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Rafael Anchia
Rafael Anchia
stated on April 20, 2017 a tweet
"How many federal rulings have NOW found intentional discrimination by #Txlege since 2011? 6."
True
By Bobby Cervantes • June 14, 2017
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on May 31, 2017 an interview
"The best estimate is that 200,000 people in Wisconsin were either denied or chilled in their efforts to vote" in the 2016 presidential election.  
Mostly False
June 9, 2017
Bill Peduto
Bill Peduto
stated on June 1, 2017 in a tweet
"Fact: Hillary Clinton received 80% of the vote in Pittsburgh."
Mostly True
By Sarah Anne Hughes • June 2, 2017
Gregg Jarrett
Gregg Jarrett
stated on May 30, 2017 an interview on Fox News
"You can collude all you want with a foreign government in an election. There's no such statute" (that makes collusion a crime).    
False
By Jon Greenberg • May 31, 2017
Samantha Bee
Samantha Bee
stated on May 10, 2017 TBS show Full Frontal
"In Florida felonies can be things like buying weed, tampering with an odometer or disturbing a lobster trap. So basically spring break."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • May 25, 2017
Desmond Meade
Desmond Meade
stated on May 10, 2017 Samantha Bee's Full Frontal show
"You could lose your rights for life over something as simple as driving with a suspended license" in Florida.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • May 25, 2017
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on May 17, 2017 a tweet
"Voter turnout in 2016 was reduced by approx. 200,000 votes because of WI’s photo ID laws."  
Mostly False
May 24, 2017
Kris Kobach
Kris Kobach
stated on May 14, 2017 an interview on Fox
The Department of Homeland Security’s database of legal immigrants has "never" been "bounced against a state’s voter rolls."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • May 23, 2017
Chain email
Chain email
stated on May 11, 2017 a chain email
Says there are thousands of registered voters over 110 years old in North Carolina, including one who is 219 years old.
False
By Will Doran • May 18, 2017
DCCC
DCCC
stated on May 3, 2017 a political ad
Says "Karen Handel’s office budget increased a whopping 42 percent."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • May 17, 2017
Chris Murphy
Chris Murphy
stated on May 12, 2017 Twitter
"Law firm @POTUS used to show he has no ties to Russia was named Russia Law Firm of the Year for their extensive ties to Russia. Unreal."
Mostly True
By John Kruzel • May 16, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 12, 2017 Twitter
Says James Clapper "and virtually everyone else" said "there is no collusion" in the Russia investigation findings.
Mostly False
By John Kruzel • May 12, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 11, 2017 an interview with NBC News
"This Russia thing with Trump and Russia is a made-up story. It's an excuse by the Democrats for having lost an election that they should've won."  
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • May 12, 2017
Michael Untermeyer
Michael Untermeyer
stated on May 10, 2017 a campaign ad.
"Michael Untermeyer has been a Democrat for more than 40 years."
Half-True
By Anna Orso • May 12, 2017
Mike Crute
Mike Crute
stated on April 19, 2017 a radio show
Says Bernie Sanders "is the most popular politician in America today."  
Mostly True
April 27, 2017
Jackie Speier
Jackie Speier
stated on April 13, 2017 an interview
Says President Donald Trump as a candidate mentioned WikiLeaks "over 160 times in speeches" in the last month of the campaign.
Mostly True
By Gabrielle Healy • April 21, 2017
Jay Chaudhuri
Jay Chaudhuri
stated on April 5, 2017 an interview explaining his bill
Says the T.R.U.M.P. Act, which would force presidential candidates to release their tax returns to run in North Carolina, "has a lot of support – by a majority of North Carolinians and members of both parties."
Mostly True
By Will Doran • April 19, 2017
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 16, 2017 an interview with CNN's "State of the Union"
"When Trump won, we had the lowest voter turnout in 20 years."
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 18, 2017
Erin Forrest
Erin Forrest
stated on April 2, 2017 an interview
"75 percent of the town boards in Wisconsin have no women on them at all."  
True
April 7, 2017
Sean Spicer
Sean Spicer
stated on March 20, 2017 a press briefing
Says Paul Manafort "played a very limited role" in the Trump presidential campaign.
False
By John Kruzel • March 22, 2017
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