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Sheila Bynum-Coleman
Sheila Bynum-Coleman
stated on July 26, 2019 a website post.:
"African Americans are three to four times more likely to be arrested for drug crimes, and nine times more likely to be imprisoned."  
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • August 6, 2019
Turning Point USA
Turning Point USA
stated on July 1, 2019 a Facebook post:
"San Francisco has spent $72.5 million this fiscal year cleaning up human waste and drug paraphernalia" and "there are more drug users on their public needle program than high school graduates."
False
By Daniel Funke • July 16, 2019
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on July 5, 2019 an interview:
"In 2017, we had more marijuana possession arrests in our country than all other violent crimes combined."
True
By Tom Kertscher • July 11, 2019
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on June 11, 2019 a tweet:
"Texas remains one of the most severely impacted states from drug trafficking. Nearly 3,000 Texans died from drug related deaths in 2017 – with half being overdoses involving opioids."
Half-True
By Madlin Mekelburg • June 21, 2019
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stated on May 24, 2019 a Facebook post:
"D.A.R.E. removed cannabis from its list of gateway drugs."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 30, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 22, 2019 a speech at the White House:
"Drug prices are coming down, first time in 51 years because of my administration."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Shefali Luthra • May 22, 2019
Patricia Pike
Patricia Pike
stated on April 11, 2019 a legislative debate:
"Over 30 states passed the legislation to ban powdered alcohol," and Missouri is not one of them
True
By Gaëlle Fournier • May 10, 2019
Cindy O’Laughlin
Cindy O’Laughlin
stated on February 14, 2019 an opinion piece:
"When comparing state by state, the data clearly demonstrates that over 20 other states with (Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs) are still substantially worse off than Missouri in terms of curbing the effects of opioid abuse."
Half-True
By Madison Conte • May 2, 2019
The Partnership for Safe Medicines
The Partnership for Safe Medicines
stated on April 18, 2019 a TV ad:
Florida state senators "are pushing a new government program that allows prescription drugs from China without FDA inspection."
False
By Amy Sherman • April 25, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on April 11, 2019 a panel at the University of Pennsylvania:
"People show up in the emergency room with a sprained ankle, 25 percent get an opioid prescription."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • April 16, 2019
Harry Brown
Harry Brown
stated on April 9, 2019 a committee meeting:
"North Carolina last year was second in the nation in overdose deaths"
False
By Paul Specht • April 11, 2019
Miro Weinberger
Miro Weinberger
stated on April 3, 2019 state of the city speech:
"The public health science is clear that the use of the addiction medicine buprenorphine saves lives whether that use has been prescribed or not."
Mostly True
By Aidan Quigley • April 7, 2019
Jeremiah Samples
Jeremiah Samples
stated on February 28, 2019 testimony before the West Virginia state Senate:
"We have had an increase of 67 percent (in) the number of children taken into state custody since 2014."
Mostly True
By Catherine Harrington, Madison Weaver • April 3, 2019
Matthew Birmingham
Matthew Birmingham
stated on March 16, 2019 a press release:
"Now there is a new threat that we’re seeing up close: the risk of exposure to powerful drugs that can kill in even tiny amounts."
False
By Colin Meyn • March 20, 2019
David Crowley
David Crowley
stated on February 24, 2019 a TV interview:
''Over 40 percent of African-American men in (Milwaukee County) have been going to prison for low-level drug offenses, and I think a hundred times that in the city of Madison."
False
By D.L. Davis • March 19, 2019
Carol Miller
Carol Miller
stated on February 15, 2019 a tweeted video:
"Just two weeks ago, Customs and Border Protection seized enough fentanyl to kill every person in West Virginia 32 times over."
Mostly True
By Catherine Harrington, Madison Weaver • March 6, 2019
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on February 18, 2019 a town hall:
Prescription drugs "are nearly 20 percent of our health care costs now when you include hospital prescription drugs."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • February 22, 2019
Shelley Moore Capito
Shelley Moore Capito
stated on January 22, 2019 a tweet:
"Thanks to successful federal, state, and local efforts, preliminary statistics show opioid overdose deaths are down 8.5% in West Virginia."
Half-True
By Mylana Chico, Rebecca Jerome • February 22, 2019
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stated on January 30, 2019 a post on Facebook:
Says Nancy Pelosi and Beto O’Rourke were photographed with El Chapo.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 6, 2019
Nita Lowey
Nita Lowey
stated on January 7, 2019 a radio interview:
"The facts are, the majority of opioids and all kinds of other things that are connected to the opioids are coming through the point of entry."  
True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 14, 2019
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