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Latest Fact-Checks In Candidate Biography

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Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on August 19, 2015 a New Hampshire town hall discussion
Says Donald Trump "was a Democrat longer in the last decade than he was a Republican."
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By Joshua Gillin • August 24, 2015
Andrew Napolitano
Andrew Napolitano
stated on August 5, 2015 in an interview on Fox's "Hannity"
Emails released to the public show Hillary Clinton discussed "the location of Ambassador Stevens, who of course was murdered, in Libya."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • August 11, 2015
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on July 6, 2015 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
"There’s now been three independent investigations (into the bridge scandal) all of which have said" that Christie did not have prior knowledge of or involvement in the lane closures.
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • July 9, 2015
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on June 14, 2015 comments on CNN's State of the Union
After a federal inquiry corroborated Hillary Clinton on Whitewater, "the next day, there was nothing in the media about it."
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By Linda Qiu • June 23, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on June 16, 2015 an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News
As a senator, Hillary Clinton "has her name on three laws in eight years."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • June 23, 2015
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on May 4, 2015 a Facebook meme
"Ben Carson is running for president to ‘eliminate dependency on government.’ But he doesn’t mention that he grew up in public schools, got public housing and food stamps, got free glasses from a government program, was helped by Affirmative Action, and got Pell Grants for college."  
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By Katie Sanders • May 11, 2015
Anonymous cyber-squatter
Anonymous cyber-squatter
stated on May 4, 2015 a website
After laying off 30,000 people, Carly Fiorina said that in retrospect, "I would have done them all faster."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 5, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on April 25, 2015 a meeting with the Des Moines Register editorial board
"I'm running for office with much more experience and qualifications than Barack Obama had when he ran."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • April 29, 2015
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on April 12, 2015 an interview
In recent polling in battleground states, a "majority of the people" said Hillary Clinton "is untrustworthy."
Half-True
April 21, 2015
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on April 12, 2015 an interview
Says Hillary Clinton took "money from kings of Saudi Arabia and Morocco and Oman and Yemen."  
Half-True
April 20, 2015
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on April 12, 2015 comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
Says Hillary Clinton "completely ignored" "dozens and dozens of requests for more security" for the Benghazi consulate.    
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By Katie Sanders • April 12, 2015
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on February 27, 2015 a web ad
"At this particular point in time, looking at the field, there’s only one individual that’s ever had the uniform of his country on—and that’s me."
Half-True
By Alex Wilts, W. Gardner Selby • March 4, 2015
Mark Warner
Mark Warner
stated on October 20, 2014 a TV ad.
Ed Gillespie’s "firm even lobbied for five foreign governments, including a dictator now awaiting trial for war crimes."
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By Nancy Madsen • October 24, 2014
Vincent
Vincent "Buddy" Cianci
stated on September 10, 2014 a TV commercial
"When I left office, there was a $7-million surplus in Providence," but in 2008, the city had a $110-million deficit.
Half-True
By Alex Kuffner • September 21, 2014
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on July 8, 2014 a television ad
Says he "voted for disaster relief and full funding of FEMA."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • July 9, 2014
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on June 15, 2014 interview on "Face the Nation."
Says Hillary Clinton’s approval rating went from 70 percent to 52 percent in 18 months.
Half-True
By Steve Contorno • June 15, 2014
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on April 28, 2014 a mailer to voters
"PolitiFact Texas gave" a David Dewhurst TV ad "a ‘Pants-on-Fire’ rating as an outrageous lie."
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 1, 2014
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on April 16, 2014 a video ad
Dan Patrick "got caught not paying his taxes" and "pocketed his employees’ payroll taxes."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 28, 2014
ChangeAustin.org
ChangeAustin.org
stated on February 26, 2014 an email blast
Sarah Eckhardt "refused to take her own pay increases repeatedly."
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By W. Gardner Selby • March 6, 2014
Dan Branch
Dan Branch
stated on February 4, 2014 a video ad
"Worked with Ronald Reagan and helped re-elect him."
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By W. Gardner Selby • February 21, 2014
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