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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."
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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." 
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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.
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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."
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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."
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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.  
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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
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.’ "
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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
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.
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By Katie Sanders • October 10, 2014
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