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Great America Alliance
stated on June 18, 2017 in a radio ad:

Says Barack Obama complained that Democrats continue to ignore blacks except at election time.

Pants on Fire!

By Jon Greenberg • June 19, 2017

Corey Stewart
stated on November 9, 2016 in an interview.:

Ed Gillespie "would not mention (Donald Trump’s) name unless he was condemning him."

False

By Sean Gorman • November 21, 2016

Senate Leadership Fund
stated on October 11, 2016 in a TV ad:

"(Deborah) Ross defends those who want to burn the American flag, and even called efforts to ban flag-burning ‘ridiculous,’ yet refused to help a disabled veteran fly the flag."

Mostly True

By Will Doran • November 5, 2016

Chris Malone
stated on September 28, 2016:

Says Democratic challenger for his N.C. House seat "raised taxes on clothing, school supplies – even baby diapers!"

Pants on Fire!

By Will Doran • October 28, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on October 10, 2016 in a tweet:

Says Paul Ryan "is still endorsing Trump."

True

By Tom Kertscher • October 11, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate:

"The only years that anybody's ever seen" of Donald Trump’s tax returns "showed he didn't pay any federal income tax."

Mostly False

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 27, 2016

Roy Cooper
stated on August 29, 2016 in a TV ad:

Says Gov. Pat McCrory "tried to cut education funding to its lowest budget share in over 30 years."

Half-True

By Will Doran • September 1, 2016

Club for Growth
stated on August 4, 2016 in a political advertisement:

Says Arizona congressional candidate Christine Jones "called Hillary Clinton ‘a capable and respected leader,’ and an ‘effective’ secretary of state. ... Hillary Clinton effective? Christine Jones thinks so."

Half-True

By Anthony Cave • August 24, 2016

National Rifle Association
stated on August 10, 2016:

Says Hillary Clinton "doesn’t believe in your right to keep a gun at home for self-defense."

False

By Will Doran • August 11, 2016

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on August 4, 2016 in an ad :

Says Rep. Mike Coffman is "the one who said" he would support Trump.

Mostly False

By Alan Gathright • August 9, 2016

Paul Manafort
stated on July 19, 2016 in a press conference:

"The Clinton camp was the first to get it out there and try to say there was something untoward about the speech that Melania Trump gave."

False

By Lauren Carroll • July 19, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 11, 2016 in a speech:

"Just look at what the FBI director said about her (Hillary Clinton) — her misconduct is a disgrace and embarrassment to our country."

False

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 15, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on May 22, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

"The only two (Donald Trump tax returns) we have show that he hasn't paid a penny in taxes."

Mostly False

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 24, 2016

Randy Forbes
stated on May 13, 2016 in a campaign flier:

Says Virginia Republican "Scott Taylor has been convicted in at least four different courts across the country, at times failing to even appear, and having a warrant issued for his arrest."

Half-True

By Warren Fiske • May 23, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on May 22, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press":

"Let me say that I don't think (Bernie Sanders has) had a single negative ad ever run against him."

False

By Linda Qiu • May 22, 2016

New Day for America
stated on April 25, 2016 in a robocall:

Says "Hillary Clinton has promised to raise taxes by $1 trillion dollars."

Half-True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 27, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on April 22, 2016 in an attack ad:

Says Donald Trump thinks "a grown man pretending to be a woman (should) be allowed to use the women's restroom."

Mostly False

By Linda Qiu • April 25, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on April 11, 2016 in a TV interview:

The Colorado caucus system for selecting Republican delegates is "rigged."

False

By Alan Gathright • April 19, 2016

Phil Berger
stated on March 31, 2016 in a Facebook post:

"Attorney General Roy Cooper refuses to do his job" by not defending House Bill 2 in a lawsuit.

Half-True

By Will Doran • April 7, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on April 6, 2016 in a speech at Temple University:

Says Hillary Clinton "has been saying lately that she thinks that I am, 'not qualified to be president.' "

Mostly False

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 7, 2016

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