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Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 26, 2016 a Presidential debate
Says Donald Trump once suggested that he "would try to negotiate down the national debt."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • September 27, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 26, 2016 a Presidential debate
Says Donald Trump "was one of the people who rooted for the housing crisis. He said back in 2006, ‘Gee, I hope it does collapse because then I can go in and buy some and make some money.’ "
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • September 27, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 24, 2016 a speech
Says Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine "want to shut down shale, and shut down natural gas."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 26, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 19, 2016 an interview on Fox News
Says Israel profiles based on ethnicity and "does it very successfully."
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • September 23, 2016
Michael Morell
Michael Morell
stated on September 19, 2016 an open letter to Donald Trump
Says Donald Trump has outlined "policies that read like a Kremlin wish list."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 22, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 20, 2016 a speech in Kenansville, N.C.
"Our African-American communities are absolutely in the worst shape they've ever been in before. Ever. Ever. Ever."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • September 22, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 9, 2016 a television ad
Says New START, passed while Clinton was secretary of state, is a "treaty cutting Russia’s nuclear arms."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • September 21, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 19, 2016 an interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly
"I never said" that Muslims would be subject to profiling under his policies.
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 21, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 15, 2016 a speech at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
Says comprehensive immigration reform "will add $700 billion to our economy."  
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • September 21, 2016
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on September 17, 2016 an email
"Over the past eight years, black youth unemployment is up."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 21, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 15, 2016 a speech
"Latinos are 17 percent of our country's population but hold only 2 percent of its wealth."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 19, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 31, 2016 a speech in Arizona
"Within just a few years, immigration as a share of national population is set to break all historical records."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • September 19, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on September 18, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press."
Says Hillary Clinton and millennials have the same positions on climate change, abortion rights, immigration reform, gay rights and college affordability. "Donald Trump doesn't."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Linda Qiu • September 18, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 16, 2016 in a speech
"I finished" the controversy about where President Barack Obama was born.
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • September 16, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 16, 2016 a speech
"Hillary Clinton and her campaign of 2008 started the birther controversy."
False
By Jon Greenberg, Linda Qiu • September 16, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 16, 2016 comments at a speech
On whether Barack Obama was born in the United States.
Full Flop
By Aaron Sharockman • September 16, 2016
John Fleming
John Fleming
stated on September 12, 2016 a radio ad
"The head of the IRS ordered 24,000 emails erased before Congress could review them, making sure the American people will never know the real truth."
False
By Katherine Burns, Rachel Tiede • September 15, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 13, 2016 a speech in Aston, Pa.
"My opponent has no child care plan."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • September 14, 2016
Kellyanne Conway
Kellyanne Conway
stated on September 12, 2016 an interview on CNN
Says the Donald J.Trump Foundation's money "is his money."
False
By Linda Qiu • September 14, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on August 26, 2016 a Hillary for America television ad
"Trump Management was charged with discriminating against African-Americans and breaking federal law."
True
By Lauren Carroll • September 14, 2016
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