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Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 16, 2018 a post on Facebook
Says Henry Kissinger said "Trump is the one true leader in world affairs and he is forcing policy changes that put America first!"  
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 14, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on January 6, 2019 a post on Facebook
"The McCarran-Walter Act of 1952 bans Muslims from holding public office in the United States."  
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 14, 2019
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on December 26, 2018 a Facebook post
A bill passed by GOP legislators "makes it harder to prosecute people and groups that violate campaign finance laws."
True
By Paul Specht • January 14, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on January 8, 2019 in a story
Says new U.S. Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib has been linked to an "unindicted terrorist."
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • January 14, 2019
Nita Lowey
Nita Lowey
stated on January 7, 2019 a radio interview
"The facts are, the majority of opioids and all kinds of other things that are connected to the opioids are coming through the point of entry."  
True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 14, 2019
Susana Mendoza
Susana Mendoza
stated on January 6, 2019 a radio interview
"Every city that has a commuter tax — look at Detroit, Philadelphia — they are actually stagnating in terms of their economy. It’s been a job-killer."
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • January 13, 2019
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on January 10, 2019 a monologue
"17,000 individuals with criminal records were apprehended trying to cross the border" in 2018.
Half-True
By John Kruzel • January 11, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 10, 2019 remarks in McAllen, Texas
Says there’s "never (been) so many apprehensions ever in our history."
False
By Miriam Valverde • January 11, 2019
Roger Roth
Roger Roth
stated on December 16, 2018 an appearance on "UpFront with Mike Gousha" on WISN-TV
In the lame-duck session, "no power was taken away from the governor. Power was not taken away from the attorney general."
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • January 11, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 10, 2019 a roundtable at the border
"When I say Mexico is going to pay for the wall, that's what I said. Mexico is going to pay. I didn't say they're going to write me a check for $20 billion or $10 billion."
False
By Samantha Putterman • January 10, 2019
Jim Justice
Jim Justice
stated on November 9, 2018 a tweet
"As of September 2018, there are 6,683 WV children in foster care — 1,415 of whom are legally eligible for adoption."
Mostly True
By Matt Minard • January 10, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 9, 2019 a tweet
California’s deadly wildfires "would never happen" with "proper Forest Management."
False
By Chris Nichols • January 9, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 31, 2018 a post on Facebook
"Since 2001, 63,000 of us were murdered by illegal aliens."  ​
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 9, 2019
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Viral image
stated on December 31, 2018 a post on Facebook
"2,000 illegal aliens were arrested by ICE in 2017 for murders committed here in the United States!"
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 9, 2019
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Viral image
stated on January 5, 2019 a meme
Says "the Rothschild family holds about 80 percent of the world’s total wealth" and has the ability to "literally feed, clothe and settle every man, woman and child on the planet if they wanted to."
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • January 9, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 8, 2019 a televised speech
Says Sen. Charles Schumer "repeatedly supported a physical barrier in the past along with many other Democrats. They changed their mind only after I was elected president."
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • January 9, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 8, 2019 a televised speech
"At the request of Democrats, it will be a steel barrier rather than a concrete wall."
False
By Manuela Tobias • January 9, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on January 4, 2019 a tweet
New U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib tweeted "Americans have spent decades raping and pillaging my people. What goes around comes around."
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • January 9, 2019
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on January 2, 2019 an interview on MSNBC's Rachel Maddow Show
With the Republican tax law, "the rich folks got $1.5 trillion."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • January 9, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 2, 2019 in a discussion with reporters
"The reason Russia was in Afghanistan was because terrorists were going into Russia."
Pants on Fire!
By John Kruzel • January 9, 2019
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