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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
Tom Price
Tom Price
stated on March 28, 2016 a post on Medium:
Says the Congressional Budget Office "is expecting a protracted economic malaise for at least the next decade under current policies."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 11, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 6, 2016 a tweet:
"The largest U.S. companies would owe $620 billion in U.S. taxes on the cash they store in tax havens."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • April 11, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 10, 2016 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
Says Hillary Clinton voted "for virtually every trade agreement that has cost the workers of this country millions of jobs."
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • April 10, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on April 6, 2016 a CNN interview:
Says Bernie Sanders "wants higher standards for toy guns than real guns."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • April 8, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 6, 2016 a speech at Temple University:
Says Hillary Clinton "has been saying lately that she thinks that I am, 'not qualified to be president.' "
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 7, 2016
New Day for America
New Day for America
stated on March 31, 2016 a television ad.:
"Many just call him 'Lyin' Ted.' ... His TV ad about John Kasich? Lie! Stations had to pull it off the air."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 6, 2016
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