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Credo Action
Credo Action
stated on August 27, 2015 a YouTube video:
The Obama administration is "proposing to mine another 10 billion tons of Wyoming coal, which would unleash three times more carbon pollution than Obama's Clean Power Plan would even save through 2030."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • September 1, 2015
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on August 26, 2015 comments to reporters:
Says Scott Walker "brags a lot about having an independent agency investigate police shootings. Of course, he didn’t fund it."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • September 1, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on August 27, 2015 a campaign video:
"I released all my emails."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • August 31, 2015
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on August 7, 2015 a news release:
Says Russ Feingold cast the "deciding vote" for the "largest tax increase" in history
Mostly False
By Lucas Daprile • August 31, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on August 25, 2015 a tweet:
"How do Jeb Bush and Donald Trump differ on immigration? Spoiler alert: They don't."  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • August 28, 2015
Curt Schilling
Curt Schilling
stated on August 25, 2015 a tweet:
"In 1940, only 7 percent of Germans were Nazis."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • August 28, 2015
Corey Lewandowski
Corey Lewandowski
stated on August 23, 2015 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":
Says "there’s 400,000" anchor babies born in the United States a year, which are "individuals coming to our country and having their children so their children can be U.S. citizens."
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • August 23, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on August 17, 2015 an interview with Iowa Public Radio:
"If I had not asked for my emails all to be made public, none of this would have been in the public arena."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • August 20, 2015
Howard Dean
Howard Dean
stated on August 12, 2015 an interview on "Morning Joe":
"There’s a tremendous other number of public officials who have done the same thing" as Hillary Clinton with a private email server.
Mostly False
By Will Cabaniss • August 18, 2015
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on August 6, 2015 a Republican presidential debate:
"One of the reasons that Social Security is in so much trouble is that the only funding stream comes from people who get a wage. The people who get wages is declining dramatically."
Mostly False
By Christian Belanger • August 12, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on August 6, 2015 the first GOP primary debate.:
"Over 40 percent of small and mid-size banks that loan money to small businesses have been wiped out since Dodd-Frank has passed."
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • August 12, 2015
American Bridge 21st Century
American Bridge 21st Century
stated on August 10, 2015 a press release:
Says Marco Rubio’s "proposed college affordability overhaul would specifically benefit for-profit colleges."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • August 12, 2015
David Ralston
David Ralston
stated on July 13, 2015 an interview:
There is debate among constitutional scholars about whether the First Amendment will continue to protect faith leaders from being forced to perform marriages against their religious beliefs.
Mostly False
By Nancy Badertscher • August 12, 2015
Rafael Cruz
Rafael Cruz
stated on July 31, 2015 an interview with the Austin American-Statesman:
"Prior to 1962, everybody prayed before school started," and "the Bible was the principal textbook in all schools."
Mostly False
By Anna Bruzgulis • August 10, 2015
Carly Fiorina
Carly Fiorina
stated on August 9, 2015 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":
"If you look at the results of Obamacare, what you see is emergency room visits are up over 50 percent."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 10, 2015
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on August 6, 2015 comments in a GOP debate in Cleveland:
"I was appointed U.S. attorney by President Bush on Sept. 10, 2001."
Mostly False
By Nick Reid • August 7, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on August 6, 2015 comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland:
On allowing abortion in cases of rape or incest, "I have never said that or advocated that."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • August 7, 2015
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on August 3, 2015 a tweet:
"In FY 2014 Planned Parenthood performed 327,653 abortions while receiving $528 million from taxpayers, in violation" of "the Hyde amendment."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 7, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on August 6, 2015 comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland:
Says Hillary Clinton has "been in office and in government longer than anybody else running here tonight."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • August 7, 2015
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 27, 2015 comments on social media.:
Say President George W. Bush " ‘borrowed’ $1.37 trillion of Social Security surplus revenue to pay for his tax cuts for the rich and his war in Iraq and never paid it back."
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • August 3, 2015
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