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stated on April 1, 2019 a Facebook post
Says William T. Thompson, the designer of the Confederate flag, said, "As a people we are fighting to maintain the Heaven-ordained supremacy of the white man over the inferior or colored race" and "As a national emblem, it is significant of our higher cause, the cause of the superior race."
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 11, 2019
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stated on April 10, 2019 a Facebook post
A photo of Muslim women with the words "Down with the USA" written on their hands was taken in Michigan.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • April 11, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on April 4, 2019 a story
Says Jay-Z set up a $15 million trust fund for Nipsey Hussle’s children.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • April 11, 2019
John Hickenlooper
John Hickenlooper
stated on March 31, 2019 in an interview on MSNBC
"We got to almost universal coverage in health care in Colorado."
Mostly True
By Julianna Rennie • April 11, 2019
Rachel Siegel
Rachel Siegel
stated on April 8, 2019 an email to supporters
"The F-35 bombers, scheduled to arrive in Burlington this fall, have been designated with a nuclear mission."
Mostly False
By Colin Meyn • April 11, 2019
Candace Owens
Candace Owens
stated on April 9, 2019 a House Judiciary Committee hearing
The Southern strategy is a "myth" that "never happened."  
False
By Amy Sherman • April 10, 2019
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on April 7, 2019 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"We cut unemployment by more than half" in South Bend, Ind.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • April 10, 2019
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stated on April 4, 2019 a Facebook post
"Health and Human Services admits they have never conducted federally-required monitoring of vaccine safety for over 30 years."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 10, 2019
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Facebook posts
stated on March 14, 2019 a Facebook post
In 20 years "there will be enough Muslim voters in the U.S. to elect the president."
False
By Samantha Putterman • April 10, 2019
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stated on April 3, 2019 a Facebook post
A photograph shows an undocumented immigrant with smallpox.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 10, 2019
Clif Smart
Clif Smart
stated on February 14, 2019 a tweet
"Missouri ranks 45th in the nation in per capita state fiscal support for higher education and Missouri State is last among Missouri schools."
True
By Zara McDowell-Barker • April 10, 2019
Jim Steineke
Jim Steineke
stated on March 31, 2019 an appearance on WISN-TV's UpFront
Says GOP leaders have "made overtures to meet on a regular basis," but Gov. Tony Evers has "refused to even meet with us."
Half-True
By Eric Litke • April 10, 2019
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on April 1, 2019
On a bill that would have eased third-trimester abortion resrictions  
Full Flop
By Warren Fiske • April 9, 2019
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stated on April 3, 2019 a Facebook post
Says "13,506 Marines have applied for White House duty" since Trump’s inauguration. When Obama was president, "no Marines volunteered" but had to be "assigned."
False
By Samantha Putterman • April 8, 2019
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Facebook posts
stated on April 2, 2019 a Facebook post
Says President Barack Obama once said, "The American dream is to be Donald Trump"
False
By Samantha Putterman • April 8, 2019
Jared Kushner
Jared Kushner
stated on April 1, 2019 an interview with Laura Ingraham on Fox News
Florida "passed a law where former felons can now vote. We've had more ex-felons register as Republicans than Democrats."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • April 8, 2019
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X posts
stated on April 5, 2019 a tweet
Says President Donald Trump said asylum seekers "aren't people. These are animals."
False
By Miriam Valverde • April 8, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 2, 2019 a speech to the National Republican Congressional Committee
"The noise (from windmills) causes cancer."  
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • April 8, 2019
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stated on April 1, 2019 a Facebook post
Says John F. Kennedy Jr. said, "If my dear friend Donald Trump ever decided to sacrifice his fabulous billionaire lifestyle to become president he would be an unstoppable force for ultimate justice that Democrats and Republicans alike would celebrate."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 8, 2019
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stated on April 1, 2019 a Facebook post
Photos related to gun violence in present-day United States and the Holocaust in Nazi Germany suggest that gun control laws created or exacerbated the genocide of Jews.
False
By Samantha Putterman • April 8, 2019
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