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Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on May 31, 2017 an interview
"The best estimate is that 200,000 people in Wisconsin were either denied or chilled in their efforts to vote" in the 2016 presidential election.  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • June 9, 2017
Jesse Kremer
Jesse Kremer
stated on May 11, 2017 a legislative hearing
"The Earth is 6,000 years old, that’s a fact."  
False
By Tom Kertscher • June 8, 2017
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on June 6, 2017 a Facebook post
Says an Internet meme shows people rejoicing over the Paris agreement.  
False
By Amy Sherman • June 7, 2017
Vet TV
Vet TV
stated on May 23, 2017 a web page
"Trump Removing Marines From the Navy."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • June 7, 2017
Daily USA Update
Daily USA Update
stated on June 1, 2017 a website post
Says "Scott Baio .. dies in small plane crash."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • June 7, 2017
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 18, 2017 a radio interview
"Property taxes are lower right now than they were" in December 2010 on a median-valued home in Wisconsin.  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • June 7, 2017
Jon Ossoff
Jon Ossoff
stated on June 6, 2017 a debate
"In 2012, you were discussing how you led the effort to defund breast cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood."
Mostly True
By John Kruzel • June 7, 2017
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on June 6, 2017 a debate
"Nearly $2 billion in cash was flown over to Iran, money that the Obama administration has admitted is being used for terrorists and to support further activities there."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • June 7, 2017
David Lewis
David Lewis
stated on June 1, 2017 a tweet
"The waiting list for Pre-K is over in the House budget."
True
By Will Doran • June 6, 2017
Uspoln Website
Uspoln Website
stated on May 20, 2017 a post
"Trump’s Top Scientist Pick: ‘Scientists Are Just Dumb Regular People That Think Dinosaurs Existed And The Earth Is Getting Warmer’"
Pants on Fire!
By Miriam Valverde • June 6, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on June 3, 2017 Internet posts
Says "Monica Lewinsky Found Dead" in a burglary.
Pants on Fire!
By John Kruzel • June 6, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 1, 2017 a speech at the White House
"China will be allowed to build hundreds of additional coal plants. So we can’t build the plants, but they can, according to this (Paris) agreement."
False
By Jon Greenberg • June 5, 2017
Al Gore
Al Gore
stated on June 4, 2017 an interview on Fox News Sunday
"70 percent of Florida is in drought today."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • June 5, 2017
Scott Pruitt
Scott Pruitt
stated on June 4, 2017 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"Since the fourth quarter of last year until most recently, we've added almost 50,000 jobs in the coal sector. In the month of May alone, almost 7,000 jobs."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2017
Al Gore
Al Gore
stated on June 4, 2017 an interview on ABC "This Week"
"A majority of President Trump's supporters and voters wanted (the United States) to stay in" the Paris Agreement.
Mostly False
By John Kruzel • June 5, 2017
Maram Museitif
Maram Museitif
stated on May 24, 2017 as quoted in a Central Health press release
Says Arabic "is the third most-common language in Austin."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 5, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 4, 2017 a tweet
"At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack and Mayor of London says there is ‘no reason to be alarmed!’ "
False
By Katie Sanders • June 4, 2017
Kevin de León
Kevin de León
stated on May 31, 2017 a speech
Clean energy employs "more than half a million Californians. That’s nearly ten times more the number of coal mining jobs that exist in the entire nation."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • June 2, 2017
Anthony Brindisi
Anthony Brindisi
stated on May 26, 2017 a press release
"State economic development dollars were used to support a project where goods were manufactured in China."
False
By Dan Clark • June 2, 2017
Ann Hudspeth
Ann Hudspeth
stated on April 26, 2017 A letter to the editor of the Austin American-Statesman
"Texas leads the country in animal deaths by sodium cyanide M-44s."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 2, 2017
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