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John Lott
John Lott
stated on June 24, 2015 comments on Fox News
"The United States doesn’t have the highest murder rate among developed countries. You look at Russia, you look at Brazil, those are countries that have 3 to 5 times higher murder rates than what we have here in the United States."
Half-True
By Anna Bruzgulis • June 30, 2015
Juan Williams
Juan Williams
stated on June 22, 2015 a broadcast of "The Five" on Fox News
Polls indicate that "white people think that black people are less intelligent. They think they’re less trustworthy, less patriotic."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • June 29, 2015
Gavin McInnes
Gavin McInnes
stated on June 23, 2015 a tweet
"The Civil War wasn't about slavery."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • June 25, 2015
Stanley McChrystal
Stanley McChrystal
stated on June 12, 2015 comments on the Hugh Hewitt radio show
ISIS reaches "about 100 million people a day" through social media.
Half-True
By Anna Bruzgulis • June 25, 2015
Ann Coulter
Ann Coulter
stated on June 24, 2015 comments on Fox Business Network
Says South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley "is an immigrant."
Pants on Fire!
By Anna Bruzgulis • June 24, 2015
Aziz Ansari
Aziz Ansari
stated on June 16, 2015 comments on "The Daily Show"
"46 percent of women between the age of 16 to 24 despise sexual contact" in Japan.
True
By Katie Sanders • June 23, 2015
Eugene Robinson
Eugene Robinson
stated on June 21, 2015 comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
The Confederate battle flag in South Carolina was first flown at the statehouse in 1961. "It was flown as a symbol of massive resistance to racial desegregation."
Mostly True
By Anna Bruzgulis • June 22, 2015
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on June 17, 2015 a broadcast of "The Daily Show"
"Between 2010 and 2014, there was no net in-migration from Mexico."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • June 22, 2015
Jean Casarez
Jean Casarez
stated on June 21, 2015 comments on CNN
The Confederate battle flag at the South Carolina statehouse "must fly at a height of 30 feet. Any changes -- taken down, or even at half-staff, if that can be done -- must be passed by a supermajority of the General Assembly."
True
By Linda Qiu • June 21, 2015
Michael Skolnik
Michael Skolnik
stated on June 16, 2015 comments on CNN
"For most black people in the history of this country … it was illegal to pass as a white person. You were actually put in jail if you tried to pass."
Half-True
By Anna Bruzgulis • June 18, 2015
Breitbart
Breitbart
stated on June 14, 2015 an article on the Breitbart website
Says the California flag was supposed to be a pear, not a bear.
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • June 18, 2015
Ron Christie
Ron Christie
stated on June 12, 2015 a panel discussion on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher"
"After the 2001 and 2003 Bush tax rate cuts ... there was more money coming into the treasury."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • June 17, 2015
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on June 16, 2015 a post on Facebook
Says Hillary Clinton "has donated every cent she's ever earned from speaking fees to charity."
False
By Anna Bruzgulis • June 16, 2015
George Will
George Will
stated on June 14, 2015 comments on "Fox News Sunday"
Says Jeb Bush "happens to be where a majority" of Republican voters are on giving legal status to illegal immigrants.
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • June 14, 2015
John Oliver
John Oliver
stated on June 7, 2015 a segment about bail on "Last Week Tonight"
Says "Florida is a model" for successful pretrial release programs.
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • June 12, 2015
Pamela Geller
Pamela Geller
stated on June 4, 2015 an interview with Chris Cuomo
"In Muslim countries, under the Sharia, there is a death penalty for blaspheming Mohammad."
Half-True
By Anna Bruzgulis • June 11, 2015
Hunter Schwarz
Hunter Schwarz
stated on June 8, 2015 a "Washington Post" article
47 percent of Americans "can’t pay for an unexpected $400 expense through savings or credit cards, without selling something or borrowing money."
True
By Jon Greenberg • June 9, 2015
Brian Stelter
Brian Stelter
stated on June 2, 2015 an interview on "CNN Tonight"
"Fox News barely covered (the Duggar family) scandal until Megyn Kelly was able to secure this interview."
True
By Katie Sanders • June 5, 2015
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 2, 2015 in posts on Facebook
The runnerup to Caitlyn Jenner for ESPN’s Arthur Ashe Courage Award was "Army veteran Noah Galloway, who lost an arm and leg to a roadside bomb in Iraq."
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Sharockman • June 4, 2015
Gretchen Carlson
Gretchen Carlson
stated on June 2, 2015 a "Gretchen's Take" on The Real Story
"Most polls show foreign nations have lower regard for the U.S. now than they did before Obama’s time."
False
By Katie Sanders • June 4, 2015
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