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Paul Soglin
Paul Soglin
stated on March 23, 2018 a public forum
"If there is a firearm available, it is 17 times more likely to be used either for suicide or for assaulting a friend, relative, an acquaintance than it is to be used in fending off an intruder."  
Half-True
By Taylor Palmby • July 12, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 11, 2018 the NATO summit
"Many countries (in NATO) owe us a tremendous amount of money for many years back, where they’re delinquent, as far as I’m concerned, because the United States has had to pay for them."
False
By Bill McCarthy • July 11, 2018
Danielle Pletka
Danielle Pletka
stated on July 8, 2018 remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press"
Says Bernie Sanders was indifferent to Russia's annexation of Crimea because he felt "they have a lot of Russians anyway."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 11, 2018
Andrew Napolitano
Andrew Napolitano
stated on July 10, 2018 an interview on "Fox and Friends."
Says Brett Kavanaugh is "pro-Obamacare."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • July 11, 2018
Chris Murphy
Chris Murphy
stated on July 9, 2018 a tweet
On assault weapons, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s position is "way out of the judicial mainstream, far to the right of even late Justice Scalia."
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • July 11, 2018
Matt Flynn
Matt Flynn
stated on June 13, 2018 news release
"Foxconn will not face oversight from any federal, state, or local agency to guarantee it complies with our wetlands protection laws."  
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • July 11, 2018
Raul Labrador
Raul Labrador
stated on June 27, 2018 an opinion piece in the Idaho Statesman
Immigrants "can show up at any embassy or consulate abroad" to make their asylum claims.
False
By Miriam Valverde • July 10, 2018
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on July 10, 2018 an interview on MSNBC
Says Brett Kavanaugh "has said the president shouldn't be investigated."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • July 10, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 5, 2018 a blog post
"US representatives promise implement of UN gun-control plans"
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • July 10, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 5, 2018 a blog post
"Facebook removes, censors Declaration of Independence as ‘hate speech’"
Half-True
By Bill McCarthy • July 10, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on June 30, 2018 a blog post
"Justice Kennedy quit because he and his son helped Trump launder illegal Russian money through Deutsche Bank."
False
By Katie Akin • July 10, 2018
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on July 9, 2018 a campaign website
Says "Claire McCaskill voted for 100 percent of President Obama’s judicial nominees."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 10, 2018
For Our Future PAC
For Our Future PAC
stated on July 2, 2018 a website
"Repealing the Affordable Care Act — and with it, Ohio’s Medicaid expansion — could cost Ohio more than 81,000 jobs, jeopardize nearly 1 million Ohioans’ health care coverage, and leave more than 220,000 Ohioans with mental illness or substance use disorders without insurance."  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • July 10, 2018
Tax March
Tax March
stated on June 21, 2018 a television ad in Nevada
"83% of Trump tax breaks go to the wealthiest 1%."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • July 10, 2018
Mandy Cohen
Mandy Cohen
stated on June 26, 2018 a speech
Indiana expanded Medicaid when Mike Pence was governor
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • July 9, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 30, 2018 a tweet
"I have watched ICE liberate towns from the grasp of MS-13."
False
By Miriam Valverde • July 9, 2018
Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel
stated on June 28, 2018 a television interview
"Chicago is experiencing right now the highest employment since 1950."
False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • July 9, 2018
Patrick Kennedy
Patrick Kennedy
stated on April 17, 2018 an editorial
Marijuana and THC "have caused emergency room visits to skyrocket."
Half-True
By Katie Akin • July 6, 2018
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
stated on June 27, 2018 an interview with The Intercept
"ICE is required to fill 34,000 beds with detainees every single night and that number has only been increasing since 2009."
False
By Lucia Geng • July 6, 2018
Diamond and Silk
Diamond and Silk
stated on July 2, 2018 a headline
"Obama secretly gave citizenship to 2,500 Iranians as part of nuke deal."
False
By Amy Sherman • July 5, 2018
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