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Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 26, 2019 a tweet
Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 "would give more than 40 million low-wage workers a raise, more than 25 percent of the U.S. workforce."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 1, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 24, 2019 a meme
Says Chelsea Clinton’s bodyguard "Jack Gordon" was found dead in a river after telling "damaging information" to federal prosecutors.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • March 1, 2019
Ilhan Omar
Ilhan Omar
stated on February 27, 2019 a tweet
"#MichaelCohen: Convicted of lying to Congress re: Russia investigation … #ElliottAbrams: Convicted of lying to Congress re: arming Contra death squads"
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • March 1, 2019
Henry Cuellar
Henry Cuellar
stated on February 22, 2019 a press conference
Says President Donald Trump "put out a $297 million contract to a vendor to show him how to hire Border Patrol. So, the first payment they made was $14.8 million. You know how many Border Patrol they hired with $14.8 million? Two."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • March 1, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 25, 2019 a meme
"CNN uses the same girl in 3 different Refugee Crisis pictures being saved by 3 different men."
False
By Yanqi Xu • March 1, 2019
Chip Roy
Chip Roy
stated on February 27, 2019 a hearing for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
"We amass about $100 million in debt per hour, which means we've blown through 300, 400, 450 million dollars during this charade."
Mostly True
By Madlin Mekelburg • February 28, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on February 24, 2019 a podcast
Says handing over arrested undocumented youth to ICE "was an unintended consequence" of a 2008 San Francisco policy that she supported.
False
By Chris Nichols • February 28, 2019
Various media reports 2
Various media reports 2
stated on February 26, 2019 reports
Says NC bill would change the grading scale.
False
By Paul Specht • February 28, 2019
Terry Katsma
Terry Katsma
stated on February 17, 2019 a TV interview
"The rainy day fund … is $320 million. That's much more than what it has been in the past."  
Mostly True
By Mica Soellner • February 28, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 25, 2019 a tweet
"The Democrat(ic) position on abortion is now so extreme that they don’t mind executing babies AFTER birth."
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 28, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 25, 2019 a CNN town hall event
"We have a president who wanted to throw 32 million people off of the health care they had."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • February 28, 2019
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on February 25, 2019 an Orlando Sentinel op-ed
The Democrats’ Green New Deal includes "working towards ending air travel."
False
By Amy Sherman • February 28, 2019
North Carolina Republican Party
North Carolina Republican Party
stated on February 12, 2019 a press release
Says replacing NC Supreme Court Chief Justice with most experienced justice is a "longstanding, nonpartisan tradition."
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • February 27, 2019
Mary Elizabeth Coleman
Mary Elizabeth Coleman
stated on January 23, 2019 a speech at a General Laws Committee hearing
A girl’s "life expectancy is seven years after entering into prostitution."
False
By Madison Conte • February 27, 2019
E. Gordon Gee
E. Gordon Gee
stated on January 14, 2019 an op-ed
West Virginia has "the nation’s lowest workforce participation rate, which hovers around 50 percent, when the national average is about 63 percent."
True
By Erica Anderson, Molly DeCarli • February 27, 2019
American Civil Liberties Union
American Civil Liberties Union
stated on December 22, 2018 a Facebook post
"Half the states in the U.S. have laws that criminalize criticism."
Mostly False
By Yanqi Xu • February 27, 2019
Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard
stated on February 19, 2019 a tweet
Farmers are declaring bankruptcy "in record numbers" and "the median income for U.S. farm households was -$1,548 in 2018."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • February 27, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 31, 2019 a Facebook post
Undocumented immigrants get Medicare for free.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 27, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on February 26, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, "We must block Trump from stopping the return of the heroic Alabama mother from ISIS. In many ways she is more of a hero then our veterans. Welcome home sister!"
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 27, 2019
Joaquin Castro
Joaquin Castro
stated on February 25, 2019 a news conference
"Most people in my home state of Texas disagree with the president building a wall across our border."
Half-True
By Madlin Mekelburg • February 26, 2019
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