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David Plouffe
David Plouffe
stated on August 28, 2016 an interview on Meet the Press
Says "Donald Trump himself contributed $100,000" to the Clinton Foundation.
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • August 28, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on August 25, 2016 remarks in Reno
"Parents and teachers are already worrying about what they call the ‘Trump Effect.’ They report that bullying and harassment are on the rise in our schools, especially targeting students of color, Muslims and immigrants."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • August 26, 2016
Celia Israel
Celia Israel
stated on August 23, 2016 a press conference by Austin Democrats
Says Donald Trump’s "Make America Great Again" caps are "made in China."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • August 24, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on August 13, 2016 a speech
"Even Richard Nixon released his tax returns to the public when he was running for president ..."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • August 22, 2016
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 15, 2016 a speech in Scranton, Pa.
Says military commanders have said that if Donald Trump were elected, "they would not follow his orders."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 17, 2016
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on August 5, 2016 a speech
Says Donald Trump "has a long history of exporting jobs overseas."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • August 17, 2016
Sean Patrick Maloney
Sean Patrick Maloney
stated on July 28, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention
Donald Trump is "against marriage equality. He wants to go back."
True
By Dan Clark • August 15, 2016
NowThis
NowThis
stated on August 10, 2016 a viral video
Says President Bill Clinton did not sign NAFTA. 
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 11, 2016
Anthony Weiner
Anthony Weiner
stated on July 27, 2016 an appearance on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher"
"We know this now. The banks no longer loan (Donald Trump) money because he's a terrible risk. So he goes to these (Russian) oligarchs and borrows money."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 8, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on August 1, 2016 a speech.
Donald Trump says "all Mexicans are rapists."
False
By Warren Fiske • August 8, 2016
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on July 27, 2016 an appearance on MSNBC
Says Donald Trump "is going to go out and carpet bomb" the Middle East.
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 2, 2016
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on July 28, 2016 a speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention
Says Donald Trump "proposes tax cuts, too -- $3 trillion for millionaires like himself and $2 trillion for corporations like his."  
Mostly True
By Nadia Pflaum • August 1, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 28, 2016 a speech at the Democratic convention
Says Donald Trump "claimed our armed forces are 'a disaster.'"
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 29, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 28, 2016 a speech at the Democratic convention
Says Donald Trump said at the Republican convention, "I alone can fix it."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • July 29, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic convention
Florida retirees and families "lost tens of thousands of dollars" in deposits on failed Trump condo projects, but he "pocketed their money and walked away."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • July 29, 2016
Karen Bass
Karen Bass
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention
Says Donald Trump promised "the mass deportation of Latino families."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • July 28, 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
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia
Independent analysts "found that Trump's tax plan, given to the wealthy and big corporations, would rack up $30 trillion in debt."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 28, 2016
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic convention
Says Donald Trump "games the U.S. visa system so he can hire temporary foreign workers at low wages."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • July 28, 2016
John Hutson
John Hutson
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia
Donald Trump "called the military that I served in a disaster."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 28, 2016
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