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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."
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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."
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By W. Gardner Selby • October 4, 2017
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on October 3, 2017 a news release
The Las Vegas shooting was the "273rd mass shooting" in the United States so far in 2017.  
Half-True
October 4, 2017
Andy Gronik
Andy Gronik
stated on August 27, 2017 an email
"Black Americans still earn less than 73 percent of what white men make."
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By Eric Litke • October 4, 2017
James Lankford
James Lankford
stated on September 25, 2017 a press conference
"The First Amendment’s the First Amendment. It goes start to finish. We can’t say to one football coach you’re fired if you kneel in silent prayer at the end of the game, but to a player, if you kneel in protest to a game, you’re celebrated."
Half-True
By Manuela Tobias • October 2, 2017
Lamar Smith
Lamar Smith
stated on September 18, 2017 a letter to a constituent
"The average tax bill for Americans in 2016 was a 41 percent increase from 2013."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 29, 2017
Roy Moore
Roy Moore
stated on September 21, 2017 a debate
DACA was "a mere memo from the Department of Homeland security under Barack Obama, which violated the laws."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin, Miriam Valverde • September 22, 2017
Luther Strange
Luther Strange
stated on September 21, 2017 a debate
Alabama is "the most generous state in the union in terms of what we give to charities."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 22, 2017
Eric Greitens
Eric Greitens
stated on August 23, 2017 a Facebook Live
"Since we took office, we have been outpacing the nation in job growth."
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By Riley Newton, Tateanna McCaskill • September 21, 2017
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on September 17, 2017 an interview
"Private insurance companies in this country spend between 12 and 18 percent on administration costs. The cost of administering the Medicare program, a very popular program that works well for our seniors, is 2 percent. We can save approximately $500 billion a year just in administration costs."
Half-True
By Manuela Tobias • September 20, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 19, 2017 a speech to the United Nations General Assembly
"Companies are moving back, creating job growth the likes of which our country has not seen in a very long time."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 20, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 17, 2017 a tweet
"Long gas lines forming in North Korea."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 19, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 14, 2017 remarks to reporters
Says "92 percent of the people agree on DACA."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • September 18, 2017
Derrick Johnson
Derrick Johnson
stated on August 2, 2017 a travel advisory
"African Americans in Missouri are 75 percent more likely to be stopped and searched by law enforcement officers than caucasians."
Half-True
By Emily McCarter, Lucille Sherman • September 18, 2017
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