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Michael Morell
stated on September 19, 2016 an open letter to Donald Trump

Says Donald Trump has outlined "policies that read like a Kremlin wish list."

Mostly True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 22, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 9, 2016 a television ad

Says New START, passed while Clinton was secretary of state, is a "treaty cutting Russia’s nuclear arms."

Half-True

By Lauren Carroll • September 21, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on September 8, 2016 Senate floor remarks

"If Congress fails to act, the Obama administration intends to give away control of the internet to an international body akin to the United Nations."

False

By W. Gardner Selby • September 14, 2016

Sean Duffy
stated on August 23, 2016 an interview

Says Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin has "ties to the Muslim Brotherhood."

False

September 14, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 7, 2016 the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum

Says Donald Trump is "on record extensively supporting (the) intervention in Libya."

Mostly True

By Jon Greenberg • September 8, 2016

Mike Pence
stated on September 4, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press"

Says Hillary Clinton "wants to increase Syrian refugees to this country by 550 percent."

True

By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 4, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 21, 2016 remarks in Michigan

The Obama administration gave Iran "$400 million in ransom payment cash."

Mostly False

By Lauren Carroll • August 24, 2016

Julie Pace
stated on August 21, 2016 a panel on "Fox News Sunday"

"Neither Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump has a plan to address the civil war in Syria."

Mostly True

By Linda Qiu • August 21, 2016

Tim Canova
stated on August 11, 2016 a campaign mailer

On the Iran nuclear deal

Half Flip

By Amy Sherman • August 17, 2016

Paul Manafort
stated on August 14, 2016 an interview on "State of the Union"

Says there was a "NATO base in Turkey being under attack by terrorists."

Pants on Fire!

By Linda Qiu • August 16, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 15, 2016 a speech on foreign policy in Youngstown, Ohio

"I had previously said that NATO was obsolete because it failed to deal adequately with terrorism. Since my comments, they have changed their policy and now have a new division focused on terror threats."

False

By Louis Jacobson • August 16, 2016

NowThis
stated on August 10, 2016 a viral video

Says President Bill Clinton did not sign NAFTA.

False

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 11, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 10, 2016 a speech in Sunrise, Fla.

Says Barack Obama "founded ISIS. I would say the co-founder would be crooked Hillary Clinton."

Pants on Fire!

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • August 11, 2016

Bill Clinton
stated on July 26, 2016 a post on Medium

Says Hillary Clinton tripled the number of people with AIDS whose "lives are being saved .. and it did not cost you any more money."

Mostly True

By Jon Greenberg • August 10, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 3, 2016 a rally in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Says he saw videotape "of the people taking the money off the plane" to pay ransom to Iran for hostages.

False

By Louis Jacobson • August 5, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 1, 2016 a rally in Columbus, Ohio

Russia and China are "doing naval exercises together someplace."

Mostly True

By Nadia Pflaum • August 4, 2016

Patrick Murphy
stated on August 1, 2016 a campaign ad

Says "Marco Rubio didn’t show up" for a vote on his own bill on sanctions against Hezbollah.

Mostly False

By Louis Jacobson • August 4, 2016

Joe Biden
stated on July 27, 2016 an appearance on MSNBC

Says Donald Trump "is going to go out and carpet bomb" the Middle East.

False

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 2, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 31, 2016 various interviews and speeches

On whether he’s had a relationship with Vladimir Putin.

Full Flop

By Louis Jacobson • August 1, 2016

Reince Priebus
stated on July 21, 2016 a speech

Says Hillary Clinton's Iran nuclear deal "lined the pockets of the world's number one state sponsor of terrorism with your money."

Mostly False

July 29, 2016

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