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Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on January 24, 2016 a post on Medium
"My two appointments to the Florida Supreme Court, Raul Cantero and Kenneth Bell, have earned reputations as its most consistent conservatives."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • February 10, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 1, 2016 a campaign rally in Iowa
"I'm self-funding my own campaign."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • February 10, 2016
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on February 6, 2016 the GOP primary debate in New Hampshire
Says Hillary Clinton "believes that all abortions should be legal, even on the due date of that unborn child."
False
By Linda Qiu • February 10, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 4, 2016 a Democratic debate in New Hampshire
"Not one Republican has the guts to recognize that climate change is real."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 10, 2016
Carly Fiorina
Carly Fiorina
stated on February 6, 2016 a column posted on Medium.com
Says she "is 6th in hard dollars raised and has more cash on hand than Governors (John) Kasich and (Chris) Christie combined."
True
By Louis Jacobson • February 8, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 7, 2016 comments on Meet the Press
"Tell me what Madeleine Albright’s position was on the War on Iraq. I wouldn’t be surprised if she supported it." 
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • February 7, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on February 7, 2016 comments on Meet the Press
"There really isn’t any kind of foreign policy network that is supporting and advising Sen. Sanders."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • February 7, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 6, 2016 an ABC Republican debate in New Hampshire
"Right now we’re the highest taxed country in the world."
False
By Joshua Gillin, Louis Jacobson • February 7, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 6, 2016 a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.
Regarding the Iraq War, "I was the one that said, ‘Don’t go, don’t do it, you’re going to destabilize the Middle East.’ "
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • February 7, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on February 6, 2016 the New Hampshire GOP debate
Says CNN reported Ben Carson was "taking a break from campaigning" and the Cruz campaign "forwarded that news to our volunteers."  
False
By Linda Qiu • February 7, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on February 4, 2016 comments during the New Hampshire Democratic debate
"I waited until (the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement) had actually been negotiated" before deciding whether to endorse it.
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 5, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on February 4, 2016 the Democratic debate in Durham, N.H.
Says Bernie Sanders advocated putting "Iranian troops into Syria to try and resolve the conflict there. Putting them right on the doorstep of Israel."  
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • February 5, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 4, 2016 a Democratic presidential debate in Durham, N.H.
Says a Sanders campaign ad "never said ... a newspaper endorsed us that did not."
False
By Clay Wirestone, Louis Jacobson • February 5, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 4, 2016 a Democratic debate on MSNBC
Americans "are working longer hours for low wages . . . and yet almost all new income and wealth is going to the top 1 percent."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 5, 2016
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on February 4, 2016 a town hall in Manchester, N.H.
China is "practicing how to blow up our satellites."
True
By Louis Jacobson • February 5, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on February 3, 2016 a town hall in Henniker, N.H.
"During eight years under Ronald Reagan, African-American median income rose by about $5,000."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 3, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on February 2, 2016 a town hall event in Windham, N.H.
The 2013 immigration bill "expanded President Obama’s ability to bring Syrian refugees to this country without mandating any meaningful background checks."
False
By Joshua Gillin, Jon Greenberg • February 3, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 1, 2016 a political ad
"While our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1 percent."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 3, 2016
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on February 2, 2016 an appearance at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, N.H.
The debt "comes up all the time in town meetings ... but it's never asked in the debates. It's really weird. It hasn't been brought up."
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 2, 2016
Right to Rise
Right to Rise
stated on February 2, 2016 a TV ad
Says Ohio Gov. John Kasich had "the worst rating on spending of any governor in the country, Republican or Democrat."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • February 2, 2016
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