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Carly Fiorina
Carly Fiorina
stated on September 16, 2015 the CNN Republican debate
"The marijuana that kids are smoking today is not the same as the marijuana that Jeb Bush smoked 40 years ago."    
True
By Jon Greenberg • September 17, 2015
Richard Woods
Richard Woods
stated on September 2, 2015 press release
Georgia’s CRCT "set some of the lowest expectations for student proficiency in the nation."
True
By Nancy Badertscher • September 15, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 13, 2015 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
"I'm the only governor in America ... who signed a law that says there needs to be an independent investigation any time there's a death of someone in police custody."
True
By Jon Greenberg • September 13, 2015
Joe Pojman
Joe Pojman
stated on July 28, 2015 addressing a rally outside the Texas Capitol
"The State of Texas is funding … women’s health services at historically high levels; they just increased their level another $50 million for the next two years."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 4, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on August 21, 2015 a fundraising email
"Trump proposed enacting the largest tax increase in American history."  
True
By Amy Sherman • September 2, 2015
Melissa Johnson
Melissa Johnson
stated on August 6, 2015 a report
Georgia has the 9th highest rate of adults, ages 18 to 64, without a high school diploma or GED.
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By Nancy Badertscher • September 2, 2015
Dan Gecker
Dan Gecker
stated on August 18, 2015 a candidates' forum.
"Of the 25 wealthiest nations, we're the only one that doesn't provide basic health coverage."  
True
By Sean Gorman • September 1, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on August 30, 2015 comments on ABC's "This Week"
"Saudi Arabia has the third-largest military budget in the entire world."
True
By Will Cabaniss • August 30, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on August 17, 2015 a radio interview
"By the end of this budget I'm in right now, taxes will have been cut $4.7 billion in my state." 
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By Lucas Daprile • August 28, 2015
Nicholas Kristof
Nicholas Kristof
stated on August 27, 2015 his column in the New York Times
"More Americans have died from guns in the United States since 1968 than on battlefields of all the wars in American history."
True
By Louis Jacobson • August 27, 2015
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on August 18, 2015 a speech
Says Ron Johnson "opposes entirely a federal minimum wage," except perhaps for "guest workers."
True
August 27, 2015
Sid Miller
Sid Miller
stated on August 16, 2015 a meme posted on his Facebook page
"To vote in Mexico every eligible Mexican citizen has to have a tamper-proof photo-ID card with a thumbprint and an embossed hologram."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 26, 2015
Glen Sturtevant
Glen Sturtevant
stated on August 18, 2015 a candidates' forum.
"Last year, we had zero percent growth in GDP in Virginia ...The only states that did worse than us were Alaska and Mississippi."
True
By Sean Gorman, Warren Fiske • August 25, 2015
S.E. Cupp
S.E. Cupp
stated on August 23, 2015 an interview on "State of the Union"
"There are actually only 30 countries that practice birthright citizenship."
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By Will Cabaniss • August 23, 2015
Julián Castro
Julián Castro
stated on July 27, 2015 his year-in-review speech
"Less than half of the poorest American households have a home Internet subscription."
True
By Bradley Saacks • August 20, 2015
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on August 9, 2015 an interview on ABC's "This Week."
"You’re more likely to get struck by lightning in Texas" than find in-person voter fraud.
True
August 18, 2015
Carly Fiorina
Carly Fiorina
stated on August 6, 2015 the first Republican presidential debate
Says Donald Trump has "changed his mind" on abortion.
True
By Jon Greenberg • August 11, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 31, 2015 a speech to the National Urban League in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
"African-American children are 500 percent more likely to die from asthma than white kids."
True
August 11, 2015
Heather McGhee
Heather McGhee
stated on August 9, 2015 a panel discussion on "Meet the Press"
"The Republican presidential nominee hasn’t won women since 1988."
True
By Linda Qiu • August 9, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on August 6, 2015 comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland
"As governor of Florida I defunded Planned Parenthood."
True
By Joshua Gillin • August 7, 2015
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