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Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on October 31, 2016 in remarks in Cocoa Beach, Fla.:
"One in five American households have nobody under the same roof that's got a job."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 3, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on October 5, 2016 in a speech:
Says Donald Trump’s plan to repeal the estate tax would mean the Walmart Walton family would "get a $53 billion tax break."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 17, 2016
Chelsea Clinton
Chelsea Clinton
stated on September 28, 2016 in an interview with Cosmo:
Says "Gary Johnson and the Libertarian Party want to get rid of the public school system."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 29, 2016
Vicki Saporta
Vicki Saporta
stated on May 9, 2016 in an episode of "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee":
"There are more than twice as many (crisis pregnancy centers) as there are legitimate abortion providers in the United States."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 17, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on August 3, 2015 in a video:
Says Scott Walker's defunding of Planned Parenthood "left women across the state stranded with nowhere else to turn" for cancer screenings, breast exams and birth control.
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • August 7, 2015
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on March 29, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week":
Says Barack Obama voted for the "very same language" of Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act when he was in the Illinois state Senate. Sexual orientation "doesn't have anything to do with this law."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • March 29, 2015
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on May 5, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC:
If you work 40 hours a week at the proposed minimum wage of $10.10 an hour, "you get out of poverty."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 8, 2014
Scott Brown
Scott Brown
stated on October 28, 2013 in speech to the Nashua Rotary Club :
"I’m ninth generation from New Hampshire."
Half-True
By Jim Haddadin • December 20, 2013
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on September 4, 2013 in a TV ad:
Says Ken Cuccinelli tried to make it more difficult for mothers to obtain divorces.
Half-True
By Nancy Madsen • September 26, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on May 11, 2013 in the commencement address at Hillsdale College:
Says Americans "invented ‘Pong,’ ‘Space Invaders’ and the iPhone."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 6, 2013
Charles Cooper
Charles Cooper
stated on March 26, 2013 in arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court:
"Very few men outlive their own fertility."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers, Louis Jacobson • March 28, 2013
Diane McKeel
Diane McKeel
stated on August 26, 2010 in in a guest column:
Says "Studies show the average age of entry into prostitution is 12 to 14 years old."
Half-True
By Janie Har • March 2, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C.:
Says if Congress doesn’t avoid the sequester, "tens of thousands of parents will have to scramble to find child care for their kids."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • February 22, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 18, 2012 in a speech in Elyria, Ohio:
Under Republican economic policies, "the typical American family saw their incomes fall by about 6 percent."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 26, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on March 31, 2012 in a speech:
Says his sons were "targeted" on Facebook "by out-of-state protesters."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • April 15, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 4, 2012 in a post on Facebook:
"Richard Hayne, president and CEO of Urban Outfitters … (is) a supporter of Rick Santorum and donated over $13,000 to him."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 4, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on January 16, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.:
"More people have been put on food stamps by Barack Obama than any president in American history."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 17, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on January 4, 2012 in a New Hampshire town hall with voters:
As a result of welfare reform, "poverty levels went down to the lowest level ever for ... African-American children."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • January 9, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on May 15, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
President Barack Obama deserves to be called "the most successful food stamp president in American history" because "47 million Americans are on food stamps."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 16, 2011
Get EQUAL Texas
Get EQUAL Texas
stated on February 9, 2011 in a press release.:
"Between Austin, San Antonio, Houston and Dallas over 8,000 same-sex couples are raising children."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 14, 2011
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