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Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on July 26, 2018 an ad in the Houston Defender:
Says "black Americans have 10 times less wealth than white Americans."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 23, 2018
Joe Donnelly
Joe Donnelly
stated on August 13, 2018 Twitter video:
Says Mike Braun has supported two proposals and a lawsuit to end coverage for people with pre-existing conditions.
Mostly True
By Manuela Tobias • August 20, 2018
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on June 26, 2018 a public forum:
"President Trump continues to disrespect patriotic transgender Americans who want to serve their country."
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • August 20, 2018
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on March 16, 2018 remarks on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher":
"Texas is one of the most gerrymandered states in the union."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 16, 2018
Donna Howard
Donna Howard
stated on July 18, 2018 a tweet:
Says Texas charter schools "get 100% state $/pupil funding while district schools (95% students) get about 1/3 funding from state w/ rest coming from local prop taxes (which is why those taxes are so high). Districts getting less b/c scarce $ going to charters."    
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 15, 2018
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on August 5, 2018 a tweet:
Says Rick Scott "cut $700 million from water management."
Mostly True
By Lucia Geng • August 14, 2018
Joe Donnelly
Joe Donnelly
stated on August 8, 2018 a press release:
Says "43 of Joe’s legislative proposals have become law, including 21 since President Trump took office."
Mostly True
By Manuela Tobias • August 13, 2018
Sonny Perdue
Sonny Perdue
stated on July 26, 2018 a press release:
"America’s hard-working agricultural producers … have taken a disproportionate hit when it comes to illegal retaliatory tariffs."
Mostly True
By Manuela Tobias • August 9, 2018
Jeff Greene
Jeff Greene
stated on July 29, 2018 a TV interview:
"There is a big correlation between third grade reading level and whether you go to college or whether you go to prison. And in Florida right now only 56 percent of kids are coming out of third grade at third grade reading level."
Mostly True
By Lucia Geng, Katie Akin • August 7, 2018
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
By Tom Kertscher • July 18, 2018
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