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Reince Priebus
stated on July 17, 2016 comments on "Meet the Press"

"What the facts say" is ... "the best scenario for kids is a loving mom and dad."

False

By Lauren Carroll • July 17, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on May 14, 2016 his speech at the Republican Party of Texas convention

Barack Obama issued a decree "demanding that every public school now allow grown men and boys into the little girls’ bathroom."

Mostly False

By Eleanor Dearman • June 26, 2016

Americans For Prosperity, North Carolina chapter
stated on June 1, 2016 an official statement

There are "500 failing schools in North Carolina"

Half-True

By Will Doran • June 16, 2016

Joyce Beatty
stated on May 25, 2016 in a press conference

In Ohio, "each year an estimated 1,000 children become victims of human trafficking, and over 3,000 more are at risk."

Mostly False

By Nadia Pflaum • June 10, 2016

Austin Independent School District
stated on June 2, 2016 an advertisement spotted at the site of high school graduation ceremonies

"Austin ISD has the highest graduation rate of every major city in Texas."

Mostly False

By W. Gardner Selby • June 10, 2016

U.S. Dairy Export Council
stated on May 9, 2016 a press release

Says a WHO proposal "portrays milk and dairy products as an obstacle to a healthy start in life."

Mostly False

By Jon Greenberg • May 20, 2016

Don Willett
stated on May 13, 2016 the majority Texas Supreme Court opinion in Texas school finance case

Before 2005, "the percentage of" Texas high school "students meeting the college readiness standards of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board stood at 28% in English and 42% in math. Those figures stood at 65% and 66% in 2013."

True

By W. Gardner Selby • May 20, 2016

John Carter
stated on March 10, 2016 a commentary published in the Round Rock Leader

"This is not a joke: the president wants to house illegal aliens on our nation’s military installations."

Mostly True

By Nicole Barrios • May 4, 2016

John Pagliarini
stated on April 11, 2016 a speech

"You’re in more trouble if you leave your pet in the car than if you leave your child in the car."

Half-True

By Jacqueline Tempera • April 17, 2016

Rebecca Bradley
stated on March 21, 2016 a radio interview

Says her representation of an ex-boyfriend "who was then my friend" in a family law case is "something that lawyers do on a regular basis."

False

March 25, 2016

Katie McGinty
stated on March 8, 2016

"Here in Pennsylvania, the annual cost for infant childcare is over $10,000 per child, which is more than most families pay in rent and almost the same cost as in-state college tuition."

Mostly True

By Cassie Owens • March 18, 2016

Anthony Rendon
stated on March 7, 2016 a news conference

California "cut about $1.3 billion in child care (during the recession). We’ve only reinvested about $300 million."

Mostly True

By Chris Nichols • March 17, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on February 11, 2016 comments during the PBS Democratic debate

The United States has "the highest rate of childhood poverty of almost any major country on Earth."

Half-True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 12, 2016

Jill Vogel
stated on January 27, 2016 legislative hearing.

In Virginia, "people are going and getting marriage licenses who are 12 and 13, and 14 and 15 years old."

Mostly True

By Sean Gorman • February 8, 2016

Scott Walker
stated on January 19, 2016 a speech

"According to the most recent report, Wisconsin’s high school graduation rates are also up again -- to third best in the country."

Mostly True

January 22, 2016

Occupy Democrats
stated on January 12, 2016 a blog post.

Says Virginia Del. Mark Cole "wants schools to check children’s genitals before using bathroom."

False

By Sean Gorman • January 18, 2016

Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on January 14, 2016 a news release

Wisconsin dropped "from second in the country to 41st" among states where more than half the students took the ACT exam.

Pants on Fire!

January 15, 2016

Common Sense Kids Action
stated on September 21, 2015 a press release

"California has more kids in poverty ... than virtually any other state."

Mostly True

By Chris Nichols • December 4, 2015

Vicky Hartzler
stated on October 9, 2015 an interview on ABC's "This Week"

"Twenty-five percent of our kids in foster care are there because their parents are involved in drugs."

True

By Sean Nelson • November 30, 2015

Rand Paul
stated on November 10, 2015 a debate

Says Marco Rubio is proposing a new $1 trillion "welfare program" in tax credits and "$1 trillion in new military spending."

Mostly True

November 12, 2015

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