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Gwen Graham
Gwen Graham
stated on August 3, 2018 in a livestreamed interview
"The teachers in (charter) schools don't even have to be certified."
Mostly False
By Katie Akin • August 15, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on August 14, 2018 a blog post
"VIDEO Kevin Bacon Saying ‘We Are Blessed To Have Donald Trump As Our President’"
Pants on Fire!
By Miriam Valverde • August 15, 2018
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
stated on August 14, 2018 a White House press briefing
"President Trump in his first year and a half has already tripled what President Obama did (for African-American employment) in eight years."
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 15, 2018
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
stated on August 8, 2018 a speech to farmers
"Hospitals are closing in rural America because they don't have access to high-speed internet."
False
By Jon Greenberg • August 15, 2018
BlueNC
BlueNC
stated on August 14, 2018 a blog
A proposed constitutional amendment "will pave the way for making abortion illegal under North Carolina’s constitution."
Pants on Fire!
By Paul Specht • August 14, 2018
Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on July 12, 2018 a campaign ad
Says Leah Vukmir "claimed the open records law didn't apply to her, got sued, lost and cost taxpayers $15,000 in legal fees."
True
By Jennifer Walter • August 14, 2018
Kyrsten Sinema
Kyrsten Sinema
stated on June 11, 2018 campaign website
Says she is "the only candidate for Senate who refuses to cut Medicare and Social Security or raise the retirement age."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • August 14, 2018
Jeff Denham
Jeff Denham
stated on July 24, 2018 a podcast interview
China has "not acted so well with our elections. They’ve tampered with our elections quite a bit."
False
By Chris Nichols • August 14, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 13, 2018 a tweet
Says Ohio Gov. John Kasich is "very unpopular."
False
By Amy Sherman • August 14, 2018
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on August 7, 2018 a speech
"I am the only (state attorney general) in America fighting to hold the big tech companies accountable for their behavior."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 14, 2018
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on August 5, 2018 a tweet
Says Rick Scott "cut $700 million from water management."
Mostly True
By Lucia Geng • August 14, 2018
Republican Governors Association
Republican Governors Association
stated on July 18, 2018 a TV ad
Says Richard Cordray "secretly collected hundreds of millions of credit card accounts and mortgages. Worse, Cordray failed to protect our information. It was hacked over 200 times."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • August 14, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 10, 2018 a tweet
"Most of that money (made by the NFL) goes to the players."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 13, 2018
Joe Donnelly
Joe Donnelly
stated on August 8, 2018 a press release
Says "43 of Joe’s legislative proposals have become law, including 21 since President Trump took office."
Mostly True
By Manuela Tobias • August 13, 2018
Peter Roskam
Peter Roskam
stated on July 1, 2018 in a Facebook ad
Says Sean Casten supports "doubling premiums" and "cutting current health care plans."
Pants on Fire!
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • August 12, 2018
Republican Party of Wisconsin
Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on August 1, 2018 a radio ad
Claims that Democratic candidate for governor Matt Flynn "told one child predator to ‘wait and see,’ when he should have turned him in to authorities."
Half-True
By Ahmed Elbenni • August 10, 2018
Josh Pade
Josh Pade
stated on June 1, 2018 an interview
"Wisconsin's still one of the highest-taxed states in the country."
Mostly False
By Diana Dombrowski • August 10, 2018
Matt Flynn
Matt Flynn
stated on August 8, 2018 a candidates forum
Says he was "not part of transferring" any priests accused of sexual abuse.
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • August 10, 2018
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on August 7, 2018 a tweet
"A number of Democrats running for governor want to cut the prison population by 50%" and "that would require the release of thousands of violent felons."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • August 9, 2018
Wannabe Entertainment
Wannabe Entertainment
stated on August 7, 2018 a blog post
"LeBron’s ‘I Promise School’ To Cost Taxpayers Millions Of Dollars Every Year"
Half-True
By Heaven Taylor-Wynn • August 9, 2018
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