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Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 13, 2018 a post on Facebook
"Broward County deputy says civil rights attorneys were handing out absentee ballots to inmates AFTER ELECTION?"  
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • November 19, 2018
Jason Smith
Jason Smith
stated on November 9, 2018 a tweet
"In fact 7 out of 10 new jobs in America are created by small businesses."
True
By Titus Wu • November 19, 2018
Paul Vallas
Paul Vallas
stated on November 14, 2018 a press release
Says Susana Mendoza’s assertion that she fought efforts to hike vehicle sticker prices when she was Chicago’s city clerk "is absurd … Mendoza pushed a draconian sticker penalty program."
Half-True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • November 18, 2018
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on November 12, 2018 a television interview
"Studies even show that when women go to Congress they get more things done - more bipartisan effort, more bills passed."
Mostly True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • November 16, 2018
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on November 15, 2018 Tweet announcing new bill
Says middle class taxpayers "subsidize Walmart’s horrendously low wages to the tune of at least $6.2 billion every year."
Mostly False
By Colin Meyn • November 16, 2018
Lou Dobbs
Lou Dobbs
stated on November 15, 2018 on Fox Business Network
"We are watching, you know, millions of illegal immigrants cross our borders, and many of them voting in the past election that's what, just a couple weeks ago."
Pants on Fire!
By John Kruzel • November 16, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 14, 2018 an interview with the Daily Caller
"If you buy, you know, a box of cereal, if you do anything, you have a voter ID. … The only thing you don’t is if you’re a voter of the United States."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • November 16, 2018
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on November 1, 2018 a radio interview
"Every couple days we have a caravan size group of people apprehended trying to come into the country illegally, or coming to the ports of entry without documentation."
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • November 16, 2018
Viral image
Viral image
stated on November 9, 2018 a Facebook post
Quotes Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar as saying, "I think all white men should be put in chains as slaves because they will never submit to Islam."
Pants on Fire!
By Miriam Valverde • November 15, 2018
West Virginia Republican Party
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on September 29, 2018 a tweet
"Middle-class income rose to a record level in 2017 as the strong economy lifted the fortunes of more Americans."
True
By Warren Sterling • November 15, 2018
Richard Ojeda
Richard Ojeda
stated on October 24, 2018 a video posted to Facebook
"We have lost more lives in the last two years" due to opioids "than all of the lives lost during the Vietnam War."
True
By Douglas Soule • November 15, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 29, 2018 a rally in Wheeling, W.Va.
"Even in California now, they don’t want to be sanctuary cities anymore. They want out."
Mostly False
By Kenna Richards • November 15, 2018
Patrick Morrisey
Patrick Morrisey
stated on October 6, 2018 a tweet
Says Joe Manchin "refused to commit to Kavanaugh until AFTER the Senate had the votes."
True
By Kristen Mohammadi • November 15, 2018
Eric Swalwell
Eric Swalwell
stated on November 12, 2018 a tweet
"15,000 troops will not see their families for #Thanksgiving because of @realDonaldTrump’s Scaravan Stunt. Oh yeah, it’s also costing you 200 million dollars."
Half-True
By Manuela Tobias • November 15, 2018
Andrea Mitchell
Andrea Mitchell
stated on November 12, 2018 on MSNBC
Says "Brenda Snipes in Broward County is a Republican."
False
By John Kruzel • November 14, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 7, 2018 a post on Facebook
Every single candidate President Obama campaigned for lost in the midterms.  
False
By Samantha Putterman • November 14, 2018
Donald Trump Jr.
Donald Trump Jr.
stated on November 12, 2018 in a tweet
"Nearly 200,000 Florida voters may not be citizens."
False
By Amy Sherman, Manuela Tobias • November 13, 2018
Ken Blackwell
Ken Blackwell
stated on November 9, 2018 in an interview
"Democrats and their allies (...) are manufacturing voters."
Pants on Fire!
By John Kruzel • November 13, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 5, 2018 a post on Facebook
"(George) Soros Provides Migrants With Prepaid Debit Cards To Fund Illegal Journeys"  
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 13, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 7, 2018 a post on Facebook
"Democrats just elected (include)… a man who preys on underage prostitutes … and an anti-semitic racist who beats women."  
Mostly False
By Ciara O'Rourke • November 13, 2018
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