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By Bill Adair April 16, 2015

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stated on October 7, 2014 in a debate :

"The Common Core was not put together by the Department of Education in Washington. It was put together by governors and by states."

mostly-true

mostly-true

stated on October 3, 2014 in a news release:

Says Thom Tillis "refuses to say what we should do to combat ISIS."

mostly-true

mostly-true

Protect Oregon Driver Licenses

stated on April 21, 2013 in a campaign website statement:

Gov. Kitzhaber oversaw creation of the Oregon driver card law "behind closed doors without allowing any input from citizens who represent the public interest."

barely-true

barely-true

stated on July 18, 2014 in a campaign debate:

Oregon "is the most trade-dependent state in the nation"

false

false

stated on February 26, 2016 in a test of the fact-checking widget:

"This is a test of the fact-checking widget."

false

false

Donald Rumsfeld

stated on February 17, 2013 in an op-ed in the "Washington Post":

Says wrestling was a favorite sport of Abraham Lincoln.

true

true

18% of the American public

stated on September 6, 2012 in a test:

true

true

18% of the American public

stated on August 22, 2012 in a statement:

true

true

stated on June 26, 2012 in a message forwarded to many people:

Says "a lip-reading instructor at the River School, a Washington, D.C., school for the deaf" has determined that during 9/11 ceremonies, Michelle Obama said, "All this for a damn flag."

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pants-fire

stated on January 8, 2012 in a Republican debate in New Hampshire.:

Says President Barack Obama "is a socialist."

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pants-fire

Michele Bachmann

stated on November 22, 2011 in a Republican debate in Washington:

Says Apple CEO Steve Jobs told President Obama that the company moved factories to China because it needed 30,000 engineers.

true

true

18% of the American public

stated on November 3, 2016 in a test conducted on an obscure PolitiFact site.:

"This is a test of the Share the Facts widget."

true

true

Republican Party of Florida

stated on March 19, 2010 in a news release:

The Democratic health care plan is a "government takeover of nearly 20 percent of our economy."

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pants-fire

stated on March 2, 2010 in the State of the State address:

Cover Florida "is available to any Floridian, offering basic coverage for about $150 a month, instead of the typical $600 a month."

barely-true

barely-true

C.W. Bill Young

stated on February 20, 2010 in a speech to Pinellas County Republicans.:

The Democratic health care plan is a "government takeover of our health programs."

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pants-fire

Threads posts
stated on December 10, 2024 in a Threads post:

“Texas declares bringing a pride flag to the classroom a crime.”

By Sofia Ahmed • December 12, 2024
TikTok posts
stated on December 10, 2024 in una publicación enTikTok:

Usuarios en redes sociales leen ‘manifiesto’ escrito por Luigi Mangione, el sospechoso de la muerte del ejecutivo de UnitedHealthcare.

By Maria Briceño • December 12, 2024
Threads posts
stated on November 26, 2024 in a Threads post:

“Elon Musk said he might run for governor of California.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 12, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on December 3, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Video shows actor Kevin Costner and Dr. Mehmet Oz discussing treatment for chronic lung diseases.

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 12, 2024
Charlie Kirk
stated on December 8, 2024 in a post on X:

The 14th Amendment “has never been challenged at SCOTUS.”

By Madison Czopek • December 12, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on December 9, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Taylor Swift vowed to leave Elon Musk’s “toxic app X,” during the final moments of her Eras tour, calling him “rich, talented but heartless and immoral.”

By Sofia Ahmed • December 12, 2024
Jay Rothman
stated on December 1, 2024 in TV interview:

“The Universities of Wisconsin are 43rd out of 50 states in the nation, in terms of public support for our universities. The $855 million (budget request) gets us up to average.”

By Hope Karnopp • December 12, 2024
Threads posts
stated on December 9, 2024 in a post:

“A $7.20 an hour McDonalds employee … now gets a cool 1/2 million dollar reward” for helping police find the suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter.

By Sara Swann • December 11, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on December 3, 2024 in a video:

“Leaked secret recording” captured Ghana’s Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia calling Ghanaians “gullible and weak-minded.”

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • December 11, 2024
Mike Johnson
stated on December 5, 2024 in remarks to reporters:

About 1% of federal employees are “actually working in the office.”

By Louis Jacobson • December 11, 2024