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Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on January 14, 2020 comments about his "Medicare for All" plan during the January Democratic presidential debate.
"We end the $100 billion a year that the health care industry makes."
True
By Shefali Luthra • January 15, 2020
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on January 14, 2020 a debate
"Look at the men on this stage. Collectively, they have lost 10 elections. The only people on this stage who have won every single election that they’ve been in are the women, Amy and me."
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 13, 2020 a tweet.
"I was the person who saved Pre-Existing Conditions in your healthcare."
Pants on Fire!
By Shefali Luthra • January 15, 2020
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stated on January 26, 2019 a Facebook post
In New York, "it is now perfectly legal to murder" a baby a minute before it would be born.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 14, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 9, 2019 a Facebook post
Says the Japanese military did not invade the mainland United States after Pearl Harbor because "they know that almost every home had guns and the Americans knew how to use them."  
False
By Tom Kertscher • January 14, 2020
Judicial Watch
Judicial Watch
stated on December 28, 2019 a Facebook post
 "More than 100,000 DACA applicants have been arrested—Murder, Rape, DUI."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • January 14, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 10, 2020 a Facebook post
"If you’ve been exposed to the stomach flu," you can avoid getting it if you "drink 3 glasses of 100% grape juice a day for 3 days. It changes the acidity in your stomach. ...This really works!!"
False
By Tom Kertscher • January 14, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 12, 2019 a Facebook post
Says J. David Cox, "the boss" of the jail guards "who were supposed to keep" suspected sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein alive, is also "friends with Bill and Hillary Clinton."
False
By Tom Kertscher • January 14, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 23, 2019 a Facebook post
"That’s 5,615 projected coal-powered plants in just 8 countries. The USA has 15 - building 0 more."  
False
By Amy Sherman • January 13, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on January 9, 2020 a story
Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Christianity should be ignored as "superstitious nonsense."
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • January 13, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 21, 2019 a Facebook post
Says after Australia passed a "new law" that forced gun owners to give up over 640,000 firearms, the country saw a dramatic increase in homicides, assaults and robberies.
False
By Samantha Putterman • January 13, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 22, 2017 a Facebook post
"Nicole Kidman ‘blacklisted’ from Hollywood for vowing to support president."  
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 13, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 16, 2018 a Facebook post
Says Barabara Walters wrote that Jane Fonda "betrayed not only the idea of our country, but specific men who served and sacrificed during the Vietnam War."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 13, 2020
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stated on January 9, 2020 a Facebook post
Says a video shows drone footage of the killing of Qassem Soleimani.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 13, 2020
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stated on January 4, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Hillary Clinton "threatened to bomb Iran — totally obliterate them — if she was president."
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 13, 2020
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on December 15, 2019 a speech
"We cut New York City’s carbon footprint twice as much as the rest of the country." 
Mostly True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 11, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 6, 2020 a Facebook post
"Saudi terrorists has killed more Americans on our soil than any other nation. They rent the entire 45th floor of Trump Tower, And pay him in cash."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • January 10, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 8, 2020 a White House address
"The American military has been completely rebuilt under my administration at a cost of $2.5 trillion."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • January 10, 2020
Erica Smith
Erica Smith
stated on December 6, 2019
Says she's beating Democratic opponent Cal Cunningham and is also the first black, female US Senate candidate to be beating an incumbent Senator (Thom Tillis) in "every poll out of the gate."
Half-True
By Paul Specht • January 10, 2020
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stated on January 6, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Joe Biden "murdered U.S. Navy Seals."
False
By Samantha Putterman, Ciara O'Rourke • January 10, 2020
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