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Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 11, 2018 a Facebook post
Says Hillary Clinton in 2013 said: "I would like to see people like Donald Trump run for office; They’re honest and can’t be bought."  
False
By Miriam Valverde • January 2, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 29, 2018 a meme
"Red trees are significant to the early Christian church. In eastern Europe, the church would dye the trees red to symbolize the blood of Jesus & the resurrection."
False
By Miriam Valverde • December 3, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 7, 2018 a press conference
"In the House, Republicans dramatically outperformed historical precedents."
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 8, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 27, 2018 a rally in Murphysboro, Ill.
Says he didn't cancel a political rally because after Sept. 11, "the New York Stock Exchange was open the following day."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 29, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 24, 2018 a rally in Mosinee, Wis.
"Many presidents don’t get the chance to put a Supreme Court justice on."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 25, 2018
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on August 7, 2018 a since-deleted tweet
Says Winston Churchill said, "The fascists of the future will call themselves anti-fascists."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 7, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 29, 2018 a tweet
"Wow, highest Poll Numbers in the history of the Republican Party. That includes Honest Abe Lincoln and Ronald Reagan."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 30, 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
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on January 3, 2018 remarks at a stop in Greenville, Texas
Says "precisely zero terrorists, terrorist groups or terror plots have ever been connected with the U.S.-Mexico border to do harm to people within the United States."
False
By Johnathan Silver • May 3, 2018
Breitbart
Breitbart
stated on January 30, 2018 a headline
"Fall River, Massachusetts was not 'built by immigrants.' "
False
By Amy Sherman • February 1, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 3, 2018 a statement released by the White House
The Senate seat won in a special election by a Democrat had been "held for more than thirty years by Republicans."
False
By Louis Jacobson • January 3, 2018
Dane County Republican Party
Dane County Republican Party
stated on August 25, 2017 a news release
"The KKK was founded as the military arm of the Democratic Party." 
False
By D.L. Davis • October 23, 2017
John Kelly
John Kelly
stated on October 19, 2017 a White House briefing
At a 2015 dedication of an FBI building in Florida, Rep. Frederica Wilson "stood up there ... and talked about how she was instrumental in getting the funding for that building, and how she took care of her constituents because she got the money, and she just called up President Obama, and on that phone call he gave the money -- the $20 million -- to build the building. And she sat down."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2017
Colin Kaepernick
Colin Kaepernick
stated on October 8, 2017 a tweet
Says Winston Churchill said, "A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on."
False
By Joshua Gillin • October 9, 2017
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on September 21, 2017 comments on 'Fox & Friends'
"Thomas Jefferson said, ‘Government that governs least governs best.’ "
False
By Joshua Gillin • September 21, 2017
Viral image
Viral image
stated on August 22, 2017 social media feeds
"At the PEAK of slavery in 1860, only 1.4% of Americans owned slaves. What your history books (don't) tell you is that 3,000 blacks owned a total of 20,000 slaves the same year."
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 24, 2017
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Viral image
stated on August 9, 2017 a Twitter post
"Bill Clinton gave North Korea $5 billion and two nuclear reactors in 1994, essentially giving them nukes."
False
By Joshua Gillin • August 9, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 17, 2017 a speech
"We’ve signed more bills -- and I’m talking about through the legislature -- than any president ever."  
False
July 20, 2017
Evan Smith
Evan Smith
stated on July 10, 2017 as quoted in a story in The New Yorker
"The last majority-Anglo high school class in Texas graduated in 2014."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 19, 2017
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
stated on May 19, 2017 a press release supporting the Back The Blue Act of 2017
"Last year was one of the deadliest years ever for law enforcement officers."
False
By Will Doran • May 23, 2017
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