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Mahlon Mitchell
Mahlon Mitchell
stated on November 19, 2017 an interview:
Wisconsin has "the fastest-shrinking middle class in the country."  
Mostly False
By Kevin Crowe, Tom Kertscher • November 29, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 26, 2017 a tweet:
Says Alabama Senate candidate Doug Jones "wants to raise taxes."
Mostly False
By John Kruzel • November 28, 2017
Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill
stated on October 10, 2017 a campaign statement:
Says Josh Hawley "broke his promise to create a Public Corruption Unit to crack down on the pay-to-play culture of Jefferson City."
Mostly False
By Emily McCarter, Lucille Sherman • November 24, 2017
Pat McCrory
Pat McCrory
stated on October 25, 2017 a radio appearance:
The North Carolina bathroom bill "was really never repealed."
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • November 22, 2017
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on November 6, 2017 a conference call:
"Bump stocks are already illegal in the state of New York. You can't buy one."
Mostly False
By Dan Clark • November 17, 2017
Activist Mommy
Activist Mommy
stated on November 10, 2017 a headline:
"Breaking! Roy Moore’s accuser worked for Democratic leaders and is actively campaigning for Moore’s opponent."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • November 15, 2017
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on November 6, 2017 Fox News interview:
"The Democrats filibustered the legislation that would’ve resulted in this shooter being in federal prison instead of murdering those innocents in that Texas church."
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • November 10, 2017
Michael Madigan
Michael Madigan
stated on October 31, 2017 a committee hearing:
"The Legislative Ethics Commission continues to function."
Mostly False
By Matt Dietrich • November 9, 2017
Alyssa Milano
Alyssa Milano
stated on November 5, 2017 a tweet:
"There are no background checks on long guns (AR15s) in Texas."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • November 6, 2017
Patrick Morrisey
Patrick Morrisey
stated on October 12, 2017 a radio interview:
Says Evan "Jenkins has the same positions on the issues as Joe Manchin: supporting Hillary (Clinton), supporting cap-and-trade, supporting Planned Parenthood, many tax increases."
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • November 6, 2017
Nancy McFarlane
Nancy McFarlane
stated on November 6, 2017 on a mailer:
Charles Francis "vows to slash funding for parks and open space."
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • November 6, 2017
Philip Levine
Philip Levine
stated on November 1, 2017 a speech :
Says Florida "workers are paid $8.10 an hour, and our current governor (Rick Scott) runs ads bragging about it."
Mostly False
By Allison Graves • November 6, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on October 6, 2017 Internet posts:
"California Democrat Maxine Waters charged on 3 counts."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • November 2, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 1, 2017 a tweet:
Says the diversity visa lottery program is "a Chuck Schumer beauty."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde • November 1, 2017
Edward Markey
Edward Markey
stated on October 26, 2017 a statement:
Says HIV and AIDS rates have spiked "due to increased heroin and fentanyl use."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • October 31, 2017
Eric Greitens
Eric Greitens
stated on August 23, 2017 a Facebook live video:
The University of Missouri saw "the biggest drop in enrollment of any major university in the country" since the 2015 protests.
Mostly False
By Riley Newton, Tateanna McCaskill • October 31, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 30, 2017 a tweet:
Says Paul Manafort’s alleged crimes were "years ago, before Paul Manafort was part of the Trump campaign."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 30, 2017
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on October 4, 2017 a Facebook post:
"People who die from a home invasion make up a sad but minuscule .04% of all gun murders in the U.S. And over a third of them are killed by their own gun that the criminal has either stolen or wrestled from them."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • October 25, 2017
Matt Gaetz
Matt Gaetz
stated on October 17, 2017 a tweet:
"Opioid crisis (is) the worst in ObamaCare expansion states!"  
Mostly False
By Allison Graves • October 23, 2017
Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel
stated on October 18, 2017 a speech:
"And over the last six years, Chicago’s economy has grown faster than the economies of New York City, Washington, D.C., or the national average."
Mostly False
By Matt Dietrich • October 20, 2017
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