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John Nygren
John Nygren
stated on January 22, 2020 a news release
Says Gov. Tony Evers "proposed raising taxes on the agriculture industry to pay for expanded welfare programs."
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • February 14, 2020
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on January 22, 2020 the State of the State
“I delivered on my campaign promise for a 10% tax cut for Wisconsin families.”
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • February 12, 2020
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Viral image
stated on January 11, 2018 a Facebook post
"Donald Trump sued the City of Palm Beach when he bought a segregated club, Mar A Lago, to open it to Jews & Blacks."
Mostly False
February 11, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 6, 2020 a speech
Says Republicans just won two congressional seats in North Carolina “that were not supposed to be won.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • February 11, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 4, 2020 his State of the Union address to Congress
"Our new (health care) plans are up to 60% less expensive and better" than Obamacare.
Mostly False
By Julie Appleby • February 10, 2020
Free Thought Project
Free Thought Project
stated on January 24, 2020 in a blog post
“State Forces Citizens to Pay for ‘Stargazing Permit’ to View Night Sky in Public Parks”
Mostly False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • February 9, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 6, 2020 a Facebook post
Mitt Romney’s father “U.S. Senator George Romney, was a liberal Republican who had ties to Saul Alinsky, yes, the same dude who wrote the book, Rules For Radicals and dedicated to Satan.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • February 7, 2020
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Viral image
stated on January 30, 2020 an Instagram post
Says John F. Kennedy “smoked cannabis in the White House, while president, because he suffered from severe back pain and Addison's disease."
Mostly False
February 7, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 4, 2020 his 2020 State of the Union address
“In sanctuary cities, local officials order police to release dangerous criminal aliens to prey upon the public instead of handing them over to ICE to be safely removed.”
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • February 5, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 4, 2020 his State of the Union
Last year, "for the first time in 51 years, the cost of prescription drugs actually went down."
Mostly False
By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • February 5, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 27, 2020 a post on Facebook
Event 201 “gave out stuffed souvenir coronavirus toys” to “commemorate” Novel coronavirus outbreak
Mostly False
By Emily Venezky • February 3, 2020
Robert Spindell
Robert Spindell
stated on January 19, 2020 a TV interview
Says some of the names that may be purged from voter roll are people who have died.
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • January 30, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 12, 2018 a Facebook post
"FDA finally admits dental fillings are toxic."
Mostly False
January 29, 2020
Jay Sekulow
Jay Sekulow
stated on January 22, 2020 the Senate impeachment trial
Says President Donald Trump’s hold on Ukraine aid was like when "the Obama administration withheld $585 million of promised aid to Egypt in 2013 ... (and within the  fiscal year) they didn't have to disclose the halt to anyone."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • January 28, 2020
Bill Brady
Bill Brady
stated on January 18, 2020 a speech
Says Oregon’s highest income tax bracket included anyone making more than $250,000 in 2012 before the state expanded its upper bracket to include "anyone making more than $125,000."
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • January 26, 2020
Jill Karofsky
Jill Karofsky
stated on November 19, 2019 a public forum
"The Department of Corrections budget in Wisconsin is more than the Department of Education budget."
Mostly False
By Haley BeMiller • January 24, 2020
Judicial Watch
Judicial Watch
stated on December 28, 2019 a Facebook post
 "More than 100,000 DACA applicants have been arrested—Murder, Rape, DUI."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • January 14, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 6, 2020 a Facebook post
"Saudi terrorists has killed more Americans on our soil than any other nation. They rent the entire 45th floor of Trump Tower, And pay him in cash."  
Mostly False
January 10, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 8, 2020 a White House address
"The American military has been completely rebuilt under my administration at a cost of $2.5 trillion."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • January 10, 2020
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on January 6, 2020 on social media
"A bounty of $80 MILLION has been placed on President Donald Trump’s head by Iran as tensions between the country and the USA rise."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 9, 2020
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