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Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on March 31, 2017 in a U.S. Senate campaign kickoff event in Dallas:
"I’m one of two members of Congress out of 535 that takes no corporate cash, no political action committee money."
Half-True
By Fauzeya Rahman • July 27, 2017
Richard Burr
Richard Burr
stated on June 8, 2017 in an interview:
"This is not the first time (the Russians) have been involved in our elections."
Half-True
By Will Doran • June 20, 2017
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on April 28, 2017 in a speech to the National Rifle Association:
"The first Congress passed a law mandating that every able-bodied man must own a musket."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 19, 2017
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on January 5, 2017 in remarks to reporters supporting legislation related to bathroom access:
"Martin Luther King said our lives begin to end the day we become silent on things that matter."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 6, 2017
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on November 21, 2016 in "The Rush Limbaugh Show":
"Alexander Hamilton was an immigration hawk."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • November 22, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 22, 2016 in a press conference:
"400 bills have my name on them either as a sponsor or a co-sponsor. You don’t get that done unless you work with folks on the other side."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • October 24, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 20, 2016 in a speech at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner:
In 1928 "school boards sent home letters with children saying that if Al Smith is elected president, you will not be allowed to have or read a Bible."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • October 24, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 19, 2016 in a presidential debate:
"ISIS is in 32 countries."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 24, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate:
Says Hillary Clinton "wanted the wall."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 20, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate:
"What the District of Columbia was trying to do (with its handgun ban) was to protect toddlers from guns."
Half-True
By Riley Snyder • October 20, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 9, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate:
"You (Hillary Clinton) get a subpoena, and after getting the subpoena you delete 33,000 emails."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • October 10, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate:
Says that during President Barack Obama’s tenure, the United States has created "15 million new jobs."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 5, 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
End Citizens United
End Citizens United
stated on August 22, 2016 in a campaign ad:
Says U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin voted to "force seniors to pay more for prescription drugs."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 30, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on August 4, 2016 in a speech:
Says his father-in-law, former Gov. Linwood Holton, "integrated Virginia public schools."
Half-True
By Warren Fiske • August 15, 2016
Joaquin Castro
Joaquin Castro
stated on July 28, 2016 in a speech at the DNC:
Says "Donald Trump has defended" World War II internment camps.
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • July 29, 2016
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on July 25, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic convention:
"Donald Trump said he was excited for the 2008 housing crash that devastated millions of American families, because he thought it would help him scoop up more real estate on the cheap."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 26, 2016
Frank Guinta
Frank Guinta
stated on July 4, 2016 in an email:
"Granite State shipbuilders . . . built the first ship that sailed into battle under a new American flag."
Half-True
By Nick Reid • July 16, 2016
Jennifer Horn
Jennifer Horn
stated on March 16, 2016 in a press release:
"For more than 80 years, there has not been a nomination and confirmation of a Supreme Court Justice in a presidential election year. This is simply not the time to break with decades of bipartisan practice."
Half-True
By Clay Wirestone • March 18, 2016
Roy Zimmerman
Roy Zimmerman
stated on March 13, 2016 in a YouTube video:
"Republicans control the U.S. Senate with 54 seats, but those 54 senators were elected by only two-thirds the number of voters who elected the Democrats. In the Senate, the majority party represents a minority of the people."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 17, 2016
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