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YourNewsWire.com
YourNewsWire.com
stated on November 18, 2017 a headline:
"Pope Francis at Mass: ‘Jesus is Metaphorical, Not Literal."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • November 22, 2017
Pipo News
Pipo News
stated on November 11, 2017 a headline:
"Civil war erupts in Sweden as irate Swedes burn nine Muslim refugee centers to the ground"
False
By Amy Sherman • November 21, 2017
Freshmedianews.com
Freshmedianews.com
stated on November 6, 2017 a headline:
"‘The largest bust in U.S. history’ 412 Muslims arrested from Michigan!"
False
By Amy Sherman • November 21, 2017
Jeff Flake
Jeff Flake
stated on October 31, 2017 a speech on the Senate floor:
Says Roy Moore said a "practicing Muslim should not be a member of Congress because of his faith."  
True
By Jon Greenberg • November 9, 2017
Sebastian Gorka
Sebastian Gorka
stated on November 1, 2017 an appearance on 'Hannity':
Says Jake Tapper said Allahu Akbar was a "beautiful phrase" after a terrorist attack in New York.
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • November 2, 2017
James Lankford
James Lankford
stated on September 25, 2017 a press conference:
"The First Amendment’s the First Amendment. It goes start to finish. We can’t say to one football coach you’re fired if you kneel in silent prayer at the end of the game, but to a player, if you kneel in protest to a game, you’re celebrated."
Half-True
By Manuela Tobias • October 2, 2017
Senate Leadership Fund
Senate Leadership Fund
stated on August 2, 2017 an ad:
In addition to his compensation as a judge, "Roy Moore and his wife (paid themselves) over $1 million from a charity they ran."
Mostly True
By John Kruzel • September 5, 2017
Roy Moore
Roy Moore
stated on August 14, 2017 an interview with Vox.com:
"There are communities under Sharia law right now in our country. Up in Illinois. ... There’s Sharia law, as I understand it, in Illinois, Indiana -- up there. I don't know."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • August 16, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on August 5, 2017 Internet posts:
Says Russian President Vladimir Putin said Pope Francis "is not a man of God."
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • August 8, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 12, 2017 a CBN interview:
"I've gotten rid of the Johnson Amendment … I signed an executive order so that now ... ministers and and preachers and rabbis and whoever it may be, they can speak. You know, you couldn’t speak politically before, now you can."  
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • July 18, 2017
Jesse Kremer
Jesse Kremer
stated on May 11, 2017 a legislative hearing:
"The Earth is 6,000 years old, that’s a fact."  
False
By Tom Kertscher • June 8, 2017
Uspoln Website
Uspoln Website
stated on May 22, 2017 an article on a fake news website:
Says Pat Robertson said, "We must impose a rule on the gay population that would require them to wear specially-colored clothes."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • May 31, 2017
Volusia County Republican Party
Volusia County Republican Party
stated on April 2, 2017 in an email:
"The United States Department of Education has introduced an Islamic indoctrination program for the public schools, called ‘Access Islam.’ "
False
By Amy Sherman • April 5, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 13, 2017 a headline:
Says "Georgia becomes first state to ban Muslim culture in historic move to restore Western values."
False
By Joshua Gillin • April 2, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 27, 2017 an interview with CBN:
"If you were a Muslim, you could come in, if you were a Christian, it was impossible."
False
By Linda Qiu • January 29, 2017
Tdtalliance.com
Tdtalliance.com
stated on December 12, 2016 an article on a fake news website:
"Obama orders ban on Christmas cards to military."
Pants on Fire!
By Lauren Carroll • December 23, 2016
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on November 30, 2016 a radio interview.:
"We would be just like North Carolina with HB2-like (transgender bathroom) legislation. It actually passed our chamber and I vetoed it."  
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • December 5, 2016
Ohio Republican Party
Ohio Republican Party
stated on October 28, 2016 a campaign mailer:
"Casey Weinstein: No faith in our military" ... "When some of our cadets wanted to watch a religious film, Casey Weinstein sued the U.S. military. Sued our soldiers?"  
Mostly False
By Nadia Pflaum • November 7, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 20, 2016 a speech at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner:
In 1928 "school boards sent home letters with children saying that if Al Smith is elected president, you will not be allowed to have or read a Bible."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • October 24, 2016
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on October 7, 2016 an interview:
Says Saudi Arabia, a U.S. ally, has "paid to export throughout the world" Wahhabism -- "an extreme form of Islam" that basically teaches "Americans are the devil."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • October 21, 2016
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