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Raul Labrador
Raul Labrador
stated on June 27, 2018 an opinion piece in the Idaho Statesman
Immigrants "can show up at any embassy or consulate abroad" to make their asylum claims.
False
By Miriam Valverde • July 10, 2018
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on July 10, 2018 an interview on MSNBC
Says Brett Kavanaugh "has said the president shouldn't be investigated."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • July 10, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on June 30, 2018 a blog post
"Justice Kennedy quit because he and his son helped Trump launder illegal Russian money through Deutsche Bank."
False
By Katie Akin • July 10, 2018
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on July 9, 2018 a campaign website
Says "Claire McCaskill voted for 100 percent of President Obama’s judicial nominees."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 10, 2018
Tax March
Tax March
stated on June 21, 2018 a television ad in Nevada
"83% of Trump tax breaks go to the wealthiest 1%."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • July 10, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 30, 2018 a tweet
"I have watched ICE liberate towns from the grasp of MS-13."
False
By Miriam Valverde • July 9, 2018
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
stated on June 27, 2018 an interview with The Intercept
"ICE is required to fill 34,000 beds with detainees every single night and that number has only been increasing since 2009."
False
By Lucia Geng • July 6, 2018
Viral image
Viral image
stated on July 3, 2018 a meme shared on the Internet
"39% of All California Students are illegals."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 5, 2018
Viral image
Viral image
stated on July 3, 2018 a meme shared on the Internet
"More than 66% of ALL births in California are to illegals on Medi-Cal."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 5, 2018
Becoming American Initiative
Becoming American Initiative
stated on July 3, 2018 an ad
Says Ronald Reagan said immigrants "brought with them courage and the values of family, work, and freedom. Let us pledge to each other that we can make America great again."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • July 3, 2018
Corey Stewart
Corey Stewart
stated on June 30, 2018 in a Facebook live video
"Tim Kaine doesn’t want a border at all. He wants to get rid of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and basically the border patrol as well."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • July 3, 2018
Larry Kudlow
Larry Kudlow
stated on June 29, 2018 an interview with Fox Business Network
"The deficit ... is coming down, and it’s coming down rapidly."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • July 2, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 28, 2018 a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.
"Watch those GDP numbers. We started off at a very low number, and right now we hit a 3.2 (percent). Nobody thought that was possible."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 2, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 28, 2018 a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.
"The European Union … they send us Mercedes, they send us -- by the millions -- the BMWs -- cars by the millions."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 2, 2018
Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
stated on June 25, 2018 a speech
"Our courts find that 80 percent of those who do file for asylum aren’t qualified for it, do not merit that relief."
False
By Miriam Valverde • July 2, 2018
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on June 22, 2018 a tweet
"Pat Morrisey joined a federal lawsuit to allow insurance companies to deny coverage for people with pre-existing conditions."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • June 26, 2018
AFSCME
AFSCME
stated on June 6, 2018 an attack ad
Says Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Laxalt "tried to cut a deal with big pharma" in a lawsuit.  
False
By Jon Greenberg • June 25, 2018
Brad Parscale
Brad Parscale
stated on June 20, 2018 a tweet
"Fact: Over 90,000 kids were detained under Obama. And no one cared."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • June 25, 2018
Ivanka Trump
Ivanka Trump
stated on June 11, 2018 a tweet
A Chinese proverb says, "Those who say it can not be done, should not interrupt those doing it."
False
By Lucia Geng • June 22, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 19, 2018 speech at the National Federation of Independent Businesses 75th Anniversary Celebration
"There's been a 1,700 percent increase in asylum claims over the last 10 years."
Mostly True
By Manuela Tobias • June 21, 2018
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