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Danielle Nierenberg
Danielle Nierenberg
stated on January 9, 2017 a tweet
"Tanzania farmers face 12 years in prison for trading seeds thanks to foreign aid."
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • February 10, 2017
Joe Sanfelippo
Joe Sanfelippo
stated on February 1, 2017 an online video
"Over 39% of violent criminals return to prison following their release."  
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • February 10, 2017
Richard Durbin
Richard Durbin
stated on February 1, 2017 a interview on Morning Joe
Says President Barack Obama’s nominees met a standard of 60 votes, "a standard that was met by Elena Kagan as well as Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama's choices."
Half-True
By Kevin Hoffman • February 10, 2017
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 5, 2017 an interview on CNN
Says former President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominations "required 60 votes."
Half-True
By Gabrielle Healy • February 9, 2017
Richard Corcoran
Richard Corcoran
stated on February 6, 2017 a tweet
"Spending more taxpayer money on VISIT FL (or less) has not demonstrated a direct impact on tourism."
Half-True
By Allison Graves • February 9, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on January 30, 2017 a headline
Says "President Trump makes English the official language of the United States!"
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • February 9, 2017
True Pundit
True Pundit
stated on February 8, 2017 a web post
Says a video shows "Coretta Scott King thanking Jeff Sessions for Rosa Parks library."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • February 9, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 9, 2017 a tweet
Says CNN’s Chris Cuomo "never asked" Sen. Richard Blumenthal about Blumenthal's misstatements on his own service in Vietnam.
False
By Jon Greenberg • February 9, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on January 30, 2017 a blog post
Says President Donald Trump "signs a visa-free travel policy" for Ghana and Malawi.  
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • February 9, 2017
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on January 25, 2017 an interview
In the United States, "we tax our exports and don't tax our imports."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • February 9, 2017
Social Media
Social Media
stated on February 1, 2017 tweets
Says Melania Trump’s security detail at Trump Tower costs more than the annual budget for the National Endowment for the Arts.
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • February 8, 2017
Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen
stated on February 8, 2017 a CNN interview
"Back when Ted Cruz called Mitch McConnell a liar on the floor of the Senate floor, nobody invoked Rule 19 to censor him."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • February 8, 2017
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on February 2, 2017 a Senate floor speech
Says ExxonMobil "fought to kill" a rule requiring oil and mining companies to disclose payments made to foreign governments.
True
By Jon Greenberg • February 8, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 7, 2017 a meeting with sheriffs in the White House
"The murder rate in our country is the highest it’s been in 47 years."
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 8, 2017
Chad Mayes
Chad Mayes
stated on January 17, 2017 a speech.
"Legislators themselves cannot afford to buy housing in California."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • February 8, 2017
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 6, 2017 an interview
Says Republicans are "organizing to take people’s health care away."
Mostly False
By Jonathan Anderson • February 8, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 6, 2017 remarks at U.S. Central Command in Tampa
"I have already saved more than $700 million when I got involved in the negotiation on the F-35."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • February 7, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 2, 2017 a Facebook post
"Smart! 'Kuwait issues its own Trump-esque visa ban for five Muslim-majority countries.' "
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 7, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on January 31, 2017 Internet posts
Says President Donald Trump’s "executive order leads to capture of ISIS leader, Rasheed Muhammad."
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • February 7, 2017
Seth Moulton
Seth Moulton
stated on January 31, 2017 a CNN interview
"ISIS is already using the rhetoric from the Trump administration, the text of this executive order, to incite attacks against us and to recruit more terrorists to their side."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • February 7, 2017
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