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Marco Rubio
stated on August 6, 2015 in comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland:

Says that Donald Trump "supported Charlie Crist."

Mostly True

By Amy Sherman • August 7, 2015

Jeb Bush
stated on July 27, 2015 in a Telemundo News interview:

Says in 2002, he "won more Hispanic votes than Anglo votes, 60 percent in the state."

Mostly True

By Joshua Gillin • July 31, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on July 25, 2015 in a speech:

Under Gov. Scott Walker, Wisconsin "projected a $1 billion (budget) surplus and it turns out to be a deficit of $2.2 billion."

Mostly False

By Tom Kertscher • July 28, 2015

Carlos Curbelo
stated on July 10, 2015 in a radio interview:

Says Bill and Hillary Clinton attended Donald Trump's last wedding.

True

By Joshua Gillin • July 21, 2015

Tammy Baldwin
stated on June 3, 2015 in an interview:

Says Scott Walker's views on abortion are more restrictive "than any Republican president in recent times."

True

By Tom Kertscher • July 16, 2015

Hillary Clinton
stated on July 13, 2015 in remarks in Manhattan:

Says she "called for addressing risks of derivatives, cracking down on subprime mortgages and improving financial oversight" early on in the financial crisis.

True

By Lauren Carroll • July 15, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on July 13, 2015 in a speech:

Says because of his actions, Wisconsin "property taxes today are lower than they were four years ago."

Mostly True

By Tom Kertscher • July 15, 2015

Chris Christie
stated on July 6, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":

"There’s now been three independent investigations (into the bridge scandal) all of which have said" that Christie did not have prior knowledge of or involvement in the lane closures.

Half-True

By Lauren Carroll • July 9, 2015

Dinesh D'Souza
stated on July 7, 2015 in a tweet:

A photograph of 21-year-old Hillary Clinton featured a Confederate battle flag in the background.

Pants on Fire!

By Louis Jacobson • July 7, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on July 1, 2015 in remarks on CNN.:

Says his book, The Art of the Deal, is "the No. 1 selling business book of all time."

False

By Linda Qiu • July 6, 2015

Jeb Bush
stated on June 30, 2015 in an announcement on his website:

Says his release of 33 years of tax returns is "more than any presidential candidate in history."

True

By Joshua Gillin • July 1, 2015

Ann Coulter
stated on June 24, 2015 in comments on Fox Business Network:

Says South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley "is an immigrant."

Pants on Fire!

By Anna Bruzgulis • June 24, 2015

Bill Clinton
stated on June 14, 2015 in comments on CNN's State of the Union:

Says Hillary Clinton "was completely exonerated, when I was in the White House" by an official inquiry on Whitewater.

Mostly True

By Linda Qiu • June 23, 2015

Bill Clinton
stated on June 14, 2015 in comments on CNN's State of the Union:

After a federal inquiry corroborated Hillary Clinton on Whitewater, "the next day, there was nothing in the media about it."

Half-True

By Linda Qiu, Christian Belanger • June 23, 2015

Jeb Bush
stated on June 16, 2015 in an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News:

As a senator, Hillary Clinton "has her name on three laws in eight years."

Half-True

By Amy Sherman • June 23, 2015

Occupy Democrats
stated on June 16, 2015 in a post on Facebook:

Says Hillary Clinton "has donated every cent she's ever earned from speaking fees to charity."

False

By Anna Bruzgulis • June 16, 2015

Ron Johnson
stated on May 19, 2015 in an interview:

Says Democratic challenger Russ Feingold "was the deciding vote on Obamacare."

Mostly False

By Tom Kertscher • May 27, 2015

Sean Hannity
stated on May 14, 2015 in a panel discussion :

As a senator, Hillary Clinton "actually paid female staffers a lot less than men."

Mostly False

By Katie Sanders • May 21, 2015

Ron Fournier
stated on May 10, 2015 in a pundit panel on "Face the Nation":

Says Mike Huckabee appeared in diabetes infomercials to endorse "cures and treatments that no health agency supports."

True

By Katie Sanders • May 13, 2015

Occupy Democrats
stated on May 4, 2015 in a Facebook meme:

"Ben Carson is running for president to ‘eliminate dependency on government.’ But he doesn’t mention that he grew up in public schools, got public housing and food stamps, got free glasses from a government program, was helped by Affirmative Action, and got Pell Grants for college."

Half-True

By Katie Sanders • May 11, 2015

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