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Bernie Sanders
stated on September 21, 2017 a speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo.:

"The six wealthiest people in the world (have) as much wealth as the bottom half of the world’s population, 3.7 billion people."

Mostly True

By Carolina Vargas, Emma Diltz • October 31, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on October 30, 2017 a tweet:

Says Paul Manafort’s alleged crimes were "years ago, before Paul Manafort was part of the Trump campaign."

Mostly False

By Jon Greenberg • October 30, 2017

Evan Jenkins
stated on October 23, 2017 a tweet:

Says Patrick Morrisey "ran for Congress in NJ as pro-choice."

False

By Manuela Tobias • October 30, 2017

Bloggers
stated on October 30, 2017 a blog post:

"Jeff Flake’s office leaks names of those charged in Mueller’s Russian probe."

Pants on Fire!

By Aaron Sharockman • October 30, 2017

Delaine Eastin
stated on October 11, 2017 an op-ed:

"Ninety percent of people born in the 1940s ended up doing better financially than their parents. But those born in the 1980s, the much-maligned Millennials, have only a 50-50 chance of doing better (financially) than their parents, despite being the best-educated generation in our history."

True

By Chris Nichols • October 27, 2017

Joe Manchin
stated on October 22, 2017 An MSNBC interview:

Says West Virginia is "down to around 50 percent of the adult workers who are actually working now because of addiction or conviction."

Half-True

By Allison Colburn • October 27, 2017

Bruce Rauner
stated on October 20, 2017 a press conference:

"To be clear, all my investments are in a trust that I don’t control."

Half-True

By Matt Dietrich • October 27, 2017

Mark Pocan
stated on October 18, 2017 an interview:

What Republicans call the "death tax" is the estate tax "on the ultra wealthy" which, in 2016, was paid by only "two out of every 1,000 people."

True

By Tom Kertscher • October 27, 2017

Charlie Geren
stated on September 18, 2017 a tweet:

"Less than half of Texans ages 18-24 are registered to vote."

Half-True

By Jasper Scherer • October 26, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on October 25, 2017 a news conference:

"We have done more in eight months than the previous administration has done in many years" against ISIS.

Half-True

By Jon Greenberg • October 26, 2017

Doug Jones
stated on September 27, 2017 an interview:

Says Roy Moore "has advocated getting the federal government out of health care altogether, which means doing away with Medicaid, which means doing away with Medicare."

False

By John Kruzel • October 26, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on October 25, 2017 a tweet:

Says the GOP plan he supports is "the biggest tax cut in U.S. history."

False

By Louis Jacobson • October 26, 2017

Bloggers
stated on October 19, 2017 a fake news post:

"Youngest world leader bans George Soros’s Foundations from Austria."

Pants on Fire!

By Emily Tanaka, Tyler Adkisson • October 26, 2017

Travis Forward
stated on October 23, 2017 a mailer advocating voter approval of Travis County bond propositions:

"The Travis County propositions will not raise your taxes! If you are 65 or older, your property taxes are frozen."

False

By W. Gardner Selby • October 25, 2017

Michael Moore
stated on October 4, 2017 a Facebook post:

"People who die from a home invasion make up a sad but minuscule .04% of all gun murders in the U.S. And over a third of them are killed by their own gun that the criminal has either stolen or wrestled from them."

Mostly False

By Joshua Gillin • October 25, 2017

Charles Francis
stated on October 20, 2017 in a televised debate:

"There are parks in Southeast Raleigh that still don’t have air conditioning in the gym"

Mostly True

By Paul Specht • October 25, 2017

Scott Walker
stated on October 24, 2017 news release:

On NFL players protesting during the national anthem.

Half Flip

By Tom Kertscher • October 25, 2017

Kevin Cahill
stated on October 11, 2017 a radio interview on The Capitol Pressroom:

Abortion in the U.S. "is at an all time legal low."

Half-True

By Dan Clark • October 25, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on October 22, 2017 a tweet:

Says "46 percent of people believe major national news organizations fabricate stories about me."

Half-True

By Jon Greenberg • October 24, 2017

Pete Hegseth
stated on September 17, 2017 a Fox News segment:

"The city (of St. Louis) is no stranger to violence. There were 5,762 violent crimes in 2015 alone, including 188 homicides. The highest rate per capita in the country, according to FBI crime statistics."

Mostly True

By Emily McCarter, Lucille Sherman • October 24, 2017

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