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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 31, 2018 State of the Union address
"A single immigrant can bring in unlimited numbers of distant relatives."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • January 31, 2018
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 11, 2018 a tweet
Says Paul Soglin took Madison backward -- "businesses have left and murders have gone up."  
Mostly False
January 31, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 30, 2018 the 2018 State of the Union address
"In the past, we have foolishly released hundreds and hundreds of dangerous terrorists, only to meet them again on the battlefield — including the ISIS leader, al-Baghdadi, who we captured, who we had, who we released."
Mostly False
By Allison Graves • January 31, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 30, 2018 the 2018 State of the Union address
"We are now, very proudly, an exporter of energy to the world."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson • January 31, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 30, 2018 his State of the Union address
"After years of wage stagnation, we are finally seeing rising wages."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 31, 2018
Heartland Institute
Heartland Institute
stated on January 22, 2018 an op-ed in The Hill
Work requirements "have been proven to help impoverished families move from dependency to self-sufficiency."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • January 26, 2018
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on December 18, 2017 a tweet
"Road projects across the state are staying on track or getting done sooner thanks to the good work of the team at the Wisconsin Department of Transportation."  
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • January 26, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 18, 2018 a tweet
Mexico is "now rated the number one most dangerous country in the world."
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • January 24, 2018
Patrick Morrisey
Patrick Morrisey
stated on January 18, 2018 a tweet
Says Evan Jenkins was Sen. Joe Manchin’s "spokesperson. It’s true!"
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • January 22, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 12, 2018 a tweet
In a government shutdown, "what they are really doing is shutting down our military."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 17, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 11, 2018 a tweet
Says the Obama administration "sold perhaps the best located and finest embassy in London ... only to build a new one in an off location for 1.2 billion dollars."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • January 12, 2018
Robin Hayes
Robin Hayes
stated on January 10, 2018 Press release
"A ‘gerrymander’ is by definition and common understanding, a strange looking ‘monster’ drawing. This map is clearly not that."
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • January 10, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 9, 2018 a press conference with congressional leaders
When President Barack Obama "signed the executive order (on DACA, he) actually said he doesn't have the right to do this."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • January 9, 2018
Elizabeth Foley
Elizabeth Foley
stated on January 2, 2018 during a CNN panel discussion
Says James Comey suggested and CNN reported that the basis of the wiretapping warrant for Trump adviser Carter Page was "all based on a dossier."
Mostly False
By Allison Graves • January 5, 2018
Phil Berger
Phil Berger
stated on December 8, 2017 a press release
"Death penalty opponents like Roy Cooper and Josh Stein have imposed a de-facto moratorium on capital punishment."
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • January 3, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 2, 2018 an email from the White House
The new tax law is "kicking the American economy into high gear with $5.5 trillion in tax cuts."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 3, 2018
Democrats Rising
Democrats Rising
stated on November 26, 2017 a headline
"Trump vows to end winter heating assistance for elderly and disabled."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • January 3, 2018
Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
stated on December 18, 2017 a news conference
In Milwaukee, "murder is up an astonishing 57 percent."  
Mostly False
January 3, 2018
Joe Berrios
Joe Berrios
stated on December 11, 2017 a campaign ad
"(Fritz) Kaegi managed a fund that invested nearly $30 million in private prisons."
Mostly False
By Matt Dietrich • December 29, 2017
Parker Briden
Parker Briden
stated on November 13, 2017 a St. Louis Post-Dispatch article
"We've seen funding increases for schools. We haven't seen a corresponding performance increase."
Mostly False
By Katelyn Brown • December 26, 2017
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