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stated on September 6, 2019 a Facebook post
Says several well-known charities such as Goodwill and American Red Cross overpay their CEOs and spend a small percentage on helping people.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg, John Kruzel • September 17, 2019
Christy Harrison
Christy Harrison
stated on August 26, 2019 a recent New York Times column
"We have a host of issues associated with high B.M.I.s. But correlation doesn’t prove causation, and there’s a significant body of research showing that weight stigma and weight cycling can explain most if not all of the associations we see between higher weights and poor health outcomes."
Mostly False
By Julie Appleby • September 17, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 13, 2019 a Facebook post
Says instead of arresting a teen who was sneaking into a gym, a Chicago cop "shot him 53 times."  
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • September 16, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 12, 2019 a speech
The United States is "very energy independent."
Half-True
By John Kruzel • September 13, 2019
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stated on September 3, 2019 a Facebook post
The Odessa shooter "had a Beto sticker on his truck."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 13, 2019
Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson
stated on September 10, 2019 a TV segment
Says John Bolton "fundamentally was a man of the left."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • September 13, 2019
Josh Kaul
Josh Kaul
stated on August 15, 2019 a tweet
Says people convicted of felonies or under restraining orders "can buy a firearm without going through a background check."
True
By Eric Litke • September 13, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on September 12, 2019 comments during the Democratic presidential primary debate in Houston
"Was it 150 million people on private insurance? 50 million of those people lose their private insurance every year when they quit their jobs, or they go unemployed, or their employer changes their insurance policy."
Mostly False
By Emmarie Huetteman • September 13, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 12, 2019 a Democratic debate
Says the Obama administration "didn't lock people up in cages."
False
By Miriam Valverde • September 13, 2019
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on September 12, 2019 a Democratic debate in Houston
"54 senators said, let's do background checks, let's get rid of assault weapons, and with 54 senators it failed because of the filibuster."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • September 13, 2019
Julián Castro
Julián Castro
stated on September 12, 2019 a Democratic presidential debate
"The difference between what I support and what you support, Vice President Biden, is that you require them to opt in (to a Medicare public option), and I would not require them to opt in. … They would automatically be enrolled. That’s a big difference. … Are you forgetting what you said two minutes ago?"
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 13, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 12, 2019 the Democratic debate in Houston
"Over 90% of the American people think we have to get assault weapons off the street  — period."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 12, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 8, 2019 a Facebook post
Says aquatic life near Alaska, Canada and Australia have been found with cancer and mutations as a result of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Mostly False
By Daniel Funke • September 11, 2019
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on September 6, 2019 an op-ed
"One unnamed donor gave $17 million to the Leo-affiliated Judicial Crisis Network to block the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland and to support Gorsuch; then a donor — perhaps the same one — gave another $17 million to prop up Kavanaugh."
True
By John Kruzel • September 11, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 9, 2019 a Facebook post
Says a photo shows President Ronald Reagan meeting with Taliban leaders in the White House.
False
By Samantha Putterman • September 11, 2019
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stated on August 26, 2019 a Facebook post
A scarecrow discovered on a Texas ranch was actually a human skeleton.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 11, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 9, 2019 a rally in Fayetteville, N.C.
China has "had now the worst year in 57 years."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • September 10, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 8, 2019 a Facebook post
Says President Donald Trump has donated $1 million to a relief fund for the Bahamas in the wake of Hurricane Dorian while no other politicians have contributed any money.
False
By Daniel Funke • September 10, 2019
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stated on August 28, 2019 a Facebook post
"A duck’s quack doesn’t echo and nobody can figure out why."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 10, 2019
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stated on August 17, 2019 a Facebook post
Quotes Ronald Reagan as saying, "Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempts to disarm the people must be stopped, by force if necessary."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 10, 2019
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