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Realtime Politics
Realtime Politics
stated on December 11, 2016:
"Democrats Filing TREASON Charges Against Trump, McConnell, Giuliani, & Comey."
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 15, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 13, 2016 a speech:
America’s federal business tax rate is the highest "in the world."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • December 15, 2016
Freedom Daily
Freedom Daily
stated on December 9, 2016 a headline:
"Obama-Led U.N. Has Just Made It Official, U.S. To Immediately Pay Blacks 'Reparations'."  
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • December 15, 2016
Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Villaraigosa
stated on December 8, 2016 an op-ed :
"California is once again the sixth-largest economy in the world. If you add the GDP’s of Washington and Oregon, California would surpass the United Kingdom to become the fifth-largest economy in the world."  
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • December 15, 2016
Food & Water Watch
Food & Water Watch
stated on December 10, 2016 a campaign letter:
Says Rex Tillerson "sued to keep a fracking project out of his backyard."
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • December 14, 2016
New Century Times
New Century Times
stated on December 9, 2016 a web post:
"Republicans Looking To Cut Social Security As Much As 50 percent Immediately."
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 14, 2016
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 12, 2016 a Facebook post:
"House Democrats strike to implement Sharia law!!"
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • December 14, 2016
Conservative Tribune
Conservative Tribune
stated on December 2, 2016 a web post:
"Before Leaving, Obama Enacts Rules to Take $3,000 From EVERY American."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • December 14, 2016
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on October 14, 2016 a debate:
Under Obamacare, "premiums have doubled and tripled" in Wisconsin.
Mostly True
By Eric Litke • December 13, 2016
Turning Point USA
Turning Point USA
stated on December 8, 2016 a Facebook post:
Says U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi said, "Employers cutting hours is a good thing. It then gives that person time to pursue their dreams and passions."
False
By Joshua Gillin • December 12, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 11, 2016 an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
"We had a massive landslide victory, as you know, in the Electoral College."
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 12, 2016
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on December 2, 2016 a press release:
More than two months ago President Barack Obama signed a bill for more than $1 billion in Zika funding, but "the federal government has still only committed $7 million" to help Florida.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • December 12, 2016
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on December 2, 2016 a radio interview.:
"We adopted the modern Social Security system at a time when the average person died before they were old enough to get Social Security."
True
By Warren Fiske • December 12, 2016
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on December 11, 2016 comments on "Meet the Press":
"There's been no conclusive or specific report to say" Russia was trying to muddy the election.
False
By Jon Greenberg • December 11, 2016
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on December 1, 2016 an interview:
Wisconsin has only one county, Dane, "that's hand counting the votes" in the 2016 presidential recount.  
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • December 9, 2016
Uber
Uber
stated on November 28, 2016 an online petition and in a press release:
A recent study found "that cities where Uber operates have 3.6%-5.6% fewer drunk driving deaths than cities without access to ridesharing."
Half-True
By Dan Clark • December 9, 2016
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on November 18, 2016 an interview:
Says Donald Trump "thinks stop-and-frisk is fine."
True
By Tom Kertscher • December 9, 2016
Sheri Gallo
Sheri Gallo
stated on November 29, 2016 a mailer spotted by an Austin voter:
Alison Alter "has exploited a campaign finance loophole to obtain over $64,000 in public dollars to fund her campaign."
Half-True
By Nolan Hicks • December 8, 2016
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 1, 2016 an MRCTV post:
"More than two-thirds of the aliens the Obama administration has brought to the United States under the president's Central American Minors program weren’t actually minors at all."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • December 7, 2016
Winning Democrats
Winning Democrats
stated on December 1, 2016 an article:
"Trump’s Health Secretary Pick Wants a Medicare Phaseout by Summer 2017."
False
By Allison Graves • December 7, 2016
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