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Doug Collins
Doug Collins
stated on December 18, 2019 an opening statement to the House of Representatives
"In November 2019, Speaker Pelosi said it would be ‘dangerous’ to leave it to voters to determine whether President Trump stays in office."
False
By Daniel Funke • December 19, 2019
Barry Loudermilk
Barry Loudermilk
stated on December 18, 2019 remarks on the House floor
"When Jesus was falsely accused of treason, Pontius Pilate gave Jesus the opportunity to face his accusers. During that sham trial, Pontius Pilate afforded more rights to Jesus than the Democrats have afforded this president in this process."
False
December 19, 2019
Jim Himes
Jim Himes
stated on December 18, 2019 in an impeachment debate
Says President Donald Trump "has not given this Congress a single email, phone record or document."
Mostly True
By Bill McCarthy • December 19, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on December 13, 2019 a rally in San Antonio, Texas.
"I (found) the Republican votes for the Recovery Act, Obamacare, help us from falling into a Great Depression."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • December 18, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on December 8, 2019 an interview with Axios
Delaware has the "eighth-largest black population in the country"
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • December 16, 2019
Ilhan Omar
Ilhan Omar
stated on December 1, 2019 an interview
The U.S. spends "57 cents on the dollar on defense."
False
December 13, 2019
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on December 10, 2019 a policy white paper
"Roughly one in four fish eaten in the United States was caught here and sent to Asia for processing before being re-imported for American consumers."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • December 13, 2019
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on December 9, 2019 an interview published by The Root
Says that in South Bend, Ind., the "black poverty fell by more than half on my watch."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • December 12, 2019
William Barr
William Barr
stated on December 9, 2019 a statement
"The Inspector General’s report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • December 11, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 3, 2019 a press conference
Says House Intelligence Chair Adam Schiff "made up the conversation. He lied. If he didn't do that in the halls of Congress, he'd be thrown in jail. He did it in the halls of Congress, he's given immunity."
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 5, 2019
John Kennedy
John Kennedy
stated on December 1, 2019 an interview on NBC's Meet the Press
Says former Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko "actively worked for Secretary Clinton."
False
By Jon Greenberg • December 4, 2019
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on November 17, 2019 a speech
"No other city in America did what (New York) did. We reduced murders by 50%, reduced police shootings to historic lows, reduced the number of people incarcerated by nearly 40%."
Mostly True
December 2, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 15, 2019 a Facebook post
Says ABC 7 reported the Santa Clarita high school shooting "3 weeks in advance."
Pants on Fire!
By Miriam Valverde • November 26, 2019
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on November 20, 2019 a debate
"Today in America — a new study came out — 20 years out, whites who borrowed money, 94% of them have paid off their student loan debt; 5% of African Americans have paid it off."
Mostly False
November 21, 2019
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on November 20, 2019 Democratic primary debate in Atlanta
"The president had to confess in writing, in court to illegally diverting charitable contributions that were supposed to go to veterans."
False
By Miriam Valverde • November 21, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on November 13, 2019 a Facebook ad
"In America, there is a father who is holding down two jobs and paying more taxes than the richest 400 families in America."
Mostly False
November 21, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 15, 2019 an interview with Dan Bongino
"They never thought ... that I was going to release that call and I really had no choice because Adam Schiff made up a call."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • November 19, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 14, 2019 a Facebook ad
"Nancy Pelosi, Adam Schiff, and the rest of the corrupt Democrats made a promise to their crazy left-wing base that they would impeach me even BEFORE I took office."
False
November 19, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 15, 2019 a tweet
"Everywhere Marie Yovanovitch went turned bad," including Somalia and Ukraine. 
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • November 15, 2019
Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson
stated on November 7, 2019 Tucker Carlson Tonight
Says Marie Yovanovitch was "dishonest" when she claimed under oath that she never personally responded to an email from a Democratic staffer. But "in fact, it turns out that she did respond."
False
By Miriam Valverde • November 15, 2019
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