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Donna Shalala stated on August 29, 2011 in a video statement:

"The academic achievements of our student-athletes are mentioned in the same breath and spirit as Notre Dame and Stanford."

By Amy Sherman • September 9, 2011

Mostly False

Instagram posts stated on October 28, 2023 in a screenshot shared on Instagram:

“Haaretz investigation reveals discrepancies in Israel’s reporting on October 7th death toll.”

By Madison Czopek • October 31, 2023

False

Facebook posts stated on December 11, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“McDonald’s puts aborted baby fetuses in their food.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 17, 2021

False

Bernie Sanders stated on February 24, 2020 in a CNN town hall:

Says Democratic members of Congress who represent Cuban Americans in Florida and have been critical of Sanders “just so happen to be supporting other candidates.”

By Amy Sherman • March 2, 2020

Half-True

Bernie Sanders stated on February 23, 2020 in an interview on CBS News' "60 Minutes":

“When Fidel Castro came into office, you know what he did? He had a massive literacy program.”

By Jon Greenberg • February 24, 2020

Mostly True

Donna Shalala stated on July 21, 2019 in an interview on CBSMiami with Jim DeFede:

Says children at Homestead migrant facility "get 30 minutes over a month to talk to family members. If they were in a prison — a federal prison — they would get 300 minutes."

By Amy Sherman • July 23, 2019

Half-True

Roy Moore stated on August 14, 2017 in an interview with Vox.com:

"There are communities under Sharia law right now in our country. Up in Illinois. ... There’s Sharia law, as I understand it, in Illinois, Indiana -- up there. I don't know."

By Louis Jacobson • August 16, 2017

Pants on Fire!

Tommy Thompson stated on June 4, 2012 in a speech:

"Donna Shalala left me with 12 million doses" of smallpox vaccine and "I created enough" to vaccinate "every man, woman and child against smallpox in America."

By Dave Umhoefer • July 30, 2012

True

Hillary Clinton stated on January 15, 2008 in a debate in Las Vegas:

The Bush administration has "the Pentagon trying to take away the signing bonuses when a soldier gets wounded and ends up in the hospital, something that I'm working with a Republican senator to try to make sure never can happen again."

By Robert Farley • January 21, 2008

Half-True

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