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James Peterson
James Peterson
stated on June 23, 2017 a ruling from the bench:
 "Ted Kaczynski has less restrictive confinement than the youth at Lincoln Hills."
Mostly True
By Alan Hovorka • August 18, 2017
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on July 18, 2017 an article on LinkedIn:
"70 million Americans have a criminal record — that’s one in three adults."
Half-True
By Dan Clark • August 18, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 15, 2017 a question-and-answer session with reporters:
White nationalist protesters in Charlottesville "had a permit. The other group didn’t have a permit."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • August 17, 2017
Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson
stated on August 15, 2017 comments on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight':
"The United States ended slavery around the world, and maybe we should get some credit for that, too."
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • August 17, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 17, 2017 a tweet:
"Study what General Pershing of the United States did to terrorists when caught. There was no more Radical Islamic Terror for 35 years!"
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Sharockman, Louis Jacobson • August 17, 2017
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on August 14, 2017 a Spanish-language radio ad:
Says Sen. Bill Nelson "has aligned himself with communists and dictators," "went to Venezuela to admire Chávez’s revolution" and "supports murderers."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • August 17, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 15, 2017 a question-and-answer session with reporters:
Wages "haven’t gone up for a long time."
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 17, 2017
Roy Moore
Roy Moore
stated on August 14, 2017 an interview with Vox.com:
"There are communities under Sharia law right now in our country. Up in Illinois. ... There’s Sharia law, as I understand it, in Illinois, Indiana -- up there. I don't know."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • August 16, 2017
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on August 15, 2017 Press release:
House Bill 330 "grants immunity from liability to motorists who strike protesters."
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • August 16, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on August 14, 2017 an Internet post:
"Whoopi Goldberg humiliated, handcuffed and dragged out of the TV studio."
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • August 16, 2017
Jennifer Shilling
Jennifer Shilling
stated on August 14, 2017 a press release:
"Foxconn tax break could exceed $1 million per job."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • August 16, 2017
Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
stated on August 7, 2017 a press release:
Chicago city officials "have adopted an official policy of protecting criminal aliens who prey on their own residents."
False
By Matt Dietrich • August 16, 2017
Joy Reid
Joy Reid
stated on August 13, 2017 on NBC’s Meet The Press:
"The idea of putting up (Confederate) monuments actually didn’t happen right after the Civil War. It happened during the 1960s."
Mostly False
By John Kruzel • August 15, 2017
One Wisconsin Now
One Wisconsin Now
stated on August 7, 2017 a tweet:
Wisconsin's $3 billion incentive offer to Foxconn is "the largest gift ever by a state to a foreign company."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • August 15, 2017
Seamless Florida
Seamless Florida
stated on August 7, 2017 a television ad:
"When Rick Baker heard (racist remarks from another mayoral candidate), he went after Congemi. Rick Kriseman he just looked away. Tolerating bigotry in silence is no virtue; taking it on is."
Half-True
By Allison Graves • August 15, 2017
PuppetStringNews.com
PuppetStringNews.com
stated on August 12, 2017 an Internet post:
"Charlottesville car attacker is anti-Trump Antifa supporter."  
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • August 14, 2017
PuppetStringNews.com
PuppetStringNews.com
stated on August 12, 2017 an Internet post:
"Virginia police arrest wrong person to cover for Antifa member who ran over protesters."
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • August 14, 2017
Florida Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee
Florida Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee
stated on August 10, 2017 a TV ad:
Says Jose Felix Diaz supports President Donald Trump's "plan to slash Medicare, charge older Americans an age tax and cut coverage for pre-existing conditions."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • August 14, 2017
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on August 8, 2017 a USA Today op-ed:
"Half of all immigrant households receive benefits from our social welfare system."  
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • August 14, 2017
Alex Jones
Alex Jones
stated on August 13, 2017 a video on his website:
Emails show Democrats, Hillary Clinton and George Soros instigated and orchestrated racial protests in Charlottesville by trying to "control" and keep people "desperate."
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Sharockman • August 14, 2017
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