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Maxine Waters
Maxine Waters
stated on May 18, 2017 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
"You can see visits to Moscow made during the campaign by (Paul) Manafort and others."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • May 19, 2017
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on May 17, 2017 an episode of the "Rush Limbaugh Show"
"What Trump is alleged to have done is actually no different than what Barack Obama did in April last year when he made it known that he didn’t want Hillary prosecuted."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • May 18, 2017
DCCC
DCCC
stated on May 3, 2017 a political ad
Says "Karen Handel’s office budget increased a whopping 42 percent."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • May 17, 2017
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 8, 2017 his budget speech
"We are investing more money into education than ever before in the history of Wisconsin."
Mostly False
By Alison Dirr • May 17, 2017
Nate Walker
Nate Walker
stated on March 20, 2017 on MissouriNet.com
"(Charter schools in Missouri) are actually failing in a greater capacity than the public school systems."
Mostly False
By Jen Para • May 13, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 12, 2017 Twitter
Says James Clapper "and virtually everyone else" said "there is no collusion" in the Russia investigation findings.
Mostly False
By John Kruzel • May 12, 2017
Barry Loudermilk
Barry Loudermilk
stated on May 4, 2017 an email to constituents
In the House Republican health care bill, "we’re expanding women’s access to health services by redirecting Planned Parenthood dollars to community health centers, which vastly outnumber Planned Parenthood clinics."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 9, 2017
Judy Chu
Judy Chu
stated on May 4, 2017 a press release
The GOP health bill "would once again allow being a rape or domestic violence victim to be a pre-existing condition."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • May 9, 2017
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on May 4, 2017 a news release
"Under ‘Trumpcare,’" domestic violence and sexual assault "could be considered pre-existing conditions."
Mostly False
May 9, 2017
Tom Price
Tom Price
stated on May 7, 2017 an interview on CNN's State of the Union
"We have got 20 million folks out there across this land who have told the federal government, ‘Phooey, nonsense, I’m not going to participate in your program, because it doesn’t do what I need done.’ "
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • May 8, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on May 4, 2017 blog headlines
Under the House Republican health plan, sexual assault is a pre-existing condition.
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • May 5, 2017
Sonny Perdue
Sonny Perdue
stated on May 1, 2017 a policy announcement event.
Easing school lunch regulations "is not reducing the nutritional standards whatsoever."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • May 4, 2017
Robert Pittenger
Robert Pittenger
stated on May 2, 2017 a written statement
Says the Republican plan to replace Obamacare, "absolutely does not eliminate protections for pre-existing conditions."
Mostly False
By Will Doran • May 4, 2017
Larry Krasner
Larry Krasner
stated on May 1, 2017 the platform section of his campaign website
"Larry Krasner is the only candidate running for District Attorney who explicitly pledges to never seek the death penalty."
Mostly False
By Anna Orso • May 3, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 30, 2017 an interview
Says of the GOP health care proposal, "pre-existing conditions are in the bill."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • May 1, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 26, 2017 a tweet
"The U.S. recorded its slowest economic growth in five years (2016). GDP up only 1.6%. Trade deficits hurt the economy very badly."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • April 27, 2017
Ivanka Trump
Ivanka Trump
stated on April 25, 2017 a panel discussion in Berlin, Germany
"The single-largest expense in  over half of American households is child care."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • April 26, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 24, 2017 an interview wth the Associated Press
"Back when they did NATO, there was no such thing as terrorism."
Mostly False
By John Kruzel • April 25, 2017
Viral image
Viral image
stated on April 20, 2017 posts on social media
"After prohibition ended, police deaths didn't reach 200 a year again until the year Nixon declared war on drugs."
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By Will Doran • April 24, 2017
Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on April 15, 2017 an ad aired on radio and television
The conservative proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act "lowers premiums by giving New York the freedom to end Obamacare’s costly and ridiculous rules."
Mostly False
By Dan Clark • April 22, 2017
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