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Laurence Tribe
Laurence Tribe
stated on March 2, 2018 a tweet
President Donald "Trump’s latest set of sanctions against companies and countries benefiting North Korea includes every nation but one making shipments to (North Korea). The one nation Trump exempted from his punitive ban was . . . wait for it . . . drumroll: Russia."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • March 6, 2018
Stuart Varney
Stuart Varney
stated on March 2, 2018 an interview on "Fox and Friends"
"Electrolux, Sweden's largest appliance maker, has just abandoned a $250 million investment in the United States because of the steel tariffs. That is retaliation."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • March 5, 2018
Jason Isaac
Jason Isaac
stated on February 1, 2018 a voters guide from the League of Women Voters of Texas and League of Women Voters Austin Area
Says abortion is "the leading cause of death for black Americans and kills as many as 1,000 black children every day."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 2, 2018
Dana Loesch
Dana Loesch
stated on February 25, 2018 an interview on ABC's "This Week"
In comparing mass shootings, "France had a higher casualty rate in one year than the entire two administrations of Barack Obama."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • February 27, 2018
Ted Deutch
Ted Deutch
stated on February 21, 2018 a CNN town hall
"Mass shootings went up 200 percent in the decade after the assault weapons ban expired."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • February 23, 2018
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on January 16, 2018 a campaign video
"Last year, I proposed directing more of the education budget to teacher salaries, a move that would have resulted in an average $10,000 raise for teachers."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 23, 2018
Philip Levine
Philip Levine
stated on February 20, 2018 a TV ad
"Here in Florida, despite 14 school shootings in eight years, we still have some of the weakest gun laws in the nation."
Mostly False
By Allison Graves • February 23, 2018
Viral image
Viral image
stated on February 18, 2018 on the Internet
In most states, you can buy an assault rifle with no proof of ID, but in every state, you need proof of ID to vote.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 22, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 20, 2018 a tweet
"I have been much tougher on Russia than Obama, just look at the facts. Total Fake News!"
Mostly False
By John Kruzel, Louis Jacobson • February 20, 2018
Kellyanne Conway
Kellyanne Conway
stated on February 11, 2018 an interview on ABC's 'This Week'
"I don’t need a lecture from Kirsten Gillibrand or anybody else who protected and defended and harbored a sitting president who had sexual relations in the Oval Office and was impeached for lying."
Mostly False
By Dan Clark • February 16, 2018
Bruce Rauner
Bruce Rauner
stated on February 15, 2018 a campaign ad
Says he has a plan for "$1 billion in tax relief for Illinois."
Mostly False
By Brett Chase • February 16, 2018
Jeff Greenfield
Jeff Greenfield
stated on February 14, 2018 a tweet
"In the rest of the world, there have been 18 school shootings in the last twenty years. In the U.S., there have been 18 school shootings since January 1."
Mostly False
February 15, 2018
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on January 31, 2018 a digital ad
"Heitkamp has voted against Trump 68 percent of time."
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • February 9, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 5, 2018 a tweet
"The Democrats are pushing for Universal HealthCare while thousands of people are marching in the UK because their U system is going broke and not working."
Mostly False
By Mica Soellner • February 8, 2018
Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio Democratic Party
stated on January 4, 2018 a press release
Says Mike DeWine "interfered with and stifled" a sexual harassment investigation and then "eliminated the office that investigated harassment claims within the AG’s office."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • February 6, 2018
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 24, 2018 a speech
"We invested" in our transportation system "$24 billion over eight years. That’s $3 billion more than what former Governor Jim Doyle spent on transportation over the same period of time."
Mostly False
February 6, 2018
Trey Blocker
Trey Blocker
stated on January 24, 2018 a commentary in the Odessa American
Says the Texas Department of Agriculture didn’t notify over 700 Texas students about a computer hack releasing critical personal information including Social Security numbers until 32 days after the breach.  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 5, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 26, 2018 a speech
"Instead of two for one, we have cut 22 burdensome regulations for everyone new rule."
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • February 2, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 1, 2018 a Tweet
"45.6 million people watched (the State of the Union), the highest number in history. @FoxNews beat every other Network, for the first time ever, with 11.7 million people tuning in."
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • February 1, 2018
John Calipari
John Calipari
stated on January 20, 2018 an interview
"We have the highest graduation rate of basketball players in the history of the NCAA. We have the highest graduation rate of African-American basketball players in the history of the NCAA in basketball."
Mostly False
By John Kruzel • February 1, 2018
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