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Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on July 20, 2016 a speech at the Republican National Convention
"Just 9 percent of Muslims in Pakistan view ISIS favorably. Unfortunately, that 9 percent is 16 million people. And that’s just one country."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • July 21, 2016
Mike Rawlings
Mike Rawlings
stated on July 8, 2016 a news conference
In 2016, Dallas, Texas, has fewer "police officer-related shootings than any large city in America."
Half-True
By Neelesh Moorthy • July 12, 2016
Rodney Ellis
Rodney Ellis
stated on May 19, 2016 a press release in response to a lawsuit
Harris County, Texas has "some of the highest jailing and incarceration rates in the U.S. and the world."  
Mostly True
By Fauzeya Rahman • July 8, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 2, 2016 an interview on MSNBC
Says she "never received nor sent any material that was marked classified" on her private email server while secretary of state.
False
By Lauren Carroll • July 6, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 22, 2016 in a speech critiquing Hillary Clinton
Says Hillary Clinton’s State Department "approved the transfer of 20 percent of America’s uranium holdings to Russia, while nine investors in the deal funneled $145 million to the Clinton Foundation."
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • June 30, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 19, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press"
Says delegates can't "legally" change the Republican National Convention rules to prevent Donald Trump’s nomination.
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • June 19, 2016
Pat McCrory
Pat McCrory
stated on May 24, 2016 a radio interview on Charlotte's WBT
Says the Human Rights Campaign is secretly funded
Mostly False
By Will Doran • May 27, 2016
Pete Gallego
Pete Gallego
stated on April 22, 2016 Pete Gallego campaign press release
Says Will Hurd "cosponsored a bill that would militarize our border and allow 200 miles of new roads to be built in the Big Bend region -- cutting up our beloved park."
Half-True
By Filipa Ioannou • May 26, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on May 22, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press"
"Let me say that I don't think (Bernie Sanders has) had a single negative ad ever run against him." 
False
By Linda Qiu • May 22, 2016
George Clooney
George Clooney
stated on April 16, 2016 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"The overwhelming amount of the money that we're raising is not going to Hillary (Clinton) to run for president. ... It's going to the congressmen and senators to try to take back Congress."  
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 5, 2016
John Oliver
John Oliver
stated on April 24, 2016 a broadcast of HBO's "Last Week Tonight"
"We knew Strom Thurmond had proposed" the amendment that blocked Puerto Rico’s use of Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection.
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • April 27, 2016
New Day for America
New Day for America
stated on April 25, 2016 a robocall
Says "Hillary Clinton has promised to raise taxes by $1 trillion dollars."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 27, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on April 22, 2016 an attack ad
Says Donald Trump thinks "a grown man pretending to be a woman (should) be allowed to use the women's restroom."
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • April 25, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on April 3, 2016 comments on Meet the Press
"I have now put out all of my emails."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 3, 2016
Grover Norquist
Grover Norquist
stated on March 24, 2016 a Fox Business interview
Under Hillary Clinton, State Department "officials were sending official thank-yous to people who gave to the Clinton Foundation."
False
By Jon Greenberg • March 28, 2016
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on March 11, 2016 a GOP debate at the University of Miami
Foreign aid "is less than 1 percent of our federal budget."  
True
By Amy Sherman, C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 11, 2016
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
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 19, 2016 a rally in North Charleston, S.C.
Says that in the Philippines more than a century ago, Gen. John Pershing "took 50 bullets, and he dipped them in pigs’ blood," and shot 49 Muslim rebels. "The 50th person, he said, ‘You go back to your people, and you tell them what happened.’ And for 25 years, there wasn’t a problem."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • February 23, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on February 3, 2016 a town hall in Henniker, N.H.
"During eight years under Ronald Reagan, African-American median income rose by about $5,000."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 3, 2016
EMILY's List
EMILY's List
stated on December 31, 2015 a fundraising email
As part of legislative fights over abortion rights, "Mike Coffman co-sponsored a bill to redefine rape."
Mostly True
By Alan Gathright • February 3, 2016
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