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Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on February 22, 2018 an interview
Says 97 percent of gun owners support universal background checks.  
Mostly True
March 2, 2018
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on February 20, 2018 an interview on CNN
"Seventy to 80 percent of NRA members support a universal background check."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • February 27, 2018
Giffords
Giffords
stated on February 20, 2018 a TV ad
"Gov. Rick Scott made it illegal for a doctor to ask a patient if they owned a gun, even a mental health professional. This law was so dangerous that a court had to strike it down."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • February 22, 2018
JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on December 31, 2017 an interview on Face the Nation
Says "50 percent of venture capital goes to California. Most of the rest of it goes to New York and Massachusetts."
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By Amy Sherman • February 20, 2018
Jackie Speier
Jackie Speier
stated on February 10, 2018 a tweet
"3 American women are murdered every day by their husband or boyfriend."
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By Chris Nichols • February 19, 2018
Joy Reid
Joy Reid
stated on February 14, 2018 a tweet
"One-third of Floridians own guns. One-third."  
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By Allison Graves, Amy Sherman • February 15, 2018
Corey Lewandowski
Corey Lewandowski
stated on February 11, 2018 a rally in Sarasota
"Fifty seats have already changed hands from the Republicans to the Democrats since Donald Trump was elected."
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By Allison Graves • February 15, 2018
Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson
stated on February 8, 2018 a tweet
"There are more immigrants in our country right now than any other time."
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By Miriam Valverde • February 13, 2018
Breitbart
Breitbart
stated on February 7, 2018 a headline
"Food stamp enrollment drops by four million in one month."
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By Amy Sherman • February 12, 2018
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on February 8, 2018 a Senate floor speech
"George W. Bush doubled the debt from $5 trillion to $10 trillion. President Obama doubled the debt from $10 trillion to $20 trillion. Now we're on course to exceed $30 trillion in the next seven years or so."
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By Louis Jacobson • February 9, 2018
Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill
stated on November 3, 2017 meeting
The UNC athletic director’s $705,000 salary was "not at market. Not even close."
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • February 8, 2018
Stacey Evans
Stacey Evans
stated on January 26, 2018 campaign website
Georgia "has the lowest minimum wage in the country."
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By Miriam Valverde • February 5, 2018
Kionne McGhee
Kionne McGhee
stated on January 25, 2018 a speech on the House floor
"There were slaves in 1845 who helped construct and build the Old Capitol."
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By Allison Graves • February 1, 2018
Joe Kennedy
Joe Kennedy
stated on January 30, 2018 response to State of the Union address
"Top CEOs (are) making 300 times the average worker."
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By John Kruzel • January 31, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 30, 2018 the 2018 State of the Union address
Says one year later, "the coalition to defeat ISIS has liberated very close to 100 percent of the territory just recently held by these killers in Iraq and Syria."
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By Jon Greenberg • January 31, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 30, 2018 the State of the Union speech
"Since we passed tax cuts, over 3 million workers have gotten tax cut bonuses — many of them thousands and thousands of dollars."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • January 31, 2018
Richard Cordray
Richard Cordray
stated on December 14, 2017 a speech
On taxes, "if you go back and look 50 years ago, individuals paid about 7 percent of the total and corporations paid 5 percent. Fast forward 50 years: individuals still 7 percent, corporations (are) down to 2 percent."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • January 30, 2018
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on January 24, 2018 a tweet
"No state generates as much solar power as California, or has as many people whose jobs depend on it."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 25, 2018
Andrew White
Andrew White
stated on December 7, 2017 his campaign kickoff speech in Houston
Says Texas schools are ranked "43rd in the nation."
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By W. Gardner Selby • January 25, 2018
Delaine Eastin
Delaine Eastin
stated on January 13, 2018 a town hall
California is 41st in the nation in per pupil K-12 spending, but "No. 1 in per prisoner" spending.
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • January 17, 2018
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