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JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on September 13, 2018 a TV ad
"Because of Bruce Rauner, Illinois went 736 days without a budget, delaying funding for schools while local governments were forced to raise property taxes."
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • September 30, 2018
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on September 28, 2018 a debate
California "is hemorrhaging population."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • September 28, 2018
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on September 7, 2018 a Facebook post
Says Florida Gov. Rick Scott "subtracted $1.3 billion from public schools."  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 28, 2018
Steve West
Steve West
stated on September 27, 2018 a page on his campaign website
"PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES that manufacture vaccines have IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION!"
Mostly False
By Andrew Withers, Dylan Sherman • September 27, 2018
North Carolina Republican Party
North Carolina Republican Party
stated on August 28, 2018 a Facebook post
"As hundreds of North Carolinians face long lines at DMV offices around the state, Governor Cooper created a secret DMV office just for his friends."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • September 27, 2018
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on September 11, 2018 in a TV ad
"Fourth grade reading and math scores, first in the nation. Eighth grade reading, first. High school AP classes and college education, both ranked first in the nation."
Mostly False
By Kyra Haas • September 26, 2018
Danny O'Connor
Danny O'Connor
stated on September 25, 2018 a campaign ad
Says Ohio U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson backs a "massive tax giveaway" for corporations "by slashing Medicare and Social Security."  
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • September 26, 2018
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on September 21, 2018 a debate at Southern Methodist University
Says Beto O’Rourke described police as "modern-day Jim Crow."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 25, 2018
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on September 21, 2018 a debate at Southern Methodist University
Says he "did not try to leave the scene of the accident" that led to his arrest for driving while intoxicated.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 25, 2018
Senate Leadership Fund
Senate Leadership Fund
stated on September 18, 2018 a television ad
Says Tennessee Senate candidate Phil Bredesen "supports single-payer health care."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • September 20, 2018
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on August 20, 2018 an op-ed for the Springfield News-Leader
Since 2009, "millions of Americans have lost their health care plans."
Mostly False
By Morgan Keith, Ryan Hanrahan • September 20, 2018
Congressional Leadership Fund
Congressional Leadership Fund
stated on September 12, 2018 a campaign ad
Says Minnesota U.S. House candidate Joe Radinovich has "spent his life running from the law, charged with 18 crimes."
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • September 17, 2018
Erika Harold
Erika Harold
stated on August 13, 2018 a TV ad
Says "Mike Madigan and Kwame Raoul team up to raise property taxes."
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • September 16, 2018
Jim Justice
Jim Justice
stated on August 17, 2018 a tweet
"According to SCUBA divers, Summersville Lake is the clearest freshwater lake east of the Mississippi River."
Mostly False
By Liz Newton, Jamie Green • September 13, 2018
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 5, 2018 a TV ad
"A teacher watched hard-core pornography in his classroom," along with other inappropriate behavior, but Tony Evers didn't revoke the teacher's license and "the teacher is still in the classroom."
Mostly False
September 13, 2018
One Nation PAC
One Nation PAC
stated on August 31, 2018 a digital ad
Says Joe Donnelly "voted to grant amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants, including criminals, drunk drivers, domestic violence, and worse."
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • September 12, 2018
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on August 17, 2018 a TV interview
Says John Cox "parroted, parroted Trump — almost verbatim — on the children’s separation issues at the border."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • September 12, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 7, 2018 a blog post
Says Beto O’Rourke's campaign "told Texas VFW to remove their American flag" because O'Rourke has "an aversion to the American flag and symbols of patriotism."
Mostly False
By Kyra Haas • September 12, 2018
Martha McSally
Martha McSally
stated on August 23, 2018 a campaign ad
"While we were in harm’s way in uniform, Kyrsten Sinema was protesting us in a pink tutu and denigrating our service."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • September 10, 2018
Vicky Hartzler
Vicky Hartzler
stated on August 14, 2018 a tweet
Current school lunch requirements "cause large amounts of food waste and diminished use of school lunches!"
Mostly False
By Tom Warhover • September 9, 2018
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