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Dallas Woodhouse
Dallas Woodhouse
stated on December 8, 2018 a tweet
Says no elections protest was filed, McCready conceded and "every" county board certified its results from the Mark Harris, Dan McCready race.
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • December 21, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 20, 2018 a tweet
"Russia, Iran, Syria & many others are not happy" about U.S. troops leaving Syria.
False
By Miriam Valverde • December 21, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 19, 2018 a Facebook post
Quotes Winston Churchill as saying, "When Muslims are the minority they are concerned with minority rights, when they are in the majority there are no minority rights."
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • December 20, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 20, 2018 a Facebook post
Says Time magazine cover features President Donald Trump with the text "Worst. President. Ever."
Pants on Fire!
By Miriam Valverde • December 20, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 19, 2018 In a Facebook post
Says "CNN Journalist Of The Year Fired For Creating Fake News Stories," with image of CNN reporter Jim Acosta.
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • December 20, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 17, 2018 a blog post
Says Sen. Chuck Schumer in 2014 "helped put together and signed a $25 billion deal to fund a border wall" and now opposes Trump's $5 billion request for a border wall "just because he's a Republican." ​
False
By John Kruzel • December 20, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 2, 2018 a blog post
"Border agents discover body of 6-year-old girl: 'She was raped By 30 men'."
False
By Miriam Valverde • December 19, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 18, 2018 a Facebook post
Says "Three Muslim congresswomen just refused" to sign an oath of office to uphold the U.S. Constitution.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • December 19, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 9, 2018 a Facebook post
Says "Cost of Mueller’s investigation: $3,200,000; Benghazi "investigation": $7,000,000; Trump’s golfing trips: $83,000,000; New debt from Republican tax bill: $1,500,000,000,000."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • December 19, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 18, 2018 a Facebook post
Quotes Sen. Elizabeth Warren as saying "If women need to be raped by Muslims to prove our tolerance, so be it. Then thank goodness for Planned Parenthood."
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • December 19, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 18, 2018 in a tweet
Says 19,000 text messages exchanged between former FBI officials that were "purposely and illegally deleted ... would have explained (the special counsel investigation) hoax."
Pants on Fire!
By John Kruzel • December 19, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 12, 2018 a Facebook post
Quotes incoming U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as saying "under capitalism, man oppresses man. Under socialism, it’s the other way around."  
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • December 18, 2018
Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown
stated on December 11, 2018 an NPR interview
California’s budget surplus is about "$30 billion"
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • December 18, 2018
Dan Blue
Dan Blue
stated on December 6, 2018
"Public trust in our election system is at an all-time low."
False
By Paul Specht • December 18, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 13, 2018 a Facebook post
Says George Washington said, "A free people ought not only be armed and disciplined. But they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them. Which would include their own government."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • December 18, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 11, 2018 a Facebook post
That Donald Trump said in 1998 if he were to run for president he would run as a Republican because "They’re the dumbest group of voters in the country. They believe anything on Fox News. I could lie and they’d still eat it up. I bet my numbers would be terrific."
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • December 18, 2018
Alberta Darling
Alberta Darling
stated on December 5, 2018 a news release
"Democrats flip flop on pre-existing conditions."
False
By Tom Kertscher • December 18, 2018
Mark Herring
Mark Herring
stated on December 7, 2018
On resigning as attorney general if he decides to run for governor. 
No Flip
By Warren Fiske • December 18, 2018
Bill Daley
Bill Daley
stated on December 6, 2018 a TV ad
Says he "will put a moratorium on tax hikes to keep families in their homes."
Half-True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • December 16, 2018
Carl Heastie
Carl Heastie
stated on November 30, 2018 a public hearing
"Under any objective measure, our static compensation has failed to keep pace with economic realities."
Mostly True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • December 14, 2018
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