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Lisa Boothe
Lisa Boothe
stated on July 26, 2016 an interview on Fox
"One in four inmates is an illegal immigrant."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • August 15, 2016
AFSCME
AFSCME
stated on August 10, 2016 a television ad
"In Washington, Congressman Joe Heck supports privatizing (Social Security), turning our savings over to Wall Street and risking it on the stock market."
Mostly False
By Riley Snyder • August 15, 2016
Ohio Right to Life
Ohio Right to Life
stated on August 2, 2016 a press release
"Ted Strickland stands in lockstep with Hillary Clinton and the abortion lobby in their desire to force Americans to pay for abortion on demand, up until the moment of birth, with their taxpayer dollars."
Mostly False
By Nadia Pflaum • August 12, 2016
Carlos Beruff
Carlos Beruff
stated on August 6, 2016 a Facebook post
"The director of the FBI said that we cannot properly vet people coming from the Middle East."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • August 12, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on August 2, 2016 a campaign ad
Says Donald Trump "has been talking about the option of using a nuclear weapon against our Western European allies."
Mostly False
By Allison Graves • August 12, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 8, 2016 a speech
Says Hillary Clinton's plan "would tax many small businesses by almost 50 percent."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 10, 2016
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on August 2, 2016 a television ad
"In Catherine Cortez Masto's last term as attorney general, Nevada murder went up 11 percent, robbery went up 28 percent, rape 51 percent. When Cortez Masto left office, Nevada ranked as America's third most dangerous state."
Mostly False
By Riley Snyder • August 10, 2016
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on August 8, 2016 a town hall in Broward County
Says Gov. Rick Scott "cut nearly $1 million from mosquito control and closed down the state’s mosquito research lab a few years ago."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • August 9, 2016
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on August 4, 2016 an ad
Says Rep. Mike Coffman is "the one who said" he would support Trump.
Mostly False
By Alan Gathright • August 9, 2016
Anthony Weiner
Anthony Weiner
stated on July 27, 2016 an appearance on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher"
"We know this now. The banks no longer loan (Donald Trump) money because he's a terrible risk. So he goes to these (Russian) oligarchs and borrows money."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 8, 2016
Rebuilding America Now
Rebuilding America Now
stated on August 7, 2016 an ad played on "Meet the Press"
Through the Clinton Foundation, "the Clintons are now worth in excess of $100 million."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • August 7, 2016
Dianne Feinstein
Dianne Feinstein
stated on July 12, 2016 a No on Prop. 64 campaign press release.
California’s marijuana legalization initiative, Prop. 64 "allows marijuana smoking ads in prime time, on programs with millions of children and teenage viewers."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • August 5, 2016
Kelly Cassidy
Kelly Cassidy
stated on May 31, 2016 a Facebook post
"Then, the Republican leader theatrically introduced new bills with stopgap budget language, declaring that we could stay until midnight and pass this compromise. Except under our constitution, a bill has to be read on 3 different days, so that's not possible."
Mostly False
By Matt Dietrich • August 4, 2016
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on August 1, 2016 a campaign ad
Says "Marco Rubio didn’t show up" for a vote on his own bill on sanctions against Hezbollah.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 4, 2016
David A. Clarke Jr.
David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on July 17, 2016 an interview
Says Barack Obama "said black males are two times more likely to be shot by a law enforcement officer than white males" and "that is a lie" because "there is no data."
Mostly False
August 3, 2016
Majority Forward
Majority Forward
stated on July 29, 2016 In a political ad
Says Sen. Pat Toomey "even tried to shut down the federal government in order to eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood."
Mostly False
By Mark Dent • August 2, 2016
Tina Rosenberg
Tina Rosenberg
stated on June 14, 2016 an article
In Liberia, "a girl is more likely to be married by 18 than to know how to read."
Mostly False
By Kate Wilkinson • August 1, 2016
Bike Austin
Bike Austin
stated on June 8, 2016 a press release
"Bike lanes and sidewalks have been proven to reduce crashes by up to 38 percent on Austin’s streets."
Mostly False
By Jane Wester • July 29, 2016
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on July 21, 2016 a speech
Says Hillary Clinton's Iran nuclear deal "lined the pockets of the world's number one state sponsor of terrorism with your money."
Mostly False
July 29, 2016
Matt Mackowiak
Matt Mackowiak
stated on July 1, 2016 a commentary in the Austin American-Statesman
"In 2009, his first year as mayor," Julián Castro "received a seven-figure referral fee" that smells like a dirty financial gift "from notorious personal injury lawyer Mikal Watts, a major Obama donor."
Mostly False
By Eleanor Dearman • July 28, 2016
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