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Don Blankenship
Don Blankenship
stated on December 3, 2017 a campaign ad
Says "Obama’s deadliest cover-up (in an explosion that killed 29 miners) has been uncovered" by internal government documents.  
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • December 11, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 8, 2017 a fake news website
"Roy Moore’s accuser arrested and charged with falsification."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • December 11, 2017
Evening World
Evening World
stated on November 13, 2017 a headline
"Breaking: woman says she was offered big money by Washington Post to accuse Roy Moore of misconduct."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • December 11, 2017
JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on December 6, 2017 a candidate forum
"I released way more (tax) information than Bruce Rauner has."
False
By Matt Dietrich • December 11, 2017
Doug Jones
Doug Jones
stated on November 30, 2017 a campaign ad
"In a 2014 case involving a man convicted of abusing two underage girls, Judge Roy Moore disagreed and wrote the dissenting opinion."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • December 6, 2017
Daniel Biss
Daniel Biss
stated on November 27, 2017 a tweet
These guys are now pretty much living up to the @BruceRauner standard. And falling dismally short of the @MittRomney standard. Even Romney released his full tax returns.
True
By Matt Dietrich • December 4, 2017
Kayla Moore
Kayla Moore
stated on November 17, 2017 a women for Moore rally
Says Doug Jones "is for full-term abortion."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • November 21, 2017
Scot Ross
Scot Ross
stated on November 3, 2017 an interview
"Since 2015, Scott Walker has not done a public event where you don't have to pay admission or be on an approved list."  
Half-True
November 15, 2017
Amanda Carpenter
Amanda Carpenter
stated on November 13, 2017 a CNN roundtable
"There are ‘sore loser’ laws that would bar Luther Strange from pursuing a seat" because he already lost the Alabama Republican Senate runoff to Roy Moore.
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 14, 2017
TheLastLineOfDefense.org
TheLastLineOfDefense.org
stated on November 11, 2017 a headline
"Second Roy Moore Accuser Works For Michelle Obama Right NOW"
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • November 14, 2017
Kayleigh McEnany
Kayleigh McEnany
stated on October 11, 2017 on Twitter
"Underreported fact: President @realDonaldTrump raised more in small dollar donations than Obama in 2012 and than Clinton and Bernie combined!"
Mostly True
By Sophie Kaplan • November 13, 2017
The Creative Resistance
The Creative Resistance
stated on October 24, 2017 a video
"IDC members also get tons of campaign money from real estate, charter school, and health care lobbyists, some of whom are Republicans with connections to Trump"
Mostly True
By Dan Clark • November 5, 2017
New Leadership PAC
New Leadership PAC
stated on October 19, 2017 a press release
Says county parties representing more than half the state’s Republican voters approved resolutions "demanding changes" in Texas House leadership.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • November 1, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 30, 2017 a tweet
Says Paul Manafort’s alleged crimes were "years ago, before Paul Manafort was part of the Trump campaign."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 30, 2017
Nancy McFarlane
Nancy McFarlane
stated on October 16, 2017 in a press conference
Says she debated her opponent "multiple times."
Half-True
By Paul Specht • October 18, 2017
Charles Francis
Charles Francis
stated on October 11, 2017 in a press conference
Says he got "support all over Raleigh"
Half-True
By Paul Specht • October 14, 2017
Phil Berger
Phil Berger
stated on September 15, 2017 In a press release
North Carolina has "the strictest anti-gerrymandering standards in the entire country."
False
By Paul Specht • October 5, 2017
Public Interest Legal Foundation
Public Interest Legal Foundation
stated on September 25, 2017 a press release
Bryan County, Ga., has "corrupted voter rolls."
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 4, 2017
Dallas Woodhouse
Dallas Woodhouse
stated on September 13, 2017 in a newspaper
"Since 2010, Republicans have won unaffiliated voters in every general election."
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • September 27, 2017
Young Conservatives
Young Conservatives
stated on September 8, 2017 an Internet post
"Mass voter fraud just discovered, to the amount that could void Hillary’s victory In New Hampshire."
False
By Louis Jacobson, Manuela Tobias • September 15, 2017
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