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James Lankford
James Lankford
stated on May 24, 2017 a Facebook post
"This year, a majority of states are seeing premiums and costs double" under Obamacare.
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 25, 2017
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on May 4, 2017 CNN
"Nobody on Medicaid" will have their benefits taken away.
False
By John Kruzel • May 9, 2017
Ivanka Trump
Ivanka Trump
stated on May 1, 2017 her new book
Says John Quincy Adams said, "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader."
False
By Katie Sanders • May 5, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 30, 2017 Twitter
"Dems want billions to go to Insurance Companies to bail out donors"
False
By John Kruzel • May 4, 2017
Steve Mnuchin
Steve Mnuchin
stated on April 27, 2017 a April 26 press conference
Says President Donald Trump "has given more financial disclosure than anybody else."
False
By Allison Graves, Louis Jacobson • April 27, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 18, 2017 a speech in Kenosha, Wis.
"No administration has accomplished more in the first 90 days."
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 24, 2017
Howard Dean
Howard Dean
stated on April 20, 2017 a tweet
"Hate speech is not protected by the first amendment."
False
By Lauren Carroll • April 21, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 18, 2017 a tweet
"The weak illegal immigration policies of the Obama Admin. allowed bad MS 13 gangs to form in cities across U.S. We are removing them fast!"
False
By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde • April 18, 2017
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 16, 2017 an interview with CNN's "State of the Union"
"When Trump won, we had the lowest voter turnout in 20 years."
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 18, 2017
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on April 9, 2017 an interview on ABC "This Week"
The Obama administration’s 2013 Syria proposal "had no clear objective," while Trump’s Syria strike "had a clear strategic objective."
False
By Lauren Carroll • April 12, 2017
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on April 4, 2017 an interview on CNN
"It is unusual" for a White House official like former National Security Adviser Susan Rice to make unmasking requests.
False
By Lauren Carroll • April 6, 2017
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on March 31, 2017 a conversation on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher"
"The EPA director under Obama said the Clean Power Initiative would have no effect on man-made CO2 emissions. That's what she said. Go look it up."
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 6, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 4, 2017 a CEO town hall
"When you look for a job, you can't find it and you give up. You are now considered statistically employed."
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 4, 2017
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on March 19, 2017 remarks in Coral Springs, Fla.
Says President Donald Trump’s proposal to allow Americans to buy health insurance across state lines would make it the same as "the way you buy car insurance" today.
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 23, 2017
Sean Spicer
Sean Spicer
stated on March 20, 2017 a press briefing
Says Paul Manafort "played a very limited role" in the Trump presidential campaign.
False
By John Kruzel • March 22, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 20, 2017 a tweet
"The NSA and FBI tell Congress that Russia did not influence electoral process."
False
By Lauren Carroll • March 20, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 18, 2017 a post on Twitter
"Germany owes ... vast sums of money to NATO & the United States must be paid more for the powerful, and very expensive, defense it provides to Germany!"
False
By Allison Graves • March 19, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 15, 2017 an interview with Fox's Tucker Carlson
Says "the New York Times wrote about" Barack Obama wiretapping Donald Trump during the election. 
False
By Lauren Carroll • March 16, 2017
Tom Price
Tom Price
stated on March 12, 2017 an interview on "Meet the Press"
"The number of individuals who actually got coverage through the exchange who didn't have coverage before, or who weren't eligible for Medicaid before is relatively small. So we've turned things upside down completely for 3 million, or 4 million, or 5 million individuals."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • March 12, 2017
Scott Pruitt
Scott Pruitt
stated on March 9, 2017 an interview on CNBC
Carbon dioxide is not "a primary contributor to the global warming that we see."
False
By Lauren Carroll • March 10, 2017
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