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Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on August 6, 2015 comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland:
"As governor of Florida I defunded Planned Parenthood."
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By Joshua Gillin • August 7, 2015
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."
True
By Tom Kertscher • 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.
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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.
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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."  
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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.
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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."
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By Tom Kertscher • 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."
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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.
True
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.
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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."
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By Linda Qiu • July 2, 2015
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