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Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on March 22, 2016 a speech at Stanford University.
When it comes to fighting terrorism, "Another thing we know that does not work, based on lots of empirical evidence, is torture."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 30, 2016
Rebecca Bradley
Rebecca Bradley
stated on March 21, 2016 an interview
Says JoAnne Kloppenburg "has told us she thinks it's her job to promote a more equal society."
Mostly True
March 30, 2016
Rebecca Bradley
Rebecca Bradley
stated on March 21, 2016 a radio interview
Says her representation of an ex-boyfriend "who was then my friend" in a family law case is "something that lawyers do on a regular basis."
False
March 25, 2016
Kip Kendrick
Kip Kendrick
stated on February 4, 2016 a League of Women Voters Town Hall meeting
"Requiring photo ID would keep about 200,000 Missourians from voting."
Half-True
By Katie Moeller • March 21, 2016
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on March 16, 2016 a tweet
"Six justices" on the U.S. Supreme Court have been "confirmed in presidential election years since 1912."  
True
March 17, 2016
Caleb Rowden
Caleb Rowden
stated on March 4, 2016 a Columbia/Boone County League of Women Voters Town Hall
"Seventy percent of Missourians support voter photo ID legislation."
Mostly True
By Katie Moeller • March 14, 2016
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on February 23, 2016 an interview
"There is a precedent" for not nominating someone to the U.S. Supreme Court "in the middle of a presidential election."
False
March 4, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 28, 2016 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
Says "the New York Times can write a story that they know is false" yet "they can't basically be sued."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 1, 2016
Richard Blumenthal
Richard Blumenthal
stated on February 15, 2016 an appearance on MSNBC's Hardball
"There's never been a (U.S. Supreme Court) vacancy in the last, I think, 30 years, lasting longer than 237 days."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 18, 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
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on January 24, 2016 a post on Medium
"My two appointments to the Florida Supreme Court, Raul Cantero and Kenneth Bell, have earned reputations as its most consistent conservatives."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • February 10, 2016
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on February 2, 2016 an interview in Bow, N.H.
"Ted Cruz defended a Chinese company that stole an invention from an American inventor."
Mostly True
By Jonathan Van Fleet • February 7, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on January 17, 2016 comments during the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate
Says Bernie Sanders "has reversed his position on immunity" for gun manufacturers and sellers.
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 18, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 5, 2016 an interview with The Washington Post
Canadian-born Ted Cruz "has had a double passport."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • January 6, 2016
Will Kraus
Will Kraus
stated on August 30, 2015 an episode of "This Week in Missouri Politics"
Says Missouri needs a voter I.D. law because "there’s over 16 people in the state of Missouri who have been convicted of some type of voter fraud."
Half-True
By Adam Aton • January 4, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on December 5, 2015 a speech at the Rising Tide Summit in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
"The Democrats in the Senate last year introduced a constitutional amendment to repeal the free speech protections of the First Amendment."
Mostly False
By Jason Noble • December 22, 2015
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on December 15, 2015 a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas
"If you are going to kill the families of terrorists, realize that there's something called the Geneva Convention we're going to have to pull out of."
True
By Louis Jacobson • December 17, 2015
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on November 25, 2015 an interview on the "Alan Colmes Show" on Fox News
"Technically, (Ted Cruz is) not even an American."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • December 8, 2015
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on November 22, 2015 an interview
The Milwaukee County executive can sell the public "museum, the airport and the zoo" -- all on his own, without County Board approval  
Mostly True
December 3, 2015
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on November 30, 2015 a radio interview with Hugh Hewitt
"Here’s the simple and undeniable fact: The overwhelming majority of violent criminals are Democrats."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • December 1, 2015
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