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Latest Fact-Checks In Candidate Biography

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Donald Trump
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
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
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
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
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
February 26, 2016
Marco Rubio
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
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
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
February 14, 2016
Donald Trump
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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