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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 25, 2017 a White House web page:
Says he created "over 500,000 new jobs -- with a surge in female employment last month."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 26, 2017
Ashley Judd
Ashley Judd
stated on January 21, 2017 a speech at the Women's March.:
"Pads and tampons (are) still taxed when Viagra and Rogaine are not." 
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • January 22, 2017
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on November 1, 2016 a campaign rally in Dade City, Fla.:
Says Donald Trump "doesn't believe in equal pay."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • November 2, 2016
Eric Greitens
Eric Greitens
stated on September 30, 2016 a press release:
Chris Koster "opposed protecting the women of Missouri" because he "was one of only four senators to vote against" a bill ending the practice of making rape victims pay for their own rape kits.
Half-True
By Ellen Cagle • November 2, 2016
Deborah Ross
Deborah Ross
stated on October 18, 2016 a campaign ad:
"Sen. (Richard) Burr voted no on the Violence Against Women Act."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 18, 2016
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on October 17, 2016 a U.S. Senate debate:
"When asked about equal pay for women, (Rubio’s) quote was that it was a waste of time."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • October 18, 2016
Jim Barksdale
Jim Barksdale
stated on September 15, 2016 On his campaign website:
In Georgia, women earn 82 cents for every dollar earned by men.  
Half-True
By Jim Tharpe • September 16, 2016
Ertharin Cousin
Ertharin Cousin
stated on September 6, 2016 a speech transcript on Medium:
"One extra year of schooling for girls reduces infant mortality rates among their children by up to 10 percent."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • September 15, 2016
Planned Parenthood Votes
Planned Parenthood Votes
stated on September 7, 2016 an ad:
Nevada Republican Senate nominee "Joe Heck voted to criminalize abortion for rape victims."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 13, 2016
Drew Brees
Drew Brees
stated on June 12, 2016 as quoted in an interview with Kirk Bohls of the Austin American-Statesman:
"Do you know what the second sport with the most concussions is? Women’s soccer… And the third most dangerous sport? Cheerleading."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 15, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 24, 2016 an Instagram post:
"Hypocrisy at the Clinton Foundation: Top male staff made on average $218,029 while top female staff made $153,014 from 2010-2014."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 27, 2016
Vicki Saporta
Vicki Saporta
stated on May 9, 2016 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
Bill McCoshen
Bill McCoshen
stated on March 11, 2016 a talk show:
Says when Bernie Sanders was in college, Sanders said "something very similar" to what conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley had written as a college student in the 1990s -- that "women have a legitimate role in date rape."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • March 17, 2016
Emma Watson
Emma Watson
stated on February 24, 2016 an interview with Gloria Steinem:
"More lives are lost from violence against women, sex-selective abortion, female infanticide, suicide, egregious maternal mortality, and other sex-linked causes than were lost during all of the wars and civil strife of the 20th century."
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • March 15, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on August 3, 2015 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
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on June 15, 2015 his announcement speech at Miami Dade College:
Says Hillary Clinton "insists that when the progressive agenda encounters religious beliefs to the contrary, those beliefs ‘have to be changed.’ "
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • June 17, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on April 23, 2015 a speech at the Women in the World conference:
"The United States is 65th out of 142 nations and other territories on equal pay."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 5, 2015
Lori Haas
Lori Haas
stated on January 19, 2015 a news conference:
In states that have private-sale background checks for handguns "49 percent fewer women are shot and killed."  
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • February 16, 2015
EMILY's List
EMILY's List
stated on October 21, 2014 a TV ad:
Says Scott Walker is "forcing some women to undergo a transvaginal probe to get an abortion."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 24, 2014
Sarah Silverman
Sarah Silverman
stated on October 8, 2014 a video for the National Women's Law Center:
"Every year the average woman loses around $11,000 to the wage gap," which amounts to "a $500,000 vagina tax" over her working career.
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • October 10, 2014
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