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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
By Ciara O'Rourke • 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
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on April 22, 2019 a town hall:
Says he has "more executive experience than the vice president."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • April 24, 2019
Jared Kushner
Jared Kushner
stated on April 23, 2019 an interview:
Russia’s interference in the 2016 election amounted to "a couple of Facebook ads."
Pants on Fire!
By John Kruzel • April 24, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 23, 2019 a tweet:
"In the ‘old days’ if you were president and you had a good economy, you were basically immune from criticism."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • April 23, 2019
Mac Heller
Mac Heller
stated on April 7, 2019 an interview on CNN:
"The 2008 election was the first election in which voters of color comprised over 25 percent of the electorate, and that number is going up."
True
By Amy Sherman • April 23, 2019
William Barr
William Barr
stated on April 18, 2019 a press conference:
"The White House fully cooperated with the Special Counsel’s investigation."
False
By John Kruzel • April 22, 2019
Marianne Williamson
Marianne Williamson
stated on April 14, 2019 a CNN town hall:
Says Jimmy Carter was the last "U.S. president to say flat out those (Israeli) settlements are illegal."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 22, 2019
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