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Donald Trump
stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate in St. Louis:

"I've gotten to see the commercials that they did on you. And I've gotten to see some of the most vicious commercials I've ever seen of Michelle Obama talking about you, Hillary."

By Louis Jacobson • October 11, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on October 10, 2016 in a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.:

Says Sidney Blumenthal wrote that the Benghazi attack was "almost certainly preventable. Clinton was in charge of the State Department, and it failed to protect U.S. personnel and an American consulate in Libya."

By Louis Jacobson • October 11, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on October 9, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate:

Says after Hillary Clinton helped a man accused of raping a 12-year-old, "she's seen laughing on two separate occasions, laughing at the girl who was raped."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 10, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on October 9, 2016 in a presidential debate:

Says Hillary Clinton "wants to go to a single-payer plan" for health care

By Amy Sherman, C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 10, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on October 1, 2016 in a statement from the campaign:

Says he has "a fiduciary responsibility to his business, his family and his employees to pay no more tax than legally required."

By Louis Jacobson • October 10, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on September 24, 2016 in responding to an audience member's question at the Texas Tribune Festival.:

Hillary Clinton "supports unlimited abortion on demand up until the moment of birth, including partial-birth abortion, with taxpayer funding."

By W. Gardner Selby • October 9, 2016

Loretta Sanchez
stated on October 5, 2016 in a U.S. Senate campaign debate.:

"If you give guns to gangs, you can get out of jail free, if (California’s Proposition 57) passes. If you do a drive-by shooting, you can get out of jail free, if Proposition 57 passes. If you discharge guns on a school yard, you can get out of jail free."

By Chris Nichols • October 7, 2016

NARAL Pro-Choice America
stated on September 28, 2016 in an ad.:

"Toomey and Trump will ban abortion and punish women who have them."

By Anna Orso • October 6, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 28, 2016 in a speech:

"In her campaign for president, Hillary Clinton has received $100 million in contributions from Wall Street and hedge funds."

By Tom Kertscher • October 6, 2016

Mike Pence
stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate:

Says Donald Trump "hasn’t broken his promise" to release his tax returns.

By Linda Qiu • October 5, 2016

Mike Coffman
stated on September 20, 2016 in a TV ad :

Says state Sen. Morgan Carroll's votes made "it easier to sue doctors, small businesses, even nurses. Putting her own shady interests first."

By Alan Gathright • October 5, 2016

Russ Feingold
stated on September 26, 2016 in a TV ad:

Says Ron Johnson "helped companies ship jobs overseas."

By Tom Kertscher • October 5, 2016

Mike Pence
stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate:

"10 cents on the dollar from the Clinton Foundation goes to charitable causes."

By Jon Greenberg • October 5, 2016

Chain email
stated on September 21, 2016 in a chain email:

On Tim Kaine: "In exchange for campaign contributions, he appointed a radical jihadi to the Virginia Immigration Commission."

By Warren Fiske • October 3, 2016

Rudy Giuliani
stated on October 2, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press":

"The 'New York Times' writes this long story" about Donald Trump’s tax returns but "didn't point out there was no wrongdoing" until paragraph 18.

By Aaron Sharockman • October 2, 2016

Basil Seggos
stated on September 7, 2016 in a response at a legislative hearing on water quality and contamination:

"No fracking waste is being dumped in New York State"

By Dan Clark • October 1, 2016

Mike Gallagher
stated on September 12, 2016 in a TV ad:

Says Tom Nelson "backed higher taxes on Social Security, costing Wisconsin seniors $95 million."

By Tom Kertscher • September 30, 2016

Rick Scott
stated on September 27, 2016 in a Facebook post:

Says Hillary Clinton "wants to bring in thousands of refugees to America from all around the world without any kind of security screening."

By Joshua Gillin • September 29, 2016

Ted Strickland
stated on September 21, 2016 in a campaign ad:

Says Rob Portman "even voted to allow people on the terrorism watch list to buy guns."

By Nadia Pflaum • September 29, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate:

Says to Hillary Clinton, "You heard what I said about (the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal), and all of a sudden you were against it."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 27, 2016

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