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Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on November 14, 2015 a Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa:
Says income tax rates under Eisenhower were as high as 90 percent.
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By Joshua Gillin • November 15, 2015
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on November 10, 2015 the Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee, Wis.:
"There are more words in the IRS code than there are in the Bible."
True
By Louis Jacobson • November 11, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 13, 2015 the first Democratic debate:
"Sen. Sanders did vote five times against the Brady bill."
True
By Linda Qiu • October 14, 2015
Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on September 15, 2015 a television ad:
Says Donald Trump "supports eminent domain" and the Supreme Court’s Kelo decision. 
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By Lauren Carroll • October 7, 2015
Tom Cole
Tom Cole
stated on September 27, 2015 an interview on Fox News Sunday:
"There’s no money" for Planned Parenthood in the bill that would keep the government open.
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By Lauren Carroll • September 29, 2015
Carly Fiorina
Carly Fiorina
stated on September 16, 2015 the CNN Republican debate:
"The marijuana that kids are smoking today is not the same as the marijuana that Jeb Bush smoked 40 years ago."    
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By Jon Greenberg • September 17, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 13, 2015 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":
"I'm the only governor in America ... who signed a law that says there needs to be an independent investigation any time there's a death of someone in police custody."
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By Jon Greenberg • September 13, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on August 30, 2015 comments on ABC's "This Week":
"Saudi Arabia has the third-largest military budget in the entire world."
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By Will Cabaniss • August 30, 2015
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on August 9, 2015 an interview on ABC's "This Week.":
"You’re more likely to get struck by lightning in Texas" than find in-person voter fraud.
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By Christian Belanger • August 18, 2015
Carly Fiorina
Carly Fiorina
stated on August 6, 2015 the first Republican presidential debate:
Says Donald Trump has "changed his mind" on abortion.
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By Jon Greenberg • August 11, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 31, 2015 a speech to the National Urban League in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.:
"African-American children are 500 percent more likely to die from asthma than white kids."
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By Christian Belanger • August 11, 2015
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on July 26, 2015 an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
"(Hillary Clinton's State Department) actually admonished one of her ambassadors because he wasn’t using the proper server."
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By Linda Qiu • July 26, 2015
Bobby Jindal
Bobby Jindal
stated on July 15, 2015 comments on "Fox News Sunday":
"In New Orleans, nearly 100 percent of our kids are in charter schools."
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By Anna Bruzgulis • July 16, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 13, 2015 remarks in Manhattan:
Says she "called for addressing risks of derivatives, cracking down on subprime mortgages and improving financial oversight" early on in the financial crisis.
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By Lauren Carroll • July 15, 2015
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 29, 2015 social media posts.:
"The House of Representatives just voted 300-131 to remove ‘country-of-origin labeling’ on chicken, pork, and beef sold in the U.S."
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By Linda Qiu • July 2, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 13, 2015 a campaign rally speech:
"The top 25 hedge fund managers (are) making more than all of America's kindergarten teachers combined."
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By Lauren Carroll • June 15, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on June 2, 2015 remarks at an economic summit in Orlando:
"You can fill out your tax return in Estonia online in five minutes."
True
By Louis Jacobson • June 4, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on June 2, 2015 a speech in Orlando, Fla.:
"For the first time in 35 years, we have more businesses dying than we do starting."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 2, 2015
John McCain
John McCain
stated on May 24, 2015 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":
If you count United States airstrikes against ISIS, "75 percent of those combat missions return to base without having fired a weapon."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 28, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on April 13, 2015 an interview on National Public Radio:
"The Iranians are now saying that what we're saying the deal is and what they understand it to be are two different things."
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By Lauren Carroll • May 1, 2015
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