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Latest Fact-Checks In Elections

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 20, 2017 in a tweet:
Says Jon Ossoff "doesn't even live in (his) district."
True
By Jon Greenberg • June 20, 2017
Richard Burr
Richard Burr
stated on June 13, 2017 in his opening statement before Jeff Session's testimony:
Says the Senate Intelligence Committee has held 10 public hearings this year, "more than double that held by the committee in any recent year."
True
By Will Doran • June 14, 2017
Rafael Anchia
Rafael Anchia
stated on April 20, 2017 in a tweet:
"How many federal rulings have NOW found intentional discrimination by #Txlege since 2011? 6."
True
By Bobby Cervantes • June 14, 2017
Erin Forrest
Erin Forrest
stated on April 2, 2017 in an interview:
"75 percent of the town boards in Wisconsin have no women on them at all."  
True
By Tom Kertscher • April 7, 2017
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger
stated on February 23, 2017 in a tweet:
"The average margin of victory in the House of Representatives was 37%" for Democrats and Republicans in the 2016 election.
True
By Chris Nichols • March 17, 2017
John Podesta
John Podesta
stated on December 18, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press":
"On Oct. 7, the Access Hollywood tape comes out. One hour later, WikiLeaks starts dropping my emails."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • December 18, 2016
Various media reports 2
Various media reports 2
stated on November 10, 2016 in news media reports:
Newt Gingrich has been a proponent of selecting a president by popular vote instead of the Electoral College.
True
By Ariella Phillips, Jim Tharpe • November 16, 2016
Lamar Smith
Lamar Smith
stated on November 9, 2016 in a web post and email blast:
"I was the first member of Congress to contribute to Donald Trump."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • November 11, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 1, 2016 in a speech:
"Wisconsin is one of several states where you can change your early ballot if you think you've made a mistake."  
True
By Tom Kertscher • November 2, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate:
"We have 17 intelligence agencies, civilian and military, who have all concluded that these espionage attacks, these cyberattacks, come from the highest levels of the Kremlin, and they are designed to influence our election."
True
By Lauren Carroll • October 20, 2016
Bruce Elfant
Bruce Elfant
stated on October 10, 2016 in a press conference:
Says over 90 percent of Travis County’s eligible residents have registered to vote.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 14, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 10, 2016 in a tweet:
Says Paul Ryan "is still endorsing Trump."
True
By Tom Kertscher • October 11, 2016
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
stated on August 22, 2016 in interview with an AP reporter in Memphis:
Both the Democratic and Republican candidates for president in 2016 are "quite unpopular."
True
By Jim Tharpe • August 31, 2016
Yes On 62 campaign to abolish California's death penalty
Yes On 62 campaign to abolish California's death penalty
stated on August 1, 2016 in a twitter image:
"California is home to the largest death row population in the Western Hemisphere."
True
By Chris Nichols • August 12, 2016
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on July 27, 2016 in fundraising email:
"The Koch network (is) spending more money (in a Senate race) in Ohio than anywhere else in the country."
True
By Nadia Pflaum • July 28, 2016
Mamie Locke
Mamie Locke
stated on May 8, 2016 in an interview.:
"The United States has a low voter turnout rate."
True
By Warren Fiske • May 16, 2016
Ed Gillespie
Ed Gillespie
stated on April 30, 2016 in a speech:
"For the first time in over 40 years, Republicans don’t hold a single statewide office" in Virginia.
True
By Sean Gorman • May 12, 2016
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on April 24, 2016 in comments on "Face the Nation":
"After my first year as governor, I was one of the most unpopular governors, maybe the most unpopular governor in the country. ... It changed."  
True
By Nadia Pflaum • May 2, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on April 25, 2016 in remarks in Borden, Ind.:
"I earned more votes in the state of Wisconsin than Donald Trump did in New York."
True
By Louis Jacobson • April 25, 2016
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on April 7, 2016 in a blog post:
"More people are struck by lightning than commit in-person voter fraud" by impersonation.
True
By Tom Kertscher • April 7, 2016
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