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stated on October 23, 2019 a Facebook post
Says that in 1770 "British parliament banned lipstick, saying it had the power to seduce men into marriage, which was classified as witchcraft."
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By Samantha Putterman • October 25, 2019
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stated on October 17, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Ann Landers said, "At age 20, we worry about what others think of us. At age 40, we don’t care what they think. At age 60, we discover that they have not been thinking of us at all."
Half-True
October 25, 2019
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stated on October 22, 2019 a Facebook post
A photo shows a man grabbing a woman’s rear while watching the Apollo 8 launch in 1968.
False
October 24, 2019
Andrew Yang
Andrew Yang
stated on September 21, 2019 Iowa Steak Fry speech
Says about universal basic income, "Thomas Paine was for it at our founding ... Martin Luther King, champion in the ‘60s, called it a guaranteed minimum income for all Americans… It passed the U.S. House of Representatives twice in 1971."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • October 16, 2019
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stated on October 7, 2019 a Facebook post
Quotes President John F. Kennedy as saying "If the United States ever experienced [a coup to overthrow the government] it will come from the CIA and not the Pentagon."  
False
By Samantha Putterman • October 16, 2019
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stated on September 3, 2019 a Facebook post
 Quotes Thomas Jefferson as saying that "freedom is lost gradually from uninterested, uninformed and uninvolved people."  
False
By Samantha Putterman • October 4, 2019
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stated on September 22, 2019 a Facebook post
Says the character Freddy Krueger was based on a real serial killer.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • October 4, 2019
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stated on September 23, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Marcus Aurelius said, "Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth."
False
September 26, 2019
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stated on February 14, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Saddam Hussein said, "We cannot defeat America by the sword. America must be defeated within their politics."
False
September 26, 2019
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stated on August 11, 2018 a website post
Quotes Winston Churchill as saying "Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions."  
False
By Samantha Putterman • September 20, 2019
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stated on September 11, 2019 reports
Democrats were at a 9/11 memorial service when NC Republicans held a controversial vote
False
By Paul Specht • September 17, 2019
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stated on August 26, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Bruce Lee said, "You will continue to suffer if you have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to you. True power is sitting back and observing everything with logic. If words control you that means everyone else can control you. Breathe and allow things to pass."
False
September 17, 2019
Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson
stated on September 10, 2019 a TV segment
Says John Bolton "fundamentally was a man of the left."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • September 13, 2019
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stated on September 9, 2019 a Facebook post
Says a photo shows President Ronald Reagan meeting with Taliban leaders in the White House.
False
By Samantha Putterman • September 11, 2019
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stated on August 17, 2019 a Facebook post
Quotes Ronald Reagan as saying, "Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempts to disarm the people must be stopped, by force if necessary."
False
September 10, 2019
Arlen Parsa
Arlen Parsa
stated on September 1, 2019 a tweet
Thirty-four of the 47 men depicted in the famous "Declaration of Independence" painting were slaveholders.  
True
September 10, 2019
Samuel Sinyangwe
Samuel Sinyangwe
stated on August 30, 2019 a tweet
"America has more governors who’ve worn blackface than black governors."
True
By Bill McCarthy • September 6, 2019
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stated on August 30, 2019 a Facebook post
"In 1789, being a member of Congress in the U.S. was considered a civic duty, and they were only paid 50 cents a day."  
False
By Samantha Putterman • September 5, 2019
Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
stated on September 3, 2019 an episode of ABC's "The View"
"The last time people (created a Hollywood blacklist), people ended up killing themselves … They were accused, and they lost their right to work."
True
By Bill McCarthy • September 5, 2019
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stated on August 28, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Winston Churchill said, "You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life."  
False
By Samantha Putterman • September 4, 2019
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