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Shelley Moore Capito
Shelley Moore Capito
stated on January 30, 2019 a tweet
"Beginning in the early 1990s, we built barriers in 4 sectors at our southern border. Since each was built, those sectors have seen massive drops in apprehensions of people crossing the border illegally," including 90 percent to 95 percent decreases in the Tucson, Yuma, San Diego and El Paso sectors. ​
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By Garrett Spikes, Jack Tolman • April 8, 2019
Mike Romano
Mike Romano
stated on February 2, 2019 a tweet
In the state rankings for ACT test scores, West Virginia "is 30th. Which states are listed in the bottom? 15 states with charter schools."
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By Mylana Chico, Rebecca Jerome • April 4, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 2, 2019 a speech
"When the wind stops blowing, that’s the end of your electric."
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By John Kruzel • April 3, 2019
Lena Taylor
Lena Taylor
stated on March 14, 2019 a community meeting
Says Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett did not want a juvenile facility in Milwaukee, "has never been to a juvenile facility," and "didn't want it to be done."
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • April 2, 2019
Mick Mulvaney
Mick Mulvaney
stated on March 31, 2019 an interview on ABC News' "This Week"
"Every single (health care) plan that this White House has ever put forward since Donald Trump was elected covered pre-existing conditions."
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By Jon Greenberg • April 1, 2019
Scott Beck
Scott Beck
stated on March 26, 2019 debate on the House floor
"It is a carbon tax whether it is convenient to say it or not."
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By Colin Meyn • March 29, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 25, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Fred Trump was arrested for "participating in KKK riot" in 1927.
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By Sarah Stanley • March 28, 2019
Brian Joseph
Brian Joseph
stated on February 10, 2019 a newspaper interview
"The catalytic converter used in automobiles was invented in West Virginia."
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By Kenneth Harmonay, Patrick Downey • March 27, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on March 12, 2019 a speech to the International Association of Fire Fighters
The Trump budget "cuts $845 billion, almost a trillion dollar cut in Medicare."
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By Jon Greenberg • March 26, 2019
Mark Walker
Mark Walker
stated on March 7, 2019 an ad video
"HR 1 is going to take your hard-earned tax dollars and millions more and send them to (a political candidate’s) campaign so (they) can put ads on TV."
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By Bill McCarthy • March 26, 2019
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on January 24, 2019 a speech.
During his governorship, Virginia made "the largest investment ever in K-12 education."  
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By Warren Fiske • March 26, 2019
Toni Preckwinkle
Toni Preckwinkle
stated on March 12, 2019 a debate
Says that "despite the tremendous amounts of money that have gone into it, only 400 family (housing) units have been created" in the last 12 years through Chicago’s Affordable Requirements Ordinance.
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By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • March 17, 2019
Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on March 10, 2019 a TV ad
Says Beto O'Rourke's "father-in-law, a billionaire real estate developer who bankrolled a Super PAC to buy Beto a congressional seat…"
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By Madlin Mekelburg • March 14, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 11, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence on hemp paper, grew and smoked marijuana, and said "hemp is of first necessity to the wealth and protection of the country."
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By Samantha Putterman • March 13, 2019
Wisconsin Assembly Republicans
Wisconsin Assembly Republicans
stated on March 12, 2019 news release
In-state tuition available "for non-U.S. citizens after three years … veterans have to wait five years."
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By Eric Litke • March 13, 2019
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on February 25, 2019 in a news conference
"Almost every day another 9/11 survivor or responder dies from a 9/11-related cancer."
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • March 9, 2019
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on February 26, 2019 a speech
Says NC absentee voters have "no way" to know if ballots are delivered
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By Paul Specht • March 7, 2019
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on March 5, 2019 his State of the State address
"I’ve already traveled to Washington, D.C., and secured a historic commitment from the Trump administration to provide assistance to the communities that Michael battered."
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By Amy Sherman • March 7, 2019
James Lankford
James Lankford
stated on March 6, 2019 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
"Tax revenue went up, actually, $14 billion last year after the tax cut actually occurred. We had greater revenue."
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By Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2019
JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on February 20, 2019 a speech
Says taxing more services, taxing retirement income and increasing the flat-rate income tax would "fall disproportionately on the working poor and the middle class."
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • March 3, 2019
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