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AFSCME
stated on June 6, 2018 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 15, 2018 in 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 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 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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
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