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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
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
stated on April 19, 2017 a radio show:

Says Bernie Sanders "is the most popular politician in America today."

Mostly True

By Tom Kertscher • April 27, 2017

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
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
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
stated on April 2, 2017 an interview:

"75 percent of the town boards in Wisconsin have no women on them at all."

True

By Tom Kertscher • April 7, 2017

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

Donald Trump
stated on March 20, 2017 a tweet:

"The NSA and FBI tell Congress that Russia did not influence electoral process."

False

By Lauren Carroll • March 20, 2017

Arnold Schwarzenegger
stated on February 23, 2017 a tweet:

"The average margin of victory in the House of Representatives was 37%" for Democrats and Republicans in the 2016 election.

True

By Chris Nichols • March 17, 2017

Dave Hansen
stated on March 5, 2017 an interview:

Wisconsin is "the most -- if not Number 1, number 2 -- gerrymandered state in the country" for state legislative boundaries.

Mostly True

By Tom Kertscher • March 17, 2017

Mark Pocan
stated on March 3, 2017 an interview:

"The son-in-law of the president met with Russian officials at the Trump Tower after having them come in the back door."

Mostly True

By Tom Kertscher • March 8, 2017

Thomas Perez
stated on February 22, 2017 a CNN-sponsored debate:

"If you're in Texas, you have got to drive 120 miles to get an ID."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • February 24, 2017

David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on February 17, 2017 a tweet:

Says Michelle Obama "said she was never proud of her country til they elected her husband POTUS."

False

By Tom Kertscher • February 23, 2017

Stephen Miller
stated on February 12, 2017 an interview on ABC's "This Week":

"This issue of busing voters in to New Hampshire is widely known by anyone who’s worked in New Hampshire politics. It’s very real, it’s very serious."

Pants on Fire!

By Katie Sanders • February 12, 2017

Sean Spicer
stated on January 24, 2017 the daily press briefing:

"There's one (study) that came out of Pew in 2008 that showed 14 percent of people who voted were noncitizens."

False

By Lauren Carroll • January 25, 2017

Reince Priebus
stated on January 8, 2017 an interview:

Says Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta’s email password was "password."

False

By Tom Kertscher • January 11, 2017

Bloggers
stated on January 4, 2017 a blog post:

Says Donald Trump warned outgoing Ghana President against last-minute job appointments.

Pants on Fire!

By Jon Greenberg • January 10, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on January 6, 2017 a statement released by the transition office:

Activities by foreign governments had "absolutely no effect on the outcome of this election."

Mostly False

By Louis Jacobson • January 8, 2017

Nicholas Langworthy
stated on December 14, 2016 a WBFO article:

"Donald Trump performed better than any presidential nominee since Gerald Ford."

False

By Dan Clark • January 6, 2017

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