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Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on June 21, 2019 a press release
"As you know, we apprehended over 144,000 people in a single month. That is a pace, which if it continues for 12 months, would put us on a pace for nearly 2 million apprehensions on the border."
Mostly False
By Madlin Mekelburg • June 27, 2019
Charles Payne
Charles Payne
stated on June 17, 2019 a TV appearance
"When President Obama was elected, the market crashed … Trump was up 9%, President Obama was down 14.8% and President Bush was down almost 4%. There is an instant reaction on Wall Street."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • June 25, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 18, 2019 remarks to reporters on the White House South Lawn.
Says the Central Park Five "admitted their guilt."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • June 24, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 10, 2019 a Facebook post
Says the "only valid reason to oppose voter ID is that you plan to cheat," and "every Democrat in Congress opposes voter ID."
Mostly False
By Sophie Austin • June 21, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 16, 2019 an ABC News interview
"Well, I got 52% (of women voters). And I will tell you — in my opinion I might have won women. ... Hey, Hillary Clinton focused on women, and I did phenomenally well."
Mostly False
By Stefanie Pousoulides • June 20, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on June 11, 2019 a speech in Iowa
"Why should you get a break for racehorses and not get a break for child care?"
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • June 19, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on June 12, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Ayn Rand said, "The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me."
Mostly False
June 19, 2019
Jim Durkin
Jim Durkin
stated on June 3, 2019 a radio interview
"There are parts of I-80 near Joliet that school buses are not allowed to cross because of the fragile nature of a bridge."
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • June 16, 2019
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on June 9, 2019 in a tweet
"Turns out the critics of the Texas maternal mortality rate were just lying. It’s less than half of what the critics said. It’s about 1/10 of 1%."
Mostly False
By Madlin Mekelburg • June 11, 2019
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on May 29, 2019 a television appearance
"For more than a year, I have been saying that it’s time for Congress to act and begin impeachment proceedings."
Mostly False
By Madlin Mekelburg • June 10, 2019
Garland Tucker
Garland Tucker
stated on May 8, 2019 an interview with Sean Hannity
Said Sen. Thom Tillis "co-sponsored a bill that not only provided amnesty, but provided a clear path to citizenship for illegal immigrants."
Mostly False
By Elizabeth Thompson • June 5, 2019
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 30, 2019 an on stage interview in Brazil
"Anybody can buy any weapon, any time without much, if any, regulation. They buy it over the internet. They can buy machine guns."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • June 4, 2019
Ben Carson
Ben Carson
stated on May 21, 2019 a tweet
More than 100,000 people are waiting for public housing in Houston and people who are in the country illegally are taking their spaces.
Mostly False
By Madlin Mekelburg • May 30, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on May 22, 2019 a Facebook post
Says a photo depicts a teacher and student with guns guarding a Delaware high school in 1973 after a shooting threat.
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • May 23, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 23, 2019 a Facebook post
Says North Carolina banned and criminalized "Islamic Sharia Law"
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • May 23, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on May 22, 2019 an interview on CBS's "Late Show with Stephen Colbert"
"In America today, women on average are paid 80 cents on the dollar of what men are paid for the same work."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 23, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 22, 2019 a speech at the White House
"Drug prices are coming down, first time in 51 years because of my administration."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • May 22, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 20, 2019 a rally in Montoursville, Pa.
Says Joe Biden "deserted you. … I guess he was born here, but he left you, folks. He left you for another state."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 21, 2019
Wayne Messam
Wayne Messam
stated on May 16, 2019 campaign website
In Florida, "it’s illegal for mayors to even bring up gun reform for discussion."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • May 20, 2019
Bob Thomas
Bob Thomas
stated on May 8, 2019
In Virginia, "the woman has the right to talk to the doctor who’s going to perform the abortion and (Democrats) wanted to strip that out."  
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • May 17, 2019
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