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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."

pants-fire

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."

pants-fire

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."

pants-fire

pants-fire

Instagram posts
stated on November 5, 2024 in Instagram posts:

A video of Vice President Kamala Harris talking to a voter on the phone is fake because the camera app was on while she was on the call.

By Sofia Ahmed • November 6, 2024
Dinesh D'Souza
stated on November 6, 2024 in a post on X:

The 2024 election results show that Joe Biden’s 80 million votes in 2020 were a “lie.”

By Madison Czopek • November 6, 2024
X posts
stated on November 5, 2024 in an X post:

Vans filled with 50,000 ballots show up in Philadelphia during live MSNBC report.

By Jeff Cercone • November 6, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on November 6, 2024 in social media videos:

Videos show President-elect Donald Trump promised to help Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan get out of prison and retake power.

By Gideon Hess • November 6, 2024
Threads posts
stated on November 4, 2024 in a post:

“Mark Cuban’s net worth takes a $1 billion hit after controversial endorsement” of Kamala Harris

By Grace Abels • November 6, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on November 4, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Kamala Harris wants people to stop saying “Merry Christmas.”

By Maria Briceño • November 6, 2024
X posts
stated on November 5, 2024 in a post:

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. deliberately shut off power “on Republican voters” in California on Election Day.

By Grace Abels • November 6, 2024
X posts
stated on November 4, 2024 in X posts:

A video showing conversations about noncitizen voting outside a Philadelphia city commissioners' office is proof of “Pennsylvania election fraud.”

By Sofia Ahmed • November 6, 2024
Threads posts
stated on November 1, 2024 in una publicación en Threads:

"Informan que las boletas electorales de Ohio muestran el nombre de Donald Trump mal escrito".

By Sofia Ahmed • November 6, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on November 5, 2024 in a video:

“ICE officials have been ordered NOT to wear their uniforms or badges when they vote today" so as not to intimidate noncitizens.

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • November 6, 2024