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Dan Forest
Dan Forest
stated on March 6, 2017 a press conference in Texas
Says HB2 has hurt North Carolina’s economy by "one-tenth of 1 percent of our annual GDP."
True
By Will Doran • March 7, 2017
Janet Cruz
Janet Cruz
stated on March 7, 2017 a speech
"Florida pays our teachers $10,000 a year less than the national average."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • March 7, 2017
Social Media
Social Media
stated on March 6, 2017 social media posts
"It's important to pay attention to the Russian spy drama, but let's not ignore the fact that the following (10) bills have been introduced" in the House.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 7, 2017 a tweet
"122 vicious prisoners, released by the Obama Administration from Gitmo, have returned to the battlefield."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • March 7, 2017
UndergroundNewsReport.com
UndergroundNewsReport.com
stated on March 1, 2017 an Internet post
Says Whoopi Goldberg said the widow of a Navy SEAL was "looking for attention."
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • March 7, 2017
Resistance Report
Resistance Report
stated on March 2, 2017 a website posting
Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "threatens citizens with arrest if they continue asking for a town hall."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • March 7, 2017
UndergroundNewsReport.com
UndergroundNewsReport.com
stated on February 28, 2017 an Internet post
"Man pardoned by Obama three months ago arrested for murder."
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • March 6, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 8, 2015 Internet posts
Says former president Jimmy Carter said, "Medical marijuana cured my cancer."
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • March 6, 2017
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on March 1, 2017 remarks at a student rally for the Orthodox Union
"I’ve given the religious schools in my budget more money than ever before in history."
True
By Dan Clark • March 6, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 15, 2016 Internet posts
"300,000 pounds of rat meat sold as chicken wings across America."
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • March 6, 2017
Jeff Stone
Jeff Stone
stated on February 21, 2017 a press release
"Since the passage of Proposition 47 by voters in 2014 and the signing of AB 109 in 2011, violent crime has been on the rise in California, up 12 percent in 2015 statewide according to the FBI."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • March 6, 2017
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
stated on March 5, 2017 an interview on ABC's "This Week"
"Everybody acts like President Trump is the one that came up with this idea. ... There are multiple news outlets that have reported" former President Barack Obama ordered wiretapping on Trump.
False
By Allison Graves • March 5, 2017
Sean Ryan
Sean Ryan
stated on March 1, 2017 a press conference
"Just last year, over 5,000 refugees came to New York state, and 94 percent settled outside of New York City."
True
By Dan Clark • March 4, 2017
TheSeattleTribune.com
TheSeattleTribune.com
stated on February 26, 2017 a headline
"Trump’s Android device believed to be source of recent White House leaks."
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • March 3, 2017
Eric Greitens
Eric Greitens
stated on January 17, 2017 State of the State address
"Three of the 11 most violent cities in the U.S. are in Missouri — St. Louis, Kansas City, and Springfield."
Half-True
By Allison Colburn • March 3, 2017
Shenggen Fan
Shenggen Fan
stated on March 2, 2017 a panel discussion in Washington, D.C.
Every dollar of foreign aid for agricultural research "will bring $4 in trade with the countries and the United States ... generating employment back in the U.S."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • March 3, 2017
Kathleen Vinehout
Kathleen Vinehout
stated on February 24, 2017 an interview
Wisconsin children are crossing "condemned bridges in the middle of the winter to get to the school bus."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • March 3, 2017
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on March 2, 2017 an interview on ABC's "This Week"
"We've repealed regulations for the first time in 20 years using the Congressional Review Act -- three regulations that were going to cost the economy hundreds of millions of dollars and tens of thousands of jobs."
Half-True
By Gabrielle Healy • March 2, 2017
Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill
stated on March 2, 2017 a tweet
"I’ve been on the Armed Services (Committee) for 10 years. No call or meeting w/ Russian ambassador. Ever."
False
By Lauren Carroll • March 2, 2017
Susana Mendoza
Susana Mendoza
stated on February 19, 2017 a press release
"The various offices of state government have purchased more than $11 million in vehicles, not counting leases, for use from the Governor on down during the last two years."
Mostly True
By Kevin Hoffman • March 2, 2017
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