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stated on November 29, 2019 a Facebook post
Says photo shows "the Golden Gate Bridge opening to the public for the first time back in 1937, and yes, it almost collapsed."
False
By Miriam Valverde • December 4, 2019
Jim Justice
Jim Justice
stated on June 10, 2019 a press conference
China today is "burning seven to eight times the amount of coal that we’re burning in the United States."
Mostly True
By Minh Do • December 4, 2019
Alma Adams
Alma Adams
stated on November 26, 2019 a tweet
"The President wants to cut 3 MILLION people from SNAP, including children, seniors and veterans."
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • December 3, 2019
David DiPietro
David DiPietro
stated on October 30, 2019 an interview
When it comes to how many of the 35 different federal welfare benefits each state can offer, "the average in the country is about 12 to 14. Why are we giving every one?"  
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • December 3, 2019
Sid Miller
Sid Miller
stated on November 29, 2019 a Facebook post
Image shows U.S. National Guard Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester.
False
By Madlin Mekelburg • December 3, 2019
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on November 21, 2019 a veto message
Says a Republican bill he vetoed would have implemented a "mandate" to make public the names of all students’ parents or guardians.
False
By Eric Litke • December 3, 2019
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on November 17, 2019 a speech
"No other city in America did what (New York) did. We reduced murders by 50%, reduced police shootings to historic lows, reduced the number of people incarcerated by nearly 40%."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • December 2, 2019
Lizzie Pannill Fletcher
Lizzie Pannill Fletcher
stated on November 20, 2019 a tweet
"In Texas, Latinas make less than $0.45 for every dollar a man makes. That makes us 49th in the nation."
Mostly True
By Madlin Mekelburg • November 27, 2019
Jerry Tillman
Jerry Tillman
stated on November 15, 2019 a speech
Says the U.S. Constitution "doesn’t say anything about (redistricting) being fair. … it’s set up to be partisan."
Half-True
By Paul Specht • November 26, 2019
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on November 10, 2019 a TV interview
Says 1,000 people failed gun background checks in Wisconsin in 2018, but "almost none of them were prosecuted for trying to do a background check and illegally buy a weapon."
Mostly True
By Eric Litke • November 26, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on November 20, 2019 comments made during the November Democratic presidential primary debate.
"The fact is that right now the vast majority of Democrats do not support Medicare for All."
Mostly False
By Victoria Knight • November 26, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 7, 2019 a Facebook post
Says a mall Santa beat up a child molester.
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • November 26, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 15, 2019 a Facebook post
Says ABC 7 reported the Santa Clarita high school shooting "3 weeks in advance."
Pants on Fire!
By Miriam Valverde • November 26, 2019
Kellyanne Conway
Kellyanne Conway
stated on November 20, 2019 a radio interview.
"We now have the first decline in overdose deaths due to drugs in 30 years - since 1990."  
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • November 26, 2019
Jean Evans
Jean Evans
stated on October 7, 2019 Missouri Times article
"Missouri, in general, has more crime, percentage-wise, than the rest of the country. So, we are seeing overall crime throughout the country is going down but not here in Missouri."
Half-True
By Greta Serrin • November 25, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 29, 2019 a Facebook post
Says President Obama used government funds to pay for his personal vacations for the next 20 years and Trump sent him a bill.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • November 25, 2019
Ron Kind
Ron Kind
stated on November 17, 2019 a TV interview
"I am the only member of Congress that voted for both inquiries -- the Clinton inquiry and now the Trump inquiry."  
True
By Mica Soellner • November 25, 2019
JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on November 19, 2019 an interview
Says a study projected that a pension buyout program he expanded would save "billions and billions, potentially $25 billion."
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • November 24, 2019
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on November 17, 2019 an interview on "Face the Nation"
President Trump "hasn’t built any new (border) wall" during his time in office.
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • November 23, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on November 20, 2019 a Facebook post
"The Ukrainian government just indicted the Burisma gas company & named Hunter Biden for accepting millions of dollars from a slush fund."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • November 22, 2019
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