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Michael McCaul
Michael McCaul
stated on October 31, 2017 an interview by Fox News
Says the New York bike path assault "was the ninth vehicle assault used by ISIS."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • November 10, 2017
Dan Kohl
Dan Kohl
stated on November 7, 2017 a Facebook post
Says Glenn Grothman "is the single-most partisan member of the House."  
Half-True
November 8, 2017
Dianne Feinstein
Dianne Feinstein
stated on November 6, 2017 a tweet
"Teachers spend $1.6 BILLION per year on school supplies. The Republican tax bill ELIMINATES their ability to deduct those expenses."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 7, 2017
Drew Ferguson
Drew Ferguson
stated on November 5, 2017 an email to a constituent
Under the House Republican tax proposal, "the average family of four earning median income ($59,000/year) will receive an additional $1,182 in their pocket every year."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 6, 2017
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on November 1, 2017 a video
"Eight in 10 people this year can find plans for $75 a month or less."
Half-True
By Manuela Tobias • November 6, 2017
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on November 3, 2017 a speech
"With this plan, the typical family of four will save $1,182 a year on their taxes."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 3, 2017
Stacey Newman
Stacey Newman
stated on October 2, 2017 a Missourinet article
"Part of this omnibus gun bill that year (was) legalizing machine guns in the state of Missouri."
Half-True
By Emily Sanderson, Tessa Weinberg • November 3, 2017
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on November 30, 2017 an interview
Says special counsel Robert Mueller "has brought in Democrat campaign donors at a very high level" on his team of lawyers.
Half-True
November 3, 2017
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
stated on October 25, 2017 a news release
"Under Gov. (Rick) Scott’s leadership, Florida has had much success in lowering the rate of uninsured children."  
Half-True
By Allison Graves • November 2, 2017
Freedom Partners
Freedom Partners
stated on October 26, 2017 TV ads
"Tammy Baldwin voted for $5 trillion in higher taxes."  
Half-True
November 1, 2017
James Lankford
James Lankford
stated on October 22, 2017 an interview on "Face the Nation"
"For the last 10 years, our economy has grown at less than 2 percent on average every single year for 10 years. We have not had a decade like that in a century in America."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • October 31, 2017
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on October 22, 2017 An MSNBC interview
Says West Virginia is "down to around 50 percent of the adult workers who are actually working now because of addiction or conviction."
Half-True
By Allison Colburn • October 27, 2017
Bruce Rauner
Bruce Rauner
stated on October 20, 2017 a press conference
"To be clear, all my investments are in a trust that I don’t control."
Half-True
By Matt Dietrich • October 27, 2017
Charlie Geren
Charlie Geren
stated on September 18, 2017 a tweet
"Less than half of Texans ages 18-24 are registered to vote."
Half-True
By Jasper Scherer • October 26, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 25, 2017 a news conference
"We have done more in eight months than the previous administration has done in many years" against ISIS.
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • October 26, 2017
Kevin Cahill
Kevin Cahill
stated on October 11, 2017 a radio interview on The Capitol Pressroom
Abortion in the U.S. "is at an all time legal low."
Half-True
By Dan Clark • October 25, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 22, 2017 a tweet
Says "46 percent of people believe major national news organizations fabricate stories about me."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • October 24, 2017
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on September 30, 2017 House floor remarks
Says "80 percent of the tax breaks in" President Donald Trump’s tax-cut "proposal go to the top 1 percent, that is, people making more than $730,000 a year."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 20, 2017
George P. Bush
George P. Bush
stated on October 16, 2017 the "Alamo Truth" website funded by George P. Bush's political campaign
"The Alamo has been consistently listed as one of the most disappointing landmarks in our nation."    
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 20, 2017
Leah Vukmir
Leah Vukmir
stated on October 12, 2017 an interview
In 2016, there were 5,570 people in Wisconsin "who committed crimes on probation and they were not revoked."
Half-True
October 20, 2017
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