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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 22, 2019 remarks in the Rose Garden
Says Pennsylvania Republican nominee for Congress Fred Keller "was a 50-50 shot" before his landslide victory.
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 22, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 20, 2019 a rally in Montoursville, Pa.
Says Joe Biden "deserted you. … I guess he was born here, but he left you, folks. He left you for another state."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 21, 2019
Steve Bullock
Steve Bullock
stated on May 19, 2019 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
"You look at today, only half the 30-year-olds are doing better than their parents were at age 30. When I was being raised, it was 90%."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 21, 2019
Wayne Messam
Wayne Messam
stated on May 16, 2019 campaign website
In Florida, "it’s illegal for mayors to even bring up gun reform for discussion."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • May 20, 2019
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on May 8, 2019 a Fox News town hall
"We’ve had a 30% increase in suicides in this country in just 15 years."
True
By Louis Jacobson • May 20, 2019
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on May 12, 2019 an interview on ABC This Week
"When Connecticut did licensing, their shootings dropped, their murders dropped 40%. Suicides dropped 15%."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • May 20, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 9, 2019 remarks at the White House
Tariffs are "paid for mostly by China, by the way, not by us."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 14, 2019
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on May 6, 2019 a Medium post
"Nowadays, there is more regulation over toy guns than real ones."
Mostly False
By Yanqi Xu • May 10, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 1, 2019 a stump speech
"I’m one of the first guys to introduce a climate change bill, way, way back in ’87."
True
By John Kruzel • May 8, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on May 2, 2019 social media posts
When Joe Biden’s son Hunter was serving as "a director to Ukraine’s largest private gas producer," the elder Biden "threatened to withhold $1 BILLION in U.S. aid to Ukraine if they didn’t fire a prosecutor looking into" the gas company.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 7, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 30, 2019 an interview on CNN
"One out of five Americans cannot afford the cost of prescription drugs."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • May 6, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 1, 2019 an interview
"I was always labeled as one of the most liberal members of the United States Congress."
False
By John Kruzel • May 6, 2019
The Manila Times
The Manila Times
stated on April 22, 2019 a newspaper story
Says Filipino news organizations are part of a plot to discredit President Rodrigo Duterte and destabilize his government.
False
May 3, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 22, 2019 a CNN town hall
"You've got millions of families paying 40, 50, 60% of their limited incomes to put a roof over their heads."
True
By Yanqi Xu • May 2, 2019
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on April 22, 2019 a CNN town hall in New Hampshire
Speaking of the financial crisis that gained traction in 2007, "I talked about it to anyone who would listen, a crisis is coming."
True
By Miriam Valverde • April 30, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 25, 2019 an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity
The Russia investigation "was a coup. This was an attempted overthrow of the United States government."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • April 29, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 27, 2019 a rally in Green Bay, Wis.
With a late-term abortion, "the mother meets with the doctor. They take care of the baby, they wrap the baby beautifully. And then the doctor and the mother determine whether or not they will execute the baby."
False
By Jon Greenberg • April 29, 2019
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on April 11, 2019 a town hall in New Hampshire
"Half the country today has either diabetes or prediabetes."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • April 29, 2019
Justice Democrats
Justice Democrats
stated on April 25, 2019 a tweet
Says Joe Biden "voted for the Iraq War, for mass incarceration, and for the Bankruptcy Reform Act while voting against gay marriage, reproductive rights, and school desegregation."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • April 26, 2019
John Delaney
John Delaney
stated on April 13, 2019 a Tweet
"Most of home care is paid by government programs."
Mostly True
By Yanqi Xu • April 25, 2019
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