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Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on January 26, 2020 a Fox News town hall in Des Moines
"More than 80% of Republicans think we ought to at least be doing universal background checks." 
True
By Amy Sherman • January 29, 2020
Jay Sekulow
Jay Sekulow
stated on January 22, 2020 the Senate impeachment trial
Says President Donald Trump’s hold on Ukraine aid was like when "the Obama administration withheld $585 million of promised aid to Egypt in 2013 ... (and within the  fiscal year) they didn't have to disclose the halt to anyone."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • January 28, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 27, 2020 a tweet
"The Democrat controlled House never even asked John Bolton to testify."
False
By Bill McCarthy • January 27, 2020
Andrew Yang
Andrew Yang
stated on January 23, 2020 a town hall in Muscatine, Iowa
"Right now 5% of Americans donate to candidates." 
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • January 24, 2020
Paul Maner
Paul Maner
stated on January 20, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Jordan Davis, son of Georgia Congresswoman Lucy McBath, was killed in "a drug deal gone bad."
Pants on Fire!
January 24, 2020
Pat Cipollone
Pat Cipollone
stated on January 21, 2020 remarks in the Senate impeachment trial
"Not even (House Intelligence Chairman Adam) Schiff’s Republican colleagues were allowed into the SCIF" during the House impeachment investigation.
False
By Louis Jacobson • January 21, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 14, 2020 a campaign speech
Says Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani "was a designated terrorist by President Obama, who didn't do anything about it."  
Mostly True
January 16, 2020
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on January 14, 2020 a debate
"Look at the men on this stage. Collectively, they have lost 10 elections. The only people on this stage who have won every single election that they’ve been in are the women, Amy and me."
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 8, 2020 a White House address
"The American military has been completely rebuilt under my administration at a cost of $2.5 trillion."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • January 10, 2020
Islamic Republic News Agency
Islamic Republic News Agency
stated on January 7, 2020 a tweet
Says photo shows U.S. planes on fire after Iranian missile strikes in Iraq.
False
By Miriam Valverde • January 9, 2020
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on January 7, 2020 newsletter from the Bernie Sanders campaign
"In 2018, Biden lauded Paul Ryan for proposing cuts to Social Security and Medicare."
False
By Amy Sherman • January 9, 2020
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on January 3, 2020 a tweet
Says Qassem Soleimani "assisted in the clandestine travel to Afghanistan of 10 of the 12 terrorists who carried out the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States."
False
By Miriam Valverde • January 7, 2020
Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley
stated on January 6, 2020 an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity
Says the Democratic leadership and presidential candidates "are mourning the loss of (Qassem) Soleimani"
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • January 7, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on January 3, 2020 a brief interview
Says he did not tell former President Barack Obama "don’t go" after Osama bin Laden
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • January 6, 2020
Mike Pompeo
Mike Pompeo
stated on January 5, 2020 an appearance on Fox News
"President Trump didn't say he'd go after a cultural site."
False
By Bill McCarthy • January 6, 2020
Mooncult
Mooncult
stated on January 1, 2020 a twitter video
A video shows Joe Biden making a racist comment.
False
By Amy Sherman, Daniel Funke • January 3, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on December 19, 2019 a Democratic primary debate in Los Angeles
"You have to have congressional authority" to close Guantanamo Bay prison.  
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • December 20, 2019
Andrew Yang
Andrew Yang
stated on December 20, 2019 a Democratic presidential primary debate
"They banned face masks in Hong Kong. Why? Because they have AI technology that now is using facial recognition to identify protesters if they so much as do anything on the street, so they can follow up with them and detain them later."
Half-True
By Bill McCarthy • December 20, 2019
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on December 20, 2019 the sixth Democratic presidential debate
Says Pete Buttigieg ran statewide in Indiana and "lost by 20 points."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • December 20, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on December 19, 2019 the Democratic debate in Los Angeles
Real wages "went up last year 1.1%."
True
By Jon Greenberg • December 20, 2019
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