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Wiley Nickel
Wiley Nickel
stated on February 20, 2019 a tweet
Says a Republican bill "pays for school construction with teacher pay raises."
False
By Paul Specht • February 26, 2019
Craig Thompson
Craig Thompson
stated on January 27, 2019 an interview
Among neighboring states, the condition of Wisconsin highways was rated "not only the worst, but it was worse by a gaping margin."
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • February 26, 2019
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stated on February 14, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Hillary Clinton said, "This planet might be able to support perhaps as many as half of a billion people who could live a sustainable life in relative comfort. Human populations must be greatly diminished, and as quickly as possible to limit further environmental damage."
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 26, 2019
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stated on February 15, 2019 a Facebook post
Claims to show a photo of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with her legs spread.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 26, 2019
Heidi Heitkamp
Heidi Heitkamp
stated on February 24, 2019 a roundtable on ABC's "This Week"
"We have record bankruptcies in farming country."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 26, 2019
Morgan Griffith
Morgan Griffith
stated on February 11, 2019 a newsletter.
"Our country has succeeded in reducing greenhouse emissions in previous years."  
Half-True
By Warren Fiske • February 26, 2019
Ed Emery
Ed Emery
stated on January 28, 2019 legislative testimony
"80 percent of impeachments in Missouri have been against judges."
Half-True
By Yue Yu • February 25, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 20, 2019 a Facebook post
Says President Barack Obama is urging Chicago’s mayor to pressure prosecutors into not charging Jussie Smollett.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • February 25, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 17, 2019 a Facebook post
Says 89 members of Congress "hold dual citizenship with Israel."
Pants on Fire!
By Sarah Stanley • February 25, 2019
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on February 19, 2019 a policy announcement on Medium
"The high cost of child care is the No. 1 reason people give for having fewer children than they’d like."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • February 25, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 25, 2019 a tweet
Says former Sen. Harry Reid "got thrown out."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • February 25, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 22, 2019 a Facebook post
"In 1963 Bernie Sanders was arrested for throwing eggs at black civil rights protestors."  
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • February 25, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 20, 2019 a tweet
"We have just built this powerful Wall in New Mexico. Completed on January 30, 2019 — 47 days ahead of schedule!"
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • February 25, 2019
Michael Long
Michael Long
stated on February 3, 2019 a radio interview
Under New York's new abortion law, "If the baby was born alive, they would just let the baby expire."
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • February 22, 2019
David Price
David Price
stated on February 14, 2019 a tweet
Says border "crossings remain at historically low levels."
Mostly True
By Bill McCarthy • February 22, 2019
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on February 18, 2019 a town hall
Prescription drugs "are nearly 20 percent of our health care costs now when you include hospital prescription drugs."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • February 22, 2019
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Viral image
stated on February 20, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Donald Trump was photographed wearing blackface.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 22, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 15, 2019 a tweet
"Since the passage of (the Violence Against Women Act), annual rates of domestic violence have dropped by 63 percent."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 22, 2019
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on February 18, 2019 a news release
"Drug-related offenses make up as much as 75-85 percent of inmate populations" in Wisconsin
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • February 22, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 19, 2019 an interview on CBS This Morning
"In Canada, for a number of decades, they have provided quality care to all people without out-of-pocket expenses. You go in for cancer therapy, you don't take out your wallet."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • February 22, 2019
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