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Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 12, 2016 an interview on CNN
"You've got a medical report on me that meets the same standard as Mitt Romney and Barack Obama."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 14, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 31, 2016 a press conference in Mexico
Says U.S.-Mexico border has "1 million legal border crossings each and every day."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • September 14, 2016
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 13, 2016 posts
Says Hillary Clinton had an "undercover nurse" with her at the Sept. 11 memorial ceremony in New York.
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Sharockman • September 13, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 13, 2016 a speech in Philadelphia
Says Donald Trump's foundation "took money other people gave to his charity and then bought a six-foot-tall painting of himself."
True
By Louis Jacobson • September 13, 2016
Paul Wolfowitz
Paul Wolfowitz
stated on September 11, 2016 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"The Germans, the French, countries that opposed us in the (Iraq) war, all believed (Saddam Hussein) had weapons of mass destruction."  
Mostly False
By Allison Graves, Jon Greenberg • September 13, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 12, 2016 an interview on CNBC
Heroin comes in the United States "from the southern border."
True
By Linda Qiu • September 13, 2016
William Weld
William Weld
stated on September 7, 2016 an Ask Me Anything session on reddit
Says "76 percent of all voters in the United States say they want Johnson-Weld, by name, in the presidential debates."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 13, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on September 4, 2016 an interview on Meet the Press
For immigrants with visa overstays, "we make no effort to hold them accountable to that or uphold the law."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • September 12, 2016
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 8, 2016 internet postings
Say "71 percent of doctors say Hillary's health concerns are 'serious' and 'could be disqualifying.' "
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 12, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 6, 2016 a rally in Tampa
"That's legal: If you find out about somebody else's salary even if you're doing exactly the same job, you can be retaliated against, including being fired, in most places."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • September 9, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 7, 2016 a speech in Philadelphia
"Our veterans, in many cases, are being treated worse than illegal immigrants."
False
By Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde • September 9, 2016
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on August 20, 2016 a posting on Facebook
Says President Barack Obama "has taken less vacation days than any other president in a generation," while Congress "has taken more vacation days than any other Congress in history."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 9, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 7, 2016 NBC's Commander-in-Chief Forum
Says Russian President Vladimir Putin "calls me brilliant." 
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • September 8, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 7, 2016 the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum
Says Donald Trump is "on record extensively supporting (the) intervention in Libya."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • September 8, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 7, 2016 the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum
"Classified material has a header which says ‘top-secret, secret, confidential.’ Nothing, and I will repeat this and this is verified in the report by the Department of Justice, none of the emails sent or received by me had such a header."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • September 8, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 7, 2016 the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum
Says Donald Trump supports "an agenda out there" to privatize the Veterans Affairs health care system.
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 8, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 7, 2016 the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum
Says Hillary Clinton said the Veterans Affairs scandal is "over-exaggerated." "She said she was satisfied with what was going on."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • September 8, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 7, 2016 the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum
"I was totally against the war in Iraq." 
False
By Jon Greenberg, Lauren Carroll • September 8, 2016
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on September 4, 2016 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
"Food stamps have gone up two-and-a-half times under Barack Obama."
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 7, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 6, 2016 an interview with ABC News
"I released the most extensive financial review of anybody in the history of politics. … You don't learn much in a tax return."
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 7, 2016
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