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Kid Rock
Kid Rock
stated on July 13, 2017 a post on KidRock.com
"I’ve got 15 days from my announcement to file paperwork with the FEC!"
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • July 14, 2017
Stacey Evans
Stacey Evans
stated on June 12, 2017 a campaign video
"I helped win one of the biggest private lawsuits against Medicare fraud in history. The government declined to pursue the case, so my firm did, and we recovered $324 million for taxpayers."
True
By Manuela Tobias • July 14, 2017
Corey Lewandowski
Corey Lewandowski
stated on July 13, 2017 an NBC interview
Says "Donald Trump was doing a rally in the state of Florida" the day Trump's son and others met with a Russian lawyer in New York.
False
By John Kruzel • July 14, 2017
Uspoln Website
Uspoln Website
stated on July 7, 2017 a post on the Internet
Says former Rep. Michele Bachmann said that "White People Have Suffered More In The Last 8 Years Than Blacks Did During Couple Years Of Slavery."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • July 14, 2017
Save Our City, Milwaukeeans Can't Wait
Save Our City, Milwaukeeans Can't Wait
stated on July 7, 2017 a recall filing
Says Tom Barrett "has directed that tens of millions of City of Milwaukee tax dollars be used for the construction of a downtown trolley at the expense of: health and public safety; repair and replacement of public infrastructure; public education; and, job creation and economic development."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • July 14, 2017
John Morgan
John Morgan
stated on July 6, 2017 a lawsuit
"Despite decades of marijuana being used for smoking in the United States, there have been no reported medical cases of lung cancer" attributed to marijuana.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • July 13, 2017
Paul Workman
Paul Workman
stated on June 15, 2017 an oped commentary in the Austin American-Statesman
Says it’s documented that City of Austin fees for building an apartment complex are nearly 10 times what Dallas levies.
Mostly True
By Shonda Novak, W. Gardner Selby • July 13, 2017
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on July 9, 2017 an interview
"It's an absolute fact" that China and North Korea "have consistently over many, many years" meddled in U.S. elections.  
False
By Tom Kertscher • July 13, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 6, 2017 a series of Internet posts
Says two of U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s daughters were arrested for smuggling drugs.
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • July 13, 2017
Eric Bolling
Eric Bolling
stated on July 11, 2017 comments on 'Fox News Specialists'
"Collusion is not illegal."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • July 12, 2017
Pat Toomey
Pat Toomey
stated on July 10, 2017 Morning Joe
Medicaid "is contributing to 70 percent of our budget deficit right now. It’s the one that is in our lap because of Obamacare."
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • July 12, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on June 30, 2017 a blog post
Says "CNN host Fareed Zakaria calls for jihad rape of white women."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • July 12, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on June 22, 2017 a blog
"3,000-Pound Great White Shark Captured in Great Lakes."
Pants on Fire!
By Manuela Tobias • July 12, 2017
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 17, 2017 a radio interview
Tax cuts approved and those proposed in his state budget "will exceed $8 billion by the time the budget is done."  
True
By Alan Hovorka • July 12, 2017
Travis Allen
Travis Allen
stated on June 22, 2017 a campaign video
California taxes are "among the highest in the nation."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • July 11, 2017
Rick Baker
Rick Baker
stated on June 25, 2017 an interview with News Channel 8
"Midtown crime is up by 30 percent the last quarter."
Mostly False
By Allison Graves • July 11, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 8, 2017 a blog post
"Obama goes to G20 summit ...  Everywhere President Donald Trump goes, Obama shows up, too."
Pants on Fire!
By Miriam Valverde • July 11, 2017
Newslo.com
Newslo.com
stated on June 28, 2017 an Internet post
Says Paul Ryan said that 22 million Americans "choose to be poor, so it’s their own problem if they can’t afford to be healthy."
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • July 11, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 7, 2017 a tweet
Says John Podesta "refused to give the DNC server to the FBI and the CIA. Disgraceful!"
False
By Manuela Tobias • July 11, 2017
Richard Corcoran
Richard Corcoran
stated on July 3, 2017 a tweet
Says Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Milton Hirsch "is constantly overturned."
False
By Amy Sherman • July 11, 2017
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