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Kellyanne Conway
stated on February 2, 2017 in There was no massacre:

"Two Iraqis came here to this country, were radicalized and they were the masterminds behind the Bowling Green massacre. … It didn't get covered"

False

By Louis Jacobson, Steve Contorno • February 3, 2017

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 27, 2016 in the first presidential debate:

Says Donald Trump "started his career back in 1973 being sued by the Justice Department for racial discrimination because he would not rent apartments in one of his developments to African-Americans."

True

By Steve Contorno • September 27, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate:

Says Hillary Clinton called the Trans-Pacific Partnership "the gold standard. You called it the gold standard of trade deals. You said it’s the finest deal you’ve ever seen."

Mostly True

By Steve Contorno • September 27, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on March 23, 2015 in a speech at Liberty University:

"Small businesses (are) going out of business in record numbers."

False

By Steve Contorno • March 24, 2015

Ron Johnson
stated on March 8, 2015 in an interview on 'Fox News Sunday':

"The Iranian parliament will get to say yes or no on this deal, and I think the United States Congress should have the exact same input into the process."

Mostly False

By Steve Contorno • March 10, 2015

Charles Schumer
stated on March 8, 2015 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation":

"The State Department asked all secretaries of state to send their emails over." Hillary Clinton's "the only one who’s done it."

Mostly False

By Steve Contorno • March 8, 2015

Marco Rubio
stated on February 27, 2015 in a speech at CPAC:

"There are at least three sectors of the border, one in particular, that are just completely insecure."

Mostly False

By Steve Contorno • March 5, 2015

Rick Scott
stated on March 3, 2015 in the Florida State of the State address:

"The average person only pays about $1,800 in state taxes — which is the lowest of all 50 states."

Mostly True

By Steve Contorno • March 3, 2015

American Crossroads
stated on February 23, 2015 in a video:

"The Clintons' foundation took millions from foreign governments" including United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.

True

By Steve Contorno • February 26, 2015

Rudy Giuliani
stated on February 23, 2015 in an op-ed in the 'Wall Street Journal':

Says President Barack Obama said "that American exceptionalism is no more exceptional than the exceptionalism of any other country."

False

By Steve Contorno • February 23, 2015

Robert McDonald
stated on February 15, 2015 in an appearance on NBC's 'Meet the Press':

"Nine hundred people have been fired since I became secretary (of Veterans Affairs). We’ve got 60 people that we fired who have manipulated wait times."

False

By Steve Contorno • February 20, 2015

Adam Kinzinger
stated on February 15, 2015 in an appearance on ABC's 'This Week':

The current debate over authorizing military action against the Islamic State "would be the first time Congress would place limits on the commander-in-chief's ability to be commander-in-chief."

False

By Steve Contorno • February 19, 2015

Roy Moore
stated on February 12, 2015 in an interview with CNN:

Alabamians "haven’t changed their opinion" on same-sex marriage since voting to ban it in 2006.

Half-True

By Steve Contorno • February 13, 2015

Alcee Hastings
stated on February 5, 2015 in an interview with CNN:

One Texas city "has a law that says that women can only have six dildos."

Mostly False

By Amy Sherman, Steve Contorno • February 9, 2015

Nationwide
stated on February 1, 2015 in an ad during the Super Bowl:

"The No. 1 cause of childhood deaths is preventable accidents."

Mostly True

By Steve Contorno • February 2, 2015

Rand Paul
stated on January 25, 2015 in a forum at the Freedom Partners 2015 California retreat:

"When you look at the earned income tax credit, it has about a 25 percent fraud rate. We're looking at $20 billion to $30 billion."

Half-True

By Steve Contorno • January 30, 2015

Barack Obama
stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address:

"In Iraq and Syria, American leadership, including our military power, is stopping (the Islamic State’s) advance."

Half-True

By Steve Contorno • January 27, 2015

Barack Obama
stated on January 7, 2015 in a speech in Detroit:

"The auto companies have now repaid taxpayers every dime and more of what my administration invested in."

Mostly False

By Steve Contorno • January 22, 2015

Barack Obama
stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address:

The United States is "the only advanced country on Earth" that doesn’t guarantee "paid maternity leave to our workers."

Mostly True

By Steve Contorno • January 21, 2015

Rand Paul
stated on January 14, 2015 in a speech in New Hampshire:

"Over half the people on disability are either anxious or their back hurts."

False

By Steve Contorno • January 16, 2015

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