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Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on July 26, 2016 a post on Medium
Says Hillary Clinton tripled the number of people with AIDS whose "lives are being saved .. and it did not cost you any more money."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • August 10, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 1, 2016 a rally in Columbus, Ohio
Russia and China are "doing naval exercises together someplace."  
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By Nadia Pflaum • August 4, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 28, 2016 a speech at the Democratic convention
Says Donald Trump "claimed our armed forces are 'a disaster.'"
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 29, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 28, 2016 her acceptance speech at the Democratic convention
"We put a lid on Iran's nuclear program without firing a single shot."
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By Louis Jacobson • July 29, 2016
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on July 26, 2016 remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia
"As secretary of state, (Hillary Clinton) worked hard to get strong sanctions against Iran's nuclear program" and "got Russia and China to support them."
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By Lauren Carroll • July 27, 2016
UN's UNICEF
UN's UNICEF
stated on July 6, 2016 an article on Medium
In South Sudan, "more teenage girls die in childbirth than finish high school."
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By Jon Greenberg • July 25, 2016
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on July 19, 2016 the GOP convention in Cleveland
" ‘What difference, at this point, does it make?' I am the guy that got under her skin and provoked that infamous response from Hillary Clinton by asking a pretty simple question, 'Why didn't you just pick up the phone and call the survivors’ (of the Benghazi attack)?"
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By Linda Qiu • July 20, 2016
Morten Jerven
Morten Jerven
stated on June 29, 2016 an article
For 21 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, "we simply do not have data to say anything about trends in poverty."  
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By Jon Greenberg • July 7, 2016
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on July 3, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press"
Says Hillary Clinton "was literally present when we pressed the reset button with Russia just a few months after Russia had invaded Georgia."
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By Jon Greenberg • July 3, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on June 15, 2016 a senate hearing
"For every extra year that a girl stays in secondary school, her chance of getting infected with HIV/AIDS decreases by half."  
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By Jon Greenberg • June 24, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 13, 2016 a speech
Says Hillary Clinton "plans to massively increase admissions (of Middle East refugees) … including a 500 percent increase in Syrian refugees coming into our country."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 13, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 12, 2016 a statement after a terrorist attack in Orlando
"We admit more than 100,000 lifetime migrants from the Middle East each year."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 13, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 2, 2016 a foreign policy speech
Says Donald Trump said the U.S. should "encourage" Japan to get nuclear weapons.
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By Louis Jacobson • June 6, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 2, 2016 a foreign policy speech
Says "Donald Trump says climate change is a hoax invented by the Chinese."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 3, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 13, 2016 a press conference
"The Nordic countries are some of the few countries" that meet development aid goals.  
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By Jon Greenberg • May 26, 2016
David Miliband
David Miliband
stated on May 17, 2016 a panel discussion
"The geography of poverty has changed fundamentally in the last 15 years," with more of it concentrated in fragile and conflict states.
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By Jon Greenberg • May 23, 2016
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on May 15, 2016 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
"The Chinese last year probably stole $360 billion in intellectual property from the United States."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 17, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on May 3, 2016 a Clinton campaign tweet
Says Donald Trump promised to repeal Obamacare, build a wall, ban Muslims, and more.
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By Jon Greenberg • May 5, 2016
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 2, 2016 a post on Medium
Cervical cancer in Africa is "fully preventable with basic education, screening and vaccines."
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By Jon Greenberg • May 5, 2016
Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama
stated on March 21, 2016 an interview posted on Medium
"Research even shows that sending more girls to school can boost an entire country’s GDP."  
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By Jon Greenberg • April 29, 2016
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