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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."
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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."
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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."
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By Tom Kertscher • 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."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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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