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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
Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley
stated on October 12, 2023 a town hall in Exeter, N.H.:
China is “the largest developer of neuro-strike weapons, weapons engineered to change the brain activity of military commanders and segments of the population.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • November 1, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy
Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on April 30, 2023 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed “a last-minute exception into an anti-discrimination law for anyone who also operates a theme park more than 25 acres in Florida,” benefiting Walt Disney Co.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson, Matthew Crowley • May 4, 2023
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on May 5, 2021 Statement:
The Biden administration’s American Jobs Plan will be “the biggest non-defense investment in research and development in the history of our country.”
Mostly True
By Laura Schulte • May 28, 2021
Beth Parlato
Beth Parlato
stated on May 7, 2020 a video in a tweet:
Said New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that “with all the technology we have, we don't need actual classrooms.”
Mostly True
By Meghan Hall, Hannah Roesch • June 12, 2020
Mun Choi
Mun Choi
stated on February 25, 2020 an email update:
“The facility (NextGen Precision Health Institute) construction alone will bring 3,400 jobs and $472 million in revenue to Missouri.”
Mostly True
By Julia Garlich • April 24, 2020
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on August 27, 2019 an op-ed in the Washington Post:
"We lag behind many other developed nations in connectivity and speed, while also paying more for that service."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • August 29, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on June 11, 2019 a campaign speech:
"In the Obama-Biden administration, we got China to cut cyber-theft -- it's gotten significantly worse under this administration."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • June 14, 2019
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on October 14, 2018 an op-ed:
The United States imports "50 percent of at least 50 mineral commodities each year, including 100 percent of 21 of them."
Mostly True
By Mary Alice Truitt • December 3, 2018
JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on December 31, 2017 an interview on Face the Nation:
Says "50 percent of venture capital goes to California. Most of the rest of it goes to New York and Massachusetts."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • February 20, 2018
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on January 24, 2018 a tweet:
"No state generates as much solar power as California, or has as many people whose jobs depend on it."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 25, 2018
Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban
stated on June 30, 2017 a tweet:
"Twitter reaches only 15 percent of the population."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 26, 2017
Fight for the Future
Fight for the Future
stated on March 28, 2017 a tweet:
"215 members of Congress just voted to let your ISP spy on what type of underwear you buy and sell that data to advertisers." 
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • March 30, 2017
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on March 7, 2017 a tweet:
"Cost of iPhone: $399 - Cost of healthcare for 1 year: $10,345 - Hearing @jasoninthehouse compare the 2 as if they are the same: priceless"
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • March 10, 2017
George Takei
George Takei
stated on January 20, 2017 a Tweet:
"The White House removed its climate change web page. And the healthcare, civil rights and LGBT sections."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • January 23, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 11, 2017 a press conference at Trump Tower:
The Russians "tried to hack the Republican National Committee, and they were unable to break through." 
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • January 11, 2017
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on May 15, 2016 an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
"The Chinese last year probably stole $360 billion in intellectual property from the United States."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 17, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on February 4, 2016 a debate:
"We bailed out" Johnson Controls when "we saved the auto industry" and "now they want to avoid paying taxes."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • February 11, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 22, 2015 a House hearing on Benghazi:
Says John Kerry "is the first secretary of state to rely primarily on a government account."  
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • October 23, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 16, 2015 the second GOP primary debate:
When Carly Fiorina says Hewlett-Packard "revenues went up, that's because she bought Compaq. It was a terrible deal."
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • September 21, 2015
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