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Jim Sensenbrenner
Jim Sensenbrenner
stated on December 11, 2019 a tweet:
"104 House Democrats voted for impeachment before the Ukraine call took place." 
Mostly False
By Madeline Heim • December 20, 2019
Michael McCaul
Michael McCaul
stated on December 11, 2019 a tweet:
"80% of children born in developing countries die of cancer each year." 
Mostly False
By Madlin Mekelburg • December 20, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on December 13, 2019 a rally in San Antonio, Texas.:
"I (found) the Republican votes for the Recovery Act, Obamacare, help us from falling into a Great Depression."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • December 18, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 24, 2019 a story:
Says Koalas are "functionally extinct" as bushfires in Australia continue to destroy their habitat.
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • December 16, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on December 8, 2019 an interview with Axios:
Delaware has the "eighth-largest black population in the country"
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • December 16, 2019
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on December 10, 2019 a policy white paper:
"Roughly one in four fish eaten in the United States was caught here and sent to Asia for processing before being re-imported for American consumers."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • December 13, 2019
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on December 9, 2019 an interview published by The Root:
Says that in South Bend, Ind., the "black poverty fell by more than half on my watch."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • December 12, 2019
William Barr
William Barr
stated on December 9, 2019 a statement:
"The Inspector General’s report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • December 11, 2019
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on December 2, 2019 a tweet:
Says President Donald Trump is "waging a trade war against WI farmers -- forcing > 1600 dairy farms to close."
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • December 11, 2019
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on November 10, 2019 a TV interview:
On red-flag laws says, "What (Democrats) wanted to do was say, ‘I think you might do something, so I’m going to take away your gun and make you prove you wouldn’t do it."
Mostly False
By Mica Soellner • December 6, 2019
Pharmaceutical Research and Manfacturers of America
Pharmaceutical Research and Manfacturers of America
stated on November 27, 2019 an ad in the “Politico Playbook PM” newsletter.:
"Speaker Pelosi's drug pricing plan would siphon $1 trillion or more from biopharmaceutical innovators over the next 10 years. CBO's preliminary estimate found this bill ‘would result in lower spending on research and development and thus reduce the introduction of new drugs.’" 
Mostly False
By Shefali Luthra • December 5, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on November 20, 2019 comments made during the November Democratic presidential primary debate.:
"The fact is that right now the vast majority of Democrats do not support Medicare for All."
Mostly False
By Victoria Knight • November 26, 2019
JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on November 19, 2019 an interview:
Says a study projected that a pension buyout program he expanded would save "billions and billions, potentially $25 billion."
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • November 24, 2019
Cal Cunningham
Cal Cunningham
stated on July 31, 2019 a tweet:
Says his campaign hasn’t accepted corporate PAC money and isn’t funded by "special interests."
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • November 21, 2019
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on November 20, 2019 a debate:
"Today in America — a new study came out — 20 years out, whites who borrowed money, 94% of them have paid off their student loan debt; 5% of African Americans have paid it off."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • November 21, 2019
Mark Meadows
Mark Meadows
stated on November 15, 2019 a tweet:
Says "President Obama fired every Bush appointed ambassador upon his election."
Mostly False
By Julianna Rennie • November 21, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on November 13, 2019 a Facebook ad:
"In America, there is a father who is holding down two jobs and paying more taxes than the richest 400 families in America."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • November 21, 2019
Todd Starnes
Todd Starnes
stated on October 29, 2019 a blog post:
The Austin Independent School District board voted to mandate "a pornographic sex education policy that includes instruction on anal sex and how to place a condom on an erect penis."
Mostly False
By Madlin Mekelburg • November 19, 2019
Brian Treece
Brian Treece
stated on October 17, 2019 a press conference:
Columbia, Mo., is "one of the fastest growing cities in the region, the only city in the state to grow jobs faster than the nation as a whole."
Mostly False
By Libby Stanford • November 16, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 31, 2019 a Facebook post:
Says House Democrats passed impeachment rules that "do not allow any witness to be called unless the witness is approved by Adam Schiff," "do not allow involvement of the President’s legal counsel" and "do not allow any witness to be questioned unless the question is approved by Adam Schiff."
Mostly False
By Daniel Funke • November 11, 2019
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