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Demand Justice
Demand Justice
stated on July 12, 2018 a television ad:
Says Brett Kavanaugh "refused to uphold key patient protections in the past."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • July 18, 2018
West Virginia Democratic Party
West Virginia Democratic Party
stated on July 10, 2018 a tweet:
Says Patrick Morrisey’s "family’s firm was paid $500,000 to lobby AGAINST Trump’s last Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 13, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 10, 2018 a blog post:
Say "Pope says that the rights of Muslim migrants trump any safety concerns that you might have with them in your country."
Half-True
By Lucia Geng • July 12, 2018
Nicholas Burns
Nicholas Burns
stated on July 11, 2018 comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":
European allies "pay us $2.5 billion a year to keep our forces there. It would cost us more money to bring the troops home than to keep them in Europe."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 12, 2018
Paul Soglin
Paul Soglin
stated on March 23, 2018 a public forum:
"If there is a firearm available, it is 17 times more likely to be used either for suicide or for assaulting a friend, relative, an acquaintance than it is to be used in fending off an intruder."  
Half-True
By Taylor Palmby • July 12, 2018
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on July 10, 2018 an interview on MSNBC:
Says Brett Kavanaugh "has said the president shouldn't be investigated."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • July 10, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 5, 2018 a blog post:
"Facebook removes, censors Declaration of Independence as ‘hate speech’"
Half-True
By Bill McCarthy • July 10, 2018
For Our Future PAC
For Our Future PAC
stated on July 2, 2018 a website:
"Repealing the Affordable Care Act — and with it, Ohio’s Medicaid expansion — could cost Ohio more than 81,000 jobs, jeopardize nearly 1 million Ohioans’ health care coverage, and leave more than 220,000 Ohioans with mental illness or substance use disorders without insurance."  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • July 10, 2018
Tax March
Tax March
stated on June 21, 2018 a television ad in Nevada:
"83% of Trump tax breaks go to the wealthiest 1%."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • July 10, 2018
Patrick Kennedy
Patrick Kennedy
stated on April 17, 2018 an editorial:
Marijuana and THC "have caused emergency room visits to skyrocket."
Half-True
By Katie Akin • July 6, 2018
Kelda Helen Roys
Kelda Helen Roys
stated on May 28, 2018 a radio interview:
"There are a lot of private charters. And in fact, (Tony Evers) sought and received the largest charter school grant in the country from the Trump-DeVos administration to start new charter schools in Wisconsin."
Half-True
By Anna Groves • July 3, 2018
Ted Lieu
Ted Lieu
stated on June 16, 2018 a tweet:
"Every day over 450,000 Americans sit in jail not because they've been convicted of anything, but because they are too poor to pay bail & don't have high powered attorneys."
Half-True
By Lucia Geng • June 29, 2018
Ohio Republican Party
Ohio Republican Party
stated on June 12, 2018 a tweet:
Says Sherrod Brown in 1978 "voted for stricter removal standards (for voter registration) and then enforced them as Secretary of State."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • June 29, 2018
Cal Thomas
Cal Thomas
stated on June 20, 2018 in a column:
Says Hillary Clinton once "supported a border wall until she ran for president in 2016."
Half-True
By John Kruzel • June 27, 2018
Mike McCabe
Mike McCabe
stated on April 18, 2018 a podcast:
Wisconsin is "49th in the country in internet speed."
Half-True
By Taylor Palmby • June 20, 2018
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on June 8, 2018 campaign ad:
Says Kevin Cramer wants to cut Social Security and Medicare to pay for tax cuts.
Half-True
By Manuela Tobias • June 19, 2018
Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Protection Agency
stated on June 13, 2018 a statement to Bloomberg:
"The science is clear, under President Trump greenhouse gas emissions are down."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 18, 2018
Jacky Rosen
Jacky Rosen
stated on June 8, 2018 a campaign press release:
Says Dean Heller helped "craft a partisan repeal bill that also would have slashed coverage protections for people with pre-existing conditions."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • June 13, 2018
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on June 6, 2018 in a press release:
"Flip Flop! After opposing term limits for decades, Adam Putnam adopts Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis’ position."
Half-True
By Allison Graves • June 8, 2018
Juan Williams
Juan Williams
stated on June 3, 2018 on a panel:
North Korea's history of international negotiations shows "they'll take the concessions, they'll keep them in their pocket and then they won't deliver."
Half-True
By John Kruzel • June 7, 2018
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