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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, 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
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
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
Cindi Castilla
Cindi Castilla
stated on October 30, 2019 a press conference
Texas lawmakers "left children able to be sterilized and mutilated at any point in their life" by failing to adopt a law prohibiting minors from undergoing medical or surgical gender transitions.
Mostly False
By Madlin Mekelburg • November 11, 2019
Joe Gruters
Joe Gruters
stated on November 6, 2019 a Tampa Bay Times forum
"All the Democrats on the entire stage — every Democratic candidate said they want to give free health care to illegals."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • November 8, 2019
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on October 29, 2019 a tweet
Murray Energy is "the largest coal company in the United States."
Mostly False
By Broghan Swart • November 8, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 1, 2019 a rally in Mississippi
Says "Stacey Abrams wants to give illegal aliens the right to vote."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • November 6, 2019
Bryan Steil
Bryan Steil
stated on October 31, 2019 a tweet
The House impeachment rules resolution "does not provide the president with due process protections that were afforded to both President Clinton and President Nixon."
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • November 5, 2019
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on October 31, 2019 an interview with Stephen Colbert
Says under the Democratic impeachment inquiry, Republicans get "more rights than we ever received in any of the other impeachment proceedings."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • November 4, 2019
Tom Cole
Tom Cole
stated on October 31, 2019 a speech on the House floor
The impeachment process against Donald Trump "provides fewer due process protections and fewer protections for minority rights than what we have seen in previous impeachment efforts."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • November 4, 2019
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
stated on October 9, 2019 a radio interview
"If folks are vaping a legal medical cannabis product that comes from any of the New York state operators, they will not have to worry about the negative impacts on their lungs." 
Mostly False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • November 2, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 16, 2019 a Facebook post
The United States paid for a 274-mile wall between Jordan and Syria, "approved by the Dems in the house and senate," in order "to keep ISIS out."  
Mostly False
November 1, 2019
Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley
stated on October 26, 2019 an email
Candidates who are supporting the Green New Deal are "promoting abortion in third world countries to control the population!"    
Mostly False
November 1, 2019
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