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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 29, 2018 in a tweet:
"Democrats mistakenly tweet 2014 pictures from Obama’s term showing children from the Border in steel cages."
True
By Amy Sherman • May 29, 2018
Tina Smith
Tina Smith
stated on May 21, 2018 in a tweet:
"Taking into account inflation, the federal minimum wage is actually worth less than what it was worth 50 years ago."
True
By Louis Jacobson • May 22, 2018
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 30, 2018 in a tweet:
"You know what Amazon paid in federal income taxes last year? Zero."
True
By Manuela Tobias • May 3, 2018
Jenny Wilson
Jenny Wilson
stated on April 20, 2018 in in a press release:
Says Mitt Romney is using "a million of his presidential campaign dollars to finance his Utah Senate race."
True
By John Kruzel • April 27, 2018
Evan Jenkins
Evan Jenkins
stated on March 20, 2018 in a press release:
West Virginia "has the highest overdose death rate in the nation."
True
By Louis Jacobson • March 23, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 10, 2018 in a rally:
Says China and Singapore impose the death penalty on drug dealers.
True
By Miriam Valverde • March 14, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 6, 2018 in a tweet:
The 2018 Academy Awards show was the "lowest rated Oscars in HISTORY."
True
By Louis Jacobson • March 6, 2018
Patrick Morrisey
Patrick Morrisey
stated on February 21, 2018 in a tweet:
"The impending work stoppage is unlawful."
True
By Louis Jacobson • February 26, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 30, 2018 in his State of the Union address:
"Small business confidence is at an all-time high."
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 31, 2018
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on January 18, 2018 in a press conference:
Reauthorizing the Children’s Health Insurance Program "for six years saves $1 billion" and doing it for 10 years saves $6 billion.
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 24, 2018
Jeff Flake
Jeff Flake
stated on January 17, 2018 in the U.S. Senate:
Says Donald Trump's use of the term "fake news" to undermine journalism "seems (to have) inspired dictators and authoritarians."
True
By John Kruzel • January 22, 2018
Norm Eisen
Norm Eisen
stated on January 7, 2018 in a tweet:
The White House staff risks violating federal ethics rules if they participate in Donald Trump’s "fake news awards."
True
By John Kruzel • January 11, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 5, 2018 in a tweet:
The Dow Jones Industrial Average "jumped 1000 points in last 5 weeks, Record fastest 1000 point move in history."
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 8, 2018
Jeff Flake
Jeff Flake
stated on October 31, 2017 in a speech on the Senate floor:
Says Roy Moore said a "practicing Muslim should not be a member of Congress because of his faith."  
True
By Jon Greenberg • November 9, 2017
Eric Schneiderman
Eric Schneiderman
stated on September 6, 2017 in an interview on The Rachel Maddow Show:
"No court has held (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) unconstitutional."  
True
By Miriam Valverde • September 11, 2017
Adam Schiff
Adam Schiff
stated on August 20, 2017 in an interview:
"I think what the authors of the (25th) Amendment principally had in mind was some kind of physical incapacitation or serious mental illness or a breakdown, an inability to function in office."
True
By John Kruzel • August 29, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 7, 2017 in a tweet:
Says his time away from Washington coincides with a "long planned renovation" for the White House.
True
By Manuela Tobias • August 8, 2017
Ivanka Trump
Ivanka Trump
stated on June 12, 2017 in an interview on "Fox & Friends":
"There are currently 6 million jobs available in this country that are due in part to the skills gap."
True
By Louis Jacobson • June 16, 2017
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on June 1, 2017 in a tweet:
"Syria and Nicaragua are the only nations that didn't sign the Paris Agreement. Nicaragua said it wasn't tough enough."
True
By Miriam Valverde • June 1, 2017
John Kelly
John Kelly
stated on May 28, 2017 in a Fox News interview:
"Many of the countries in question (in Trump’s travel ban) don't even have a U.S. embassy there to help us vet."
True
By Miriam Valverde • May 31, 2017
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