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Hannah Willard
Hannah Willard
stated on March 16, 2017 a press conference in the Florida Capitol
"Experts estimate that 40 percent of gun sales occur in no-questions-asked transactions that often take place at gun shows or on the Internet."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 16, 2017
Will Herring
Will Herring
stated on March 6, 2017 a San Antonio Express-News news story
"There’s not one public study, and by public study I mean a study available to the public, that has looked at using the product Kaput to poison feral hogs."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 16, 2017
Peter Roskam
Peter Roskam
stated on March 6, 2017 a speech at the City Club of Chicago
"The past (Obama) administration was the first administration that never had a whole year of 3 percent growth."
Mostly True
By Kevin Hoffman • March 16, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 15, 2017 an interview with Fox's Tucker Carlson
Says "the New York Times wrote about" Barack Obama wiretapping Donald Trump during the election. 
False
By Lauren Carroll • March 16, 2017
Luis Gutierrez
Luis Gutierrez
stated on March 12, 2017 CNN's State of the Union
"2009-2010, let's remember, hundreds of Republican amendments were adopted in the ACA."
Half-True
By Gabrielle Healy • March 16, 2017
Dennis Baxley
Dennis Baxley
stated on March 15, 2017 a Florida House floor speech
"What has happened since 2005? We’ve seen violent crime continuously go down" due to Florida's "stand your ground" law.
Mostly False
By Allison Graves, Louis Jacobson • March 16, 2017
Seth Williams
Seth Williams
stated on March 3, 2017 various public comments.
On whether or not the Philadelphia DA's office will recommend the possibility of parole for all juvenile lifers.
Full Flop
By Anna Orso • March 16, 2017
Kathleen Sebelius
Kathleen Sebelius
stated on March 12, 2017 an interview on Meet the Press
Blue Cross Blue Shield ended "2016 open enrollment with 1 million members in the Florida marketplace."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • March 15, 2017
Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops
Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops
stated on March 15, 2017 a Florida House subcommittee hearing
"Unlawful presence (in the United States) is not a crime."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • March 15, 2017
Patricia Farley
Patricia Farley
stated on March 14, 2017 a news conference in the Capitol
"A woman working full-time is paid 79 to 80 cents for every dollar a man is paid, and it's even less for women of color, and on average $11,000 per year is lost simply because she isn't a man."
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • March 14, 2017
Rosemary Laird
Rosemary Laird
stated on March 14, 2017 a Florida Senate committee hearing
"Currently, half a million Floridians have Alzheimer’s disease, and in less than 10 years, a 40 percent growth rate means that another 200,000 Floridians will develop this devastating illness."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • March 14, 2017
Mick Mulvaney
Mick Mulvaney
stated on March 13, 2017 a press conference
The House Republican health care "plan doesn't get rid of Medicaid expansion."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • March 14, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 13, 2017 his first Cabinet meeting
"In the first full month of my administration following the issuance of my executive orders, illegal immigration on our southern border fell by an unprecedented 40 percent."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • March 14, 2017
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on March 13, 2017 a news release
A report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office "confirms that the American Health Care Act will lower premiums."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • March 14, 2017
Mike Kelly
Mike Kelly
stated on March 4, 2017 In front of a crowd in Northwestern PA
He’s only there for one purpose and one purpose only, and that is to run a shadow government that is gonna totally upset the new agenda.
Pants on Fire!
By Mark Dent • March 14, 2017
Wayne LaPierre
Wayne LaPierre
stated on February 24, 2017 a speech at CPAC
"According to the FBI, Mexican drug cartels are working with 100,000 street gang members in Chicago alone."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • March 14, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 13, 2017 a listening session on health care
"One-third of the counties — think of it, one-third — only have one insurer left" on the Affordable Care Act exchanges.
True
By Lauren Carroll • March 13, 2017
Keith Ellison
Keith Ellison
stated on March 7, 2017 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
Says President Donald Trump's travel ban could ban Somalis "from getting relief (from famine) through coming to the United States."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • March 13, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 28, 2017 in a Internet rumor
"Babysitter on crystal meth eats 3-month-old baby."  
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • March 13, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 4, 2017 posts on the Internet
"FBI issues Warrant For Obama’s Arrest After Confirming Illegal Trump Tower Wiretap."
Pants on Fire!
By Allison Graves • March 13, 2017
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