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The Gateway Pundit
The Gateway Pundit
stated on June 21, 2018 a headline
"Migrant mother and ‘crying girl’ on Time cover never separated."
True
By Amy Sherman • June 25, 2018
AFSCME
AFSCME
stated on June 6, 2018 an attack ad
Says Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Laxalt "tried to cut a deal with big pharma" in a lawsuit.  
False
By Jon Greenberg • June 25, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on June 16, 2018 a blog post
"Obama administration kept illegal Mexican kids in detention camps as ‘experiment’"
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • June 25, 2018
Brad Parscale
Brad Parscale
stated on June 20, 2018 a tweet
"Fact: Over 90,000 kids were detained under Obama. And no one cared."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • June 25, 2018
JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on June 7, 2018 a campaign ad
"$1 billion—that’s how much Bruce Rauner has wasted with his budget crisis."
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • June 25, 2018
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on June 21, 2018 an interview
Says Donald Trump's executive order "doesn't address the over 2,000 children who are already separated from their parents, and it doesn't change the fact that we would be jailing children with their families."  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • June 22, 2018
Ivanka Trump
Ivanka Trump
stated on June 11, 2018 a tweet
A Chinese proverb says, "Those who say it can not be done, should not interrupt those doing it."
False
By Lucia Geng • June 22, 2018
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 31, 2018 a tweet
"Since taking office, we have enacted more than $8 billion in cumulative tax relief."  
True
By Tom Kertscher • June 22, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on June 18, 2018 a tweet
"Bill Clinton passed a law in 1996 that separated children from adults illegally entering America."
False
By Manuela Tobias • June 21, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on June 11, 2018 in a blog post
"Busted: Obama is holding secret meetings to overtake the White House"
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • June 21, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 19, 2018 speech at the National Federation of Independent Businesses 75th Anniversary Celebration
"There's been a 1,700 percent increase in asylum claims over the last 10 years."
Mostly True
By Manuela Tobias • June 21, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 15, 2018 remarks to reporters on the White House grounds
"You can’t (end the separation of families at the border) through an executive order."
Full Flop
By Jon Greenberg • June 21, 2018
Troy LaRaviere
Troy LaRaviere
stated on June 1, 2018 a blog post
"Under Emanuel, CPS has become the most understaffed school district in Illinois."
True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • June 21, 2018
Jim Spencer
Jim Spencer
stated on June 18, 2018 a news blog post
Says May 2018 marked the 401st straight month of global temperatures exceeding the 20th century average.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 20, 2018
Tim Moore
Tim Moore
stated on June 7, 2018 a TV interview
States with voter ID laws have seen "zero decrease" in participation. "Most have seen an increase."
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • June 20, 2018
Leah Vukmir
Leah Vukmir
stated on June 19, 2018 a statement
On separating families at the border.  
Half Flip
By Tom Kertscher • June 20, 2018
Corey Stewart
Corey Stewart
stated on June 13, 2018 in a tweet
Says Sen. Tim Kaine "approves of and even applauds his son's participation in a known terrorist organization, #Antifa."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • June 20, 2018
Corey Stewart
Corey Stewart
stated on June 13, 2018 in an interview
"I have always condemned … any of these white supremacists or bigots or anything like that."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • June 20, 2018
Common Sense News
Common Sense News
stated on May 3, 2018 a blog post
Says the "Pope calls for world wide gun confiscation except for the UN"  
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • June 20, 2018
Mike McCabe
Mike McCabe
stated on April 18, 2018 a podcast
Wisconsin is "49th in the country in internet speed."
Half-True
By Taylor Palmby • June 20, 2018
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