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Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on December 6, 2023 in the fourth Republican presidential primary debate:
Discussing gender-affirming surgical care for minors, said that Sweden “shut it down.”
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By Grace Abels • December 18, 2023
Ron Tusler
Ron Tusler
stated on September 12, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter:
Wisconsin Republicans are backing “a nonpartisan redistricting plan based off the Iowa Model. ... Republicans, Democrats, and the Governor pushed this plan last time redistricting happened in 2020.”
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • December 8, 2023
Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley
stated on November 28, 2023 in an event in Derry, N.H.:
China “had the largest naval fleet in the world. They had 370 ships. They'll have 400 ships in two years. We won't even have 350 ships in two decades."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • December 4, 2023
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on November 19, 2023 in a statement on X:
In Florida, “any woman who has an abortion after six weeks — and any doctor who gives her care — will be guilty of a felony.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • November 29, 2023
Markwayne Mullin
Markwayne Mullin
stated on November 15, 2023 in an interview with CNN:
“Abraham Lincoln challenged a guy to a sword fight.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 16, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy
Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on November 8, 2023 in Republican primary debate:
An exemption in a new Florida law “allowed Chinese nationals to buy land within a 20-mile radius of a military base, lobbied for by one of (Gov. Ron DeSantis’) donors.”
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • November 15, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 14, 2023 in remarks at the 2023 Human Rights Campaign National Dinner:
Republicans in Congress are “trying to wipe out federal funding to end the HIV epidemic.”
Half-True
By Grace Abels • November 3, 2023
Chris Rose
Chris Rose
stated on October 23, 2023 in a post on X:
Gasoline prices are "up 63%" under President Joe Biden.
Half-True
By Anthony Starkey • November 2, 2023
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on October 24, 2023 in a town hall in New Hampshire:
“The Republicans and Trump funded $400 million in March of 2020 for mail ballots.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 31, 2023
Shannon Watts
Shannon Watts
stated on October 25, 2023 in a post on X:
“It is harder to buy Sudafed than an AR-15 in Maine.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 27, 2023
Mike Johnson
Mike Johnson
stated on October 25, 2023 in his acceptance speech as speaker:
“Prices have increased over 17% in the last two years.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 26, 2023
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 23, 2023 in remarks at a rally in Derry, N.H.:
“When I came into office, Iran had $70 billion in foreign exchange reserves. … By the time I left, they had nothing. They were broke.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 26, 2023
Opportunity Wisconsin
Opportunity Wisconsin
stated on September 14, 2023 in News release:
"The repeal of Roe v. Wade has exacerbated the state’s OB-GYN shortage as residency programs report a decline in enrollment due to the inability of residents to receive training in-state."
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By Madeline Heim • October 25, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy
Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on October 18, 2023 in a press gaggle in New Hampshire:
"Russia has hypersonic missile capabilities ahead of that of the U.S.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • October 20, 2023
Jim Justice
Jim Justice
stated on September 12, 2023 in a post on X:
“2022 was the biggest tourism year ever in West Virginia”
Half-True
By Max Cohen • October 20, 2023
Paula Congelio
Paula Congelio
stated on June 23, 2023 in a news release:
West Virginia University has “increased the amount of unfunded institutional aid provided to students and expects this amount to exceed $134 million in 2024.”
Half-True
By Tayler Pillo • October 10, 2023
Carol Miller
Carol Miller
stated on August 30, 2023 in a post on X:
“Gas prices have skyrocketed since Joe Biden took office and continue to do so everyday.”
Half-True
By Michelle Peribanez • October 6, 2023
E. Gordon Gee
E. Gordon Gee
stated on August 18, 2023 in an interview with the Daily Athenaeum:
Foreign languages are “not a high priority” nationally
Half-True
By Derek Nastasi • October 6, 2023
Mike Gallagher
Mike Gallagher
stated on June 27, 2023 in Interview:
China sends “fentanyl into America killing 80,000 Americans a year.”
Half-True
By Sophia Voight • October 6, 2023
Matt Gaetz
Matt Gaetz
stated on October 1, 2023 in an interview on ABC's "This Week":
"Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 2, 2023
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