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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 14, 2016 a Republican debate in South Carolina
Says Jeb Bush "said he would take his pants off and moon everybody ... Nobody reports that."  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • February 14, 2016
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on February 13, 2016 a debate in Greenville, S.C.
"It has been over 80 years since a lame-duck president appointed a Supreme Court justice."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • February 14, 2016
Tony Capezza
Tony Capezza
stated on January 26, 2016 testimony at General Assembly
"In New England, Rhode Island has the second highest number of police officers being assaulted."
Mostly False
By Mark Reynolds • February 14, 2016
Tom Wolf
Tom Wolf
stated on February 9, 2016 his budget proposal address
If the General Assembly does not address the state's structural deficit, "more than 23,000 education professionals will be immediately yanked out of Pennsylvania schools."
Mostly False
By Anna Orso • February 12, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 26, 2016 comments at the University of Iowa
"We’re spending tremendous amounts of money to educate our kids. In the world, we're No. 1 per pupil by a factor of four."
Mostly False
By Daniel Lathrop • February 9, 2016
Joe Sestak
Joe Sestak
stated on January 25, 2016 a talk with the Pennsylvania Press Club
Says Pat Toomey visited Joe Sestak and other veterans in 2002 "and then came home and voted against every veterans appropriations bill."
Mostly False
By Anna Orso • February 8, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 7, 2016 comments on Meet the Press
"Tell me what Madeleine Albright’s position was on the War on Iraq. I wouldn’t be surprised if she supported it." 
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • February 7, 2016
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on February 6, 2016 an ABC Republican debate in New Hampshire
"The American people will not support doing anything about people that are in this country illegally until the law is enforced first."  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • February 7, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 6, 2016 a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.
Regarding the Iraq War, "I was the one that said, ‘Don’t go, don’t do it, you’re going to destabilize the Middle East.’ "
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • February 7, 2016
Ted Strickland
Ted Strickland
stated on December 10, 2016 a Facebook post
"With 320,000 net Ohio manufacturing jobs lost, (Sen. Rob) Portman calls NAFTA a ‘proven success’."
Mostly False
By Nadia Pflaum • February 5, 2016
Adrian Garcia
Adrian Garcia
stated on February 5, 2016 a campaign news release
"Gene Green is the NRA’s favorite Democrat in Congress. ... "It’s no wonder the congressman has a lifetime A rating from the NRA."  
Mostly False
By Emma Hinchliffe • February 5, 2016
Katrina Shankland
Katrina Shankland
stated on January 29, 2016 a news release
"Faced with $1 million in campaign debt," Scott Walker "is unloading his campaign security costs onto the backs of Wisconsin taxpayers."  
Mostly False
February 5, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on February 3, 2016 a town hall in Henniker, N.H.
"During eight years under Ronald Reagan, African-American median income rose by about $5,000."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 3, 2016
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on January 27, 2016 a blog post
Says Catherine Cortez Masto "was happy to line her own pockets with taxpayer dollars when state employees were slammed with frozen salaries."
Mostly False
By Riley Snyder • February 3, 2016
Sheila Jackson Lee
Sheila Jackson Lee
stated on December 18, 2015 remarks inserted into the Congressional Record
"Between 1990 and 2013, the maternal mortality rate for women in the U.S. has increased by 136%."
Mostly False
By Fauzeya Rahman • February 1, 2016
Ben Carson
Ben Carson
stated on January 28, 2016 a Republican debate
"Last year, there were an additional 81,000 pages of government regulations. If you stack that up, it would be a three-story building."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll, Sean Gorman • January 29, 2016
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on January 28, 2016 a Republican debate
"A third of the budget for the city of Ferguson (Missouri) was being reaped by civil fines."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 29, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on January 28, 2016 comments during the Iowa Republican presidential debate
"I have not insulted Donald personally."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 29, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on January 28, 2016 a Fox News debate
"Barack Obama, right now, No. 1, over seven years has dramatically degraded our military."  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • January 29, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 14, 2016 a Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.
China has "total control, just about, of North Korea."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 21, 2016
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