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Oliver North
Oliver North
stated on May 20, 2018 an interview on Fox News
Perpetrators of school shootings "have been drugged in many cases … many of these young boys have been on Ritalin since they were in kindergarten."
False
By Manuela Tobias • May 22, 2018
Gwen Graham
Gwen Graham
stated on May 18, 2018 a Facebook post
"So far this year, more students have been killed in schools than soldiers in combat zones."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 21, 2018
Daily World Update
Daily World Update
stated on May 18, 2018 a headline
"Breaking: Santa Fe killer expresses his love for Obama."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • May 21, 2018
Mo Brooks
Mo Brooks
stated on May 16, 2018 a congressional hearing
"You’re going to have an increase in the amount of ice in Antarctica because of global warming."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 21, 2018
Leah Vukmir
Leah Vukmir
stated on May 14, 2018 an interview
Says Tammy Baldwin is "more worried about the mastermind of 9/11" than supporting CIA director nominee Gina Haspel.  
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • May 18, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on May 15, 2018 social media posts
Say Maxine Waters told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that her first act as president would be to "impeach Donald Trump."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • May 17, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on May 14, 2018 a post on Facebook
"BREAKING NEWS: Donald Trump On His Way To Donate Kidney To Melania Trump."
Pants on Fire!
By Allison Graves • May 17, 2018
Keith Faber
Keith Faber
stated on May 11, 2018 a statement to the press
"Thanks to the strong charter school reforms put in place while I was Senate President" the online charter school ECOT "was caught and is out of business."  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • May 17, 2018
True American
True American
stated on May 13, 2018 a headline
"BREAKING: 60 people just found dead in Ohio"
False
By Amy Sherman • May 17, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on May 16, 2018 a blog post
"Prince William May Not Attend Royal Wedding Leaving Harry Without a Best Man; Princess Diana Would Not Be Happy"
Pants on Fire!
By Miriam Valverde • May 17, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on May 15, 2018 a post on Facebook
"Legendary Actor Sidney Poitier: Donald Trump might become 'The Greatest Of All Time.' "  
Pants on Fire!
By Allison Graves • May 17, 2018
The Collective super PAC
The Collective super PAC
stated on May 11, 2018 an ad
Says Gwen Graham "voted against President Obama 52 percent of the time."
Half-True
By Allison Graves • May 17, 2018
Tom Palzewicz
Tom Palzewicz
stated on May 14, 2018 a tweet
Says Jim Sensenbrenner "has been in office for 40 years" and "he's led on exactly one bill," the Patriot Act.
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • May 17, 2018
John Chiang
John Chiang
stated on May 12, 2018 a campaign ad
Antonio Villaraigosa's "recklessness (as mayor of Los Angeles)  ... left no funding to test 7,000 rape kits, putting public safety at risk."
False
By Chris Nichols • May 16, 2018
Steve Adler
Steve Adler
stated on May 8, 2018 an interview on KLBJ-AM
Says Austin is "creating more jobs than any other city in the country."  
False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 16, 2018
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on May 12, 2018 a speech at Hillsdale College
"Religion in America isn’t receding. It’s just the opposite. Faith is gaining new life across America every day."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 16, 2018
Lupe Valdez
Lupe Valdez
stated on May 8, 2018 a Facebook Live interview by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram editorial board
"There are some counties in Texas where the first day of hunting, you have to shut down the schools because people are going to go hunting."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 16, 2018
Randy Bryce
Randy Bryce
stated on May 6, 2018 an interview
Says he’s not a politician.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • May 16, 2018
Stokes County school teacher
Stokes County school teacher
stated on May 10, 2018 a Facebook post
"I am roughly being paid $53 a day to educate your child."
False
By Paul Specht • May 16, 2018
Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
stated on May 8, 2018 remarks to a conference
A legal settlement that reined in Chicago police "resulted in approximately 236 additional victims killed and over 1,100 additional shootings in 2016 alone."
Mostly False
By Casey Toner • May 15, 2018
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