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Hillary Clinton
stated on December 19, 2015 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire:

Says Bernie Sanders "voted for regime change with respect to Libya."

Mostly True

By Lauren Carroll • December 22, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on October 28, 2015 in the CNBC debate:

The CNBC debate was supposed to be three hours, and he "renegotiated it down to two hours."

Mostly False

By Lauren Carroll • November 2, 2015

Lincoln Chafee
stated on October 13, 2015 in presidential debate:

"I am very proud that over my almost 30 years of public service I have had no scandals."

Mostly True

By Mark Reynolds • October 15, 2015

Marco Rubio
stated on September 20, 2015 in an interview on "This Week.":

"We had a three-hour debate, no discussion about the national debt, very little about the economy."

Mostly True

By Joshua Gillin • September 20, 2015

Carly Fiorina
stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN debate:

One of the Planned Parenthood videos shows "a fully formed fetus on the table, its heart beating, its legs kicking, while someone says, 'We have to keep it alive to harvest its brain.' "

Mostly False

By Lauren Carroll • September 17, 2015

Chris Christie
stated on August 6, 2015 in comments in a GOP debate in Cleveland:

"I was appointed U.S. attorney by President Bush on Sept. 10, 2001."

Mostly False

By Nick Reid • August 7, 2015

Rachel Maddow
stated on August 4, 2015 in a segment on her MSNBC show:

"Fox changed around their poll eligibility criteria on the day they announced who is in and out of their debate."

Half-True

By Jon Greenberg • August 6, 2015

David Cicilline
stated on October 26, 2014 in a TV debate:

"We have the third-lowest minimum wage … of developed countries."

True

By Alex Kuffner • November 1, 2014

Gina Raimondo
stated on October 7, 2014 in in television commercial:

"I fought 38 Studios from the beginning."

Mostly False

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 30, 2014

John Carlevale
stated on October 19, 2014 in a TV debate:

Four members of the Rhode Island General Assembly "went to vote in 2010 and were told they had already voted."

False

By Alex Kuffner • October 26, 2014

Allan Fung
stated on October 21, 2014 in a Providence Journal-WPRI-12 debate:

"Governor Carcieri has not been campaigning with me."

True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 24, 2014

Charlie Crist
stated on October 21, 2014 in a debate:

Says high-speed rail would have created 60,000 jobs.

False

By Katie Sanders, Steve Contorno • October 22, 2014

Rick Scott
stated on October 15, 2014 in a debate:

"While (Charlie Crist) was governor, utility costs went up 30 percent and went from below the national average to above the national average. Since I got elected, utility rates have come down 11 percent and now we are below the average."

False

By Steve Contorno • October 21, 2014

Rick Scott
stated on October 15, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate in Davie:

Says Charlie Crist "voted against minimum wage when he was in the Senate."

False

By Joshua Gillin • October 16, 2014

Charlie Crist
stated on October 15, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate in Davie:

Says Jeb Bush -- not Charlie Crist -- signed legislation that let Duke Energy collect money for nuclear projects.

True

By Joshua Gillin • October 16, 2014

Jorge Elorza
stated on September 30, 2014 in a Providence Journal-WPRI debate:

"We have a retiree that is collecting a $17,000 paycheck a month . . . tax free."

True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 5, 2014

Vincent "Buddy" Cianci
stated on September 30, 2014 in a TV debate:

"[When I was mayor] Providence was one of the five renaissance cities of America, according to USA Today in those days. Money magazine said it was the fifth best city to live in in America. In addition to that, All Cities Almanac said in 1994, I believe, that it was the safest city in America."

True

By Alex Kuffner • October 2, 2014

Jorge Elorza
stated on August 28, 2014 in a radio debate:

"We have a goal of 10 percent of [City of Providence] contracts going to women and minority businesses. In reality, less than 1 percent of contracts go to women and minority businesses."

Mostly False

By Alex Kuffner • October 1, 2014

Gina Raimondo
stated on August 26, 2014 in a debate:

"The pension fund in the city of Providence is only 30 percent funded, about the same level as when he [Taveras] took office."

Mostly True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 31, 2014

Clay Pell
stated on August 26, 2014 in a TV debate:

"My campaign alone has created more jobs in the state of Rhode Island than Narragansett Beer."

Mostly True

By Karen Lee Ziner • August 28, 2014

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