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Republican Party of Texas
Republican Party of Texas
stated on July 14, 2018 a fundraising email blast
Says a poll showed Democrat Beto O’Rourke within 2 percentage points of Republican Sen. Ted Cruz.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 20, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 19, 2018 a headline
"NASA prepping 17-year-old Alyssa Carson to become first human on Mars."
Mostly False
By Erasmo Passaro • July 20, 2018
YourNewsWire.com
YourNewsWire.com
stated on July 17, 2018 a headline
"Lisa Page squeals: DNC server was not hacked by Russians."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • July 20, 2018
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on July 11, 2018 a news conference
On maintaining Medicaid expansion in Ohio as part of the Affordable Care Act
Full Flop
By Amy Sherman • July 20, 2018
Leah Vukmir
Leah Vukmir
stated on June 1, 2018 a tweet
Tammy Baldwin "opposed displaying the flag and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance or singing the National Anthem in our classrooms."
Mostly False
By Diana Dombrowski • July 20, 2018
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on July 17, 2018 a press conference
"Let’s talk about the facts and where we are today. There are still nearly 2,600 children who are separated from their parents" due to the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy.
True
By Chris Nichols • July 19, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 12, 2018 a blog post
"Hillary in hiding as police discover dead body hidden in Huma Abedin’s dumpster."
False
By Bill McCarthy • July 19, 2018
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on July 16, 2018 an interview on Fox News
Says John Brennan "was a member of the Communist Party during the Cold War."
Mostly False
By Heaven Taylor-Wynn • July 19, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 15, 2018 a blog post
"Puerto Rico mayor facing fraud charges over $3M in federal disaster relief"
False
By Katie Akin • July 19, 2018
Roman McAllen
Roman McAllen
stated on June 22, 2018 a speech at the Texas Democratic Party convention
"The Railroad Commission of Texas has nothing to do with railroads."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 19, 2018
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on July 14, 2018 a speech
"The three wealthiest people" own "more wealth than the bottom half of the American people."
True
By Tom Kertscher • July 19, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 17, 2018 a fake news blog post
"Clint Eastwood Leaves His Estate To The Trump 2020 Campaign"  
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • July 18, 2018
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
stated on July 13, 2018 an interview on PBS' "Firing Line"
"Unemployment is low because everyone has two jobs. Unemployment is low because people are working 60, 70, 80 hours a week and can barely feed their family."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • July 18, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 16, 2018 a blog post
Says Queen Elizabeth said, "Muslim refugees are dividing nationality, I fully agree with Donald Trump we should deport them to avoid bloody terrorist attacks."
Pants on Fire!
By Miriam Valverde • July 18, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 11, 2018 a blog post
"Woman set to testify against Clintons blown up in home explosion."
Pants on Fire!
By Lucia Geng • July 18, 2018
Democratic Governors Association
Democratic Governors Association
stated on July 13, 2018 a post on Medium
Says Adam Putnam "backed a water bill that gutted water quality regulations."
Half-True
By Allison Graves • July 18, 2018
Demand Justice
Demand Justice
stated on July 12, 2018 a television ad
Says Brett Kavanaugh "refused to uphold key patient protections in the past."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • July 18, 2018
Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on July 12, 2018 a TV ad
Says Leah Vukmir "wrote a letter seeking leniency for a fellow state legislator convicted of sexual assault."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • July 18, 2018
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on July 16, 2018 on television
"In 2016, when Hillary Clinton appeared to have a firm lead in the polls — oh, just before the election, it was President Obama who laughed off any notion that American elections could possibly be tampered with."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • July 17, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 16, 2018 a press conference in Helsinki
"The Electoral College is much more advantageous for Democrats."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 17, 2018
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