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Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate:
Says Donald Trump "said as recently as a few weeks ago in Phoenix that every undocumented person would be subject to deportation."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • October 20, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate:
"We have 33,000 people a year who die from guns."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2016
Ami Bera
Ami Bera
stated on October 18, 2016 in a U.S. Congressional campaign debate:
Says the U.S. Attorney’s Office said "that neither I nor my campaign had any idea what was going on" regarding my father's illegal campaign contributions. "And that’s why they closed this case."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • October 19, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on October 16, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press":
"In exchange for five minutes with Bill Clinton, the government of Qatar was going to give $1 million to the Clinton Foundation."
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • October 16, 2016
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on October 11, 2016 in a TV ad :
Says Colorado congressional candidate Morgan Carroll "voted to allow welfare recipients to use your tax dollars at ATMs at strip clubs and pot dispensaries."
Mostly True
By Alan Gathright • October 13, 2016
National Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
stated on October 4, 2016 in a campaign mailer:
Says Patrick Murphy "supports a gun ban on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms used for hunting, recreational shooting and self defense."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • October 11, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate:
"We have an increase in murder within our cities, the biggest in 45 years."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 10, 2016
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on September 6, 2016 in an ad:
"Kelly Ayotte voted to give big oil more than $20 billion in tax breaks."
Mostly True
By Allie Morris • October 7, 2016
Oxfam America
Oxfam America
stated on October 5, 2016 in a tweet:
"The world's 62 richest people own the same wealth as the 3.6 billion poorest."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • October 7, 2016
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on June 14, 2016 in a campaign ad:
Says "he fought Obama at the Supreme Court — and won."
Mostly True
By George Ash • October 7, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 27, 2016 in a campaign event in Fla.:
Says Hillary Clinton "promised, running for the Senate years ago, 200,000 jobs for upstate New York. ... Not only didn't they come, but they lost so many jobs."
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • October 7, 2016
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on September 28, 2016 in a television interview:
"In other states (where illegal immigrants have been allowed to get driver's licenses) their insurance premiums for everybody have gone down."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 7, 2016
Jason Kander
Jason Kander
stated on September 15, 2016 in a campaign ad:
"In the state legislature, I supported Second Amendment rights."
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By Ellen Cagle • October 6, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.:
"Gov. Pence said, inarguably, Vladimir Putin is a better leader than President Obama."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 5, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate:
Says Tim Kaine "actually tried to raise taxes by about $4 billion." 
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • October 5, 2016
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on September 6, 2016 in a TV ad:
The U.S. Senate has "one manufacturer — that'd be me."
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By Cara Lombardo • October 4, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 26, 2016 in a presidential debate at Hofstra University:
"These people that we were going to deport for good reason ended up becoming citizens. Ended up becoming citizens. And it was 800. And now it turns out it might be 1,800, and they don't even know."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • September 29, 2016
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on September 8, 2016 in an ad:
Maggie Hassan "missed nearly every university system board meeting."
Mostly True
By Lola Duffort • September 28, 2016
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on September 19, 2016 in a statement:
Says that except for Donald Trump, "every other major party nominee" for the past 40 years has released their tax returns.  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • September 28, 2016
AFSCME People
AFSCME People
stated on September 23, 2016 in a TV ad:
Says Marco Rubio "voted to slash school funding by billions of dollars and would eliminate the Department of Education."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • September 27, 2016
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