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Marco Rubio
stated on July 19, 2015 comments on CNN's "State of the Union":

The Iran deal "violates promises the president made to the American people." ... "It is not an anytime, anywhere inspection process."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • July 19, 2015

Bloggers
stated on July 10, 2015 a headline on the website NewsExaminer:

"Christian Pastor in Vermont Sentenced to One Year in Prison After Refusing to Marry Gay Couple"

Pants on Fire!

By Keely Herring • July 16, 2015

Don Beyer
stated on July 14, 2015 an op-ed:

"Thanks to the Obama administration’s negotiations, Iran’s nuclear program will be under lock, key and camera 24 hours a day, 365 days a year."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • July 16, 2015

Bobby Jindal
stated on July 15, 2015 comments on "Fox News Sunday":

"In New Orleans, nearly 100 percent of our kids are in charter schools."

True

By Anna Bruzgulis • July 16, 2015

Hillary Clinton
stated on July 13, 2015 a speech:

"Sen. Rubio’s (tax plan) would cut taxes for households making around $3 million a year by almost $240,000, which is way more than three times the earnings of a typical family."

Mostly True

By Christian Belanger • July 16, 2015

Hillary Clinton
stated on July 13, 2015 remarks in Manhattan:

Says she "called for addressing risks of derivatives, cracking down on subprime mortgages and improving financial oversight" early on in the financial crisis.

True

By Lauren Carroll • July 15, 2015

Limberbutt McCubbins
stated on July 9, 2015 comments on his website.:

"Limberbutt McCubbins (a five-year-old cat) is a candidate" in the 2016 presidential election.

Half-True

By Linda Qiu • July 14, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on July 11, 2015 a speech in Phoenix:

"The $5 billion website for Obamacare … never worked. Still doesn't work."

False

By Louis Jacobson • July 14, 2015

Ultraviolet
stated on June 30, 2015 a Facebook meme:

Says Chris Christie "vetoed equal pay for women 3 times. He only let the bill pass once it became a damaging campaign issue."

Mostly False

By Keely Herring • July 13, 2015

Bernie Sanders
stated on July 6, 2015 a rally in Portland, Maine:

For African-Americans between the ages of 17 and 20, "the real unemployment rate … is 51 percent."

Mostly True

By Louis Jacobson • July 13, 2015

Carly Fiorina
stated on July 12, 2015 comments on ABC's "This Week":

"We're destroying more businesses in the United States now than are being created for the first time in our history."

Half-True

By Joshua Gillin • July 12, 2015

Generation Forward PAC
stated on June 25, 2015 an attack ad.:

"Bernie Sanders voted against the Brady Bill -- background checks and waiting periods."

Mostly True

By Linda Qiu • July 10, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on July 8, 2015 an interview with NBC's Katy Tur:

"The Mexican government forces many bad people into our country."

Pants on Fire!

By Louis Jacobson • July 9, 2015

Chris Christie
stated on July 6, 2015 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":

"There’s now been three independent investigations (into the bridge scandal) all of which have said" that Christie did not have prior knowledge of or involvement in the lane closures.

Half-True

By Lauren Carroll • July 9, 2015

Bernie Sanders
stated on July 5, 2015 an interview on CNN:

"We have the highest rate of childhood poverty of any major country on Earth."

Mostly False

By Christian Belanger • July 8, 2015

Ted Cruz
stated on June 23, 2015 an op-ed on Breitbart:

On support for Trade Promotion Authority, called fast-track

Full Flop

By Keely Herring • July 8, 2015

Facebook posts
stated on July 6, 2015 a meme on social media:

Says Hillary Clinton’s top 10 donors are mainly "banks, corporations and media," while Bernie Sanders’ top 10 donors are labor unions.

Mostly True

By Louis Jacobson • July 7, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on July 1, 2015 an interview on Fox Business Network:

"Hundreds of thousands of (illegal immigrants are) going to state and federal penitentiaries."

Mostly False

By Lauren Carroll • July 6, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on July 1, 2015 remarks on CNN.:

Says his book, The Art of the Deal, is "the No. 1 selling business book of all time."

False

By Linda Qiu • July 6, 2015

Facebook posts
stated on June 29, 2015 social media posts.:

"The House of Representatives just voted 300-131 to remove ‘country-of-origin labeling’ on chicken, pork, and beef sold in the U.S."

True

By Linda Qiu • July 2, 2015

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