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Donald Trump
stated on July 25, 2016 a speech.

In first week as governor, Tim Kaine "proposed a nearly $4 billion tax increase, $4 billion, including a tax increase on people earning as little as $17,000 a year."

Mostly True

By Sean Gorman • July 28, 2016

Corey Stewart
stated on July 8, 2016 a Facebook post.

Says Hillary Clinton and Ralph Northam "label police as racists."

Mostly False

By Sean Gorman • July 26, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 24, 2016 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"

On gift taking, "Bob McDonnell took a fraction of what (Tim) Kaine took."

Pants on Fire!

By Warren Fiske • July 24, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on July 14, 2016 a speech.

"I am the only candidate who ran in either primary who said, ‘I will not raise taxes on the middle class.’"

Pants on Fire!

By Warren Fiske • July 23, 2016

Tim Kaine
stated on July 14, 2016 a speech.

Says Donald Trump is "against minimum wage."

Mostly False

By Sean Gorman • July 19, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 11, 2016 a speech

"A shocking 20 veterans are committing suicide each and every day, especially our older veterans."

True

By Sean Gorman • July 14, 2016

Mark Warner
stated on June 21, 2016 a TV interview.

Says Donald Trump has "bankrupt four separate businesses."

Mostly True

By Linda Qiu, Sean Gorman • July 11, 2016

Mark Warner
stated on June 19, 2016 a radio interview.

"The average time someone used to hold a share of stock back in the ’60s was eight years. Now, the average time is four months."

Mostly True

By Warren Fiske • July 6, 2016

Pat Robertson
stated on June 27, 2016 a TV broadcast

President Barack Obama attended "an Islamic madrassa."

Mostly False

By Sean Gorman • July 5, 2016

Thomas Perez
stated on June 18, 2016 an interview.

"If you are a member of union, your median weekly income is roughly $200 more than if you are a nonunion member, and that doesn’t include benefits."

True

By Sean Gorman • June 29, 2016

Bryce Reeves
stated on June 17, 2016 a radio interview.

Gov. Terry McAuliffe "has made several statements that he would love to be in a Cabinet secretary position with the Clinton administration."

False

By Warren Fiske • June 27, 2016

Thomas Perez
stated on June 18, 2016 an interview.

"Go look at a Trump product. They’re all made in China."

Mostly False

By Sean Gorman • June 27, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on June 10, 2016 a speech.

Says the unemployment rate for African-American youths is 59 percent.

Mostly False

By Warren Fiske • June 20, 2016

Rob Wittman
stated on June 18, 2016 a Facebook post.

"On average, each U.S. military working dog saves the lives of between 150 and 200 servicemen and women over the span of his career."

False

By Warren Fiske • June 14, 2016

Dave Brat
stated on May 24, 2016 Facebook post.

"The labor force participation rate -- the share of the potential workforce that is actually working or looking for work-- currently stands below 63%, the lowest level since the 1970s."

True

By Sean Gorman • June 13, 2016

Levar Stoney
stated on May 17, 2016 a radio interview.

Virginia’s banning of felons from voting is a "Jim Crow-era law."

False

By Warren Fiske • June 6, 2016

National Federation of Independent Business-Virginia
stated on May 17, 2016 a website post.

"The vast majority of minimum wage workers get a raise within a year."

Half-True

By Sean Gorman • June 2, 2016

Nikki Haley
stated on May 17, 2016 a forum.

"More people today are leaving Virginia than moving in."

Mostly True

By Warren Fiske • May 31, 2016

Randy Forbes
stated on May 13, 2016 a campaign flier

Says Virginia Republican "Scott Taylor has been convicted in at least four different courts across the country, at times failing to even appear, and having a warrant issued for his arrest."

Half-True

By Warren Fiske • May 23, 2016

NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia
stated on May 16, 2016 a website post.

"One in three American women will have had an abortion by the time she reaches the age of 45."

Half-True

By Sean Gorman, W. Gardner Selby • May 23, 2016

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