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Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on April 24, 2017 Internet posts
"Trump warns Russia over Jehovah’s Witnesses ban and urges members to seek asylum in the U.S."
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • April 28, 2017
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on April 7, 2017 an interview
In Congress, "on the Democratic side of the room, you’ve got men and women of all different races; on the other side, you’ve got a bunch of white men in dark suits, all over 55 or so."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • April 28, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on April 2, 2017 a headline
"Donald Trump to issue an executive order to ban Facebook across U.S."
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • April 28, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 26, 2017 a tweet
"The U.S. recorded its slowest economic growth in five years (2016). GDP up only 1.6%. Trade deficits hurt the economy very badly."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • April 27, 2017
Steve Mnuchin
Steve Mnuchin
stated on April 27, 2017 a April 26 press conference
Says President Donald Trump "has given more financial disclosure than anybody else."
False
By Allison Graves, Louis Jacobson • April 27, 2017
Bob Cortes
Bob Cortes
stated on April 18, 2017 a discussion on HB 7101
"All charter schools are not-for-profit."
Half-True
By Allison Graves • April 27, 2017
Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
stated on April 23, 2017 an interview on ABC's This Week
Treasury Department's inspector general found "there's $4 billion a year in excess payments" going to people that shouldn’t get them. "These are mostly Mexicans."  
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • April 27, 2017
Charlie Geren
Charlie Geren
stated on April 11, 2017 a letter to WFAA-TV in Dallas
Says Texas House rules authorized by the Texas Constitution supersede the state law permitting anyone to record a public government meeting.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 27, 2017
Jon Ossoff
Jon Ossoff
stated on March 30, 2017 a campaign ad
In the federal government, "there’s $16 billion in duplicate programs" that can be cut.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • April 27, 2017
Sean Spicer
Sean Spicer
stated on April 25, 2017 the daily White House press briefing
Trump has "worked with Congress to pass more legislation in his first 100 days than any president since Truman."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • April 27, 2017
Mike Crute
Mike Crute
stated on April 19, 2017 a radio show
Says Bernie Sanders "is the most popular politician in America today."  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • April 27, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on April 25, 2017 a headline
"Trump wants to deport American Indians to India."
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • April 26, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 25, 2017 a White House web page
Says he created "over 500,000 new jobs -- with a surge in female employment last month."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 26, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 26, 2017 a tweet
The Ninth Circuit has an overturned record "close to 80%."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll, Miriam Valverde • April 26, 2017
Center for American Progress
Center for American Progress
stated on April 25, 2017 a tweet
"Trump's Cabinet is more white and more male than any first Cabinet since President Ronald Reagan’s."  
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • April 26, 2017
Ivanka Trump
Ivanka Trump
stated on April 25, 2017 a panel discussion in Berlin, Germany
"The single-largest expense in  over half of American households is child care."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • April 26, 2017
John Chiang
John Chiang
stated on March 23, 2017 a speech
"In the first two years and a couple months (as California treasurer), I have saved taxpayers and ratepayers over $5.2 billion."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • April 26, 2017
Ron Kind
Ron Kind
stated on February 16, 2017 a radio interview
"We're experiencing a net outflow of illegal, undocumented workers from America back to Mexico."  
True
By Eric Litke • April 26, 2017
DemocraticMoms.com
DemocraticMoms.com
stated on April 17, 2017 a headline
Says Eric Trump said, "My father’s tax return is irrelevant because we’re going to cancel taxes for WEALTHY people anyway."
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • April 26, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 24, 2017 an interview wth the Associated Press
"Back when they did NATO, there was no such thing as terrorism."
Mostly False
By John Kruzel • April 25, 2017
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