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Sid Miller
stated on November 27, 2016 a Facebook post of photo and caption on Miller's fan page:

Says actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson wore a T-shirt stating: "We Stand for the flag, we kneel for the fallen."

False

By Fauzeya Rahman • December 7, 2016

X posts
stated on December 6, 2016 tweets:

In Wisconsin, "300,000 voters were turned away by the state’s strict voter ID law" in the 2016 presidential election.

False

By Tom Kertscher • December 7, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on December 6, 2016 a tweet:

"Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of control, more than $4 billion. Cancel order!"

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • December 6, 2016

Annie's List
stated on November 30, 2016 a press release:

Even "though men comprise 49% of the population, they hold 80% of the lawmaking power in the Legislature (144 of 181 seats)."

True

By Bobby Cervantes • December 6, 2016

Roger Williams
stated on November 16, 2016 an interview with McClatchy's Washington bureau:

"NAFTA allows a lot of trucks from Mexico, for example, to leave there and ... drive straight through without even being inspected."

Mostly False

By W. Gardner Selby • December 5, 2016

Bloggers
stated on October 9, 2015 social media posts, blogs:

Latina who enthusiastically supported Donald Trump on stage in Las Vegas in October 2015 has been deported.

Pants on Fire!

By Miriam Valverde • December 5, 2016

Terry McAuliffe
stated on November 30, 2016 a radio interview.:

"We would be just like North Carolina with HB2-like (transgender bathroom) legislation. It actually passed our chamber and I vetoed it."

Mostly False

By Warren Fiske • December 5, 2016

Rick Scott
stated on November 30, 2016 an op-ed in USA Today:

Obamacare "was invented by liberal academic theorists."

Mostly False

By Amy Sherman • December 5, 2016

Heather McGhee
stated on December 4, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press":

"Less than half" of jobs at the Carrier manufacturing plant in Indiana "are actually staying."

Half-True

By Allison Graves • December 4, 2016

Mike Pence
stated on December 4, 2016 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

Says Donald Trump "won more counties than any candidate on our side since Ronald Reagan."

Mostly True

By Louis Jacobson • December 4, 2016

Sheri Gallo
stated on November 29, 2016 a mailer to voters:

Alison Alter "got an F in attendance in 2016" as an Austin parks board member "and was removed by a unanimous vote of the Austin City Council."

Pants on Fire!

By Nolan Hicks • December 3, 2016

Andrew Cuomo
stated on November 16, 2016 a speech in Fishkill, NY:

"We spend less than 2 percent more every year. That is the lowest increase in spending since they have been keeping numbers."

True

By Dan Clark • December 2, 2016

Gavin Newsom
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention:

Says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "advocated diverting taxpayer dollars to so-called conversion therapy."

Half-True

By Chris Nichols • December 2, 2016

Sean Duffy
stated on November 17, 2016 an interview:

"Black Lives Matter, who are attacking law enforcement officers" -- Barack Obama "had them to the White House."

Mostly False

By Tom Kertscher • December 2, 2016

Bloggers
stated on November 29, 2016 Townhall.com :

Hillary Clinton in 2005 co-sponsored legislation that would jail flag burners.

True

By Jim Tharpe • December 2, 2016

Christine Radogno
stated on November 14, 2016 a press conference:

We (in Illinois) have the fifth-highest tax burden in the country.

Mostly True

By Madeleine Doubek • December 2, 2016

Dan Patrick
stated on November 29, 2016 a press release:

"Texans pay the sixth-highest property tax in the nation."

Mostly True

By W. Gardner Selby • December 1, 2016

Bloggers
stated on November 25, 2016 posts on the Internet:

Lady Gaga announced she would cover her face "until Trump gets fired from office."

Pants on Fire!

By Joshua Gillin • December 1, 2016

Bill de Blasio
stated on November 18, 2016 a WNYC interview:

On Donald Trump’s plan to cut federal funding to sanctuary cities, "because of a decision by the Supreme Court, no president's in a position to cut off funding across the board. It has to be very specific to the matter at hand."

Mostly True

By Miriam Valverde • December 1, 2016

Bloggers
stated on November 24, 2016 posts on the Internet:

CNN accidentally aired 30 minutes of pornography in Boston on Thanksgiving night.

False

By Joshua Gillin • November 29, 2016

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