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Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on March 9, 2015 an interview on Fox News
Says that "Susan Rice, the president's national security adviser, has already conceded that Iran will have a robust uranium enrichment capability."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • March 16, 2015
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on March 9, 2015 a statement released to the media
"The vast majority of our international commitments take effect without congressional approval."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 12, 2015
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on March 9, 2015 a letter to Iranian leaders
If President Barack Obama strikes a nuclear deal with Iran, "the next president could revoke such an executive agreement with the stroke of a pen and future Congresses could modify the terms of the agreement at any time."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • March 11, 2015
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on March 8, 2015 an interview on 'Fox News Sunday'
"The Iranian parliament will get to say yes or no on this deal, and I think the United States Congress should have the exact same input into the process."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • March 10, 2015
Henry Sanders
Henry Sanders
stated on March 8, 2015 a video clip aired on NBC's "Meet the Press"
Today in Selma, Ala., "the poverty rate is roughly nine times that of whites."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 10, 2015
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on February 27, 2015 a speech at CPAC
U.S. military involvement in Libya "allowed thousands of surface-to-air missiles to fall into the hands of radical Islamists."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • March 9, 2015
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on March 8, 2015 comments on CBS' "Face the Nation"
"The State Department asked all secretaries of state to send their emails over." Hillary Clinton's "the only one who’s done it."  
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • March 8, 2015
Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham
stated on March 8, 2015 comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"The labor participation rate is at an all-time low."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • March 8, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on February 27, 2015 a speech at CPAC
"There are at least three sectors of the border, one in particular, that are just completely insecure."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • March 5, 2015
Ben Carson
Ben Carson
stated on March 4, 2015 an interview on CNN
"A lot of people who go into prison straight, and when they come out they’re gay."
False
By Lauren Carroll • March 4, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on February 24, 2015 a conference in Silicon Valley
"You had more women getting computer sciences degrees in the '80s by a factor of 2-plus than you do now."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • March 3, 2015
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on March 1, 2015 comments on CBS' "Face the Nation"
On immigration, "the president said 22 times, 22 times, that he couldn't do what he eventually did."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • March 1, 2015
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on March 1, 2015 comments on CBS' "Face the Nation"
Says President Barack Obama made "unilateral changes" to Obamacare "38 times."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • March 1, 2015
American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on February 23, 2015 a video
"The Clintons' foundation took millions from foreign governments" including United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
True
By Steve Contorno • February 26, 2015
Mike Lee
Mike Lee
stated on February 16, 2015 an email through Protect Internet Freedom
The FCC’s net neutrality policy includes what is "essentially a massive tax increase."  
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • February 26, 2015
Eric Holder
Eric Holder
stated on February 17, 2015 remarks at the National Press Club
Last year, "we saw the first reduction in the federal prison population in 32 years."
True
By Lauren Carroll • February 23, 2015
Robert McDonald
Robert McDonald
stated on February 15, 2015 an appearance on NBC's 'Meet the Press'
"Nine hundred people have been fired since I became secretary (of Veterans Affairs). We’ve got 60 people that we fired who have manipulated wait times."
False
By Steve Contorno • February 20, 2015
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 16, 2015 a meme on social media
Say George Washington said that "when government takes away citizens’ right to bear arms it becomes citizens’ duty to take away government’s right to govern."
False
By Audrey Bowler • February 20, 2015
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 17, 2015 remarks at a White House summit
"There is a very identifiable Somali community" back home in Delaware.
Pants on Fire!
By Lauren Carroll • February 19, 2015
Adam Kinzinger
Adam Kinzinger
stated on February 15, 2015 an appearance on ABC's 'This Week'
The current debate over authorizing military action against the Islamic State "would be the first time Congress would place limits on the commander-in-chief's ability to be commander-in-chief."
False
By Steve Contorno • February 19, 2015
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