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Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on August 6, 2017 Internet posts
U.S. Sen. John McCain "was singlehandedly responsible for starting a fire on (the) USS Forrestal aircraft carrier."
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • August 7, 2017
Illinois Policy Institute
Illinois Policy Institute
stated on August 3, 2017 a tweet
The new tax will make soda sold in Chicago among the most expensive in the country.
True
By Matt Dietrich • August 7, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 5, 2017 a tweet
"United Nations Resolution is the single largest economic sanctions package ever on North Korea. Over one billion dollars in cost to N.K."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • August 6, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 28, 2017 Internet posts
"Kim Jong Un killed in (President Donald) Trump’s overnight black op attack on North Korea."
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • August 4, 2017
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on July 20, 2017 an interview
"You have almost half the counties in America that have one provider or no provider for insurance" on the Obamacare exchanges.  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • August 4, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 25, 2017 an interview
Untaxed corporate earnings used to be "$2.5 trillion … I guess it’s $5 trillion now. Whatever it is, it’s a lot more. So we have anywhere from 4 (trillion) to 5 or even more trillions of dollars sitting offshore."
False
By Manuela Tobias • August 3, 2017
Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Villaraigosa
stated on July 31, 2017 an interview on MSNBC
"Undocumented immigrants commit less crimes than the native born."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • August 3, 2017
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on July 14, 2017 his speech kicking off his re-election campaign
"More Texans have jobs today than ever before in the history of our state."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 3, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 28, 2017 Internet posts
"Hillary Clinton has third heart attack — docs says she ‘won’t survive’."
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • August 3, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 28, 2017 Internet posts
Says a New York physician and his wife jumped to their deaths because they "can’t afford" Obamacare.
False
By Joshua Gillin • August 3, 2017
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on July 28, 2017 a statement
Because of the failure to pass a repeal bill, "Obamacare remains the law of the land ... This means more than 300,000 Georgians below the poverty line will still not have access to the insurance Obamacare promised."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 3, 2017
Ashley Smith
Ashley Smith
stated on July 19, 2017 a San Antonio Express-News story
Says transgender residents make up "about 1-in-300 people, we're all over the place, we're your friends and your neighbors."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 3, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 30, 2017 a headline
"A witness will testify against Hillary Clinton."
False
By Joshua Gillin • August 3, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 28, 2017 a speech
"The border is down 78 percent. Under past administrations, the border didn’t go down -- it went up."
False
By Miriam Valverde • August 3, 2017
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on August 1, 2017 a tweet
Says Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told players: "Stand for the Anthem or you’re off team."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 2, 2017
Rick Kriseman
Rick Kriseman
stated on July 25, 2017 a mayoral debate
"The number of complaints against police officers has decreased from an average when Mr. (Rick) Baker was mayor from 78 to 14."
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • August 2, 2017
Paul Mango
Paul Mango
stated on July 24, 2017 a Facebook post
"As Governor, Wolf has already proposed more than $8B in tax increases."
Half-True
By Sarah Anne Hughes • August 2, 2017
US Daily News 24
US Daily News 24
stated on July 28, 2017 a headline
Says Debbie Wasserman Schultz "going to mental hospital after what she did overnight desperate to escape arrest."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • August 2, 2017
One Wisconsin Now
One Wisconsin Now
stated on July 28, 2017 a blog post
Says Scott Walker "wants state taxpayers to dole out up to $250 million annually in incentives" to Foxconn "to lure a manufacturing plant to Wisconsin that he claims will generate $181 million in tax revenue."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • August 2, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 1, 2017 a tweet
"Corporations have NEVER made as much money as they are making now."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 1, 2017
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