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Katie Porter
Katie Porter
stated on September 5, 2018 a campaign ad
Says "Mimi Walters raised taxes on middle-class Californians." 
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • September 7, 2018
Congressional Leadership Fund
Congressional Leadership Fund
stated on August 27, 2018 in a TV ad
"In Augusta, (Jared) Golden voted to let welfare recipients use your tax dollars to buy tattoos, tobacco, alcohol, even lottery tickets."
Mostly False
By Kyra Haas • September 7, 2018
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on August 27, 2018 a TV ad
Says Scott Walker refused federal funds and "Wisconsin families now pay nearly 50% more than Minnesotans for the same health care."
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • September 7, 2018
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on August 29, 2018 a debate between Democratic candidates for governor, at Hofstra University.
"We passed the toughest gun control law in the United States of America, the SAFE Act."
Mostly False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • September 6, 2018
Saundra McDowell
Saundra McDowell
stated on August 20, 2018 remarks on "The Weekend Report"
If Missouri Amendment 1 passes, the auditor's office "could take one district, St. Louis here, and merge it with a district in southwest Missouri, a Republican district, and they don't even have to touch."
Mostly False
By Titus Wu, Sten Spinella • September 5, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 3, 2018 in a tweet
"Two long running, Obama era, investigations of two very popular Republican Congressmen were brought to a well publicized charge, just ahead of the Mid-Terms, by the Jeff Sessions Justice Department."
Mostly False
By John Kruzel • September 4, 2018
JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on August 24, 2018 a TV ad
Says Bruce Rauner is "misquoting newspapers to lie about J.B. Pritzker."
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • September 2, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 21, 2018 a rally in Charleston, W.Va.
"A few months ago, it hit where West Virginia is, on a per capita basis, one of the most successful (gross domestic product) states in our union."
Mostly False
By Warren Sterling • August 31, 2018
YourNewsWire.com
YourNewsWire.com
stated on August 21, 2018 in a blog post
"California lawmakers are planning to push free abortion pills on all students across the state as part of a ‘super progressive’ new policy."
Mostly False
By Kyra Haas • August 30, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 22, 2018 a tweet
Says the "South African Government is now seizing land from white farmers" and alleges a "large scale killing of farmers" in the country.
Mostly False
By Katie Akin • August 24, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on August 23, 2018 a blog post
"NASA says an asteroid bigger than a football pitch is heading towards Earth."
Mostly False
By Lucia Geng • August 24, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 21, 2018
"I want clean air. I want crystal clean water. And we’ve got it. We’ve got the cleanest country in the planet right now."
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • August 23, 2018
Brad Schimel
Brad Schimel
stated on August 12, 2018 a video
"We need an ID" to "buy a beer."  
Mostly False
August 22, 2018
Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel
stated on August 19, 2018 California
"California is proposing to legislate what drinks restaurants can serve your kids, only giving two options: milk or water."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • August 21, 2018
Defend Arizona
Defend Arizona
stated on August 11, 2018 an ad
Says Kelli Ward "called for restraint in fighting terrorism."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • August 21, 2018
AmericanJournalReview.com
AmericanJournalReview.com
stated on August 8, 2018 an article
"Red Alert: Major Signs of Voter Fraud Uncovered In Ohio."  
Mostly False
By Lucia Geng • August 20, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on August 9, 2018 a blog post
"Science says that being single will kill you faster than obesity."
Mostly False
By Katie Akin • August 20, 2018
Patriot News Alerts
Patriot News Alerts
stated on August 14, 2018 a web post
"U.S. government reports record tax haul after Trump tax cuts spur economic growth."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 17, 2018
Martha McSally
Martha McSally
stated on August 14, 2018 a campaign ad
Says "former Democrat Kelli Ward attacked President Trump's plans to crack down on illegal immigration, saying Trump was making a mistake."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • August 16, 2018
Dean Heller
Dean Heller
stated on June 26, 2018 a press release
Says Jacky Rosen "skipped work ... at the expense of veterans" to "attend a publicity stunt."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • August 16, 2018
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