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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 25, 2017 a tweet:
"The National Debt in my first month went down by $12 billion."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • February 25, 2017
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on January 9, 2017 a State of the State speech in New York City:
"More college graduates are living at home than in decades."
True
By Dan Clark • January 9, 2017
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on January 3, 2017 an announcement:
In New York, "Average college debt - $30,000 per student."
True
By Dan Clark • January 5, 2017
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on December 16, 2016 an interview:
Says Donald Trump's first 17 Cabinet appointments "have a net worth of more than a third of America."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • December 30, 2016
Americans United for Change
Americans United for Change
stated on October 26, 2016 an ad:
Says "Ron Johnson calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme and wants to privatize the program."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • November 4, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 19, 2016 in the third presidential debate.:
"What I have put forward does not add a penny to the debt."  
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • October 20, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on October 4, 2016 the 2016 Vice Presidential debate:
Says Tim Kaine "actually tried to raise taxes by about $4 billion." 
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • October 5, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 26, 2016 a Presidential debate at Hofstra University:
According to "independent experts," Donald Trump's tax plan "would blow up the debt by over $5 trillion and would in some instances disadvantage middle-class families compared to the wealthy."
True
By Louis Jacobson • September 27, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 26, 2016 a Presidential debate:
Says Donald Trump once suggested that he "would try to negotiate down the national debt."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • September 27, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 6, 2016 a rally.:
Barack Obama has "doubled our national debt. Doubled it. It's going to be close to $20 trillion when he leaves."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • September 12, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 31, 2016 a speech:
Says "Hillary Clinton has pledged amnesty in her first 100 days, and her plan will provide Obamacare, Social Security, and Medicare for illegal immigrants, breaking the federal budget."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 2, 2016
Scott Rigell
Scott Rigell
stated on August 9, 2016 a Facebook post:
"At $587 apiece, USA would need to bring home about 33.1 BILLION gold medals to pay off our national debt."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • August 19, 2016
Allen Buckley
Allen Buckley
stated on July 13, 2016 a campaign statement:
"U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson has voted for $7 trillion of our national debt!"
Mostly True
By Jim Tharpe • August 10, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia:
Independent analysts "found that Trump's tax plan, given to the wealthy and big corporations, would rack up $30 trillion in debt."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 28, 2016
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on July 25, 2016 a speech at the Democratic convention:
"Donald Trump said he was excited for the 2008 housing crash that devastated millions of American families, because he thought it would help him scoop up more real estate on the cheap."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 26, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on July 20, 2016 a speech at the Republican convention:
"We in Indiana have . . . the highest credit rating in the nation."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 21, 2016
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on July 18, 2016 a speech:
"Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have left us with $19 trillion in debt."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • July 19, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 12, 2016 a speech in Portsmouth, N.H.:
"Independent analysts say (Donald Trump) would add $30 trillion to the national debt."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 13, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on May 24, 2016 an advertisement:
"In 2006, Donald Trump was hoping for a real estate crash."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 26, 2016
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on April 22, 2016 a radio ad:
On how to respond to Puerto Rico’s debt crisis.  
No Flip
By Sarah Hauer • May 13, 2016
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