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Gavin Newsom
stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention:

Says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "advocated diverting taxpayer dollars to so-called conversion therapy."

Half-True

By Chris Nichols • December 2, 2016

Sean Duffy
stated on November 17, 2016 in an interview:

"Black Lives Matter, who are attacking law enforcement officers" -- Barack Obama "had them to the White House."

Mostly False

By Tom Kertscher • December 2, 2016

Viral image
stated on November 9, 2016 in a post-election Tweet:

Says the KKK marched in Mebane, N.C., after Trump’s victory

False

By Will Doran • November 9, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate:

Says Donald Trump "publicly invited Putin to hack into Americans’ (emails)."

Half-True

By Amy Sherman • September 27, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on August 26, 2016 in a Hillary for America television ad:

"Trump Management was charged with discriminating against African-Americans and breaking federal law."

True

By Lauren Carroll • September 14, 2016

Tim Kaine
stated on August 4, 2016 in a speech:

Says his father-in-law, former Gov. Linwood Holton, "integrated Virginia public schools."

Half-True

By Warren Fiske • August 15, 2016

Tom Harkin
stated on July 26, 2016 in in a speech at the Democratic National Convention:

Says "employers are still allowed to pay people with disabilities below the minimum wage."

Mostly True

By Taylor Leighton • August 12, 2016

ACLU of North Carolina
stated on June 29, 2016 in a press release:

Proposed NC law for body camera footage gives police "broad authority to keep video footage secret – even from individuals who are filmed."

True

By Will Doran • July 1, 2016

Joaquin Castro
stated on June 6, 2016 in a tweet:

"@realDonaldTrump is coming to San Antonio, which is 60% Mexican-AMERICAN."

Mostly True

By Filipa Ioannou • June 17, 2016

Levar Stoney
stated on May 17, 2016 in a radio interview.:

Virginia’s banning of felons from voting is a "Jim Crow-era law."

False

By Warren Fiske • June 6, 2016

Tim Moore
stated on May 5, 2016 in a conversation with reporters:

Says 80 percent of North Carolinians support "the concept that men should not be in women’s restrooms, changing rooms, bathrooms, etc."

Half-True

By Will Doran • May 14, 2016

Facebook posts
stated on April 22, 2016 in a Facebook post:

Says Target installed urinals in a women’s bathroom to "accommodate the ones who have giblets."

Pants on Fire!

By Chris Nichols • April 26, 2016

Mark Pocan
stated on April 7, 2016 in a blog post:

"More people are struck by lightning than commit in-person voter fraud" by impersonation.

True

By Tom Kertscher • April 7, 2016

Pat McCrory
stated on March 28, 2016 in a speech in Clayton, N.C.:

"We have not taken away any rights that have currently existed in any city in North Carolina" with the passage of HB2.

False

By Will Doran • March 30, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on March 22, 2016 in a speech at Stanford University.:

When it comes to fighting terrorism, "Another thing we know that does not work, based on lots of empirical evidence, is torture."

True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 30, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on March 13, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press":

Says the man who rushed the stage at him in Dayton, Ohio, "had chatter about ISIS, or with ISIS" in his social media posts.

False

By Louis Jacobson • March 13, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on March 13, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press":

"More than once, I've actually had a conversation with the protesters on substance."

True

By Linda Qiu • March 13, 2016

John Oliver
stated on February 14, 2016 in a TV show:

In Sauk City, Wisconsin, "the ID office" that provides identification for voting "is only open on the fifth Wednesday of every month" -- a total of four days in 2016.

Mostly True

By Tom Kertscher • February 19, 2016

Rand Paul
stated on January 28, 2016 in a Republican debate:

"A third of the budget for the city of Ferguson (Missouri) was being reaped by civil fines."

Mostly False

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 29, 2016

Philip Van Cleave
stated on January 18, 2016 in a speech:

Martin Luther King Jr. "was a Republican."

False

By Sean Gorman • January 25, 2016

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