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Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on August 3, 2018 a video ad made public by the Texas Tribune
Says Beto O’Rourke is "open to abolishing ICE."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 6, 2018
Omar Rachid
Omar Rachid
stated on July 21, 2018 a San Antonio Express-News story
"Muslims in America have been subjected to more insults, attacks and hate crimes in the last two or three years than ever before, specifically more than after 9-11."    
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 3, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on August 1, 2018 a blog post
Say a "left wing extremist, chases down, rams car over Trump bumper sticker."
Mostly True
By Bill McCarthy • August 3, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 31, 2018 a blog post
Says Donald Trump contradicted his own administration when he said the decision to allow blueprints for 3D-printed guns to be distributed "doesn’t seem to make much sense."
Mostly True
By Bill McCarthy • August 2, 2018
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on July 10, 2018 a press conference
Says Sherrod Brown "votes 97 percent with Chuck Schumer, almost 95 plus percent with Elizabeth Warren."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • July 31, 2018
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on July 19, 2018 a tweet
"In 99 percent of counties in America, someone making the minimum wage working full time can’t afford a 1-bedroom apartment."
Mostly True
By Lucia Geng • July 25, 2018
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on July 9, 2018 a tweet
Says Judge Brett Kavanaugh "ruled that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was unconstitutional (reversed by full Circuit Court)."  
Mostly True
By Manuela Tobias • July 25, 2018
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
stated on July 23, 2018 a tweet
In New York City, "for every one person experiencing homelessness here, there are about three vacant apartments."  
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • July 25, 2018
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on July 22, 2018 an opinion piece for the Philadelphia Inquirer
"[The] unemployment rate in the Philadelphia metro area is now at its lowest level ever recorded."
Mostly True
By Sarah Anne Hughes • July 23, 2018
Republican Party of Texas
Republican Party of Texas
stated on July 14, 2018 a fundraising email blast
Says a poll showed Democrat Beto O’Rourke within 2 percentage points of Republican Sen. Ted Cruz.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 20, 2018
Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on July 12, 2018 a TV ad
Says Leah Vukmir "wrote a letter seeking leniency for a fellow state legislator convicted of sexual assault."
Mostly True
July 18, 2018
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on June 27, 2018 a fundraising conference call with supporters
"In Houston, Texas, there are more brothels than there are Starbucks."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 13, 2018
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on July 9, 2018 a campaign website
Says "Claire McCaskill voted for 100 percent of President Obama’s judicial nominees."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 10, 2018
Mandy Cohen
Mandy Cohen
stated on June 26, 2018 a speech
Indiana expanded Medicaid when Mike Pence was governor
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • July 9, 2018
Becoming American Initiative
Becoming American Initiative
stated on July 3, 2018 an ad
Says Ronald Reagan said immigrants "brought with them courage and the values of family, work, and freedom. Let us pledge to each other that we can make America great again."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • July 3, 2018
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on June 28, 2018 a Fox News debate
Says Adam Putnam "endorsed the Schumer-Obama Gang of Eight immigration amnesty."
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • June 29, 2018
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on June 21, 2018 an ad
Says he "actually wrote the bipartisan law that makes it illegal to drill off Florida’s coast."
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • June 29, 2018
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on June 22, 2018 a tweet
"Pat Morrisey joined a federal lawsuit to allow insurance companies to deny coverage for people with pre-existing conditions."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • June 26, 2018
Wolf Blitzer
Wolf Blitzer
stated on June 19, 2018 in an interview
"Most (immigrants) do show up in court."
Mostly True
By John Kruzel • June 26, 2018
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on June 21, 2018 an interview
Says Donald Trump's executive order "doesn't address the over 2,000 children who are already separated from their parents, and it doesn't change the fact that we would be jailing children with their families."  
Mostly True
June 22, 2018
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