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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 21, 2017 remarks at the CIA
"The media ... sort of made it sound like I had a feud with the intelligence community."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • January 22, 2017
Ashley Judd
Ashley Judd
stated on January 21, 2017 a speech at the Women's March.
"Pads and tampons (are) still taxed when Viagra and Rogaine are not." 
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • January 22, 2017
Sean Spicer
Sean Spicer
stated on January 21, 2017 a press conference
"That was the largest audience to witness an inauguration, period."
Pants on Fire!
By Linda Qiu • January 22, 2017
Edward Cox
Edward Cox
stated on January 10, 2017 a press conference
"The exodus of citizens from New York State has been growing."
True
By Dan Clark • January 20, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 20, 2017 a statement on the White House website
"Our Navy has shrunk from more than 500 ships in 1991 to 275 in 2016."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • January 20, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 20, 2017 his inaugural address
"We've made other countries rich while the wealth ... of our country has dissipated over the horizon."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • January 20, 2017
Chad Mayes
Chad Mayes
stated on January 17, 2017 a speech
California has "the highest poverty rate in the nation" when considering the U.S. Census Bureau’s Supplemental Poverty Measure.
True
By Chris Nichols • January 20, 2017
Peter Barca
Peter Barca
stated on January 10, 2017 a news conference
Wisconsin’s middle class is the "most diminished" in the United States.   
False
By Jonathan Anderson • January 20, 2017
Jason Keller
Jason Keller
stated on November 28, 2016 during an Illinois House committee hearing on a workers’ compensation reform bill
"Businesses are leaving Illinois. I think, statistically, that can be proven to be false through the Bureau of Labor Statistics. No net businesses left Illinois."     
False
By Marc Filippino • January 19, 2017
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on January 19, 2017 a speech to business leaders
Says North Carolinians are "already paying for" Medicaid expansion, even though the state hasn’t expanded Medicaid.
Mostly True
By Will Doran • January 19, 2017
Bob Casey
Bob Casey
stated on January 17, 2017 a Senate confirmation hearing for Betsy DeVos.
"[The Foundation for Individual Rights] is the recipient of donations from [DeVos] totaling about 25,000 bucks over four years."
Mostly True
By Anna Orso • January 19, 2017
Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown
stated on January 13, 2017 a letter
The uninsured rate in California reached "a historic low of 7.4 percent in 2016."
True
By Chris Nichols • January 19, 2017
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on December 8, 2016 an appearance on Fox News
"In the last decade, 73% of new jobs (in Wisconsin) have come from Madison."  
False
By Eric Litke • January 19, 2017
The Other 98%
The Other 98%
stated on January 17, 2017 a viral image on the Internet
Thirteen Democratic senators "voted against cheaper medicines" and took millions from "big pharma since 2011."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 18, 2017
Betsy DeVos
Betsy DeVos
stated on January 17, 2017 her Senate confirmation hearing
"I would imagine that there's probably a gun in the school (in Wapiti, Wyo.) to protect from potential grizzlies."
False
By Lauren Carroll • January 18, 2017
Carlos Guillermo Smith
Carlos Guillermo Smith
stated on January 10, 2017 a press conference
"Florida is ranked 50th in the nation for mental health care funding."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • January 18, 2017
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on January 12, 2017 a media briefing
Obamacare "is in what the actuaries call a death spiral."
False
By Eric Litke • January 18, 2017
Mike Fortner
Mike Fortner
stated on November 25, 2016 a op-ed for The State Journal-Register in Springfield
"House Bill 6627 also requires the applicant to attest to their eligibility to vote, as is required by the National Voter Registration Act and used by all other states that have (automatic voter registration)."
True
By Kevin Hoffman • January 17, 2017
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on January 11, 2017 a Senate confirmation hearing
"We give (foreign aid) to developing countries, and 70 percent of it's stolen off the top."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • January 17, 2017
John Lewis
John Lewis
stated on January 14, 2017 an interview with NBC's 'Meet the Press'
The inauguration of Donald Trump "will be the first one that I miss since I've been in Congress."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • January 17, 2017
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