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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 21, 2017 an interview with the Associated Press
Illegal immigration on the U.S.-Mexico border is "the lowest in 17 years."
True
By Miriam Valverde • April 25, 2017
Brad Schneider
Brad Schneider
stated on April 20, 2017 an op-ed
"More than 260,000 Americans are employed by the domestic solar industry — three times as many workers as employed by the entire coal mining industry."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • April 25, 2017
Viral image
Viral image
stated on April 20, 2017 posts on social media
"After prohibition ended, police deaths didn't reach 200 a year again until the year Nixon declared war on drugs."
Mostly False
By Will Doran • April 24, 2017
Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill
stated on January 31, 2017 a Senate hearing for Rex Tillerson’s nomination for U.S. Secretary of State
"Nobody applies to the United States for refugee status. They apply to the United Nations."
False
By Aleissa Bleyl • April 24, 2017
Richard Burr
Richard Burr
stated on April 18, 2017 a speech in Youngsville, NC
"The pace of missile development between (Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un) has increased the testing about twenty-fold."
Mostly True
By Will Doran • April 24, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 18, 2017 a speech in Kenosha, Wis.
"No administration has accomplished more in the first 90 days."
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 24, 2017
Mick Mulvaney
Mick Mulvaney
stated on April 23, 2017 a segment on "Fox News Sunday"
"They voted for (a border wall) in 2006. Then-Senator Obama voted for it. Sen. Schumer voted for it. Sen. Clinton voted for it."
Half-True
By Allison Graves • April 23, 2017
Allen Andrews
Allen Andrews
stated on February 24, 2017 an article on KMAland.com
"Missouri is actually the only state that has been forced to borrow money from the federal government to pay for unemployment benefits during each of the last five economic downturns."
True
By Jen Para • April 23, 2017
Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on April 15, 2017 an ad aired on radio and television
The conservative proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act "lowers premiums by giving New York the freedom to end Obamacare’s costly and ridiculous rules."
Mostly False
By Dan Clark • April 22, 2017
Howard Dean
Howard Dean
stated on April 20, 2017 a tweet
"Hate speech is not protected by the first amendment."
False
By Lauren Carroll • April 21, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on April 14, 2017 Internet posts
"Fox News Sandra Smith: ‘Everybody could see from the United Airlines passenger’s behavior that he was not a genuine American.’ "
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • April 21, 2017
Edward Markey
Edward Markey
stated on April 20, 2017 a tweet
"Trump looking to open up E Coast & new areas for offshore oil drilling when Congress has passed no new safety standards since BP"
True
By Amy Sherman • April 21, 2017
RealNewsRightNow.com
RealNewsRightNow.com
stated on April 29, 2016 an Internet post
"Trump on revamping the military: We’re bringing back the draft."
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • April 21, 2017
Jackie Speier
Jackie Speier
stated on April 13, 2017 an interview
Says President Donald Trump as a candidate mentioned WikiLeaks "over 160 times in speeches" in the last month of the campaign.
Mostly True
By Gabrielle Healy • April 21, 2017
Wawa Welcome America
Wawa Welcome America
stated on April 13, 2017 in a press release
"The Wawa Welcome America festival (features) . . . America's largest free concert."
Pants on Fire!
By Jordan Gunselman • April 21, 2017
Dan Hegeman
Dan Hegeman
stated on March 8, 2017 a meeting with University of Missouri System Curator nominees
"We don’t give bonuses in the state of Missouri on any level of government."
Half-True
By Allison Colburn • April 21, 2017
Bruce Rauner
Bruce Rauner
stated on March 15, 2017 In a tweet
"Our families have the highest property taxes in the country. We must change this."
Mostly True
By Anna Bruzgulis • April 20, 2017
New York Times
New York Times
stated on April 19, 2017 a tweet
Images show the turnout for President Donald Trump's 2017 ceremony with the New England Patriots was smaller than the team’s turnout with President Barack Obama in 2015.
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • April 20, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 18, 2017 an interview
"All pipelines that are coming into this country from now on has to be American steel."
False
By Tom Kertscher • April 20, 2017
Jay Chaudhuri
Jay Chaudhuri
stated on April 5, 2017 an interview explaining his bill
Says the T.R.U.M.P. Act, which would force presidential candidates to release their tax returns to run in North Carolina, "has a lot of support – by a majority of North Carolinians and members of both parties."
Mostly True
By Will Doran • April 19, 2017
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