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stated on March 20, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Islamic studies professor Tariq Ramadan said Muslims are here "to colonize the U.S. and Canada and spread Sharia law" and won’t "hesitate to use violent Jihad" if they have to.
False
By Samantha Putterman • March 29, 2019
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stated on March 18, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Donna Brazile is a "criminal."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 29, 2019
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stated on March 20, 2019 posts online
"President Trump’s wall costs less than the ObamaCare website."
False
By Julianna Rennie • March 29, 2019
Quentin Miller
Quentin Miller
stated on February 26, 2019 a speech
Says an ICE detainer request "is not a valid warrant."
True
By Matthew Riley, Paul Specht • March 28, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 27, 2019 an interview on Hannity
"The FBI said (former national security adviser Michael Flynn) wasn't lying."
False
By John Kruzel • March 28, 2019
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on March 12, 2019 a podcast
29 states still don’t have "comprehensive protections" for people in the LGBTQ community.
True
By Mica Soellner • March 28, 2019
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stated on February 25, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Fred Trump was arrested for "participating in KKK riot" in 1927.
Mostly False
By Sarah Stanley • March 28, 2019
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stated on March 18, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Tom Ford said about Melania Trump, "I have no interest in dressing a glorified escort who steals speeches and has bad taste in men."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 28, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on March 8, 2019 a tweet
Says Trump administration is "raiding money" from military service member pensions to pay for the border wall.
False
By Chris Nichols • March 28, 2019
Julián Castro
Julián Castro
stated on March 26, 2019 a tweet
Says Donald Trump’s health care policies have "left millions more Americans uninsured since he took office."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • March 28, 2019
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stated on March 21, 2019 a post
Says Adam Schiff used taxpayer money to "reach a sexual harassment settlement with a 19-year-old male."
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • March 27, 2019
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stated on March 21, 2019 a Facebook post
"President Trump signed legislation to clean up millions of tons of trash from our oceans and lakes last week."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 27, 2019
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stated on March 25, 2019 a Facebook post
A photograph shows Barack Obama kissing David Cameron.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 27, 2019
West Virginia Republican Party
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on February 6, 2019 a tweet
"We have more women in the workforce than ever before."
Half-True
By Samantha Patrick • March 27, 2019
Brian Joseph
Brian Joseph
stated on February 10, 2019 a newspaper interview
"The catalytic converter used in automobiles was invented in West Virginia."
Mostly False
By Kenneth Harmonay, Patrick Downey • March 27, 2019
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stated on March 21, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Samuel L. Jackson said, "Maybe if we underpaid these modern mumble rappers and overpaid teachers there would be smarter people in the future and less s----- music."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 27, 2019
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stated on March 5, 2019 posts on the Internet
"Right here (in West Virginia), they are building new houses … so that 321 Syrian Muslims can move down into this neighborhood in two months. … (A funeral home) is to be torn down in two months, and a mosque is going to built there."
Pants on Fire!
By Liz Newton, Mary Alice Truitt, Patrick Orsagos • March 27, 2019
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stated on March 21, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Joseph Stalin said, "It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 27, 2019
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stated on March 20, 2019 a Facebook post
"Congress quietly repealed the McCarran Warner Act of 1952 forbidding Muslims from holding office."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 27, 2019
Gary Farmer
Gary Farmer
stated on March 7, 2019 a Florida Senate meeting
"Some patients who are on transplant lists for kidney or other organs are being dropped from the list simply because they are shown as a licensed card holder" for medical marijuana.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • March 27, 2019
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