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Jeff Williams
Jeff Williams
stated on September 12, 2018 a speech
The new Apple Watch Series 4 includes "the first ECG product offered over-the-counter directly to consumers."
False
By Chris Nichols • September 14, 2018
Republican Governors Association
Republican Governors Association
stated on September 12, 2018 an ad
Says Andrew Gillum "wants to increase Florida taxes by a billion dollars."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • September 14, 2018
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on September 12, 2018 a TV ad
Scott Wallace wants to tax families of five for 'irresponsible breeding'
False
By Sarah Anne Hughes • September 14, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 7, 2018 a blog post
Says Sean Hannity told listeners of his radio show that "Beto O’Rourke is asking for help in getting undocumented to vote."
True
By Miriam Valverde • September 14, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 8, 2018 in a blog post
"Malia Obama just got arrested buying cocaine"
Pants on Fire!
By Kyra Haas • September 14, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 9, 2018 a website post
Says Barack Obama "referred to the carnage that took place in Benghazi as a conspiracy theory."  
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • September 14, 2018
Texans Are
Texans Are
stated on September 12, 2018 a TV ad
Says Beto O’Rourke voted "against body armor for Texas sheriffs patrolling the border."  
False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 13, 2018
Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill
stated on August 23, 2018 an op-ed for the Springfield News-Leader
Says a Josh Hawley lawsuit "would take away important prescription drug coverage for seniors through Medicare and end all of the consumer protections under the ACA."
True
By Hannah Archambault, Matthew Hall, Theo DeRosa • September 13, 2018
Jim Justice
Jim Justice
stated on August 17, 2018 a tweet
"According to SCUBA divers, Summersville Lake is the clearest freshwater lake east of the Mississippi River."
Mostly False
By Liz Newton, Jamie Green • September 13, 2018
Patrick Morrisey
Patrick Morrisey
stated on August 21, 2018 a Donald Trump rally in Charleston, W.Va.
Says Joe Manchin "strongly supported and voted for Hillary Clinton after she said, ‘We’re going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of work.’"
Mostly True
By Kristen Mohammadi • September 13, 2018
Steve Chabot
Steve Chabot
stated on September 6, 2018 a campaign ad
Says Aftab Pureval is "lying" about his office’s "$400,000 projected deficit."  
False
By Stephen Koff • September 13, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 11, 2018 press conference
"Puerto Rico’s electric grid and their electric generating plant was dead before the storms ever hit. It was in very bad shape. It was in bankruptcy. It had no money. It was largely -- you know, it was largely closed."
Half-True
By Manuela Tobias • September 13, 2018
Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
stated on September 11, 2018 an MSNBC interview
Says the Trump administration transferred $10 million from FEMA to ICE.
True
By Miriam Valverde • September 13, 2018
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 5, 2018 a TV ad
"A teacher watched hard-core pornography in his classroom," along with other inappropriate behavior, but Tony Evers didn't revoke the teacher's license and "the teacher is still in the classroom."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • September 13, 2018
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on August 5, 2018 an interview
On considering U.S. Supreme Court nominees.  
Half Flip
By Tom Kertscher • September 13, 2018
One Nation PAC
One Nation PAC
stated on August 31, 2018 a digital ad
Says Joe Donnelly "voted to grant amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants, including criminals, drunk drivers, domestic violence, and worse."
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • September 12, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 7, 2018 in a blog post
"White House ‘Resistance’ mole a fake – NY Times admits they were trolled"
Pants on Fire!
By Kyra Haas • September 12, 2018
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on September 5, 2018 a tweet
"Nearly 7 million Floridians have pre-existing conditions — but Rick Scott and Florida Republicans wants to take away their health care coverage by ending the Affordable Care Act."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 12, 2018
Aftab Pureval
Aftab Pureval
stated on August 28, 2018 a campaign ad
Says Steve Chabot "voted to strip insurance protections for pre-existing conditions."  
Mostly True
By Stephen Koff • September 12, 2018
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on August 17, 2018 a TV interview
Says John Cox "parroted, parroted Trump — almost verbatim — on the children’s separation issues at the border."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • September 12, 2018
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