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Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on August 11, 2019 an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation"
"If you go back, you can see Wayne LaPierre, who runs the NRA, testifying in front of Congress in favor of background checks 15 or 20 years ago."
True
By Bill McCarthy • August 13, 2019
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on June 24, 2019 a tweet
"More Americans are uninsured today than when (President Donald) Trump took office."
True
By D.L. Davis • August 13, 2019
Philip Van Cleave
Philip Van Cleave
stated on August 8, 2019 a radio interview.
"Criminals don’t go through (gun) background checks. I think it’s like 3% go through a background check."  
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • August 13, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on July 31, 2019 a Facebook post
Says that ice melting in a cup illustrates that sea levels don’t rise when icebergs melt.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 12, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on August 10, 2019 multiple posts on Facebook
Say Jeffrey Epstein is not dead.
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • August 12, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on August 5, 2019 a Facebook meme
"In 2016, counties hosting a Trump rally saw a 226% spike in hate crimes."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 12, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 1, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Joe Biden leaked the names of SEAL Team 6’s families to al-Qaida and that he "cannot be trusted."
False
By Samantha Putterman • August 12, 2019
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Viral image
stated on August 5, 2019 a Facebook post
A Fox News affiliate reported on a shooting before it happened.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 12, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 5, 2019 a Facebook post
Quotes Rep. Kevin McCarthy as saying "there are no mass shootings in Japan because there are no video games there."
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • August 12, 2019
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on July 19, 2019 a radio interview
Property taxes have "nothing to do with the state."
Half-True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • August 10, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 7, 2019 a campaign stop in Iowa
Says Donald Trump "asserted that immigrants would quote, ‘carve you up with a knife’."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • August 9, 2019
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on August 5, 2019 a Medium post
"The Trump Administration cut funding allocated to the Department of Homeland Security to combat white nationalism."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 9, 2019
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Viral image
stated on June 9, 2016 a Facebook post
Says Bernie Sanders wants "to make the cut off date for abortions up to 36 weeks" because he says "a baby at that point feels no pain and has no rights to life."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 9, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 7, 2019 a tweet
Says U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown and Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley were "totally misrepresenting what took place inside of the hospital. Their news conference after I left for El Paso was a fraud. It bore no resemblance to what took place with those incredible people that I was so lucky to meet and spend time with."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • August 9, 2019
Nicolle Wallace
Nicolle Wallace
stated on August 5, 2019 on MSNBC
Says President Donald Trump is "talking about exterminating Latinos."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • August 8, 2019
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on July 22, 2019 an advertisement
Says Royce West stood with Wendy Davis "to support painful late-term abortions."
Half-True
By Madlin Mekelburg • August 8, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 4, 2019 remarks in Morristown, N.J.
Asked what his administration would be doing about "the gun problem," said, "We have done much more than most administrations. … We’ve done, actually, a lot."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 8, 2019
California Republican Party
California Republican Party
stated on August 6, 2019 a fundraising pitch
President Trump was "kicked off" the California ballot
Pants on Fire!
By Chris Nichols • August 8, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on August 5, 2019 a video on Twitter
"There are more assault rifles, as I understand it, in the hands of private citizens than in the hands of the United States military. We're talking about 5 to 10 million assault weapons in the hands of private citizens."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • August 8, 2019
Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on July 25, 2019 in a TV ad
Dan McCready backed state legislation that raised consumers "$149 million a year in higher energy costs."
Mostly False
By Elizabeth Thompson • August 8, 2019
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