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Gayle Smith
Gayle Smith
stated on March 9, 2016 in a speech on Capitol Hill:
(Since 1990) "every continent has seen substantial gains, with individual incomes growing by more than a third in every region of the developing world."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • March 24, 2016
Gayle Smith
Gayle Smith
stated on March 9, 2016 in a speech on Capitol Hill:
"Over the last 30 years, extreme poverty has been cut in half."
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • March 23, 2016
Raúl Castro
Raúl Castro
stated on March 21, 2016 in a press conference in Havana:
Says there are no political prisoners in Cuba.
False
By Linda Qiu • March 22, 2016
Gayle Smith
Gayle Smith
stated on March 9, 2016 in a speech on Capitol Hill:
As a sign of "extraordinary progress," "there are half as many (primary-age) children out of school today as there were 15 years ago."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • March 17, 2016
Emma Watson
Emma Watson
stated on February 24, 2016 in an interview with Gloria Steinem:
"More lives are lost from violence against women, sex-selective abortion, female infanticide, suicide, egregious maternal mortality, and other sex-linked causes than were lost during all of the wars and civil strife of the 20th century."
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • March 15, 2016
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
stated on February 29, 2016 in a page on the hospital's website:
The Chris Hani Baragwanath in South Africa is "the world’s third-biggest hospital."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • February 29, 2016
ActionAid UK
ActionAid UK
stated on February 2, 2016 in a tweet:
"Malawi has just 300 doctors for 16 million people."    
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • February 26, 2016
Samir Chachoua
Samir Chachoua
stated on January 29, 2016 in comments on "Real Time with Bill Maher":
Says he cured Charlie Sheen and the island of Comoros of HIV with "milk from goats, which had arthritis."
Pants on Fire!
By Linda Qiu • February 23, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 7, 2016 in a video:
"The richest 80 people in the world own more wealth than the bottom half of the global population."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • February 17, 2016
Centre for Research on Globalization
Centre for Research on Globalization
stated on February 4, 2016 in an article posted on the group's website:
"The most likely triggering cause of (microcephaly)" is the "DTaP shot, a vaccine that had been recently mandated by the Brazilian government to be injected into pregnant women."
False
By Jon Greenberg • February 16, 2016
Daniel Greenfield
Daniel Greenfield
stated on July 30, 2015 in an article on the Frontpage website:
"Obama spent $7 billion to bring electricity to Africa, failed miserably."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • February 11, 2016
Viral image
Viral image
stated on January 27, 2016 in comments on YouTube:
"Bioweapon! Zika virus is being spread by GMO mosquitos (sic)"
Pants on Fire!
By Linda Qiu • February 9, 2016
Bono
Bono
stated on January 24, 2016 in an interview with the "Irish Times":
"People think AIDS is done -- it’s not done."  
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • February 9, 2016
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