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Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on September 10, 2019 a tweet
"Meth production in MO has cratered over last decade. MO Hwy Patrol reported 1,326 meth lab seizures in 2006, only 50 in 2018."
True
By Greta Serrin • October 10, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 1, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Nancy Pelosi’s "legislative aide … is from the Ukraine and is connected to the Ukrainian Embassy, the Ukrainian military, the Ukrainian government and Ukrainian party life"
False
By Samantha Putterman • October 9, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 5, 2019 a tweet
"The first so-called second hand information ‘Whistleblower’ got my phone conversation almost completely wrong."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • October 9, 2019
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on July 15, 2019 a tweet
"Republican policies have led to business investment growth that’s 10 times faster than what we saw under President Obama."
Mostly False
By Mica Soellner • October 9, 2019
Kelly McGinn
Kelly McGinn
stated on September 20, 2019
Del. Danica Roem "supported a controversial bill that would have allowed abortion up until the moment of birth.  
False
By Warren Fiske • October 9, 2019
Shelley Moore Capito
Shelley Moore Capito
stated on August 20, 2019 a Facebook post
"A study shows that households neighboring West Virginia could be on the hook for upwards of $70,000 in the first year alone under the Green New Deal!"
Mostly False
By Broghan Swart, Glenn Kittle, Steven Murphy • October 8, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 6, 2019 a tweet
Says Joe Biden "said he never spoke to the Ukrainian company, and then the picture came out where he was playing golf with the company boss and Hunter" Biden.
False
By Daniel Funke • October 8, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 7, 2019 a statement to the press
Minneapolis "city government preemptively informed the Target Center that it would be responsible for $530,000 in security and other costs" related to a Trump rally, "more than 26 times the estimated security costs for a 2009 Target Center health care rally held by President Barack Obama."
True
By Amy Sherman • October 8, 2019
Siobhan Dunnavant
Siobhan Dunnavant
stated on September 30, 2019 a campaign mailer.
Del. Debra Rodman "opposes adoption as an alternative to abortion in event of unplanned pregnancies."  
False
By Warren Fiske • October 8, 2019
Adam Schiff
Adam Schiff
stated on September 17, 2019 an interview on MSNBC
"We have not spoken directly with the whistleblower."
False
By Bill McCarthy • October 4, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 2, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Rep. Adam Schiff was "complicit in EDITING AND COMPOSING THE ‘WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT’ BEFORE IT WAS FILED."
False
By Daniel Funke • October 4, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 3, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Monica Lewinsky tweeted that she's "willing to take one for the team" by engaging in oral sex with President Donald Trump because, "Apparently that's the only thing that can convince Republicans to impeach."
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • October 4, 2019
Roger Williams
Roger Williams
stated on August 22, 2019 an interview
"50% of the DUIs on Interstate 35 are from illegals. Ninety percent of the 50% have absolutely no identification."
Pants on Fire!
By Madlin Mekelburg • October 4, 2019
Richard Durbin
Richard Durbin
stated on September 23, 2019 a speech
Says "90% of policemen are for" expanding background checks to all gun sales.
Mostly True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • October 4, 2019
Scott Fitzgerald
Scott Fitzgerald
stated on September 22, 2019 a TV interview
Universal background checks involve asking people "to submit the serial numbers to their guns to a state or federal official," and that violates the Second Amendment.
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • October 4, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 3, 2019 a Facebook post
 Quotes Thomas Jefferson as saying that "freedom is lost gradually from uninterested, uninformed and uninvolved people."  
False
By Samantha Putterman • October 4, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 22, 2019 a Facebook post
Says the character Freddy Krueger was based on a real serial killer.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • October 4, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 21, 2019 a campaign appearance in Iowa
"We’re no longer the wealthiest middle class in the world."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • October 4, 2019
Charlie Kirk
Charlie Kirk
stated on September 29, 2019 a tweet
"Barack Obama asked Ukraine to investigate his political rival's campaign manager, 3 Democrat senators asked Ukraine to investigate Trump, and the DNC solicited Ukraine's help to dig up dirt on Trump."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • October 3, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on August 25, 2019 a Facebook post
Red Bull contains bull sperm.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 3, 2019
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