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Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia:
"John McCain’s chief economic adviser during the ’08 race … estimated that Trump’s promises would cause America to lose 3.5 million jobs."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • July 28, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 25, 2016 an interview before a speech in Winston-Salem, NC:
Says he and Bernie Sanders have "very similar" views on trade
Mostly True
By Will Doran • July 27, 2016
Kevin de León
Kevin de León
stated on July 25, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention.:
California has "the sixth largest economy on planet Earth."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • July 27, 2016
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on July 25, 2016 a speech at the Democratic convention:
"Donald Trump said he was excited for the 2008 housing crash that devastated millions of American families, because he thought it would help him scoop up more real estate on the cheap."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 26, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on July 25, 2016 remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia:
"The top one-tenth of 1 percent now owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll, Tom Kertscher • July 26, 2016
Donald Trump Jr.
Donald Trump Jr.
stated on July 24, 2016 an interview on CNN:
Unemployment numbers "are artificial numbers. These are numbers that are massaged to make the existing economy look good, to make this administration look good when, in fact, it's a total disaster."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 25, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 21, 2016 his acceptance speech at the Republican Natiional Convention in Cleveland:
"Household incomes are down more than $4,000 since the year 2000."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 22, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 21, 2016 a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland:
"Our trade deficit in goods reached nearly … $800 billion last year alone."
True
By Lauren Carroll • July 22, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 21, 2016 a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland:
"Two million more Latinos are in poverty today than when President Obama took his oath of office less than eight years ago."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • July 22, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on July 20, 2016 a speech at the Republican convention:
"We in Indiana have . . . the highest credit rating in the nation."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 21, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on July 20, 2016 a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland:
"There are more Hoosiers going to work than ever before."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 21, 2016
Hugh Hewitt
Hugh Hewitt
stated on July 20, 2016 an MSNBC panel:
"A million Democrats deserted (Howard Dean’s) party and joined my party because of Donald Trump in Ohio this year."
Mostly False
By Nadia Pflaum • July 21, 2016
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on July 20, 2016 a speech at the Republican convention:
"Our economy is not growing."
False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • July 21, 2016
Scott Peters
Scott Peters
stated on July 12, 2016 a media conference call.:
Donald Trump "rooted for the housing crisis, because he knew he could make money off of it."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • July 20, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on July 14, 2016 a speech.:
Says Donald Trump is "against minimum wage."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • July 19, 2016
Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
stated on July 18, 2016 a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland:
"We have the lowest percentage of Americans actually holding a job in 40 years."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 19, 2016
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on July 13, 2016 a speech in San Diego:
"95 percent of the world’s customers are … beyond our shores."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 15, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on July 12, 2016 a Donald Trump rally in Indiana:
"Today, there are more Hoosiers going to work than ever before in the 200-year history of the great state of Indiana."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 14, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 12, 2016 a speech in Portsmouth, N.H.:
"Independent analysts say (Donald Trump) would add $30 trillion to the national debt."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 13, 2016
Mike Turzai
Mike Turzai
stated on June 15, 2016 an op-ed for PennLive:
"Each [Corbett administration] budget finished in the black."
Half-True
By Cassie Owens • July 13, 2016
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