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Donald Trump
stated on February 28, 2016 comments on "Meet the Press":

"We (Trump University) have an ‘A’ from the Better Business Bureau."

False

By Jon Greenberg • February 28, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on February 28, 2016 comments on "Meet the Press":

Says he supported the 1994 crime bill because "there is a ban on assault weapons in that bill."

Half-True

By Linda Qiu • February 28, 2016

Jason Nassour
stated on February 18, 2016 a Facebook post:

Says Travis County Commissioner Gerald Daugherty "claims to have taken a pay cut, but for 2016, he voted to raise his salary by 19.6 percent."

Mostly False

By Rachel Rice • February 27, 2016

Blake Rocap
stated on February 16, 2016 a voter mailer:

"When Republican extremists tried to take away abortion rights … Blake Rocap stopped them."

Mostly False

By W. Gardner Selby • February 27, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on February 17, 2016 a speech:

When Mitt Romney chose Paul Ryan as his vice-presidential running mate, "that was the end" of Romney’s chances to win.

False

By Tom Kertscher • February 26, 2016

Marco Rubio
stated on February 25, 2016 the GOP primary debate in Texas:

Says Donald Trump hired illegal workers "from Poland and he had to pay a million dollars or so in a judgment."

Half-True

By Linda Qiu • February 26, 2016

Gary Cobb
stated on February 16, 2016 a video ad on his campaign website:

Travis County residents "trusted me to take on Tom DeLay — and we won."

Mostly False

By W. Gardner Selby • February 17, 2016

JoAnne Kloppenburg
stated on February 8, 2016 a TV ad:

Says state Supreme Court candidate Joe Donald twice "supported" incumbent Justice Rebecca Bradley.

Mostly True

By Tom Kertscher • February 14, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on February 13, 2016 a Republican presidential debate:

On the Iraq war, "I said it loud and clear, 'You'll destabilize the Middle East.' "

False

By Lauren Carroll • February 14, 2016

Jonathan Stickland
stated on February 10, 2016 a TV ad:

Scott Fisher "tried to expand Obamacare in Texas and even voted for an official resolution to force 1 million Texans into Obamacare."

Pants on Fire!

By W. Gardner Selby • February 12, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on February 11, 2016 comments during the PBS Democratic debate:

Says Sen. Bernie Sanders has called President Barack Obama "weak. He's called him a disappointment."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • February 12, 2016

Marco Rubio
stated on February 6, 2016 the GOP primary debate in New Hampshire:

Says Hillary Clinton "believes that all abortions should be legal, even on the due date of that unborn child."

False

By Linda Qiu • February 10, 2016

Lucy Flores
stated on January 21, 2016 a congressional candidate forum in Pahrump, Nev.:

Says Ruben Kihuen "only managed in the minority to get one bill passed out of the eight to 10 he introduced" during the 2015 legislative session.

Mostly True

By Riley Snyder • February 8, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on February 6, 2016 the New Hampshire GOP debate:

Says CNN reported Ben Carson was "taking a break from campaigning" and the Cruz campaign "forwarded that news to our volunteers."

False

By Linda Qiu • February 7, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on February 4, 2016 comments during the New Hampshire Democratic debate:

"I waited until (the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement) had actually been negotiated" before deciding whether to endorse it.

Half-True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 5, 2016

Ron Johnson
stated on December 17, 2015 a television interview:

"I’ll be running against a career politician."

Mostly True

By James B. Nelson • February 4, 2016

National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on January 27, 2016 a blog post :

Says Catherine Cortez Masto "was happy to line her own pockets with taxpayer dollars when state employees were slammed with frozen salaries."

Mostly False

By Riley Snyder • February 3, 2016

Right to Rise
stated on February 2, 2016 a TV ad:

Says Ohio Gov. John Kasich had "the worst rating on spending of any governor in the country, Republican or Democrat."

Half-True

By Aaron Sharockman • February 2, 2016

Marco Rubio
stated on January 28, 2016 a Republican debate in Iowa on Fox News:

"I have never supported cap and trade."

Mostly True

By Joshua Gillin • January 29, 2016

Jennifer Granholm
stated on January 24, 2016 an appearance on ABC's 'This Week':

When a Gallup poll asked about presidential candidate characteristics, "When they get to the question on, 'Would you vote for a socialist,' it is even less popular than voting for atheists."

True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 29, 2016

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