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Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on November 14, 2015 a Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa.
Climate change is "directly related" to the growth of terrorism.
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • November 16, 2015
Ben Rhodes
Ben Rhodes
stated on November 15, 2015 comments on ABC's "This Week"
When President Barack Obama said ISIS, or ISIL, was contained, he "was responding very specifically to the geographic expansion of ISIL in Iraq and Syria."
True
By Lauren Carroll • November 15, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on November 15, 2015 comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
"It takes almost a year for a refugee to be processed in the United States."
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • November 15, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on November 14, 2015 the Democratic debate in Iowa
Out of the total U.S. military budget, "significantly less than 10 percent of that money is used to fight international terrorism."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • November 15, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on November 14, 2015 a Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa
The United States is "the only major country on earth that doesn't guarantee health care to all people as a right, not a privilege."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson • November 15, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on November 14, 2015 a Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa
Says income tax rates under Eisenhower were as high as 90 percent.
True
By Joshua Gillin • November 15, 2015
Martin O'Malley
Martin O'Malley
stated on November 14, 2015 a Democratic debate in Des Moines
"Net immigration from Mexico last year was zero. Fact-check me."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg, Lauren Carroll • November 15, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on November 14, 2015 a Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa
"Wages adjusted for inflation haven’t risen since the turn of the last century."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 15, 2015
Ben Carson
Ben Carson
stated on November 10, 2015 the fourth GOP debate.
"The Chinese are there" in Syria.
False
By Linda Qiu • November 15, 2015
Carly Fiorina
Carly Fiorina
stated on November 10, 2015 a Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has "no congressional oversight."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 15, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 10, 2015 the fourth GOP primary debate.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership "was designed for China to come in, as they always do, through the back door and totally take advantage of everyone."
Pants on Fire!
By Clayton Youngman • November 12, 2015
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on November 10, 2015 the fourth GOP undercard debate.
The Democrats plan "to raise your tax rates to 70 or 80 percent."
False
By Linda Qiu • November 12, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on November 6, 2015 a Democratic presidential candidates' forum in Rock Hill, S.C.
"Over half of the black workers in this country earn less" than $15 an hour.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • November 12, 2015
Carly Fiorina
Carly Fiorina
stated on November 10, 2015 a Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee
"Obamacare isn't helping anyone."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • November 11, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 10, 2015 the Fox Business Network debate
Says President Dwight Eisenhower "moved 1.5 million illegal immigrants out of this country."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • November 11, 2015
Ben Carson
Ben Carson
stated on November 10, 2015 the Fox Business Network debate
Says Hillary Clinton told her daughter and a government official that Benghazi "was a terrorist attack, and then tells everybody else that it was a video."  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • November 11, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on November 10, 2015 the fourth GOP primary debate.
"Welders make more money than philosophers."
False
By Clayton Youngman • November 11, 2015
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on November 10, 2015 the fourth undercard GOP debate.
"Only one out of five of the so-called ‘Syrian refugees’ who went into Europe were actually Syrian."
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • November 11, 2015
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on November 10, 2015 the Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee, Wis.
"There are more words in the IRS code than there are in the Bible."
True
By Louis Jacobson • November 11, 2015
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on November 10, 2015 a Republican presidential debate
 Income inequality "seems to be worst in cities run by Democrats."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson • November 11, 2015
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