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Michael McCaul
Michael McCaul
stated on March 26, 2018 an interview on Capital Tonight on Spectrum News:
"1 in 100 people are sociopaths."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 30, 2018
Kionne McGhee
Kionne McGhee
stated on January 25, 2018 a speech on the House floor:
"There were slaves in 1845 who helped construct and build the Old Capitol."
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • February 1, 2018
Charlie Geren
Charlie Geren
stated on April 11, 2017 a letter to WFAA-TV in Dallas:
Says Texas House rules authorized by the Texas Constitution supersede the state law permitting anyone to record a public government meeting.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 27, 2017
Center for American Progress
Center for American Progress
stated on April 25, 2017 a tweet:
"Trump's Cabinet is more white and more male than any first Cabinet since President Ronald Reagan’s."  
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • April 26, 2017
Don Willett
Don Willett
stated on January 12, 2017 a speech at a Texas Public Policy Foundation event:
"The overwhelming majority of America’s elite universities, they no longer require history majors to take a single course in American history."
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By W. Gardner Selby • January 30, 2017
Richard Burr
Richard Burr
stated on October 29, 2016 a private meeting with supporters:
"I had the longest judicial vacancy in the history of the United States."
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By Will Doran • November 3, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 24, 2016 a rally in New Hampshire:
Says Donald Trump is "the first person running for president, Republican or Democrat, who refused to say that he would respect the results of this election."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • October 25, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on August 5, 2016 an appearance in Milwaukee:
The Democratic Party "is the oldest continuous political party in the world."
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By Alison Dirr • October 24, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on October 4, 2016 the 2016 Vice Presidential debate:
Says Tim Kaine "actually tried to raise taxes by about $4 billion." 
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • October 5, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 26, 2016 a Presidential debate:
Says Hillary Clinton called the Trans-Pacific Partnership "the gold standard. You called it the gold standard of trade deals. You said it’s the finest deal you’ve ever seen."
Mostly True
By Steve Contorno • September 27, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 26, 2016 a Presidential debate:
Says Donald Trump "was one of the people who rooted for the housing crisis. He said back in 2006, ‘Gee, I hope it does collapse because then I can go in and buy some and make some money.’ "
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • September 27, 2016
Michael Morell
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
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 12, 2016 an interview on CNN:
"You've got a medical report on me that meets the same standard as Mitt Romney and Barack Obama."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 14, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention:
"Illegal immigration and the crime rate are as low as they’ve been in decades."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 28, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on July 20, 2016 a speech at the Republican convention:
"We in Indiana have . . . the highest credit rating in the nation."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 21, 2016
Van Jones
Van Jones
stated on July 7, 2016 a panel discussion on CNN:
African-Americans don't use drugs at a higher level than whites but "wind up going to prison six times more."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 13, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 5, 2016 a speech in Raleigh, N.C.:
"We got the highest vote count in the history of the Republican Party."
Mostly True
By Will Doran • July 8, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 5, 2016 a tweet:
"Taxpayers are paying a fortune for the use of Air Force One on the campaign trail" by President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 7, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on May 24, 2016 an advertisement:
"In 2006, Donald Trump was hoping for a real estate crash."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 26, 2016
Chris Wallace
Chris Wallace
stated on May 15, 2016 an episode of "Fox News Sunday":
"Every Republican nominee since Richard Nixon, who at one time was under an audit, has released their tax returns."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • May 18, 2016
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