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Sensible Transportation Solutions for Austin PAC
Sensible Transportation Solutions for Austin PAC
stated on October 23, 2016 an ad in the Austin American-Statesman
Says Austin Mayor Steve Adler’s transportation plans linked to Proposition 1 on the ballot remove "27+ miles of traffic lanes around the city," replacing "them with lanes dedicated to usage by bicycles" and buses.    
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 28, 2016
Al Gore
Al Gore
stated on October 11, 2016 a campaign speech
Says electric utilities "are trying to fool you into amending your state Constitution in a way that gives them the authority to shut down net metering."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • October 21, 2016
Ted Strickland
Ted Strickland
stated on October 20, 2016 the U.S. Senate debate in Cleveland
Says Rob Portman was a registered foreign agent whose "client was Haiti, at a time when the Baby Doc, Duvalier, who was a despot, was killing people."
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • October 21, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 19, 2016 the third presidential debate
When Hillary Clinton "ran the State Department, $6 billion was missing. How do you miss $6 billion? You ran the State Department, $6 billion was either stolen — they don't know."
Pants on Fire!
By Lauren Carroll • October 20, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 17, 2016 a tweet
"Of course, there is large scale voter fraud happening on and before election day."
Pants on Fire!
By Linda Qiu • October 17, 2016
John Bolton SuperPAC
John Bolton SuperPAC
stated on September 27, 2016 a TV ad
Says Deborah Ross "supports the Iran nuclear deal and the ransom it paid for hostages."
Half-True
By Will Doran • October 12, 2016
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on October 4, 2016 a Spanish-language campaign ad
Says Patrick Murphy wrongly conveyed Rubio's stance on abortion for women infected by Zika.
False
By Joshua Gillin • October 11, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 6, 2016 a speech in North Carolina
Says "Hillary Clinton set aside environmental and labor rules to help a South Korean company with a record of violating workers’ rights set up what amounts to a sweatshop in Haiti."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 11, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 9, 2016 the second 2016 presidential debate
Says after Hillary Clinton helped a man accused of raping a 12-year-old, "she's seen laughing on two separate occasions, laughing at the girl who was raped."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 10, 2016
Dana Young
Dana Young
stated on October 20, 2016 a mailer
Says she "voted for a statewide fracking ban."
Half-True
By Allison Graves • October 5, 2016
Ted Strickland
Ted Strickland
stated on September 21, 2016 a campaign ad
Says Rob Portman "even voted to allow people on the terrorism watch list to buy guns."
False
By Nadia Pflaum • September 29, 2016
Dan Flynn
Dan Flynn
stated on September 13, 2016 a letter to state health officials
"Not one illness has been reported from raw milk in" Texas "in more than four years. A total of six illnesses have occurred in the last 20 years."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 29, 2016
Daily Caller
Daily Caller
stated on September 19, 2016 an article in the Daily Caller
"Former President Bill Clinton and his Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) distributed ‘watered-down’ HIV/AIDS drugs to patients in sub-Saharan Africa."
False
By Jon Greenberg • September 23, 2016
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on August 30, 2016 a tweet
"If Texas were a country our economy would rank # 10...in the WORLD."  
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 15, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 13, 2016 a speech in Aston, Pa.
"My opponent has no child care plan."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • September 14, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 7, 2016 the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum
"Classified material has a header which says ‘top-secret, secret, confidential.’ Nothing, and I will repeat this and this is verified in the report by the Department of Justice, none of the emails sent or received by me had such a header."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • September 8, 2016
Julie Pace
Julie Pace
stated on August 21, 2016 a panel on "Fox News Sunday"
"Neither Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump has a plan to address the civil war in Syria."
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • August 21, 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
Bike Austin
Bike Austin
stated on June 8, 2016 a press release
"Bike lanes and sidewalks have been proven to reduce crashes by up to 38 percent on Austin’s streets."
Mostly False
By Jane Wester • July 29, 2016
Funny Or Die
Funny Or Die
stated on July 25, 2016 a video shown at the Democratic National Convention
Says Trump shirts are made in Bangladesh, Trump suits in Mexico, Trump Vodka in the Netherlands, Trump crystal barware in Slovenia and his cufflinks and ties in China.
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • July 26, 2016
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