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Ben Carson
Ben Carson
stated on April 20, 2016 a Fox Business interview
"Andrew Jackson was the last president who actually balanced the federal budget, where we had no national debt."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • April 21, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on April 21, 2016 a town hall on ABC's 'Good Morning America'
"When I withdrew in June of 2008, polls were showing that at least 40 percent of my supporters said, oh, they weren't going to support Sen. Obama."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • April 21, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 20, 2016 a tweet
"Ted Cruz is mathematically out of winning the race."
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • April 20, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 18, 2016 in a speech
Says professional football coach Rex Ryan "won championships in New York. The AFC, I think, twice."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 20, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 17, 2016 an interview on ABC's 'This Week'
Says that in her speech to the pro-Israel group AIPAC, Hillary Clinton "had one line on the Palestinian people."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • April 20, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 15, 2016 a television ad
"Washington politicians are paid over $200,000 an hour for speeches."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 20, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 14, 2016 the Democratic debate in Brooklyn, N.Y.
"We spend about 75 percent of the entire cost of the military aspect of NATO."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • April 19, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 12, 2016 a speech in Syracuse, N.Y.
"We win when voter turnout is high, we lose when it is low."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • April 19, 2016
Pat McCrory
Pat McCrory
stated on April 17, 2016 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"The city of Charlotte passed a bathroom ordinance mandate on every private-sector employer in Charlotte."
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • April 17, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on April 14, 2016 a Democratic debate in Brooklyn
In nine Democratic debates, "We've not had one question about a woman's right to make her own decisions about reproductive health care, not one question."  
True
By Amy Sherman • April 15, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on April 14, 2016 the Brooklyn presidential debate
The Republicans "still want to privatize (Social Security). In fact, their whole idea is to turn over the Social Security trust fund to Wall Street."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • April 15, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 15, 2016 a Democratic debate in New York
"When this campaign began, I said that we’ve got to end the starvation minimum wage of $7.25, raise it to $15. Secretary Clinton said let's raise it to $12."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • April 15, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on April 14, 2016 the Democratic debate in New York
Says Bernie Sanders "has been largely a very reliable supporter of the NRA."
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • April 15, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 14, 2016 the Brooklyn presidential debate
"I remain one of the poorer members of the United States Senate."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • April 15, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on April 14, 2016 a Democratic debate in New York
"We have tougher standards holding toy gun manufacturers and sellers to account than we do for real guns."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • April 15, 2016
Jeff Bridges
Jeff Bridges
stated on March 28, 2016 a Facebook video
"Every bit of plastic that has ever been created still exists."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 14, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 11, 2016 a rally in Rome, N.Y.
"My numbers are better right now than Ronald Reagan's numbers were with Jimmy Carter."
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 14, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 10, 2016 in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press
Says Hillary Clinton supported and continues to "support fracking."
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • April 13, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on April 11, 2016 an event in Port Washington, N.Y.
"The state that has the highest per capita number of … guns that end up committing crimes in New York come from Vermont."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 12, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on April 7, 2016 an interview on CNN
"Poll after poll after poll shows me beating Hillary."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 11, 2016
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