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Facebook posts
stated on December 26, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says guns are required to be registered.  
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • January 8, 2020
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stated on January 4, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says a photo that shows a group of dead, scorched sheep is from Australia wildfires.
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By Samantha Putterman • January 7, 2020
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stated on January 4, 2020 in a Facebook post:
A photo of a horse being pulled through a scorched ranch is from the Australia wildfires.
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By Samantha Putterman • January 7, 2020
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stated on January 4, 2020 in a Facebook post:
A photo of a deer standing near a burned down residence is from the Australia wildfires.
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By Samantha Putterman • January 7, 2020
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stated on January 4, 2020 in a Facebook post:
A photo of a burned cat is from the Australia wildfires.  
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By Samantha Putterman • January 7, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 4, 2020 in a Facebook post:
A collection of photos shows animals caught in the Australia wildfires.
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • January 7, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on January 1, 2020 in a Facebook post:
"Iran will be shooting at our soldiers with bullets, etc., purchased with the $150 billion Obama gave them."
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By Tom Kertscher • January 7, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on January 3, 2020 in a brief interview:
Says he did not tell former President Barack Obama "don’t go" after Osama bin Laden
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • January 6, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 1, 2020 in a Facebook post:
"Hillary ignored multiple requests for security, didn’t respond for 13 hours, & let 4 Americans die in Benghazi. Trump rushed in reinforcements, threatened to destroy Iran, & made sure no lives were lost in Baghdad."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • January 6, 2020
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stated on January 4, 2020 in a post on Facebook:
An image shows animals burning in the Australia wildfires   
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • January 6, 2020
Jim Sensenbrenner
Jim Sensenbrenner
stated on December 11, 2019 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in an interview with Axios:
Delaware has the "eighth-largest black population in the country"
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By Amy Sherman • December 16, 2019
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on December 10, 2019 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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
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