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Barack Obama
stated on August 2, 2016 at the White House

Because of the Trans-Pacific Partnership "we’ve got a country like Malaysia taking really serious efforts to crack down on human trafficking."

By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy • August 5, 2016

Barack Obama
stated on August 2, 2016 a press conference at the White House

Thanks to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, "Vietnam is drafting and presenting unprecedented labor reforms, changing their Constitution to recognize worker organizations in Vietnam for the first time."

By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy • August 4, 2016

Barack Obama
stated on August 2, 2016 a White House press conference

The Trans-Pacific Partnership "knocks out 18,000 tariffs that other countries place on American products and goods."

By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy • August 4, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 30, 2016 a tweet

"American homeownership rate in Q2 2016 was 62.9% - lowest rate in 51yrs."

By Neelesh Moorthy • August 2, 2016

Brian Kilmeade
stated on August 1, 2016 on Fox and Friends

"Nobody covered" the remarks of Patricia Smith, the mother of a Benghazi victim, "live, but almost everybody covered Khizr Khan's, Mr. Khan's remarks live."

By Neelesh Moorthy • August 1, 2016

James Woods
stated on July 31, 2016 a tweet

Says Hillary Clinton wrote, "I believe the primary role of the state is to teach, train and raise children. Parents have a secondary role."

By Neelesh Moorthy • August 1, 2016

Reince Priebus
stated on July 17, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press"

Says no one from the Bush family attended the 2012 Republican National Convention and "there was no President Bush" at the 2008 convention.

By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy • July 17, 2016

Mike Rawlings
stated on July 8, 2016 a news conference

In 2016, Dallas, Texas, has fewer "police officer-related shootings than any large city in America."

By Neelesh Moorthy • July 12, 2016

Rebuilding America Now
stated on June 23, 2016 an advertisement against Hillary Clinton

Says Hillary Clinton "savaged" the dignity of people who accused Bill Clinton of sexual harassment or assault "and shamed them."

By Neelesh Moorthy • July 6, 2016

Barack Obama
stated on June 29, 2016 a press conference at the North American Leaders Summit

"During my administration, for example, we boosted U.S. exports to Canada and Mexico by about 50 percent. That supports about 2.8 million American jobs."

By Neelesh Moorthy • July 5, 2016

Kevin Brady
stated on June 24, 2016 a press conference for Republican tax reform

The United States "is the only major country that taxes its own exports."

By Neelesh Moorthy • June 28, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on June 21, 2016 a meeting with Christian leaders

"We don't know anything about Hillary in terms of religion. Now, she's been in the public eye for years and years, and yet there's no — there's nothing out there."

By Neelesh Moorthy • June 24, 2016

Michael Moore
stated on June 14, 2016 a tweet after the Orlando shooting

The ammunition used in the Orlando shooting "is banned by Geneva Convention. It enters the body, spins & explodes."

By Neelesh Moorthy • June 23, 2016

Barack Obama
stated on June 1, 2016 in a town hall

"We've seen more manufacturing jobs created since I've been president than anytime since the 1990s. That's a fact."

By Neelesh Moorthy • June 16, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on June 13, 2016 a speech responding to the Orlando shooting

"According to Pew Research, 99 percent of the people in Afghanistan support oppressive Sharia law."

By Neelesh Moorthy • June 16, 2016

Alan Grayson
stated on June 12, 2016 an interview with CNN's Erin Burnett after the Orlando shooting

The rifle used by Omar Mateen "shoots off 700 rounds in a minute."

By Neelesh Moorthy • June 14, 2016

Gary Johnson
stated on June 5, 2016 an appearance on Meet the Press

Says the United States has "treaties with apparently 69 countries where we are obligated to defend their borders. And these were treaties that were executive treaties, not authorized by Congress."

By Neelesh Moorthy • June 9, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on June 2, 2016 a national security speech in California

Says Donald Trump "has the gall to say that prisoners of war like John McCain aren’t heroes."

By Neelesh Moorthy • June 3, 2016

Bloggers
stated on June 1, 2016 Internet posts

Say video "shows massive alligator strolling across Florida golf course."

By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy • June 1, 2016

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