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Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 26, 2016 a Presidential debate at Hofstra University:
"The gun epidemic is the leading cause of death of young African-American men, more than the next nine causes put together."
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By Louis Jacobson • September 27, 2016
Josh Earnest
Josh Earnest
stated on August 3, 2016 a White House press briefing:
"The mosquito population in South Florida is larger than it is in many other communities in the country."
True
By Joshua Gillin • August 5, 2016
David Beckham
David Beckham
stated on June 10, 2016 a UNICEF video:
"Swaziland has the highest rate of HIV infection in the world."  
True
By Jon Greenberg • June 17, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 8, 2016 an interview on CNN:
"Nine million people have lower-cost HIV/AIDS medicine because of the work of the Clinton Foundation and my husband."  
True
By Jon Greenberg • June 15, 2016
Chris Koster
Chris Koster
stated on April 14, 2016 a tweet:
"Closing the tobacco loophole would save Missouri taxpayers $50,000,000"
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By Andrew Kessel • May 6, 2016
Joe Pitts
Joe Pitts
stated on March 10, 2016 a Medium post:
"According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 120 Americans on average die from a drug overdose every day. Overall, drug overdose deaths now outnumber deaths from firearms."
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By Louis Jacobson • March 21, 2016
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on December 3, 2015 an interview:
"Here in Wisconsin, we've put in previous budgets more money into mental health services than any governor has in the last 25 years."  
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By Tom Kertscher • December 23, 2015
Fulton County Health and Wellness
Fulton County Health and Wellness
stated on November 20, 2015 a press release:
The number of people in Atlanta dying from HIV and AIDS declined 59 percent between 2004 and 2012.  
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By April Hunt • December 2, 2015
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on September 29, 2015 a speech:
"60 percent of all Americans do not want to see Planned Parenthood defunded."
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By Tom Kertscher • October 14, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 31, 2015 a speech to the National Urban League in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.:
"African-American children are 500 percent more likely to die from asthma than white kids."
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By Christian Belanger • August 11, 2015
Centers for Disease Control
Centers for Disease Control
stated on July 16, 2015 radio interview:
Caution: Kissing and cuddling chickens can be hazardous to your health.
True
By Nancy Badertscher • August 4, 2015
Austin Scott
Austin Scott
stated on June 5, 2015 press conference:
Ninety-seven percent of Americans do not receive subsidies for health care under the Affordable Care Act.
True
By Nancy Badertscher • June 15, 2015
Karina Wood
Karina Wood
stated on February 12, 2015 testimony before the R.I. Senate Judiciary Committee:
Cigarette butts "poison babies and small children because of the nicotine in them."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 23, 2015
Katty Kay
Katty Kay
stated on February 8, 2015 comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":
"There are countries in Africa where they have higher vaccination rates than here in the United States."
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By Katie Sanders • February 8, 2015
Elizabeth Cohen
Elizabeth Cohen
stated on February 2, 2015 an interview with Anderson Cooper:
"If someone is in a room that has measles and leaves and you walk in two hours later, you could get measles from that person."
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By Katie Sanders • February 4, 2015
Celine Gounder
Celine Gounder
stated on February 3, 2015 an interview on CNN:
"Measles is one of the most common causes of child blindness worldwide."
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By Katie Sanders • February 4, 2015
Megyn Kelly
Megyn Kelly
stated on February 2, 2015 a broadcast of "The O'Reilly Factor":
Science is "very certain" that the measles vaccine doesn't cause autism.
True
By Jon Greenberg • February 3, 2015
Mother Jones
Mother Jones
stated on November 24, 2014 a Facebook post:
"Turkeys today weigh 29.8 pounds. In the ‘30s, they weighed 13.2 pounds."
True
By Tom Kertscher • November 25, 2014
James Carr
James Carr
stated on September 20, 2014 an interview:
"Before World War II, very few people actually had health insurance."
True
By Sean Gorman • October 30, 2014
Doug Muder
Doug Muder
stated on October 20, 2014 a post on the Weekly Sift blog:
Says Sen. Rand Paul’s 2011 budget "included a big cut in the CDC."  
True
By Jon Greenberg • October 27, 2014
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