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Lois Kolkhorst
Lois Kolkhorst
stated on February 6, 2017 in a Texas Capitol press conference:
Says the proposed Texas Privacy Act "is very different from" North Carolina’s law "in that theirs covers a whole list of things that the Texas Privacy Act does not."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 2, 2017
Sylvia Garcia
Sylvia Garcia
stated on January 5, 2017 in a press release:
Says that in Texas, it’s "already illegal to enter a bathroom to harm someone."
Half-True
By Bobby Cervantes • February 1, 2017
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate:
"What the District of Columbia was trying to do (with its handgun ban) was to protect toddlers from guns."
Half-True
By Riley Snyder • October 20, 2016
Deborah Ross
Deborah Ross
stated on October 18, 2016 in a campaign ad:
"Sen. (Richard) Burr voted no on the Violence Against Women Act."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 18, 2016
David Jolly
David Jolly
stated on September 19, 2016 in a debate:
Says Charlie Crist "stood there, over 3 African-American prisoners in chains, on their knees, on the side of the road. Saying that it was a great sight. Saying we needed to bring it to Florida. And you did this — whether you know or not — on the eve of Juneteenth, the day the African-American community celebrates the end of slavery."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • September 20, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 31, 2016 in a speech on immigration in Phoenix:
"Since 2013 alone, the Obama administration has allowed 300,000 criminal aliens to return back into United States communities. These are individuals encountered or identified by (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), but who were not detained or processed for deportation because it wouldn't have been politically correct."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 2, 2016
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on August 15, 2016 in an interview:
Milwaukee has "the highest incarceration rate among African-American men in the country."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • August 31, 2016
Edward Flynn
Edward Flynn
stated on July 8, 2016 in a news conference:
Milwaukee police use deadly force at a rate that is "among the lowest" in the country.  
Half-True
By Jacob Carpenter, Tom Kertscher • August 19, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 21, 2016 in his acceptance speech at the Republican Natiional Convention in Cleveland:
"Homicides last year increased by 17 percent in America’s 50 largest cities. That’s the largest increase in 25 years."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 22, 2016
Mike Rawlings
Mike Rawlings
stated on July 8, 2016 in 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
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on April 20, 2016 in a radio interview:
"Right now, our corrections department charges taxpayers between $30,000 and $40,000 a year per person we lock up," she said. "That’s actually cheap when you compare us to the rest of the country."
Half-True
By Alison Dirr • July 8, 2016
Louie Gohmert
Louie Gohmert
stated on May 10, 2016 in House floor remarks:
"Of all the people in federal prison for possession of illegal substances, 77 percent of them are not citizens of the United States."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 17, 2016
George Holding
George Holding
stated on May 19, 2016 in a debate on WRAL:
Says North Carolina Rep. Renee Ellmers was the only Republican to vote against "an amendment to prioritize the deportation of sexual criminals who are illegal immigrants."
Half-True
By Will Doran • May 23, 2016
John Pagliarini
John Pagliarini
stated on April 11, 2016 in a speech:
"You’re in more trouble if you leave your pet in the car than if you leave your child in the car."  
Half-True
By Jacqueline Tempera • April 17, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on January 15, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.:
Says President Barack Obama "appointed Eric Holder as attorney general. Eric Holder said he viewed his mission as brainwashing the American people against guns."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 15, 2016
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on January 14, 2016 in the Fox Business Network debate:
Says Hillary Clinton "is under investigation with the FBI right now."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • January 15, 2016
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on November 17, 2015 in Network TV interview:
In Texas, "we've had three ISIS-related incidents already."
Half-True
By Filipa Ioannou • December 9, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on October 28, 2015 in a speech.:
"It costs a hell of a lot more money to put somebody in jail than send them to the University of Virginia."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • November 23, 2015
Greenville Gazette
Greenville Gazette
stated on February 1, 2015 in an article:
Texas legislation "would allow… teachers to kill their students if they felt it was needed."
Half-True
By Andy East • November 6, 2015
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on August 21, 2015 in answering a reporter in Iowa:
"In the year 2013, the Obama administration released 104,000 criminal illegal aliens. They released 196 murderers – people with homicide convictions, who are here illegally."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 28, 2015
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