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Never quite used that word
Says Jimmy Carter was the last "U.S. president to say flat out those (Israeli) settlements are illegal."
— PolitiFact National on Monday, April 22nd, 2019
Wasn't the first law
In 2017, the first piece of legislation that Republicans passed "made it easier for the mentally ill to purchase guns."
Not the case in at least 19 states
"In almost every state with an income tax, wealthy people pay a higher tax rate than the middle class."
— PolitiFact Illinois on Sunday, April 21st, 2019
After tweet, Dems reverse course
"In New York State, Democrats blocked a Bill expanding College Tuition for Gold Star families after approving aid for illegal immigrants."
— PolitiFact New York on Saturday, April 20th, 2019
AKA "improper payments"
"There is $50 billion a year wasted in the Medicare program."
— PolitiFact National on Friday, April 19th, 2019
Claim exaggerates survey findings
"It's clear in our country right now, almost half of American families are a $400 unexpected expense away from complete upheaval."
— PolitiFact California on Friday, April 19th, 2019
Other metrics differed
Says SJR 11 "seeks to fix what is very quickly becoming a problem in Missouri — initiative petitions and referendums are being filed at record highs."
— PolitiFact Missouri on Wednesday, April 17th, 2019
Religion is barely mentioned in the book
Says Donald Trump wrote in his book, "Being an atheist gives me an edge in every deal. Christians are too moral for business."
— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Wednesday, April 17th, 2019
It adds up
The Affordable Care Act "provided over 200,000 West Virginians with health care coverage."
— PolitiFact West Virginia on Wednesday, April 17th, 2019
Image used out of context
A photo shows Muslims laughing in front of a burning Notre Dame.
— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Tuesday, April 16th, 2019
Claim ignores critical facts
Says President Donald Trump's "effort to roll back regulations means that Big Ag now gets to inspect its own pork" and "they decided to stop testing for E. coli."
— PolitiFact National on Tuesday, April 16th, 2019
Firefighters were already there
A video clip from the Notre Dame cathedral fire shows a man walking alone in a tower of the church "dressed in Muslim garb."
The proof is in the pudding
Says all North Carolina teachers do not currently get a "duty free lunch break."
— PolitiFact North Carolina on Tuesday, April 16th, 2019
There's no common pattern
"The states that have passed (campus carry laws) have seen enrollment drop significantly."
— PolitiFact West Virginia on Tuesday, April 16th, 2019
The estimate is high
"Missouri still owes $60 million on bonds issued to build the 23-year-old Edward Jones Dome, the former home of the St. Louis Rams."
— PolitiFact Missouri on Tuesday, April 16th, 2019
Rate probably falling
"People show up in the emergency room with a sprained ankle, 25 percent get an opioid prescription."
Remember the Rams
Other than University of Virginia’s 2019 basketball team, "We’ve not had a Virginia team even in the Final Four in over a decade. I think George Mason was the last one…"
— PolitiFact Virginia on Tuesday, April 16th, 2019
Terms defy precise definitions
"For every dollar we spend on actual peace creation, we spend over $1,000 on ways to prepare for war."
— PolitiFact National on Monday, April 15th, 2019
Democrats, more than GOP, aligned with Bush
Says presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama each tried to get immigration bills passed, but "it did not work because the other party was unwilling to provide the president and his party a victory."
Inoculate yourself from bad information
"Measles kills 11 people in 19 years (since 2000). MMR vaccine kills 445 infants in 1 year (since 2018)."
— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Monday, April 15th, 2019
