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Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on August 20, 2018 an op-ed for the Springfield News-Leader
Since 2009, "millions of Americans have lost their health care plans."
Mostly False
By Morgan Keith, Ryan Hanrahan • September 20, 2018
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on August 16, 2018 a public forum
"Special education categorical aid" from the state "hasn’t been raised in over a decade."
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • September 20, 2018
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on September 10, 2018 a campaign speech
"Close to half of the children" in California are "at or near poverty," when you consider cost-of-living.
True
By Chris Nichols • September 19, 2018
Mike Bishop
Mike Bishop
stated on September 19, 2018 a campaign ad
Says Michigan congressional candidate Elissa Slotkin "just parachuted into the district to run for Congress" and "admitted that she doesn’t know our area."
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • September 19, 2018
Kyrsten Sinema
Kyrsten Sinema
stated on September 8, 2018 a tweet
Says she voted to stop a new "age tax" under which "Arizonans age 50 & over could be charged 5 times more for their health care."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • September 19, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 13, 2018 in a blog post
"Myrtle Beach man who shot at Hurricane Florence dies after bullet ricochets." ​
Pants on Fire!
By Kyra Haas • September 19, 2018
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Viral image
stated on August 23, 2017 a Facebook post
Says Nancy Pelosi said, "Building a wall will violate the rights of millions of illegals." ​
Pants on Fire!
By Kyra Haas • September 18, 2018
Phil Bredesen
Phil Bredesen
stated on August 24, 2018 a press release
Says Marsha Blackburn "at the behest of the pharmaceutical industry, co-sponsored a law that weakened DEA enforcement efforts against drug distribution companies that were supplying corrupt doctors and pharmacists who peddled narcotics to the black market."  
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • September 18, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 9, 2018 a blog post
"Arnold Schwarzenegger: 'I would be a better president than Trump ...2020 wait for me do you agree??"
False
By Miriam Valverde • September 18, 2018
Ro Khanna
Ro Khanna
stated on September 12, 2018 a Facebook post
"Most Americans don’t own stocks."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 18, 2018
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Viral image
stated on September 16, 2018 a Facebook post
Says CNN’s Anderson Cooper stood in a ditch during Hurricane Florence to exaggerate water levels.
Pants on Fire!
By Kyra Haas • September 18, 2018
Andrew Gillum
Andrew Gillum
stated on September 2, 2018 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
Says there is a report "that showed that, should we move to cover more people to a Medicare for All system, we could actually save the system trillions over an extended period of time."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 18, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 13, 2018 tweets
Says 3,000 people "did not die" in two hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico. That death toll estimate was "done by Democrats."
False
By Amy Sherman • September 18, 2018
House Majority PAC
House Majority PAC
stated on September 12, 2018 campaign ad
Says Dino Rossi "stripped" health care "from 45,000 children."
Mostly True
By Manuela Tobias • September 18, 2018
Kwame Raoul
Kwame Raoul
stated on September 4, 2018 a TV ad
Says "we know" Erika Harold would "discriminate against a loving gay couple who want to adopt a child, favoring an abusive straight couple instead."
False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • September 17, 2018
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Viral image
stated on February 16, 2015 a Facebook post
Says Ted Cruz said, "When gays stayed hidden we had no mass shootings; we had no public nudity. Society was polite. Now anything and everything goes and I blame them."
Pants on Fire!
By Kyra Haas • September 17, 2018
Congressional Leadership Fund
Congressional Leadership Fund
stated on September 12, 2018 a campaign ad
Says Minnesota U.S. House candidate Joe Radinovich has "spent his life running from the law, charged with 18 crimes."
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • September 17, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 13, 2018 blog post headline
"Couple Arrested For Selling ‘Golden Tickets To Heaven."
Pants on Fire!
By Manuela Tobias • September 17, 2018
Erika Harold
Erika Harold
stated on August 13, 2018 a TV ad
Says "Mike Madigan and Kwame Raoul team up to raise property taxes."
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • September 16, 2018
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on September 10, 2018 a TV ad
Says Leah Vukmir was "just about the only legislator who stood with the insurance companies" and "voted against oral chemotherapy."  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • September 14, 2018
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