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Amanda Carpenter
Amanda Carpenter
stated on November 13, 2017 a CNN roundtable:
"There are ‘sore loser’ laws that would bar Luther Strange from pursuing a seat" because he already lost the Alabama Republican Senate runoff to Roy Moore.
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 14, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 13, 2017 a tweet:
Says the individual mandate is "highly unpopular."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • November 14, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 10, 2017 in a blog post:
Says a Washington Post reporter who broke news on Judge Roy Moore story has a criminal history of "faking."
False
By Manuela Tobias • November 14, 2017
TheLastLineOfDefense.org
TheLastLineOfDefense.org
stated on November 11, 2017 a headline:
"Second Roy Moore Accuser Works For Michelle Obama Right NOW"
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • November 14, 2017
Chris King
Chris King
stated on October 28, 2017 a response during the Democratic Forum:
"Hispanic entrepreneurs, those who have immigrated from Spanish-speaking countries, often start three times as many businesses as white males."
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • November 14, 2017
Richard Durbin
Richard Durbin
stated on November 12, 2017 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":
The Republican tax bill is "not being scored by the Congressional Budget Office, as it is traditionally."
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 13, 2017
Joaquin Castro
Joaquin Castro
stated on November 1, 2017 a tweet:
"Ending (Temporary Protected Status) and deporting legal workers would cost the United States ~$164 billion in GDP over a decade."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • November 13, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 8, 2017 a fake news headline:
"Snapchat is shutting down!'
Pants on Fire!
By Emily Tanaka, Susan Areson • November 13, 2017
American Action Network
American Action Network
stated on November 7, 2017 an ad:
Says the Republican tax plan "helps families" like one in which a woman lost her job and then lost her life savings fighting her husband’s cancer.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 13, 2017
Michael Williams
Michael Williams
stated on October 17, 2017 press release:
"Many firearms experts determined the Las Vegas shooter’s use of a bump stock actually prevented more casualties and (injuries) due to its inconsistency, inaccuracy, and lack of control."
False
By Allison Colburn • November 13, 2017
Kayleigh McEnany
Kayleigh McEnany
stated on October 11, 2017 on Twitter:
"Underreported fact: President @realDonaldTrump raised more in small dollar donations than Obama in 2012 and than Clinton and Bernie combined!"
Mostly True
By Sophie Kaplan • November 13, 2017
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on November 6, 2017 an interview with Shannon Bream of Fox News:
"In 2010, 48,000 felons and fugitives lied and illegally tried to purchase guns. They [The Obama administration] prosecuted only 44 of them."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • November 10, 2017
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on November 6, 2017 Fox News interview:
"The Democrats filibustered the legislation that would’ve resulted in this shooter being in federal prison instead of murdering those innocents in that Texas church."
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • November 10, 2017
Michael McCaul
Michael McCaul
stated on October 31, 2017 an interview by Fox News:
Says the New York bike path assault "was the ninth vehicle assault used by ISIS."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • November 10, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 9, 2017 blog posts:
Malia Obama was "among 10 arrested in racist Antifa attack," and the cop who arrested her was "found dead under suspicious circumstances."
Pants on Fire!
By Sophie Kaplan • November 10, 2017
Chicago Public Schools
Chicago Public Schools
stated on November 2, 2017 a press release:
"CPS students are learning and growing faster than 96 percent of students in the United States."
Mostly True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • November 10, 2017
Delaine Eastin
Delaine Eastin
stated on October 16, 2017 an interview on Capital Public Radio:
Since 1965, California has built "six (college) campuses but 23 prisons."
False
By Chris Nichols • November 9, 2017
FreedomJunkshun.com
FreedomJunkshun.com
stated on November 6, 2017 a headline:
"Supreme Court issues its first bench warrant ever."
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin, Susan Areson • November 9, 2017
Jeff Flake
Jeff Flake
stated on October 31, 2017 a speech on the Senate floor:
Says Roy Moore said a "practicing Muslim should not be a member of Congress because of his faith."  
True
By Jon Greenberg • November 9, 2017
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on November 5, 2017 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":
The Republican tax bill "lets every American keep more of what they earned."
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 9, 2017
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