Further Use."
Pants on Fire!
By Anna Bruzgulis, Will Cabaniss • July 9, 2015
Chuck Todd
Chuck Todd
stated on July 5, 2015 comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
In Florida, "the number of voters who now register as ‘other’ has grown by a million in the last 10 years. Compare that with the Democrats, who only grew by 300,000 and the Republicans who grew by just 200,000."
Mostly True
By Anna Bruzgulis • July 8, 2015
Harris Faulkner
Harris Faulkner
stated on July 6, 2015 a broadcast of "Outnumbered" on Fox News
"President Obama in November of last year wiped away (a program) that allows for shared fingerprinting for those who are behind bars so you know who is here legally and illegally."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • July 8, 2015
Dinesh D'Souza
Dinesh D'Souza
stated on July 7, 2015 a tweet
A photograph of 21-year-old Hillary Clinton featured a Confederate battle flag in the background.
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • July 7, 2015
Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman
stated on July 5, 2015 an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos"
"Greece is not a big economy. It's about the size of metropolitan Miami."
True
By Jon Greenberg • July 6, 2015
Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile
stated on June 30, 2015 a tweet
"Chris Christie has led New Jersey to a record-breaking 9 credit downgrades."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • July 2, 2015
Gavin McInnes
Gavin McInnes
stated on June 22, 2015 a broadcast of "The Greg Gutfeld Show"
"50 percent of murders in Texas have been linked to illegal aliens."
False
By Jon Greenberg • July 1, 2015
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on June 28, 2015 comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
Says Amazon has removed "an educational game about Gettysburg." 
Half-True
By Anna Bruzgulis • June 30, 2015
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