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Al Sharpton
Al Sharpton
stated on May 29, 2015 a broadcast of MSNBC's "PoliticsNation":
The Texas Senate "approved a bill to put a special label on the insurance cards of anyone who bought a plan through Obamacare" that includes the letter "S" for subsidy.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • June 3, 2015
Ann Coulter
Ann Coulter
stated on May 26, 2015 an interview on "America with Jorge Ramos":
"America has already taken in one-fourth of Mexico's entire population."  
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • June 2, 2015
Russell Brand
Russell Brand
stated on May 26, 2015 an episode of 'The Trews':
"The American murder rate is 50 times that of any other developed nation."
False
By Katie Sanders • June 2, 2015
George Will
George Will
stated on May 31, 2015 a broadcast of "Fox News Sunday":
"We spend more money on lobbying than we do on campaigns."  
True
By Jon Greenberg • June 1, 2015
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on May 13, 2015 a segment on his radio show:
Says Hillary Clinton "makes more per hour at a speaking gig than the average CEO does in a year."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • May 28, 2015
Sarah Silverman
Sarah Silverman
stated on May 22, 2015 a social media post:
Says Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has stated that supporting the "right to health care ... means you believe in slavery."
True
By Louis Jacobson • May 27, 2015
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on May 14, 2015 a panel discussion :
As a senator, Hillary Clinton "actually paid female staffers a lot less than men."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • May 21, 2015
Megyn Kelly
Megyn Kelly
stated on May 13, 2015 a broadcast of "The Kelly File":
The lack of an automatic braking system that could have prevented the Philadelphia Amtrak crash "wasn't driven by a lack of funding. It just takes a while. They (Congress) just passed it in the recent past."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • May 18, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 13, 2015 a tweet:
"You can be an NFL player with murder charges and not be suspended."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • May 18, 2015
Bill Gates
Bill Gates
stated on May 17, 2015 an interview on CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS":
The "highest economic growth decade was the 1960s. Income tax rates were 90 percent."  
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • May 17, 2015
Ron Fournier
Ron Fournier
stated on May 10, 2015 a pundit panel on "Face the Nation":
Says Mike Huckabee appeared in diabetes infomercials to endorse "cures and treatments that no health agency supports."
True
By Katie Sanders • May 13, 2015
Rich Lowry
Rich Lowry
stated on May 10, 2015 comments on ABC's "This Week":
"During the Bush administration, you actually had a prominent liberal write a book about how Bush was preparing for a fascist takeover of this country."
True
By Jon Greenberg • May 12, 2015
Maria Shriver
Maria Shriver
stated on May 10, 2015 comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":
"Two-thirds of American families rely on the mother's income to stay above the poverty level."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • May 11, 2015
Chris Cuomo
Chris Cuomo
stated on May 6, 2015 a Tweet:
"Hate speech is excluded from protection" under the First Amendment.
False
By Lauren Carroll • May 7, 2015
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on May 5, 2015 an interview with NBC News:
"When we moved into the White House, we had the lowest net worth of any family since Harry Truman."
True
By Katie Sanders • May 7, 2015
Peter Schweizer
Peter Schweizer
stated on May 1, 2015 an interview with NBC's Andrea Mitchell:
"Amendments (Hillary Clinton) supported and voted for in 2006, she no longer supported in 2008," showing she changed positions on an India nuclear deal.
False
By Lauren Carroll • May 6, 2015
Chris Wallace
Chris Wallace
stated on May 3, 2015 a broadcast of "Fox News Sunday":
"Baltimore spends the third highest per capita on its public schools."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • May 5, 2015
Joe Scarborough
Joe Scarborough
stated on April 30, 2015 a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe":
Says the Clintons "burst through their own self-pronounced guidelines" by accepting foreign donations. "There is a clip of Bill Clinton saying we're not going to take foreign donations."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • May 4, 2015
Jim Lampley
Jim Lampley
stated on May 2, 2015 comments before the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight:
The projected revenue from the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight is "larger than the annual GDP of 29 different countries."
Pants on Fire!
By Lauren Carroll • May 3, 2015
Nation of Islam Research Group
Nation of Islam Research Group
stated on April 26, 2015 a Facebook post:
Says Baltimore police are "trained by Mossad and Shin Bet."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • April 29, 2015
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