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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 15, 2018 remarks to reporters on the White House grounds
"You can’t (end the separation of families at the border) through an executive order."
Full Flop
By Jon Greenberg • June 21, 2018
Corey Stewart
Corey Stewart
stated on June 13, 2018 in an interview
"I have always condemned … any of these white supremacists or bigots or anything like that."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • June 20, 2018
Corey Stewart
Corey Stewart
stated on June 13, 2018 in a tweet
Says Sen. Tim Kaine "approves of and even applauds his son's participation in a known terrorist organization, #Antifa."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • June 20, 2018
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on June 8, 2018 campaign ad
Says Kevin Cramer wants to cut Social Security and Medicare to pay for tax cuts.
Half-True
By Manuela Tobias • June 19, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 18, 2018 a tweet
"Crime in Germany is way up."
False
By Jon Greenberg • June 18, 2018
Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Protection Agency
stated on June 13, 2018 a statement to Bloomberg
"The science is clear, under President Trump greenhouse gas emissions are down."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 18, 2018
Jacky Rosen
Jacky Rosen
stated on June 8, 2018 a campaign press release
Says Dean Heller helped "craft a partisan repeal bill that also would have slashed coverage protections for people with pre-existing conditions."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • June 13, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 12, 2018 Singapore press conference
Says Bill Clinton "spent $3 billion and got nothing. And (North Korea) started making nuclear weapons a day later."
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • June 13, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 8, 2018 a tweet
"Canada charges the U.S. a 270% tariff on Dairy Products! They didn’t tell you that, did they? Not fair to our farmers!"
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • June 13, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 7, 2018 a tweet
"101 utilities cut rates, credit GOP tax cuts."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • June 11, 2018
President Trump's lawyers
President Trump's lawyers
stated on January 29, 2018 a memo
Say President Donald Trump "dictated a short but accurate response to the New York Times article" about the Trump Tower meeting with Russians.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • June 7, 2018
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on June 4, 2018 an interview
Says "Rosie O’Donnell apparently committed the same offense five times, five times, when she broke the identical law that Dinesh (D'Souza) was prosecuted for."
False
By Manuela Tobias • June 6, 2018
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on June 3, 2018 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
"If you are talking about Canada .. our wine cannot sit on their supermarkets."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 6, 2018
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on June 4, 2018 an interview on NBC's Today show
"I left the White House $16 million in debt."
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • June 5, 2018
Tennessee Democratic Party
Tennessee Democratic Party
stated on May 31, 2018 an email from the Tennessee Democratic Party
Says Marsha Blackburn "voted against military pay raise."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • June 5, 2018
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on June 4, 2018 a Senate floor speech
"The bottom line is clear: Under the policies of this unified Republican government, American workers, families, and business owners are achieving economic growth that is unmatched in recent memory. … More than 1 million new jobs have been created just since we passed tax reform last December."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2018
Kevin Cramer
Kevin Cramer
stated on May 30, 2018 radio interview
Says Heidi Heitkamp has "never been interested in" regulatory relief "until all of a sudden I become a candidate for the Senate and put pressure on."
False
By Manuela Tobias • June 4, 2018
Protect Our Care
Protect Our Care
stated on May 28, 2018 a web image
Republican "sabotage" cost 3.2 million people coverage in 2017.  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • June 1, 2018
Ben Sasse
Ben Sasse
stated on May 31, 2018 a statement
"We’ve been down this road before—blanket protectionism is a big part of why America had a Great Depression."
True
By Louis Jacobson • May 31, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 29, 2018 a Republican rally in Nashville, Tenn.
"We got $6 billion for opioid and getting rid of that scourge that’s taking over our country. And the numbers are way down."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • May 31, 2018
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