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stated on September 18, 2018 a Facebook post
 Says drinking a "6-ounce glass of tonic water each night before bed" will help alleviate restless legs syndrome.
False
By Samantha Putterman • October 21, 2019
Richard Ojeda
Richard Ojeda
stated on August 20, 2019 a tweet
"75-100 folks (are) killed a month and over 200 wounded by senseless gun violence."
Mostly False
By Katherine Baile, Maddie Cherry • October 17, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 12, 2019 a Facebook post
Says that for two weeks after you get a flu shot you are an "active, live walking virus."  
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • October 16, 2019
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Facebook posts
stated on May 15, 2019 a Facebook post
Says police are warning shoppers to use wipes to clean their carts over deadly risk of fentanyl residue.
False
By Samantha Putterman • September 26, 2019
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on September 11, 2019 a statement to The Guardian
When Rick Scott was governor, Florida "invested record funding in HIV/AIDS prevention."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 20, 2019
Christy Harrison
Christy Harrison
stated on August 26, 2019 a recent New York Times column
"We have a host of issues associated with high B.M.I.s. But correlation doesn’t prove causation, and there’s a significant body of research showing that weight stigma and weight cycling can explain most if not all of the associations we see between higher weights and poor health outcomes."
Mostly False
By Julie Appleby • September 17, 2019
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on August 20, 2019 a tweet
"1 out of every 4 car accidents in the U.S. is caused by texting and driving."
False
By Eric Litke • August 28, 2019
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on June 24, 2019 a tweet
"More Americans are uninsured today than when (President Donald) Trump took office."
True
By D.L. Davis • August 13, 2019
Physicians for Fair Coverage
Physicians for Fair Coverage
stated on July 15, 2019 a national commercial
"What Congress is considering would cut money that vulnerable patients rely on the most. That means seniors, children and Americans who rely on Medicaid would be hurt. … Tell Congress we can end surprise billing without shredding the safety net."
False
By Rachel Bluth • August 7, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on June 12, 2019 a speech at George Washington University
"In 2014 ... in McDowell County, W.Va., one of the poorest counties in the nation, life expectancy for men was 64 years. In Fairfax County, Va., a wealthy county, just 350 miles away, life expectancy was nearly 82 years, an 18 year differential. The life expectancy gap for women in the two counties was 12 years."
Mostly True
By Kristen Uppercue, Patrick Orsagos • July 18, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 15, 2019 a Facebook post
Says the FDA will now require sealed ice cream cartons in response to the Blue Bell ice cream licker, thus driving up the cost for consumers.
False
By Samantha Putterman • July 17, 2019
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Facebook posts
stated on July 5, 2019 a Facebook post
Says "Every single person who has cancer has a pH that is too acidic," and claims Dr. Otto Warburg won the Nobel Prize for proving that cancer can’t survive in an alkaline-rich environment and thrives in an acidic, low oxygen environment.
False
By Samantha Putterman • July 17, 2019
Big League Politics
Big League Politics
stated on June 26, 2019 a web post
"Texas medical professional: Migrants quarantined with UNKNOWN disease."
False
By Daniel Funke • July 3, 2019
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Facebook posts
stated on June 20, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Henry Kissinger said that "once the herd accepts mandatory forcible vaccination, it’s game over," and that vaccine makers "stand to make billions … We thin out the herd and the herd pays us for providing extermination services."
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • June 25, 2019
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Facebook posts
stated on June 4, 2019 a Facebook post
People are attaching HIV-infected needles to gas station pump handles.
False
By Samantha Putterman • June 24, 2019
Creigh Deeds
Creigh Deeds
stated on June 11, 2019 radio interview.
Red-flag laws have been "shown to reduce the number of suicides by firearms."  
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • June 19, 2019
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on June 7, 2019 a tweet
"Millions of Americans need mental health care. Yet in Iowa, there are just 64 public mental health care beds. And you see similar numbers across the country."
Mostly True
By Sophie Austin • June 13, 2019
Conservative Daily Post
Conservative Daily Post
stated on June 10, 2019 a post on the Internet
"Disease-ridden" migrants from parts of Africa with Ebola are being "dumped in San Antonio."  
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 12, 2019
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on May 29, 2019 a radio interview.
"The e-cigarette vaping phenomenon has wiped out all the progress we’ve made on reducing youth smoking."
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • June 12, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 5, 2019 a Facebook post
Says six eradicated diseases such as whooping cough and the bubonic plague are making a comeback "thanks to refugees and illegal immigrants."
False
By Samantha Putterman • June 10, 2019
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