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Latest Fact-Checks In Elections

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Matt McCall
Matt McCall
stated on February 11, 2016 in Press release:
"During three and a half years of campaigning," Lamar Smith "has never once appeared at a moderated debate to defend his positions on the issues."  
True
By Filipa Ioannou • March 28, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 13, 2016 in Donald Trump on Sunday, March 13th, 2016, in an interview on "Meet the Press":
Says a YouTube video shows Thomas DiMassimo, the man who rushed Trump at an Ohio rally, "dragging the American flag on the ground like it was a piece of garbage."    
True
By Jim Tharpe • March 17, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on March 13, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press":
"More than once, I've actually had a conversation with the protesters on substance."
True
By Linda Qiu • March 13, 2016
stated on March 6, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press":
"There’s no correlation between primary turnout and wins in the fall in the last 11 elections."
True
By Linda Qiu • March 6, 2016
John Fetterman
John Fetterman
stated on February 1, 2016 in in a Reddit AMA:
 "I am the only candidate that has endorsed Bernie Sanders for President. In PA, I've got Bernie's back."  
True
By Cassie Owens • February 4, 2016
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on October 31, 2015 in a campaign email:
"‘Dark money’ spending" in the 2016 election cycle "is 10 times what it was at the same point in the 2012 election cycle," when it topped $308 million.
True
By Tom Kertscher • November 5, 2015
Georgia Voice
Georgia Voice
stated on September 17, 2015 in a news story:
No openly gay man has ever been elected to the Georgia Legislature.
True
By April Hunt • September 28, 2015
Sid Miller
Sid Miller
stated on August 16, 2015 in 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
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on August 9, 2015 in 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
By Christian Belanger • August 18, 2015
Erick Erickson
Erick Erickson
stated on July 21, 2015 in a column on Redstate.com:
Says Donald Trump "has supported a Canadian-style universal health care system."  
True
By Jon Greenberg • July 24, 2015
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on July 13, 2015 in 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.
True
By Katie Sanders • July 15, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 4, 2015 in a speech in Houston:
"If you want to vote in" Texas, "you can use a concealed-weapon permit as a valid form of identification, but a valid student ID isn’t good enough."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 26, 2015
Institute for Women's Policy Research
Institute for Women's Policy Research
stated on May 20, 2015 in a new report:
Georgia ranks 49th for women serving in elected state and federal offices.
True
By Nancy Badertscher • May 27, 2015
Jess McIntosh
Jess McIntosh
stated on March 24, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "All in with Chris Hayes":
Liberty University students "were mandated" to attend Sen. Ted Cruz’s presidential announcement "or they would be fined."
True
By Jon Greenberg • March 25, 2015
X posts
X posts
stated on January 23, 2015 in various social media postings:
The Republican Party has not won a presidential election without either a Bush or a Nixon on the ticket since 1928.  
True
By Dave Umhoefer • January 26, 2015
Cokie Roberts
Cokie Roberts
stated on January 25, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week":
Democrats have "lost more than 900 state legislators" since Barack Obama has been president.  
True
By Katie Sanders • January 25, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on November 7, 2014 in an interview:
"The president of the United States came in the Tuesday before the election in a ward that went 99% for him in the last election and they couldn't even (increase) the vote there."
True
By Dave Umhoefer • November 12, 2014
Robert Healey
Robert Healey
stated on November 5, 2014 in interviews:
I spent only $36.29 on my campaign for governor.
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 9, 2014
Sean Spicer
Sean Spicer
stated on November 2, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union":
The last time Republican U.S. Senate candidates "beat more than two (incumbents) was 1980."
True
By Lauren Carroll • November 2, 2014
Jonathan Karl
Jonathan Karl
stated on November 2, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week":
"Kansas has not elected somebody other than a Republican (to the U.S. Senate) since before 'The Wizard of Oz' hit the movie theaters."
True
By Katie Sanders • November 2, 2014
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