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Latest Fact-Checks In Candidate Biography

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Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on October 23, 2016 a TV interview on WFLA
"We have never done business with Donald Trump."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 26, 2016
Gerald Daugherty
Gerald Daugherty
stated on October 17, 2016 his campaign website
Says he’s "taken an 8% pay decrease in each of the nine years he has been in office."
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By Rachel Rice • October 24, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 22, 2016 a press conference
"400 bills have my name on them either as a sponsor or a co-sponsor. You don’t get that done unless you work with folks on the other side."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • October 24, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 19, 2016 the third 2016 presidential debate
"There was even a time when (Donald Trump) didn't get an Emmy for his TV program three years in a row and he started tweeting that the Emmys were rigged."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 20, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 19, 2016 the third 2016 presidential debate
Says Hillary Clinton "wanted the wall."
Half-True
October 20, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on October 4, 2016 the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.
Says Hillary Clinton "went toe-to-toe with Russia as secretary of state to do the New START agreement to reduce Russia's nuclear stockpile."
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By Lauren Carroll • October 6, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on October 4, 2016 the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.
Says Donald Trump, in his campaign announcement speech, "also said, ‘And many of them (Mexicans) are good people. You keep leaving that out of your quote."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 5, 2016
Chelsea Clinton
Chelsea Clinton
stated on September 28, 2016 an interview with Cosmo
Says "Gary Johnson and the Libertarian Party want to get rid of the public school system."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 29, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 9, 2016 a television ad
Says New START, passed while Clinton was secretary of state, is a "treaty cutting Russia’s nuclear arms."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • September 21, 2016
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on August 29, 2016 a TV ad
Says Gov. Pat McCrory "tried to cut education funding to its lowest budget share in over 30 years."
Half-True
By Will Doran • September 1, 2016
End Citizens United
End Citizens United
stated on August 22, 2016 a campaign ad
Says U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin voted to "force seniors to pay more for prescription drugs."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 30, 2016
Deborah Ross
Deborah Ross
stated on August 22, 2016 a campaign ad
Says in Washington, D.C., Sen. Richard Burr "took millions from special interests, went there and cashed in, voted to cut (his) own taxes and raise taxes on working folks."
Half-True
By Will Doran • August 25, 2016
Paul Manafort
Paul Manafort
stated on August 14, 2016 an interview on "State of the Union"
In Hillary Clinton's tax returns, "you saw a lot of income coming from donors to the Clinton Foundation and people who benefitted from her State Department term as well."
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • August 14, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on August 7, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press"
"I haven't switched my position" on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.
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By Linda Qiu • August 7, 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
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on July 19, 2016 a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland
Says Hillary Clinton "lied about why her parents named her Hillary."
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By Louis Jacobson • July 20, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 20, 2016 a statement
"As governor, in the face of partisan attacks, (Charlie Crist) had the courage to save jobs and lead his state into economic recovery."
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By Joshua Gillin • June 23, 2016
Priorities USA Action
Priorities USA Action
stated on June 19, 2016 an ad discussed on "Meet the Press"
Says Donald Trump has said he loves war, "including with nukes."
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By Lauren Carroll • June 19, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 2, 2016 a foreign policy speech
Says Donald Trump "says he has foreign policy experience because he ran the Miss Universe pageant in Russia."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 3, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 24, 2016 an Instagram post
"Hypocrisy at the Clinton Foundation: Top male staff made on average $218,029 while top female staff made $153,014 from 2010-2014."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 27, 2016
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