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Scott Rigell
Scott Rigell
stated on August 9, 2016 a Facebook post
"At $587 apiece, USA would need to bring home about 33.1 BILLION gold medals to pay off our national debt."
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By Sean Gorman • August 19, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 15, 2016 a speech in Youngstown, Ohio
"We admit about 100,000 permanent immigrants from the Middle East every year."
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By Miriam Valverde • August 19, 2016
Joaquin Castro
Joaquin Castro
stated on August 10, 2016 a tweet about Carol Everett of the Heidi Group
Says the director of an anti-abortion group receiving a Texas grant to provide women’s health services "believes HIV can be spread through the sewer system."
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By W. Gardner Selby • August 17, 2016
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on August 12, 2016 a campaign ad
Says "Marco Rubio wrote and passed bipartisan legislation allowing the VA to fire negligent workers."
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By Allison Graves • August 17, 2016
Baker Harrell
Baker Harrell
stated on August 15, 2016 an interview with the Texas Tribune
"Seventy percent of all Texans are overweight or obese."
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By W. Gardner Selby • August 17, 2016
Tom Harkin
Tom Harkin
stated on July 26, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention
Says "employers are still allowed to pay people with disabilities below the minimum wage."
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By Taylor Leighton • August 12, 2016
Florida First Project
Florida First Project
stated on July 14, 2016 a campaign ad
Says Carlos Beruff "supported (Charlie) Crist even after he switched parties."
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By Joshua Gillin • August 11, 2016
Michael Madigan
Michael Madigan
stated on August 1, 2016 Interview with WSIU and WBBM, published Aug. 1.
"Bruce Rauner is of record that he will fully support the Trump candidacy. It's documented. It’s available." 
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By Marc Filippino • August 10, 2016
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on July 26, 2016 a post on Medium
Says Hillary Clinton tripled the number of people with AIDS whose "lives are being saved .. and it did not cost you any more money."
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By Jon Greenberg • August 10, 2016
Allen Buckley
Allen Buckley
stated on July 13, 2016 a campaign statement
"U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson has voted for $7 trillion of our national debt!"
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By Jim Tharpe • August 10, 2016
David Canon
David Canon
stated on July 9, 2016 a New York Times article
"(Paul Ryan) has actually proposed three — total, three — bills that have become law in his entire career dating back to 1999."
Mostly True
By Cara Lombardo • August 10, 2016
Common Cause
Common Cause
stated on July 19, 2016 an online video ad
"Half of all NC legislative candidates are unopposed because of gerrymandering."
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By Will Doran • August 9, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on August 2, 2016 a Phoenix town hall
Says that under the Obama administration, "the debt has nearly doubled."
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By Anthony Cave • August 9, 2016
Howard Dean
Howard Dean
stated on July 26, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention
"Mike Pence voted against expanding the Children’s Health Insurance program, which Hillary helped to start."
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By Taylor Leighton • August 8, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 2, 2016 at the White House
Because of the Trans-Pacific Partnership "we’ve got a country like Malaysia taking really serious efforts to crack down on human trafficking."  
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By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy • August 5, 2016
National Border Patrol Council
National Border Patrol Council
stated on July 28, 2016 a statement
"Interior deportations under Obama were down 40 percent and at a nine-year low."
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By Miriam Valverde • August 5, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 2, 2016 a White House press conference
The Trans-Pacific Partnership "knocks out 18,000 tariffs that other countries place on American products and goods."
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By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy • August 4, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 1, 2016 a rally in Columbus, Ohio
Russia and China are "doing naval exercises together someplace."  
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By Nadia Pflaum • August 4, 2016
Doctors Without Borders
Doctors Without Borders
stated on July 21, 2016 a press release
Trade deals threaten "India’s role as the pharmacy of the developing world" for new HIV medicines.
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By Jon Greenberg • August 3, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 30, 2016 a tweet
"American homeownership rate in Q2 2016 was 62.9% - lowest rate in 51yrs."  
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By Neelesh Moorthy • August 2, 2016
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