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Phil Berger
Phil Berger
stated on December 8, 2017 a press release
"Death penalty opponents like Roy Cooper and Josh Stein have imposed a de-facto moratorium on capital punishment."
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • January 3, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 2, 2018 an email from the White House
The new tax law is "kicking the American economy into high gear with $5.5 trillion in tax cuts."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 3, 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
Democrats Rising
Democrats Rising
stated on November 26, 2017 a headline
"Trump vows to end winter heating assistance for elderly and disabled."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • January 3, 2018
Pro Conservative News
Pro Conservative News
stated on December 10, 2017 a headline
Says Shaquille O’Neal said Donald Trump "is possibly the best president."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • January 3, 2018
Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
stated on December 18, 2017 a news conference
In Milwaukee, "murder is up an astonishing 57 percent."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • January 3, 2018
Ufconly
Ufconly
stated on December 10, 2017 a headline
"Police discover meth lab in back room of Alabama Walmart."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • January 2, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 28, 2017 a New York Times interview
Said Dianne Feinstein said "there is no collusion" between the Trump campaign and Russia.
False
By Chris Nichols • January 2, 2018
Musclecarusa.info
Musclecarusa.info
stated on December 18, 2017 a headline
"World’s most popular candy to be removed from shelves by December 2017."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • January 2, 2018
Infowars
Infowars
stated on December 23, 2017 a headline
"Pier 39 terrorist was an anti-Trump antifa supporter."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • December 29, 2017
Joe Berrios
Joe Berrios
stated on December 11, 2017 a campaign ad
"(Fritz) Kaegi managed a fund that invested nearly $30 million in private prisons."
Mostly False
By Matt Dietrich • December 29, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 27, 2017 an event in West Palm Beach
"We have signed more legislation than anybody. We broke the record of Harry Truman."
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 29, 2017
defense-usa.site
defense-usa.site
stated on December 21, 2017 a headline
"Breaking: Sasha Obama just crashed her expensive new car into a lake."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • December 28, 2017
USA Daily Portal
USA Daily Portal
stated on December 14, 2017 a headline
"Julia Roberts claims ‘Michelle Obama isn’t fit to clean Melania’s toilet’ "
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • December 28, 2017
Jenna Fischer
Jenna Fischer
stated on December 23, 2017 a tweet
After enactment of the Republican tax bill, "school teachers can no longer deduct the cost of their classroom supplies on their taxes."
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 27, 2017
defense-usa
defense-usa
stated on December 15, 2017 a headline
"Roy Moore takes the military vote, pulls ahead by 5,000 votes"
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • December 27, 2017
Parker Briden
Parker Briden
stated on November 13, 2017 a St. Louis Post-Dispatch article
"We've seen funding increases for schools. We haven't seen a corresponding performance increase."
Mostly False
By Katelyn Brown • December 26, 2017
Cora Faith Walker
Cora Faith Walker
stated on November 9, 2017 a guest commentary in the St. Louis American
"The average life expectancy for African Americans in Saint Louis and Saint Louis County varies by as much as 18 years compared to the white population, with nearly half of all African-American kids under the age of 18 living in poverty."
Mostly True
By Emily Sanderson, Tessa Weinberg • December 25, 2017
Jason Smith
Jason Smith
stated on November 13, 2017 a tweet
"Check out the record of #jobs created by #TaxCuts 7.8 million new jobs after Bush’s 2003 tax cuts 12 million new jobs after Kennedy's 1964 tax cuts 14.8 MILLION new jobs after Ronald Reagan’s tax cuts in 1981."
Mostly False
By Emma Diltz • December 24, 2017
Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill
stated on November 22, 2017 a press release
"Fentanyl is now killing more Americans than heroin or any other opioid."
Half-True
By Tateanna McCaskill • December 22, 2017
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