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Gayle Smith
Gayle Smith
stated on March 9, 2016 a speech on Capitol Hill
(Since 1990) "every continent has seen substantial gains, with individual incomes growing by more than a third in every region of the developing world."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • March 24, 2016
Gayle Smith
Gayle Smith
stated on March 9, 2016 a speech on Capitol Hill
"Over the last 30 years, extreme poverty has been cut in half."
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • March 23, 2016
Raúl Castro
Raúl Castro
stated on March 21, 2016 a press conference in Havana
Says there are no political prisoners in Cuba.
False
By Linda Qiu • March 22, 2016
Gayle Smith
Gayle Smith
stated on March 9, 2016 a speech on Capitol Hill
As a sign of "extraordinary progress," "there are half as many (primary-age) children out of school today as there were 15 years ago."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • March 17, 2016
Emma Watson
Emma Watson
stated on February 24, 2016 an interview with Gloria Steinem
"More lives are lost from violence against women, sex-selective abortion, female infanticide, suicide, egregious maternal mortality, and other sex-linked causes than were lost during all of the wars and civil strife of the 20th century."
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • March 15, 2016
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
stated on February 29, 2016 a page on the hospital's website
The Chris Hani Baragwanath in South Africa is "the world’s third-biggest hospital."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • February 29, 2016
ActionAid UK
ActionAid UK
stated on February 2, 2016 a tweet
"Malawi has just 300 doctors for 16 million people."    
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • February 26, 2016
Samir Chachoua
Samir Chachoua
stated on January 29, 2016 comments on "Real Time with Bill Maher"
Says he cured Charlie Sheen and the island of Comoros of HIV with "milk from goats, which had arthritis."
Pants on Fire!
By Linda Qiu • February 23, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 7, 2016 a video
"The richest 80 people in the world own more wealth than the bottom half of the global population."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • February 17, 2016
Centre for Research on Globalization
Centre for Research on Globalization
stated on February 4, 2016 an article posted on the group's website
"The most likely triggering cause of (microcephaly)" is the "DTaP shot, a vaccine that had been recently mandated by the Brazilian government to be injected into pregnant women."
False
By Jon Greenberg • February 16, 2016
Daniel Greenfield
Daniel Greenfield
stated on July 30, 2015 an article on the Frontpage website
"Obama spent $7 billion to bring electricity to Africa, failed miserably."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • February 11, 2016
Viral image
Viral image
stated on January 27, 2016 comments on YouTube
"Bioweapon! Zika virus is being spread by GMO mosquitos (sic)"
Pants on Fire!
By Linda Qiu • February 9, 2016
Bono
Bono
stated on January 24, 2016 an interview with the "Irish Times"
"People think AIDS is done -- it’s not done."  
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • February 9, 2016
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