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Robert Pittenger
Robert Pittenger
stated on May 2, 2017 a written statement
Says the Republican plan to replace Obamacare, "absolutely does not eliminate protections for pre-existing conditions."
Mostly False
By Will Doran • May 4, 2017
Ivanka Trump
Ivanka Trump
stated on May 2, 2017 her book "Women Who Work"
"40 percent of American households have female primary breadwinners."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • May 3, 2017
Jimmy Kimmel
Jimmy Kimmel
stated on May 1, 2017 a monologue on his show
"President Trump last month proposed a $6 billion cut in funding to the National Institutes of Health. And thank God our congressmen made a deal last night to not go along with that. They actually increased funding by $2 billion."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 3, 2017
Larry Krasner
Larry Krasner
stated on May 1, 2017 the platform section of his campaign website
"Larry Krasner is the only candidate running for District Attorney who explicitly pledges to never seek the death penalty."
Mostly False
By Anna Orso • May 3, 2017
Wisconsin Freedom Alliance
Wisconsin Freedom Alliance
stated on April 25, 2017 a radio ad
Wisconsin politicians get daily expense payments "even if they don’t spend a dime on meals, or lodging or travel," and "no receipts are required for them to get paid."  
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • May 3, 2017
Tariq El-Shabazz
Tariq El-Shabazz
stated on April 28, 2017 In a statement responding to a news article
"In my 30 year career including dozens of capital cases, not a single client of mine has ever been sentenced to death."
Mostly True
By Mark Dent • May 2, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 30, 2017 an interview on CBS
"General Flynn got his clearance from the Obama administration."
True
By Lauren Carroll • May 2, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 21, 2017 a headline
"Lindsey Graham threatens to convert to Democrat if Republicans don’t Dump Trump."
False
By Joshua Gillin • May 2, 2017
Margaret Hoover
Margaret Hoover
stated on May 2, 2017 a discussion on CNN
Regarding the surgery that saved Jimmy Kimmel's son, "Medicaid has stopped providing this kind of service."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 2, 2017
Matt Damon
Matt Damon
stated on April 20, 2017 a discussion with the president of the World Bank
Poor people pay "in some cases, up to 25 percent of (their) income for water."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • May 1, 2017
Rex Tillerson
Rex Tillerson
stated on April 28, 2017 comments to the UN Security Council
"China account(s) for 90 percent of North Korean trade."
True
By John Kruzel • May 1, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on April 28, 2017 Internet posts
"Ted Nugent killed in hunting accident."
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • May 1, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on April 28, 2017 Internet posts
"Sarah Palin in a coma after hit and run."
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • May 1, 2017
Tom McClintock
Tom McClintock
stated on April 28, 2017 a radio interview
"President Trump has passed more legislation in his first 100 days than any president since Harry Truman."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • May 1, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 30, 2017 an interview
Says of the GOP health care proposal, "pre-existing conditions are in the bill."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • May 1, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 28, 2017 the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting
"For the first time in the modern political era, we have confirmed a new justice in the first 100 days."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • April 28, 2017
Scott Peters
Scott Peters
stated on April 24, 2017 a news article
The estimated price of President Trump’s border wall is the same as the cost of "one and a half aircraft carriers."
True
By Chris Nichols • April 28, 2017
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on April 27, 2017 a tweet
"The ‘tax plan’ rolled out by @realDonaldTrump would have cut his taxes by $30 million in 2005 (the only year we have returns for)."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • April 28, 2017
Jeff Flake
Jeff Flake
stated on April 27, 2017 a tweet
"Before NAFTA, trade between the US and Mexico was around $50 billion. Now it stands at more than $500 billion."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • April 28, 2017
Rana Foroohar
Rana Foroohar
stated on April 26, 2017 a CNN interview
"There's no real evidence in the last 20 years that" growth from tax cuts has made up lost revenue.
True
By John Kruzel • April 28, 2017
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