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Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on June 2, 2018 during a BBQ :
"The bulk of the problem with the opioid epidemic is the fentanyl and all the synthetic drugs coming across the southern border."  
Half-True
By Allison Graves • June 7, 2018
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on June 3, 2018 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":
"If you are talking about Canada .. our wine cannot sit on their supermarkets."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 6, 2018
Tennessee Democratic Party
Tennessee Democratic Party
stated on May 31, 2018 an email from the Tennessee Democratic Party:
Says Marsha Blackburn "voted against military pay raise."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • June 5, 2018
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on June 4, 2018 a Senate floor speech:
"The bottom line is clear: Under the policies of this unified Republican government, American workers, families, and business owners are achieving economic growth that is unmatched in recent memory. … More than 1 million new jobs have been created just since we passed tax reform last December."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2018
Protect Our Care
Protect Our Care
stated on May 28, 2018 a web image:
Republican "sabotage" cost 3.2 million people coverage in 2017.  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • June 1, 2018
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on May 21, 2018:
Says the California state auditor "found (John) Chiang lost track of $31 billion dollars," as state controller.
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • June 1, 2018
John Cox
John Cox
stated on April 23, 2018 a campaign TV ad:
GOP candidate for California governor Travis Allen "on the floor vote … refused to join Republicans opposing driver licenses for illegal aliens."  
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • May 29, 2018
Tennessee Republican Party
Tennessee Republican Party
stated on May 23, 2018 a Republican party blog post:
"While Phil Bredesen was in the governor’s office, the number of Tennesseans on unemployment nearly doubled."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • May 29, 2018
Shannon Watts
Shannon Watts
stated on May 21, 2018 a tweet:
"Trained police hit their targets less than 30 percent of the time."
Half-True
By John Kruzel • May 25, 2018
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on May 21, 2018 in an ad:
Says Bill Nelson is "one of America’s most independent senators."
Half-True
By Allison Graves • May 24, 2018
Edward Cox
Edward Cox
stated on May 1, 2018 an interview on The Capital Pressroom:
Marc Molinaro "has cut taxes, his budget now is lower than it was six years ago" in Dutchess County
Half-True
By Dan Clark • May 24, 2018
Bruce Rauner
Bruce Rauner
stated on May 11, 2018 a policy forum:
"There’s more union jobs growing in Texas, which is a right-to-work state, than in Illinois, and factory workers make more money in Texas than they do in Illinois."
Half-True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • May 24, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 20, 2018 a tweet:
The Mueller investigation is "soon to be $20,000,000."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 23, 2018
The Collective super PAC
The Collective super PAC
stated on May 11, 2018 an ad:
Says Gwen Graham "voted against President Obama 52 percent of the time."
Half-True
By Allison Graves • May 17, 2018
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on May 12, 2018 a speech at Hillsdale College:
"Religion in America isn’t receding. It’s just the opposite. Faith is gaining new life across America every day."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 16, 2018
Patrick Morrisey
Patrick Morrisey
stated on May 11, 2018 a radio interview:
Says Joe Manchin displayed an "unwillingness to change the failed Obamacare."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 15, 2018
The Breaking Dawn
The Breaking Dawn
stated on May 10, 2018 a headline:
"It begins: California appoints first illegal alien to state office."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • May 14, 2018
Patty Murray
Patty Murray
stated on May 8, 2018 a Senate subcommittee hearing:
"Each year ICE detains someone, it costs taxpayers over $50,000. For comparison, by the way, that's four times the amount the federal government spends on each child in our public schools."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • May 11, 2018
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on May 8, 2018 a campaign debate:
"In San Francisco, we were successful in reducing our street population 40 percent. We got 12,000 people off the street."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • May 10, 2018
Kevin Cramer
Kevin Cramer
stated on May 4, 2018 an interview with Hugh Hewitt:
Says Heidi Heitkamp "cast the deciding vote to kill the Congressional Review Act that would have repealed a BLM flaring rule that was designed just for North Dakota."
Half-True
By Manuela Tobias • May 10, 2018
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