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Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
stated on October 25, 2017 a news release:
"Under Gov. (Rick) Scott’s leadership, Florida has had much success in lowering the rate of uninsured children."  
Half-True
By Allison Graves • November 2, 2017
Freedom Partners
Freedom Partners
stated on October 26, 2017 TV ads:
"Tammy Baldwin voted for $5 trillion in higher taxes."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • November 1, 2017
James Lankford
James Lankford
stated on October 22, 2017 an interview on "Face the Nation":
"For the last 10 years, our economy has grown at less than 2 percent on average every single year for 10 years. We have not had a decade like that in a century in America."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • October 31, 2017
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on October 22, 2017 An MSNBC interview:
Says West Virginia is "down to around 50 percent of the adult workers who are actually working now because of addiction or conviction."
Half-True
By Allison Colburn • October 27, 2017
Bruce Rauner
Bruce Rauner
stated on October 20, 2017 a press conference:
"To be clear, all my investments are in a trust that I don’t control."
Half-True
By Matt Dietrich • October 27, 2017
Charlie Geren
Charlie Geren
stated on September 18, 2017 a tweet:
"Less than half of Texans ages 18-24 are registered to vote."
Half-True
By Jasper Scherer • October 26, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 25, 2017 a news conference:
"We have done more in eight months than the previous administration has done in many years" against ISIS.
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • October 26, 2017
Kevin Cahill
Kevin Cahill
stated on October 11, 2017 a radio interview on The Capitol Pressroom:
Abortion in the U.S. "is at an all time legal low."
Half-True
By Dan Clark • October 25, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 22, 2017 a tweet:
Says "46 percent of people believe major national news organizations fabricate stories about me."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • October 24, 2017
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on September 30, 2017 House floor remarks:
Says "80 percent of the tax breaks in" President Donald Trump’s tax-cut "proposal go to the top 1 percent, that is, people making more than $730,000 a year."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 20, 2017
George P. Bush
George P. Bush
stated on October 16, 2017 the "Alamo Truth" website funded by George P. Bush's political campaign:
"The Alamo has been consistently listed as one of the most disappointing landmarks in our nation."    
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 20, 2017
Leah Vukmir
Leah Vukmir
stated on October 12, 2017 an interview:
In 2016, there were 5,570 people in Wisconsin "who committed crimes on probation and they were not revoked."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 20, 2017
Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
stated on October 12, 2017 a speech:
In the U.S. asylum system, "claims of 'fear to return' have skyrocketed, and the percentage of claims that are genuinely meritorious are down."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • October 19, 2017
Nancy McFarlane
Nancy McFarlane
stated on October 16, 2017 in a press conference:
Says she debated her opponent "multiple times."
Half-True
By Paul Specht • October 18, 2017
Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
stated on October 2, 2017 a public forum:
Says Stacey Evans "voted for (school) vouchers...in the beginning."
Half-True
By Emily Tanaka • October 17, 2017
Rex Tillerson
Rex Tillerson
stated on October 15, 2017 a CNN "State of the Union" interview:
"The president early on called on NATO member countries to step up their contributions ... and as a result of that countries have stepped up contributions toward their own defense."
Half-True
By Allison Graves • October 15, 2017
Charles Francis
Charles Francis
stated on October 11, 2017 in a press conference:
Says he got "support all over Raleigh"
Half-True
By Paul Specht • October 14, 2017
Seth Moulton
Seth Moulton
stated on October 8, 2017 in an interview:
"Background checks have been unequivocally shown to reduce gun violence."
Half-True
By John Kruzel • October 11, 2017
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on October 4, 2017 a Senate floor speech:
"The Republicans are proposing to pay for their giant tax cut to the rich by gutting Medicare and Medicaid."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 6, 2017
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on September 24, 2017 an interview at the Texas Tribune Festival:
"In 2017, I've done 17 town halls."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 4, 2017
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