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Luke Messer
Luke Messer
stated on January 5, 2017 a CNN story
"By funding the authorization that’s already happened a decade ago (in the Secure Fence Act of 2006), we could start the process of meeting Mr. Trump’s campaign pledge to secure the border."
True
By Miriam Valverde • January 17, 2017
Sam Johnson
Sam Johnson
stated on December 10, 2016 a Facebook post
"Social Security is in trouble (it’s going bankrupt by 2034)."
Half-True
By Dylan Baddour • January 17, 2017
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 5, 2017 a tweet
The federal government is prohibited "from negotiating lower prescription drug prices for our senior citizens."
True
By Tom Kertscher • January 17, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 14, 2017 a tweet
Says Georgia’s 5th congressional district, represented by John Lewis, is "in horrible shape and falling apart (not to mention crime infested)."
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • January 15, 2017
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on January 15, 2017 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
"The vast majority of people that got insurance under President Obama's Obamacare, the Affordable Care Act, got it through Medicaid."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • January 15, 2017
Sheri Dillon
Sheri Dillon
stated on January 11, 2017 a press conference at Trump Tower
"Paying for a hotel room is not a gift or a present and it has nothing to do with an office. It's not an emolument." 
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • January 13, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on January 2, 2017 a headline
Says "Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is resigning from the post of associate justice of the Supreme Court."
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • January 13, 2017
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 10, 2017 In a speech
Wisconsin property taxes, as a percentage of personal income, "are the lowest that they've been since the end of World War II."
True
By Tom Kertscher • January 13, 2017
Keith Ellison
Keith Ellison
stated on January 5, 2017 a tweet
"House GOP rules package bars CBO from counting spikes in deficit spending spurred by an ACA repeal."
False
By Louis Jacobson • January 12, 2017
Rex Tillerson
Rex Tillerson
stated on January 11, 2017 a Senate confirmation hearing
"I have never lobbied against sanctions personally... to my knowledge, Exxon never directly lobbied against sanctions.  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • January 12, 2017
The Other 98%
The Other 98%
stated on January 9, 2017 a viral image
"The same 3 senators who have spent the last 3 years s------- themselves over ‘Benghazi!’ just introduced a bill to reduce embassy security by 50 percent."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 12, 2017
Robert Astorino
Robert Astorino
stated on January 10, 2017 a press release
"I have never once raised the county tax levy -- not for seven straight years."
True
By Dan Clark • January 11, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 11, 2017 a press conference
Americans don't "care at all" about Donald Trump's tax returns.
False
By Joshua Gillin • January 11, 2017
Nick Seymour
Nick Seymour
stated on January 7, 2017 an op-ed
Tuberculosis recently passed "HIV/AIDS as the leading infectious killer globally."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • January 11, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 11, 2017 a press conference at Trump Tower
The Russians "tried to hack the Republican National Committee, and they were unable to break through." 
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • January 11, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 21, 2016 a headline
"Chinese restaurant in Coral Springs, Fla., busted for selling dog meat to VIP customers."
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • January 11, 2017
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on January 8, 2017 an interview
Says Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta’s email password was "password."
False
By Tom Kertscher • January 11, 2017
Richard Durbin
Richard Durbin
stated on January 10, 2017 Sessions' Senate confirmation hearing for attorney general
Of Sen. Jeff Sessions, "you've objected to immigrants volunteering to serve in our armed forces, saying, 'In terms of who's going to be most likely to be a spy, somebody from Cullman, Ala., or somebody from Kenya?'"
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • January 10, 2017
Dawnna Dukes
Dawnna Dukes
stated on January 10, 2017 the Texas House
On resigning her Texas House seat.
Full Flop
By W. Gardner Selby • January 10, 2017
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on January 9, 2017 an op-ed on FoxNews.com
"About 8 out of 10 favor changing Obamacare significantly or replacing it altogether."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 10, 2017
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