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Howard Dean
stated on August 12, 2015 in an interview on "Morning Joe":

"There’s a tremendous other number of public officials who have done the same thing" as Hillary Clinton with a private email server.

Mostly False

By Will Cabaniss • August 18, 2015

Rafael Cruz
stated on July 31, 2015 in an interview with the Austin American-Statesman:

"Prior to 1962, everybody prayed before school started," and "the Bible was the principal textbook in all schools."

Mostly False

By Anna Bruzgulis • August 10, 2015

Ron Dermer
stated on July 13, 2015 in a speech to a pro-Israel Christian group:

"In a few months, this deal would give Iran $150 billion" for its $300 billion to $400 billion economy, which is "like $8 trillion flowing into the United States treasury."

Mostly False

By Jon Greenberg • July 17, 2015

Dick Cheney
stated on July 14, 2015 in an appearance on "Hannity":

"Obama keeps talking about getting rid of all nuclear weapons. He’s already significantly reduced our capabilities there."

Mostly False

By Katie Sanders • July 17, 2015

Jan Brewer
stated on July 8, 2015 in comments on CNN:

"We know from ... the federal data, that they only stop or apprehend one out of four illegal people crossing our border."

Mostly False

By Anna Bruzgulis • July 14, 2015

Ben Ferguson
stated on July 2, 2015 in comments on CNN:

Says Donald Trump has "given more money to Democratic candidates than Republican candidates."

Mostly False

By Will Cabaniss • July 9, 2015

Ron Christie
stated on June 12, 2015 in a panel discussion on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher":

"After the 2001 and 2003 Bush tax rate cuts ... there was more money coming into the treasury."

Mostly False

By Jon Greenberg • June 17, 2015

Al Sharpton
stated on May 29, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "PoliticsNation":

The Texas Senate "approved a bill to put a special label on the insurance cards of anyone who bought a plan through Obamacare" that includes the letter "S" for subsidy.

Mostly False

By Jon Greenberg • June 3, 2015

Glenn Beck
stated on May 13, 2015 in a segment on his radio show:

Says Hillary Clinton "makes more per hour at a speaking gig than the average CEO does in a year."

Mostly False

By Katie Sanders • May 28, 2015

Sean Hannity
stated on May 14, 2015 in a panel discussion :

As a senator, Hillary Clinton "actually paid female staffers a lot less than men."

Mostly False

By Katie Sanders • May 21, 2015

Maria Shriver
stated on May 10, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":

"Two-thirds of American families rely on the mother's income to stay above the poverty level."

Mostly False

By Jon Greenberg • May 11, 2015

Joe Scarborough
stated on April 30, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe":

Says the Clintons "burst through their own self-pronounced guidelines" by accepting foreign donations. "There is a clip of Bill Clinton saying we're not going to take foreign donations."

Mostly False

By Jon Greenberg • May 4, 2015

Rush Limbaugh
stated on April 23, 2015 in a monologue on his radio show:

"Eighty-five percent of every dollar donated to the Clinton Foundation ended up either with the Clintons or with their staff to pay for travel, salaries, and benefits. Fifteen cents of every dollar actually went to some charitable beneficiary."

Mostly False

By Louis Jacobson • April 29, 2015

Richard Clarke
stated on April 26, 2015 in a panel on ABC "This Week":

Said President Barack Obama "said he was going to stop (signature strikes)."

Mostly False

By Lauren Carroll • April 28, 2015

Newt Gingrich
stated on April 26, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week":

The money the Clinton Foundation took from from foreign governments while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state "is clearly illegal. … The Constitution says you can’t take this stuff."

Mostly False

By Katie Sanders • April 26, 2015

Gwyneth Paltrow
stated on April 9, 2015 in a tweet:

$29 is what "families on SNAP (i.e. food stamps) have to live on for a week."

Mostly False

By Katie Sanders • April 22, 2015

Mitt Romney
stated on April 12, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":

Says Hillary Clinton "erased all of her emails even though they were subject to recall and review by Congress."

Mostly False

By Jon Greenberg • April 12, 2015

Bloggers
stated on March 16, 2015 in a blog post:

"Obama has been sending taxpayer dollars, at least $350,000 to fund anti-Likud, anti-Netanyahu groups in Israel for (the) election."

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By Jon Greenberg • March 25, 2015

Greg Gutfeld
stated on March 10, 2015 in a commentary on Fox News.:

Under New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, homicides are up by 20 percent, and subway delays have soared 45 percent.

Mostly False

By Jon Greenberg • March 23, 2015

Juan Williams
stated on March 15, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":

There was "just about zero press coverage" of the 2007 Bush White House email controversy.

Mostly False

By Lauren Carroll • March 15, 2015

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