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Tdtalliance.com
Tdtalliance.com
stated on December 12, 2016 an article on a fake news website:
"Obama orders ban on Christmas cards to military."
Pants on Fire!
By Lauren Carroll • December 23, 2016
Senate Leadership Fund
Senate Leadership Fund
stated on October 11, 2016 a TV ad:
"(Deborah) Ross defends those who want to burn the American flag, and even called efforts to ban flag-burning ‘ridiculous,’ yet refused to help a disabled veteran fly the flag."
Mostly True
By Will Doran • November 5, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 28, 2016 a CNN town hall:
"Since I came into office … we have increased the VA budget by 85 percent."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 7, 2016 a speech in Philadelphia:
"Our veterans, in many cases, are being treated worse than illegal immigrants."
False
By Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde • September 9, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 7, 2016 the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum :
Says Donald Trump supports "an agenda out there" to privatize the Veterans Affairs health care system.
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 8, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 7, 2016 the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum :
Says Hillary Clinton said the Veterans Affairs scandal is "over-exaggerated." "She said she was satisfied with what was going on."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • September 8, 2016
Anna Throne-Holst
Anna Throne-Holst
stated on August 9, 2016 a tweet that linked to the claim in a Newsday article:
Lee Zeldin "missed 2/3rds of Veterans Affairs Hearings"
False
By Dan Clark • August 31, 2016
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on August 18, 2016 a tweet.:
"22 veterans take their own lives each day."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • August 23, 2016
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on August 12, 2016 a campaign ad:
Says "Marco Rubio wrote and passed bipartisan legislation allowing the VA to fire negligent workers."
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • August 17, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on July 11, 2016 an interview on MSNBC:
Says "Donald Trump is a guy who has called for privatization" of the Veterans Administration.
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • July 25, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 11, 2016 a speech:
"A shocking 20 veterans are committing suicide each and every day, especially our older veterans."
True
By Sean Gorman • July 14, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 2, 2016 a national security speech in California:
Says Donald Trump "has the gall to say that prisoners of war like John McCain aren’t heroes."
Half-True
By Neelesh Moorthy • June 3, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 31, 2016 a news conference:
"We're losing thousands of (veterans) waiting on line" because they can't get speedy health care from the Veterans Administration.  
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 1, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 31, 2016 a press conference in New York :
"I wanted to keep it private, because I don't think it's anybody's business if I want to send money to the vets."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • May 31, 2016
Freedom Partners Action Fund
Freedom Partners Action Fund
stated on May 2, 2016 a TV ad:
"Russ Feingold got a memo in 2009 that outlined veteran harm" at a Wisconsin VA facility "and nothing was done."
False
By Tom Kertscher • May 11, 2016
Conservative Solutions PAC
Conservative Solutions PAC
stated on February 26, 2016 a TV ad:
Says Donald Trump "bans disabled veterans from his high rise."  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 8, 2016
Joe Sestak
Joe Sestak
stated on January 25, 2016 a talk with the Pennsylvania Press Club:
Says Pat Toomey visited Joe Sestak and other veterans in 2002 "and then came home and voted against every veterans appropriations bill."
Mostly False
By Anna Orso • February 8, 2016
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on November 12, 2015 an interview:
"Ron Johnson said specifically that he hopes the first steps occur to privatize the" Veterans Administration.  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • November 27, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on November 14, 2015 comments at the Iowa Democratic debate:
500,000 U.S. troops came home from Iraq and Afghanistan "with PTSD and traumatic brain injury."
Mostly True
By Jason Noble • November 15, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 31, 2015 a speech.:
On the VA: "Over 300,000 veterans have died waiting for care."
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • November 9, 2015
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