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Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on January 3, 2018 his State of the State address
"A case before Washington’s Supreme Court seeks to effectively end public labor unions."
False
By Dan Clark • January 17, 2018
Edward Cox
Edward Cox
stated on January 9, 2018 a radio interview
"Of all the 62 counties in New York state, all of them, unemployment is going up except for the five counties of New York City."
Mostly True
By Dan Clark • January 17, 2018
Bill de Blasio
Bill de Blasio
stated on January 3, 2018 a press conference
"The graduation rate in New York City has increased by 50 percent in 13 years"
True
By Dan Clark • January 17, 2018
Republican News
Republican News
stated on January 13, 2018 a blog post
"First indictment issued in Russian bribery case tied to Obama-era Uranium One deal."
False
By Jon Greenberg • January 17, 2018
Martha Laning
Martha Laning
stated on January 5, 2018 an interview
Conservative groups have spent $5 million "against" Tammy Baldwin -- five times more than against all other Democratic U.S. Senate incumbents up for election in 2018 combined.  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • January 17, 2018
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on January 16, 2018 a Medium post
The Republicans and President Donald Trump "passed a tax bill that gave 80 percent of its benefits to the top 1 percent."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 16, 2018
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on January 16, 2018 a Medium post
"In Trump’s first year as president, job growth slowed to a six-year low."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 16, 2018
AmericanNews.com
AmericanNews.com
stated on October 12, 2014 a headline
"Oprah tells Fox News host ‘all white people have to die.’"
False
By Amy Sherman • January 16, 2018
Bruce Rauner
Bruce Rauner
stated on January 3, 2018 an interview with the editorial board of the Herald-News of Joliet
"The Legionella bacteria is in most water systems in Illinois."
Half-True
By Brett Chase • January 16, 2018
Robert Chody
Robert Chody
stated on December 27, 2017 a tweet
"Almost half of all vehicles stolen in Texas each year had keys left inside."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • January 12, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 11, 2018 a tweet
Says the Obama administration "sold perhaps the best located and finest embassy in London ... only to build a new one in an off location for 1.2 billion dollars."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • January 12, 2018
Keisha Lance Bottoms
Keisha Lance Bottoms
stated on January 2, 2018 her inaugural speech
"Atlanta is on its strongest financial footing in 40 years."  
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • January 12, 2018
Gwen Graham
Gwen Graham
stated on January 4, 2018 a tweet
"In Congress, @RonDeSantisFL was the DECIDING vote AGAINST our state's right to protect Florida waters from drilling."  
Half-True
By Allison Graves • January 12, 2018
Kelda Helen Roys
Kelda Helen Roys
stated on December 11, 2017 a candidates forum
In 2011 under Scott Walker, Wisconsin for the first time spent "more on our prison system than we did" on the University of Wisconsin System.  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • January 12, 2018
Norm Eisen
Norm Eisen
stated on January 7, 2018 a tweet
The White House staff risks violating federal ethics rules if they participate in Donald Trump’s "fake news awards."
True
By John Kruzel • January 11, 2018
Robin Hayes
Robin Hayes
stated on January 10, 2018 Press release
"A ‘gerrymander’ is by definition and common understanding, a strange looking ‘monster’ drawing. This map is clearly not that."
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • January 10, 2018
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 9, 2018 a press conference
On expanding offshore oil drilling
Full Flop
By Amy Sherman • January 10, 2018
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on January 8, 2018 a live-streamed campaign video
On requiring young people to perform national service.
Full Flop
By W. Gardner Selby • January 10, 2018
Julián Castro
Julián Castro
stated on October 29, 2017 a conference call reported in a PJ Media web post
Says a "recent analysis" showed that 91 percent of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients are employed, in school or serving in the military.    
Mostly True
By Jasper Scherer • January 10, 2018
Kayleigh McEnany
Kayleigh McEnany
stated on December 27, 2017 an interview
"Come February (2018), Americans will see their paychecks grow at the tune of saving $1,000 or more a year."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • January 10, 2018
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