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Alyssa Milano
Alyssa Milano
stated on November 5, 2017 a tweet:
"There are no background checks on long guns (AR15s) in Texas."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • November 6, 2017
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on October 4, 2017 a Facebook post:
"People who die from a home invasion make up a sad but minuscule .04% of all gun murders in the U.S. And over a third of them are killed by their own gun that the criminal has either stolen or wrestled from them."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • October 25, 2017
Breitbart
Breitbart
stated on October 17, 2017 a news article:
An undocumented immigrant "was arrested on suspicion of arson in (the) Wine Country fires that have killed at least 40 residents."
False
By Chris Nichols • October 20, 2017
Matt Gaetz
Matt Gaetz
stated on August 18, 2017 a newsletter:
"As of 2014, illegal aliens made up roughly 3.5 percent of our population, and committed over 10 percent of all murders."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • August 30, 2017
Senate Leadership Fund
Senate Leadership Fund
stated on August 22, 2017 in an ad:
Says Kelli Ward hosted a town hall on "chemtrail conspiracy theories" and is open to sponsoring chemtrails legislation.
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • August 25, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 22, 2017 a rally:
"There aren't too many people outside protesting" his speech at the Phoenix Convention Center.
False
By Miriam Valverde • August 23, 2017
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on August 15, 2017 Press release:
House Bill 330 "grants immunity from liability to motorists who strike protesters."
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • August 16, 2017
Rick Kriseman
Rick Kriseman
stated on July 23, 2017 posts on Twitter and Facebook:
There were 2,761 auto thefts in 2006 under Rick Baker and 1,095 auto thefts in 2016.
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • July 27, 2017
Principled PAC
Principled PAC
stated on June 18, 2017 an ad:
"The same unhinged leftists cheering last week's shooting are all backing Jon Ossoff." 
Pants on Fire!
By John Kruzel • June 19, 2017
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
stated on May 19, 2017 a press release supporting the Back The Blue Act of 2017:
"Last year was one of the deadliest years ever for law enforcement officers."
False
By Will Doran • May 23, 2017
Judy Chu
Judy Chu
stated on May 4, 2017 a press release:
The GOP health bill "would once again allow being a rape or domestic violence victim to be a pre-existing condition."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • May 9, 2017
Viral image
Viral image
stated on April 20, 2017 posts on social media:
"After prohibition ended, police deaths didn't reach 200 a year again until the year Nixon declared war on drugs."
Mostly False
By Will Doran • April 24, 2017
Richard Burr
Richard Burr
stated on April 18, 2017 a speech in Youngsville, NC:
"The pace of missile development between (Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un) has increased the testing about twenty-fold."
Mostly True
By Will Doran • April 24, 2017
Greg Murphy
Greg Murphy
stated on April 10, 2017 a speech:
"Every day, four North Carolinians die from a medication or drug overdose."
Mostly True
By Will Doran • April 13, 2017
Bruce Kraus
Bruce Kraus
stated on March 22, 2017 an interview with The Incline:
"Data shows that vehicle break-in is the No. 1 crime in the city, but also the No. 1 crime in the South Side Flats, and it’s closely followed by assault."
False
By MJ Slaby • April 11, 2017
Kathleen Vinehout
Kathleen Vinehout
stated on February 24, 2017 an interview:
Wisconsin children are crossing "condemned bridges in the middle of the winter to get to the school bus."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • March 3, 2017
Dan Forest
Dan Forest
stated on February 14, 2017 a written statement:
"If Governor Cooper's proposed bill for repealing HB2 becomes law, it will create a state-sanctioned 'Look But Don't Touch' policy in our bathrooms."
Pants on Fire!
By Will Doran • February 17, 2017
Sylvia Garcia
Sylvia Garcia
stated on January 5, 2017 a press release:
Says that in Texas, it’s "already illegal to enter a bathroom to harm someone."
Half-True
By Bobby Cervantes • February 1, 2017
Betsy DeVos
Betsy DeVos
stated on January 17, 2017 her Senate confirmation hearing:
"I would imagine that there's probably a gun in the school (in Wapiti, Wyo.) to protect from potential grizzlies."
False
By Lauren Carroll • January 18, 2017
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 19, 2016 the third 2016 presidential debate:
"We have 33,000 people a year who die from guns."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2016
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