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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
By Christian Belanger • 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
By Christian Belanger • 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
Ben Carson
Ben Carson
stated on August 6, 2015 the first Republican debate:
"Ukraine was a nuclear-armed state. They gave away their nuclear arms with the understanding that we would protect them."
False
By Jon Greenberg • August 7, 2015
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on August 6, 2015 in comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland:
"A majority of the candidates on this stage have supported amnesty ... I have never supported amnesty."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • August 7, 2015
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on August 6, 2015 a Republican presidential debate in Cleveland:
"The Fourth Amendment was what we fought the Revolution over. John Adams said it was the spark that led to our war for independence."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 7, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on August 6, 2015 comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland:
Says Hillary Clinton has "been in office and in government longer than anybody else running here tonight."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • August 7, 2015
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on August 6, 2015 the first Republican debate:
"$700 billion was robbed (from Medicare) to pay for Obamacare."
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • August 7, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 6, 2015 the first Republican debate:
Illegal immigration "wasn’t a subject that was on anybody’s mind until I brought it up at my announcement."
False
By Jon Greenberg • August 7, 2015
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