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Corey Lewandowski
Corey Lewandowski
stated on August 23, 2015 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
Says "there’s 400,000" anchor babies born in the United States a year, which are "individuals coming to our country and having their children so their children can be U.S. citizens."
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • August 23, 2015
Ben Carson
Ben Carson
stated on August 23, 2015 an interview on "State of the Union"
Says "56 percent of (the U.S.-Mexico) border is not under our control."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • August 23, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on August 17, 2015 an interview with Iowa Public Radio
"If I had not asked for my emails all to be made public, none of this would have been in the public arena."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • August 20, 2015
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on August 11, 2015 an interview with Inc. magazine
"There's not a single, solitary example that" signing the bill to end Glass-Steagall "had anything to do with the financial crash."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • August 19, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 16, 2015 a policy plan on immigration.
"The annual cost of free tax credits alone paid to illegal immigrants quadrupled to $4.2 billion in 2011."
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • August 18, 2015
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on August 9, 2015 an interview on ABC's "This Week."
"You’re more likely to get struck by lightning in Texas" than find in-person voter fraud.
True
August 18, 2015
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 13, 2015 a meme on social media
Says 57 percent of federal spending goes to the military and just 1 percent goes to food and agriculture, including food stamps.
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 17, 2015
Ben Carson
Ben Carson
stated on August 16, 2015 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
The number of people who "believe in socialism ... is increasing."
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • August 16, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 16, 2015 an interview on "Meet the Press"
Says "if the (Iran nuclear) deal gets rejected, they still get" $150 billion.
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • August 16, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on August 16, 2015 an interview on "Meet the Press"
"We spend almost twice as much per capita on health care as do the people of any other country."
False
By Will Cabaniss • August 16, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on August 10, 2015 a Twitter exchange
"F: The grade given to Florida for college affordability under Jeb Bush's leadership."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 14, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on August 10, 2015 a Twitter exchange
There has been a 100 percent "increase in student debt under this Democratic White House."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • August 14, 2015
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on August 6, 2015 a Republican presidential debate
"One of the reasons that Social Security is in so much trouble is that the only funding stream comes from people who get a wage. The people who get wages is declining dramatically."
Mostly False
August 12, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on August 6, 2015 the first GOP primary debate.
"Over 40 percent of small and mid-size banks that loan money to small businesses have been wiped out since Dodd-Frank has passed."
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • August 12, 2015
Carly Fiorina
Carly Fiorina
stated on August 6, 2015 the first Republican presidential debate
Says Donald Trump has "changed his mind" on abortion.
True
By Jon Greenberg • August 11, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 9, 2015 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
"Every poll said I won the debate."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 11, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 31, 2015 a speech to the National Urban League in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
"African-American children are 500 percent more likely to die from asthma than white kids."
True
August 11, 2015
Carly Fiorina
Carly Fiorina
stated on August 9, 2015 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
"If you look at the results of Obamacare, what you see is emergency room visits are up over 50 percent."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 10, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 9, 2015 a Meet the Press interview
"Some of the things that (Megyn Kelly) said, I didn’t say."
False
By Will Cabaniss • August 10, 2015
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on August 9, 2015 an interview with "This Week" host George Stephanopoulos
Says he was "one of the chief architects" of balancing the federal budget.
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • August 9, 2015
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