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Priorities USA Action
Priorities USA Action
stated on July 23, 2019 a digital ad
"Trump wants to cut (Medicare) just to pay for tax breaks to billionaires."
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • July 26, 2019
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on July 22, 2019 a post on Medium
"The country is now in a manufacturing recession."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • July 26, 2019
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on July 21, 2019 CNN State of the Union interview
"There's a survey done in Guatemala. A third of Guatemalans intend to migrate to the United States. That's about 5.8 million people."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • July 26, 2019
Rebecca Holcombe
Rebecca Holcombe
stated on July 15, 2019 statement announcing candidacy for governor.
"Gov. Scott is pushing for a statewide voucher program that would take millions from our public schools and funnel it to private schools that mostly serve privileged families."
Mostly False
By Colin Meyn • July 25, 2019
Steve McCraw
Steve McCraw
stated on July 12, 2019 a legislative hearing
Since 2014, there has been a 25% reduction in crime in communities at the Texas-Mexico border.
True
By Madlin Mekelburg • July 25, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on July 22, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Chelsea Clinton is married to George Soros’ nephew.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • July 25, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on July 22, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Donald Trump said, "Immigrants aren’t people, they’re animals."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • July 25, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on June 28, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is proposing a "nationwide motorcycle ban."
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • July 25, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on April 3, 2019 an article
"George Washington, as many don’t know, was not the first President of the United States. The first President of the United States was one John Hanson, and he was a black man."
False
By Daniel Funke, Volodymyr Solohub • July 25, 2019
Roland Martin
Roland Martin
stated on July 21, 2019 a panel on ABC's "This Week"
Republicans "are advancing federal judges who won't even say that Brown vs. Board of Education was properly decided."
Mostly True
By Bill McCarthy • July 25, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 8, 2019 a Facebook post
Soccer players on the U.S. women’s national team "stomped" on the American flag.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • July 25, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 4, 2019 a Facebook post
A Donald Trump supporter held a sign at his rally "mocking a dead migrant child."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • July 25, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 15, 2019 a Facebook post
 "SIX of the most prominent activists during the Ferguson riots have all been found burned to death in their cars. There are no coincidences here." 
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • July 25, 2019
John Ratcliffe
John Ratcliffe
stated on July 24, 2019 a House hearing with Robert Mueller
Says Robert Mueller "didn’t follow the special counsel regulations. It clearly says write a confidential report about decisions reached. Nowhere in here does it say write a report about decisions that were not reached."
False
By Jon Greenberg • July 24, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 21, 2019 a Facebook post
Rep. Ilhan Omar "voted yes" to "provide further funding for the 9/11 First Responders Victims Fund" while Sen. Rand Paul "voted no."
True
By Daniel Funke • July 24, 2019
Bill Stanley
Bill Stanley
stated on July 9, 2019 a radio interview.
"How many people have with a concealed carry permit have committed a crime in Virginia? ...The answer is zero."  
False
By Warren Fiske • July 24, 2019
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on July 22, 2019 a Facebook post
"Fox ‘News’ just announced that they will not air Mueller’s testimony about his report, which they claim ‘exonerates’ Trump."
False
By Bill McCarthy • July 23, 2019
Donna Shalala
Donna Shalala
stated on July 21, 2019 an interview on CBSMiami with Jim DeFede
Says children at Homestead migrant facility "get 30 minutes over a month to talk to family members. If they were in a prison — a federal prison — they would get 300 minutes."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • July 23, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 20, 2019 in a story
"Triggering leftists, Trump's reelection campaign is selling plastic straws."
True
By Stefanie Pousoulides • July 23, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 12, 2019 a speech at Derco Aerospace
"Mexico, they took 30% of our automobile business."
False
By Eric Litke • July 23, 2019
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