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Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on February 15, 2018 a briefing with reporters
We "have laws on the books designed to prevent people with mental illnesses from getting firearms."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • February 26, 2018
Matt Caldwell
Matt Caldwell
stated on February 21, 2018 an interview on CNN
"A law enforcement officer is more likely to commit a crime than a CWP (concealed weapons permit) holder."
False
By Jon Greenberg • February 23, 2018
Ted Deutch
Ted Deutch
stated on February 21, 2018 a CNN town hall
"Mass shootings went up 200 percent in the decade after the assault weapons ban expired."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • February 23, 2018
Larry Pittman
Larry Pittman
stated on February 15, 2018 a Facebook post
"So many of these shooters turn out to be communist Democrats."
Pants on Fire!
By Dan Clark, Paul Specht • February 23, 2018
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on January 16, 2018 a campaign video
"Last year, I proposed directing more of the education budget to teacher salaries, a move that would have resulted in an average $10,000 raise for teachers."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 23, 2018
Claudia Tenney
Claudia Tenney
stated on February 21, 2018 a radio interview
"So many of these people that commit the mass murders end up being Democrats."
Pants on Fire!
By Dan Clark, Paul Specht • February 23, 2018
Everytown for Gun Safety
Everytown for Gun Safety
stated on February 22, 2018 a tweet
Says NRA head Wayne LaPierre said, "We believe in absolutely gun-free, zero-tolerance, totally safe schools. That means no guns in America’s schools. Period."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • February 23, 2018
Philip Levine
Philip Levine
stated on February 20, 2018 a TV ad
"Here in Florida, despite 14 school shootings in eight years, we still have some of the weakest gun laws in the nation."
Mostly False
By Allison Graves • February 23, 2018
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on December 21, 2017 radio interview
"We have roughly between 85,000 (and) 95,000 open jobs in Wisconsin."
Half-True
By Eric Litke • February 23, 2018
Giffords
Giffords
stated on February 20, 2018 a TV ad
"Gov. Rick Scott made it illegal for a doctor to ask a patient if they owned a gun, even a mental health professional. This law was so dangerous that a court had to strike it down."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • February 22, 2018
Viral image
Viral image
stated on February 18, 2018 on the Internet
In most states, you can buy an assault rifle with no proof of ID, but in every state, you need proof of ID to vote.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 22, 2018
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on February 17, 2018 a speech in Dallas
Says that "along the southern border of the U.S.," the government apprehends "seven individuals a day who are either known or suspected terrorists."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • February 21, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 21, 2018 multiple posts and blogs on the Internet
Say David Hogg is a crisis actor. 
Pants on Fire!
By Allison Graves • February 21, 2018
Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
stated on February 14, 2018 campaign website
"The majority of Georgians incarcerated in local jails have never been convicted of crime. They are simply too poor to pay their bail."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • February 21, 2018
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on February 19, 2018 a news release
Says Gov. Rick Scott "ended $20 million in funding for mental health care despite Florida already ranking at the bottom."
Half-True
By Allison Graves • February 21, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 20, 2018 a tweet
"I have been much tougher on Russia than Obama, just look at the facts. Total Fake News!"
Mostly False
By John Kruzel, Louis Jacobson • February 20, 2018
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 18, 2018 a statement on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"Forty percent of the guns in this country are sold without any background checks."
False
By Allison Graves, Louis Jacobson • February 20, 2018
Kevin Nicholson
Kevin Nicholson
stated on February 18, 2018 an interview
"There are more guns in this country than there are people."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • February 20, 2018
JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on December 31, 2017 an interview on Face the Nation
Says "50 percent of venture capital goes to California. Most of the rest of it goes to New York and Massachusetts."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • February 20, 2018
Pamela Geller
Pamela Geller
stated on February 14, 2018 a story
In Parkland, Fla. "the mass murderer was immersed in Islamic and leftwing hate."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • February 19, 2018
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