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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 13, 2016 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 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 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 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 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
November 5, 2015
Georgia Voice
Georgia Voice
stated on September 17, 2015 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 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 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
August 18, 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
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.
True
By Katie Sanders • July 15, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 4, 2015 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
Chuck Todd
Chuck Todd
stated on September 7, 2014 a comment on "Meet the Press."
"Eight out of the nine states with competitive Senate races, Hispanics make up less than 10 percent of the electorate."
True
By Linda Qiu • September 7, 2014
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