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Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on July 26, 2016 a video at the DNC
"We moved 100 times as many people out of poverty as moved out when President (Ronald) Reagan was in office, with 40 percent more jobs."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • July 28, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 27, 2016 a tweet
"Not one American flag on the massive stage at the Democratic National Convention until people started complaining- then a small one. Pathetic."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • July 27, 2016
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on July 26, 2016 remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia
"As secretary of state, (Hillary Clinton) worked hard to get strong sanctions against Iran's nuclear program" and "got Russia and China to support them."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • July 27, 2016
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on July 26, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia
"The approval of the United States was 20 points higher when (Hillary Clinton) left the secretary of state's office than when she took it."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 27, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 26, 2016 a video shown at the Democratic convention
Says when an interviewer asked Donald Trump if he treats women with respect, Trump replied, "I can't say that."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 27, 2016
Joseph Crowley
Joseph Crowley
stated on July 26, 2016 a speech at the Democratic convention
Says Donald Trump "cashed in" on Sept. 11,  "collecting $150,000 in federal funds intended to help small businesses recover — even though days after the attack Trump said his properties were not affected."
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • July 27, 2016
Barbara Boxer
Barbara Boxer
stated on July 26, 2016 remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia
Says Donald Trump "said a woman should be punished for exercising her right to choose."  
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • July 27, 2016
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on July 26, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention
"Human trafficking is the third-biggest criminal enterprise in the world."  
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • July 27, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on July 25, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention
"The top 1 percent in recent years has earned 85 percent of all new income."
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • July 27, 2016
Luis Gutierrez
Luis Gutierrez
stated on July 25, 2016 an interview on Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor"
"There are fewer people crossing (the southwest) border than in the last 30 years."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • July 26, 2016
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on July 25, 2016 a speech at the Democratic convention
"Donald Trump said he was excited for the 2008 housing crash that devastated millions of American families, because he thought it would help him scoop up more real estate on the cheap."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 26, 2016
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on July 25, 2016 an email to reporters
Speakers at the Democratic National Convention made "zero mentions of the global terrorist threat posed by ISIS."
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 26, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on July 25, 2016 remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia
"The top one-tenth of 1 percent now owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • July 26, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on July 25, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention
Says Donald Trump "believes that states should actually have the right to lower the minimum wage below $7.25."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • July 26, 2016
Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama
stated on July 25, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia
"I wake up every morning in a house (the White House) that was built by slaves."
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 26, 2016
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on July 25, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention
"We are the only industrialized nation that doesn't guarantee workers paid family leave."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • July 26, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on July 11, 2016 an interview on MSNBC
Says "Donald Trump is a guy who has called for privatization" of the Veterans Administration.
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • July 25, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 24, 2016 a tweet
"An analysis showed that Bernie Sanders would have won the Democratic nomination if it were not for the Super Delegates."
False
By Linda Qiu • July 25, 2016
Donald Trump Jr.
Donald Trump Jr.
stated on July 24, 2016 an interview on CNN
Unemployment numbers "are artificial numbers. These are numbers that are massaged to make the existing economy look good, to make this administration look good when, in fact, it's a total disaster."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 25, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 23, 2016 a campaign rally in Miami, Fla.
Says unlike Tim Kaine, who "invested" in education, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "slashed education funding."
False
By Lauren Carroll • July 24, 2016
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