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Facebook posts
stated on January 28, 2020 a Facebook post
Says a "Clorox bottle claimed it could kill (the 2019 coronavirus)... before it was developed."
False
By Daniel Funke • January 30, 2020
Erica Smith
Erica Smith
stated on September 1, 2019 a tweet
Says she hasn’t taken corporate PAC money “since 2016.”
False
By Paul Specht • January 30, 2020
Robert Spindell
Robert Spindell
stated on January 19, 2020 a TV interview
Says some of the names that may be purged from voter roll are people who have died.
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • January 30, 2020
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on January 26, 2020 comments made while campaigning in Davenport, Iowa.
 "The president of the United States already has the legal authority to reduce the price of many commonly used prescription drugs."
True
By Shefali Luthra, Victoria Knight • January 29, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 22, 2020 a Facebook post
"Virginia Democrats Push Legislation to Make Criticism of Government Officials a Criminal Offense."  
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • January 29, 2020
Mike Pompeo
Mike Pompeo
stated on January 24, 2020 an NPR interview
When asked if he’s defended former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, "I've defended every single person on this team."
False
By Miriam Valverde • January 29, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on January 27, 2020 a story
An MSNBC reporter was fired for using a racial slur while covering the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash.
False
By Samantha Putterman • January 29, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 13, 2018 a Facebook post
Says the Democratic Party "took Social Security from the independent ‘Trust Fund’ and put it into the general fund so that Congress could spend it" and "eliminated the income tax deduction for Social Security (FICA) withholding."  
False
By Tom Kertscher • January 29, 2020
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on January 26, 2020 a Fox News town hall in Des Moines
"More than 80% of Republicans think we ought to at least be doing universal background checks." 
True
By Amy Sherman • January 29, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 12, 2018 a Facebook post
"FDA finally admits dental fillings are toxic."
Mostly False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 29, 2020
YouTube videos
YouTube videos
stated on January 28, 2020 a YouTube video
Video shows Gianna Bryant in the hospital after helicopter crash.
Pants on Fire!
By Emily Venezky • January 28, 2020
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on January 24, 2020 a news conference
"The American people are overwhelmingly with us" in calling witnesses in Senate trial 
True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 28, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on April 20, 2012 a Facebook post
"Obama’s lawyers officially admit birth certificate is fake."
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 28, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on January 25, 2020 an article
Says the Chinese Communist Party "will finally admit that the real source of the coronavirus is from ‘a lab in Wuhan’ linked to its covert biological weapon programs."
False
By Daniel Funke • January 28, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 24, 2020 a website post
"CORONAVIRUS: Reports of 10,000 DEAD in Wuhan, China."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • January 28, 2020
Jay Sekulow
Jay Sekulow
stated on January 22, 2020 the Senate impeachment trial
Says President Donald Trump’s hold on Ukraine aid was like when "the Obama administration withheld $585 million of promised aid to Egypt in 2013 ... (and within the  fiscal year) they didn't have to disclose the halt to anyone."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • January 28, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 21, 2020 a Facebook post
Says a 392-year-old shark was discovered in the Arctic Ocean  
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • January 28, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on December 18, 2019 a Facebook post
"Texas man admits kidnapping 79 people."
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 28, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on January 26, 2020 an article
Says China "stole Coronavirus from Canada and weaponized it into a Bioweapon."
False
By Daniel Funke • January 28, 2020
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on January 1, 2020 a television ad
"Mayor Bloomberg helped lower the number of uninsured by 40 percent, covering 700,000 more New Yorkers"
True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 28, 2020
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