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Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on October 15, 2018 a gathering in West Miami of Ron DeSantis supporters
After Hurricane Hermine in 2016, Tallahassee "didn’t have power for weeks because (Mayor Andrew Gillum) stood in the way of crews being able to come in and restore power, because they weren’t members of the right union or something."
False
By Amy Sherman • October 16, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 30, 2018 a post on Facebook
Says Detroit-area law enforcement is searching for a 'vigilante' serial killer after three pedophiles were killed in one week
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 16, 2018
House Majority PAC
House Majority PAC
stated on October 9, 2018 a TV ad
Says U.S. Rep. Mimi Walters "took $213,000 from insurance interests" and that she supported a plan that "strips protections for people with pre-existing conditions and slaps an age tax on older Californians."  
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • October 16, 2018
House Majority PAC
House Majority PAC
stated on October 9, 2018 a TV ad
Says U.S. Rep. Mimi Walters "votes with Donald Trump 99 percent of the time."
Mostly True
By Samantha Putterman • October 16, 2018
Andrea Mitchell
Andrea Mitchell
stated on October 14, 2018 in a panel discussion
A letter to President Donald Trump from 22 senators "is a way of saying to the president, ‘You are now under an affirmative requirement, legal requirement, to investigate' " journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance and suspected murder.
Mostly True
By John Kruzel • October 16, 2018
Washington State Democratic Party
Washington State Democratic Party
stated on October 9, 2018 a tweet
Says congressional candidate Dino Rossi once suggested "the state build homes for unwed mothers."  
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • October 16, 2018
Andrew Gillum
Andrew Gillum
stated on September 30, 2018 in an interview
Says Florida's economy "is largely propped up on low-wage work."
Half-True
By Kyra Haas • October 15, 2018
Andrew Gillum
Andrew Gillum
stated on September 30, 2018 in an interview
"Of course you've got a low unemployment rate when people've got to work two and three jobs just to make ends meet."  
Pants on Fire!
By Kyra Haas • October 15, 2018
Chris Collins
Chris Collins
stated on October 10, 2018 a direct mail campaign ad
"Nate McMurray lobbied to send our jobs to China. (And Korea, too.)"
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 12, 2018
Kanye West
Kanye West
stated on October 11, 2018 remarks at the White House
In Wisconsin, Foxconn has "4,000 jobs, people making $53,000 a year."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 12, 2018
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on October 10, 2018 an ad
Says Andrew Gillum is running "from the FBI."
False
By Amy Sherman • October 12, 2018
National Taxpayers Union
National Taxpayers Union
stated on October 10, 2018 Washington Examiner op-ed
"The latest round of tariffs now means that the total tax increase on Americans from enacted tariffs exceeds the tax increases from the Affordable Care Act."
Half-True
By Manuela Tobias • October 12, 2018
Stephen Carter
Stephen Carter
stated on October 9, 2018 in an interview
The 5-4 decisions the Supreme Court reaches "are going up."  
False
By John Kruzel • October 12, 2018
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 20, 2018 a TV ad
Says Tony Evers will "raise property taxes, raise income taxes and raise gas taxes by as much as a dollar a gallon."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 11, 2018
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on September 16, 2018 remarks at a teachers' rally
West Virginia has "more veterans per capita" than any state.
False
By Emily Martin • October 11, 2018
David McKinley
David McKinley
stated on August 14, 2018 a tweet
In West Virginia, "personal income tax collections (were) up 14% from 2017."
True
By Matt Minard • October 11, 2018
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on October 9, 2018 a campaign ad
Says Washington’s Kim Schrier has a plan to eliminate employer-provided health coverage, double income taxes and put your care "in the hands of government bureaucrats."  
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • October 11, 2018
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on September 14, 2018 tweet
Says Patrick Morrisey undertook "efforts to put educators in jail."
False
By Kristen Mohammadi • October 11, 2018
Jeff Bartos
Jeff Bartos
stated on October 6, 2018 a televised debate
Capital punishment is a "specific deterrent with the most heinous crimes."
Mostly False
By Colin Deppen • October 11, 2018
Joshua Feuerstein
Joshua Feuerstein
stated on October 7, 2018 a Facebook post
Says #MeToo movement sign suggested assaulting First Lady Melania Trump.
Pants on Fire!
By Kyra Haas • October 11, 2018
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