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Carl Heastie
stated on October 24, 2016 an article from WBFO:

Since the salary for state lawmakers was raised to $79,500, "that purchasing power has now been reduced to $53,000."

Mostly True

By Dan Clark • November 18, 2016

Reince Priebus
stated on November 14, 2016 an MSNBC interview:

"President-elect Trump's immigration policies are very similar to policies that are sitting right in the Senate and the House today to temporarily suspend immigration from countries that harbor terrorism, to temporarily suspend immigration from Syria until we get better vetting."

Mostly True

By Miriam Valverde • November 18, 2016

Bloggers
stated on November 14, 2016 an article on InfoWars:

"Report: 3 million votes in presidential election cast by illegal aliens."

False

By Allison Graves • November 18, 2016

Howard Dean
stated on November 15, 2016 an interview:

Says Scott Walker left college "under an ethical cloud for having tried to fix" the election for student body president.

False

By Tom Kertscher • November 18, 2016

Rand Paul
stated on November 15, 2016 a column on rare.us:

Says John Bolton supported the Iraq War and said last year that "I still think the decision to overthrow Saddam was correct."

True

By Louis Jacobson • November 17, 2016

Bloggers
stated on November 11, 2016 a post on the Internet:

"Donald Trump Protester Speaks Out: 'I Was Paid $3,500 To Protest Trump's Rally.' "

Pants on Fire!

By Louis Jacobson • November 17, 2016

Sid Miller
stated on November 10, 2016 a Facebook post:

Texas A&M University - Commerce "offers counseling, safe spaces for students who are afraid of President-elect Trump."

Half-True

By Dylan Baddour • November 17, 2016

Paul Ryan
stated on November 9, 2016 a news conference:

Obamacare "is not a popular law."

Mostly True

By Tom Kertscher • November 17, 2016

Donna Howard
stated on September 19, 2016 a commentary in the Austin American-Statesman:

"Thirty-one percent of school districts are still receiving less funding per pupil than they did prior to the dramatic budget cuts of 2011."

Mostly True

By W. Gardner Selby • November 16, 2016

Gavin Newsom
stated on November 9, 2016 a press conference.:

California has seen a "56 percent decline in the gun murder rate" since the 1990s.

Mostly True

By Chris Nichols • November 16, 2016

Rudy Giuliani
stated on November 13, 2016 CNN's "State of the Union":

Financial conflict-of-interest "laws don't apply to the president, right? So, the president doesn't have to have a blind trust."

True

By Lauren Carroll • November 16, 2016

AmericanPoliticNews
stated on November 15, 2016 Internet sites:

Says Denzel Washington supports Donald Trump and speaks out against Barack Obama.

Pants on Fire!

By Allison Graves • November 16, 2016

Various media reports 2
stated on November 10, 2016 news media reports:

Newt Gingrich has been a proponent of selecting a president by popular vote instead of the Electoral College.

True

By Ariella Phillips, Jim Tharpe • November 16, 2016

Paul Ryan
stated on September 26, 2016 a tweet:

"America’s tax code hasn’t been updated in 30 years."

Mostly False

By Cara Lombardo • November 16, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on November 13, 2016 a 60 Minutes interview:

Says there are "probably 2 million, it could be even 3 million" criminal immigrants in the country illegally.

Half-True

By Miriam Valverde • November 15, 2016

Political Insider
stated on November 15, 2016 a post on their website:

A picture shows former President Bill Clinton naked with another woman.

Pants on Fire!

By Aaron Sharockman • November 15, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on November 13, 2016 a tweet:

"The @nytimes sent a letter to their subscribers apologizing for their BAD coverage of me."

False

By Lauren Carroll • November 15, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on November 13, 2016 a tweet:

"The @nytimes states today that DJT believes ‘more countries should acquire nuclear weapons.’ How dishonest are they. I never said this!"

False

By Lauren Carroll • November 14, 2016

Bloggers
stated on November 12, 2016 web posts:

"Final election 2016 numbers: Trump won" the popular vote.

Pants on Fire!

By Louis Jacobson • November 14, 2016

Pat Robertson
stated on November 8, 2016 a TV broadcast.:

Margaret Sanger "wanted a black Christian leader to be like a Judas goat and lead the blacks to genocide. Remember that? And they picked Martin Luther King as their spokesman."

Pants on Fire!

By Warren Fiske • November 14, 2016

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