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Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on November 30, 2015 a radio interview with Hugh Hewitt:
"Here’s the simple and undeniable fact: The overwhelming majority of violent criminals are Democrats."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • December 1, 2015
Ben Carson
Ben Carson
stated on November 29, 2015 an interview on CNN:
"The Family Research Council, according to some government agencies, is a terrorist group."
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 1, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on November 19, 2015 a speech at Georgetown University:
"Instead of fighting ISIS, (the Saudis) have focused more on a campaign to oust Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen."
True
By Linda Qiu • November 24, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 22, 2015 a tweet:
Says crime statistics show blacks kill 81 percent of white homicide victims.  
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • November 23, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on November 19, 2015 a speech to the Council on Foreign Relations:
"The Libyan people have voted twice in free and fair elections for the kind of leadership they want."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 23, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on November 6, 2015 a Democratic primary forum:
"I spent 18 months putting together the sanctions against Iran so that we could force them to the negotiating table."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • November 23, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 21, 2015 comments during a speech:
"I watched in Jersey City, N.J., where thousands and thousands of people were cheering" as the World Trade Center collapsed.    
Pants on Fire!
By Lauren Carroll • November 22, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 16, 2015 an interview on MSNBC:
The New York Police Department used to have "surveillance going on in and around mosques in New York City. ... Our mayor totally cut that out."
Half-True
By Clayton Youngman • November 20, 2015
John Bel Edwards
John Bel Edwards
stated on November 11, 2015 a campaign ad:
Says David Vitter "answered a prostitute’s call minutes after he skipped a vote honoring 28 soldiers who gave their lives in defense of our freedom."
Mostly True
By Charles Maldonado • November 19, 2015
Ben Carson
Ben Carson
stated on November 16, 2015 an official statement posted on Facebook.:
"There is currently no ability to vet these people," referring to Syrian refugees.
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • November 19, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 17, 2015 an interview on Laura Ingraham's radio show:
The federal government is sending refugees to states with governors who are "Republicans, not to the Democrats."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • November 18, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on November 15, 2015 a joint statement with the president of Turkey.:
"The United States (is) the largest provider of humanitarian assistance to displaced persons and refugees."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • November 17, 2015
Viral image
Viral image
stated on November 16, 2015 posts on the Internet:
In Japan, "permanent residency is not given to Muslims," the "propagation of Islam" is banned, "one cannot import a Koran published in the Arabic language," and "Muslims cannot even rent a house."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • November 17, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on November 14, 2015 a debate in Iowa:
"Since we last debated in Las Vegas, nearly 3,000 people have been killed by guns."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • November 17, 2015
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
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