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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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