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Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on November 20, 2019 comments at Democratic debate
"Over 70% of the people support Roe v. Wade. Over 90% of the people support funding for Planned Parenthood and making sure women can get the health care they need." 
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By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • November 21, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on November 20, 2019 comments during the November Democratic presidential primary debate.
 "160 million people like their private insurance."
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By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • November 21, 2019
David Lewis
David Lewis
stated on November 8, 2019 a tweet
Says Governor Cooper has vetoed "every single teacher pay raise we've ever passed."
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By Paul Specht • November 19, 2019
Richard Ojeda
Richard Ojeda
stated on October 19, 2019 a tweet
"One in eight American adults, or 12.7 percent of the U.S population, now meets diagnostic criteria for alcohol use disorder."
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By Claudia Breaux, Jacqueline Kautz, Olivia Vigna • November 19, 2019
Nicole Galloway
Nicole Galloway
stated on October 12, 2019 a mass email
"Missouri has one of the highest rates of uninsured children in the country."
Half-True
By Caitlyn Rosen • November 16, 2019
JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on October 31, 2019 an interview
"Illinois lost population in 94 out of the last 95 years, so it’s not like it’s a new thing that we have a slight out-trickle of people leaving the state."
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By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • November 8, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 4, 2019 a Facebook post
"People with pre-existing mental health conditions have access to firearms and not health care."
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November 7, 2019
Jerome Adams
Jerome Adams
stated on August 30, 2019 remarks at a substance abuse conference.
"Marijuana has a unique impact on the developing brain. It can prime your brain for addiction to other substances."
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By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • November 5, 2019
Ryan Fournier
Ryan Fournier
stated on October 20, 2019 a tweet
"Starting January 1, 2020, California will tax legal citizens if they don’t have health insurance. Why? The state needs to come up with $98,000,000 to pay for free health insurance for illegal aliens."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • October 30, 2019
Brian Kolb
Brian Kolb
stated on September 24, 2019 a Tweet
The Buffalo Billion is "still breaking every job promise"
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 29, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on October 17, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Ann Landers said, "At age 20, we worry about what others think of us. At age 40, we don’t care what they think. At age 60, we discover that they have not been thinking of us at all."
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October 25, 2019
Glenn Kage
Glenn Kage
stated on September 16, 2019 a Missouri Times interview
"General Motors is making record profits."
Half-True
By Caitlyn Rosen • October 25, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on October 19, 2019 a rally in New York City
Says Congress gave Wall Street "trillions of dollars of zero interest loans."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • October 25, 2019
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on October 10, 2019 a tweet
"The City of Austin is dedicating more than $20,000 PER HOMELESS PERSON in Austin."
Half-True
By Madlin Mekelburg • October 17, 2019
Tom Steyer
Tom Steyer
stated on October 15, 2019 a Democratic presidential debate
"People haven't had a raise -- 90 percent of Americans have not had a raise for 40 years."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • October 16, 2019
Ilhan Omar
Ilhan Omar
stated on October 12, 2019 a tweet
"The 1% is paying less in taxes than everyone else."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 16, 2019
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on September 30, 2019 a tweet
"$575 billion cut from Medicare in Trump’s proposed 2020 budget."
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By Amy Sherman • October 3, 2019
Jim Justice
Jim Justice
stated on August 22, 2019 a tweet
"Our WV highways rank 16th in the country in a national survey of highway systems, up 20 spots from last year’s ranking! This ranking affirms all the hard work we’ve done, and that we continue to do, fixing our state’s roads."
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By Claudia Breaux, Olivia Vigna • October 1, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 22, 2019 a speech
"For the first time in history, most new hires of prime working age are minorities and women."
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By Miriam Valverde • September 27, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 24, 2019 a speech to the U.N. General Assembly
"80% of the world’s population lives in countries where religious liberty is in significant danger or even completely outlawed."  
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By Jon Greenberg • September 25, 2019
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