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St. Lucia Times
St. Lucia Times
stated on March 16, 2018
"Irish superstar Saoirse Ronan dies after on-set accident in St. Lucia."
Pants on Fire!
By Mica Soellner • March 20, 2018
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
stated on January 29, 2018 on a campaign website
The default rate for college students has grown from 40 percent 10 years ago to about 50 percent today, and "perhaps as many as 800,000 young Ohioans are facing default on their student loans."
False
By Amy Sherman • March 20, 2018
Daily World Update
Daily World Update
stated on March 10, 2018 a viral story
"Court orders Obama to pay $400 million in restitution."
Pants on Fire!
By Mica Soellner • March 19, 2018
Ryan Zinke
Ryan Zinke
stated on March 13, 2018 testimony before a Senate committee
A Trump administration proposal for the Interior Department "is the largest investment in our public lands infrastructure in our nation's history."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 19, 2018
Conor Lamb
Conor Lamb
stated on March 13, 2018 an election night speech
Says he didn't take "corporate PAC money." 
Mostly True
By Colin Deppen • March 17, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 14, 2018 a post on Facebook
Shoes on the Capitol lawn represent 7,182 students who were killed in U.S. schools since 2012.
False
By Allison Graves • March 16, 2018
Robert Pittenger
Robert Pittenger
stated on February 19, 2018 an attack ad
"Mark Harris worked to stop Trump from being president."
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • March 16, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 14, 2018 in a tweet
Says Democratic obstruction is the reason why "many important positions in government are unfilled."
Half-True
By John Kruzel • March 16, 2018
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on March 13, 2018 remarks at a rally
"Half of the American women who are murdered are killed by their intimate partners."
True
By Dan Clark • March 16, 2018
Viral Politics US
Viral Politics US
stated on March 10, 2018 a headline
"Putin issues international arrest warrant for Soros"
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • March 16, 2018
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on March 14, 2018 a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
"Research shows that 1 percent of licensed dealers supply a whopping 57 percent of the guns that are recovered in crimes."
Half-True
By Allison Graves • March 16, 2018
Steve Bullock
Steve Bullock
stated on March 7, 2018 an interview in Milwaukee
"A quarter of our guns are sold outside of the background checks."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • March 16, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 14, 2018 a private fundraising appearance
In Japan, "they take a bowling ball from 20 feet up in the air and they drop it on the hood of the car. And if the hood dents, then the car doesn't qualify...It's horrible, the way we're treated."
False
By Jon Greenberg • March 15, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 11, 2018 a blog post
"Democrats announce they will abolish ICE if they win 2020 election."  
False
By Miriam Valverde • March 15, 2018
Nowtrump.com
Nowtrump.com
stated on March 9, 2018 a story
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that public school in the United States "will not teach the tenets of Islam or Sharia Law."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • March 15, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 15, 2018 a tweet
"We do have a Trade Deficit with Canada, as we do with almost all countries (some of them massive)."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • March 15, 2018
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on February 24, 2018 a Waco campaign stop
Says "PTA meetings are now being conducted to help parents tell their kids" that if a guy with an AR-15 walks into their classroom, "you are supposed to create as much chaos as you possibly can. They want you to scream and yell and dance around and throw books and just keep moving."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 15, 2018
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on March 6, 2018 an audio ad distributed to news organizations
Says Beto O’Rourke wants "open borders and wants to take our guns."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 15, 2018
Mark Harris
Mark Harris
stated on February 9, 2018 a newsletter
Rep. Pittenger is "constantly rated as one of the most liberal Republicans in Congress."
False
By Paul Specht • March 15, 2018
Liberty Headlines
Liberty Headlines
stated on March 7, 2018 a headline
"Seattle police begin gun confiscations: no laws broken, no warrant, no charges."
False
By Amy Sherman • March 14, 2018
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