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Asa Hutchinson
Asa Hutchinson
stated on December 11, 2023 comments at Stand with Crypto Alliance at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire:
China is allowed to do crypto mining in the U.S.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson, Rebecca Catalanello • December 15, 2023
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on September 12, 2022 an ad:
Blake Masters does not support abortion exceptions for rape and incest.
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • September 16, 2022
Mark Kelly
Mark Kelly
stated on August 5, 2022 an ad:
Blake Masters “wants to pass a national ban on abortion.”
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • August 26, 2022
Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
stated on June 14, 2022 an ad:
Adam Laxalt "wants to restrict" and "worked to limit access to birth control."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • June 23, 2022
Andrew Gillum
Andrew Gillum
stated on August 29, 2018 an MSNBC interview:
Says he was sued by the NRA and the gun lobby "all because in my city we refused to repeal an ordinance which said you couldn’t shoot guns in city parks."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • September 5, 2018
Keith Rothfus
Keith Rothfus
stated on May 22, 2018 a press release:
"Since the end of the financial crisis, we have seen an average of one community bank or credit union disappear every day."
Mostly True
By Colin Deppen • May 31, 2018
Evan Jenkins
Evan Jenkins
stated on April 23, 2018 a U.S. Senate debate:
"I’ve cut a half a billion (dollars) out of the EPA just in the last two years. We’ve cut 3,000 jobs out of the EPA."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • April 26, 2018
Michael Screnock
Michael Screnock
stated on March 2, 2018 a debate:
Says Rebecca Dallet "has talked about her interest in advocating for policies that need to be changed to achieve her political objectives."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • March 21, 2018
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on February 22, 2018 an interview :
Says 97 percent of gun owners support universal background checks.  
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By Tom Kertscher • March 2, 2018
Chris Taylor
Chris Taylor
stated on October 4, 2017 a news conference:
In Wisconsin, "we have a bill that would allow hidden, deadly weapons -- every single person to carry one -- no training, no background check, even around schools."  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • October 6, 2017
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 12, 2017 a news release:
Imitation dairy products often differ nutritionally from those they mimic, and labeling them "milk" or "cheese" or "yogurt" is "against the law."
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By Dave Umhoefer • January 27, 2017
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on November 9, 2016 a news conference:
Obamacare "is not a popular law."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • November 17, 2016
Robby Mook
Robby Mook
stated on October 30, 2016 comments on "Meet the Press":
"There are Justice Department policies against" FBI Director James Comey discussing details of a federal investigation "so close to an election."
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • October 30, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 5, 2016 a tweet:
"Taxpayers are paying a fortune for the use of Air Force One on the campaign trail" by President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 7, 2016
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on June 16, 2016 an interview on MSNBC:
"Al-Qaida operatives, have said, 'Hey, we want you to use this loophole (for purchasing guns despite being on a watch list) to attack and kill Americans.'"
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 23, 2016
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on June 14, 2016 a news conference:
Last year, "244 suspected terrorists walked into gun shops and attempted to purchase a firearm; 223 were able to get the firearm."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 15, 2016
Larry Yarborough
Larry Yarborough
stated on June 9, 2016 a meeting in the legislature about hemp regulations:
Says if you try to hide marijuana in a hemp field, "it becomes worthless. The THC goes away."
Mostly True
By Will Doran • June 14, 2016
Safety For All Initiative
Safety For All Initiative
stated on June 13, 2016 a campaign website:
"More than 32,000 Americans lose their lives to gun violence each year."  
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • June 14, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on May 4, 2016 an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper:
"The market is making this decision. The market has driven down the cost of coal, so you have companies going bankrupt."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • May 10, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on March 26, 2016 a speech:
"Under the federal Controlled Substance Act, marijuana is listed in the same Schedule I as heroin," even though "marijuana is not a killer drug like heroin."  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • April 22, 2016
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