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Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on June 8, 2018 campaign ad
Says Kevin Cramer wants to cut Social Security and Medicare to pay for tax cuts.
Half-True
By Manuela Tobias • June 19, 2018
Matt Schlapp
Matt Schlapp
stated on June 15, 2018 in an interview
The Trump administration’s policy of separating families is "the same way Barack Obama did it."
False
By John Kruzel • June 19, 2018
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on June 11, 2018 an interview aired on "Think," produced by KERA radio in Dallas
"There’s actually a court order that prevents keeping the kids with the parents when you put the parents in jail."  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 18, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 18, 2018 a tweet
"Crime in Germany is way up."
False
By Jon Greenberg • June 18, 2018
YourNewsWire.com
YourNewsWire.com
stated on June 17, 2018 in a blog post
"Senate report admits Clinton ‘gifted’ children to human traffickers"
False
By Bill McCarthy • June 18, 2018
Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Protection Agency
stated on June 13, 2018 a statement to Bloomberg
"The science is clear, under President Trump greenhouse gas emissions are down."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 18, 2018
The Gateway Pundit
The Gateway Pundit
stated on June 9, 2018 a headline
"Trump approval rating better than Obama and Reagan at same point in their presidencies."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • June 18, 2018
Bruce Rauner
Bruce Rauner
stated on June 12, 2018 a speech
Says "massive floods" led to Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks at the Quincy Veterans’ Home.
False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • June 18, 2018
X posts
X posts
stated on June 11, 2018 a post by a filmmaker
Say a boy was 'caged' in a wire enclosure.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 15, 2018
Fareed Zakaria
Fareed Zakaria
stated on June 10, 2018 in a monologue
"When you tally up their representation in Congress and governorships, the Democrats almost have their lowest representation in about 100 years." 
True
By John Kruzel • June 15, 2018
New Republican PAC
New Republican PAC
stated on June 11, 2018 a political ad
Says Bill Nelson voted for "cuts to Medicare providers" and voted to weaken "Social Security protections" as a U.S. senator.
Mostly False
By Allison Graves • June 15, 2018
Dana Wachs
Dana Wachs
stated on April 11, 2018 an interview
Says Scott Walker "has turned down $1 billion of Medicaid money over the course of his tenure."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • June 15, 2018
Lupe Valdez
Lupe Valdez
stated on May 7, 2018 an online survey
"After Texas cut" its "two-year family planning budget by $73 million, one in four clinics closed their doors."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 14, 2018
Newsflash
Newsflash
stated on June 10, 2018 a headline
"Breaking: Shep Smith to be canned because he can’t control his hate for Donald Trump."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • June 13, 2018
Newsflash
Newsflash
stated on June 13, 2018 a blog post
"Trump’s DHS secretary confirms they are preparing to arrest sanctuary city leaders."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • June 13, 2018
Jacky Rosen
Jacky Rosen
stated on June 8, 2018 a campaign press release
Says Dean Heller helped "craft a partisan repeal bill that also would have slashed coverage protections for people with pre-existing conditions."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • June 13, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 12, 2018 Singapore press conference
Says Bill Clinton "spent $3 billion and got nothing. And (North Korea) started making nuclear weapons a day later."
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • June 13, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 8, 2018 a tweet
"Canada charges the U.S. a 270% tariff on Dairy Products! They didn’t tell you that, did they? Not fair to our farmers!"
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • June 13, 2018
Red State Wave
Red State Wave
stated on June 11, 2018 a headline
"Breaking: Mike Huckabee just fired!"
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • June 12, 2018
YourNewsWire.com
YourNewsWire.com
stated on June 10, 2018 a blog post
"Investigators: Anthony Bourdain was killed by Clinton operatives."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • June 12, 2018
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