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Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on August 3, 2015 a candidates forum
Wisconsin’s "rainy day fund" is "165 times bigger than when we first took office."
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August 7, 2015
Centers for Disease Control
Centers for Disease Control
stated on July 16, 2015 radio interview
Caution: Kissing and cuddling chickens can be hazardous to your health.
True
By Nancy Badertscher • August 4, 2015
Chris Riley
Chris Riley
stated on July 17, 2015 an Atlanta Journal-Constitution blog post
Since Volvo spurned Georgia for South Carolina in early May, some 3,455 jobs promising more than $800 million in investments have come to the Peach State.
True
By April Hunt • July 31, 2015
Jose Diaz-Balart
Jose Diaz-Balart
stated on July 26, 2015 a pundit panel segment on "Meet the Press"
"The majority of the Hispanic population and the growth (of the population) is U.S.-born."
True
By Anna Bruzgulis • July 29, 2015
John Oliver
John Oliver
stated on July 19, 2015 a segment on "Last Week Tonight"
"With the exception of baby formula, the federal government does not require any food to carry an expiration date, and state laws vary widely."
True
By Will Cabaniss • July 27, 2015
Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on July 20, 2015 a statement
Says David Jolly refused "to cut spending for a national greenhouse in D.C."
True
By Joshua Gillin • July 27, 2015
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on July 26, 2015 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
"(Hillary Clinton's State Department) actually admonished one of her ambassadors because he wasn’t using the proper server."
True
By Linda Qiu • July 26, 2015
Erick Erickson
Erick Erickson
stated on July 21, 2015 a column on Redstate.com
Says Donald Trump "has supported a Canadian-style universal health care system."  
True
By Jon Greenberg • July 24, 2015
Atlanta neighborhood association
Atlanta neighborhood association
stated on July 9, 2015 an online community forum
The murder rate in Atlanta is on the rise this year.
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By April Hunt • July 22, 2015
Carlos Curbelo
Carlos Curbelo
stated on July 10, 2015 a radio interview
Says Bill and Hillary Clinton attended Donald Trump's last wedding.
True
By Joshua Gillin • July 21, 2015
Bob Goodlatte
Bob Goodlatte
stated on July 5, 2015 an interview
"The actual deportations from the interior of the country are way down" under President Obama.
True
By Sean Gorman • July 20, 2015
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on June 3, 2015 an interview
Says Scott Walker's views on abortion are more restrictive "than any Republican president in recent times."
True
July 16, 2015
Bobby Jindal
Bobby Jindal
stated on July 15, 2015 comments on "Fox News Sunday"
"In New Orleans, nearly 100 percent of our kids are in charter schools."
True
By Anna Bruzgulis • July 16, 2015
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on July 13, 2015 a segment on her show
Despite what Donald Trump claims, "there weren’t 15,000 people who turned out in Phoenix" to see Trump speak.
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By Katie Sanders • July 15, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 13, 2015 remarks in Manhattan
Says she "called for addressing risks of derivatives, cracking down on subprime mortgages and improving financial oversight" early on in the financial crisis.
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By Lauren Carroll • July 15, 2015
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on June 14, 2015 an opinion column
"Jasper County in Texas raised property taxes by 7 percent in order to pay for one death penalty case."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 9, 2015
Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District
Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District
stated on June 16, 2015 a press release
Replacing 100,000 old toilets with water-efficient models has saved 2.4 million gallons of water every day.
True
By April Hunt • July 7, 2015
Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman
stated on July 5, 2015 an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos"
"Greece is not a big economy. It's about the size of metropolitan Miami."
True
By Jon Greenberg • July 6, 2015
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 29, 2015 social media posts.
"The House of Representatives just voted 300-131 to remove ‘country-of-origin labeling’ on chicken, pork, and beef sold in the U.S."
True
By Linda Qiu • July 2, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on June 30, 2015 an announcement on his website
Says his release of 33 years of tax returns is "more than any presidential candidate in history."
True
By Joshua Gillin • July 1, 2015
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