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Common Cause
Common Cause
stated on July 19, 2016 an online video ad:
"Half of all NC legislative candidates are unopposed because of gerrymandering."
Mostly True
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."
Mostly True
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."
Mostly True
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."  
Mostly True
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."
Mostly True
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."
Mostly True
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."  
Mostly True
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.
Mostly True
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."  
Mostly True
By Neelesh Moorthy • August 2, 2016
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on July 28, 2016 a speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention:
Says Donald Trump "proposes tax cuts, too -- $3 trillion for millionaires like himself and $2 trillion for corporations like his."  
Mostly True
By Nadia Pflaum • August 1, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 28, 2016 a speech at the Democratic convention:
Says Donald Trump "claimed our armed forces are 'a disaster.'"
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 29, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 28, 2016 her acceptance speech at the Democratic convention:
"We put a lid on Iran's nuclear program without firing a single shot."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 29, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 28, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention:
Says Trump ties are made "in China, not Colorado. Trump suits in Mexico, not Michigan. Trump furniture in Turkey, not Ohio. Trump picture frames in India, not Wisconsin."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • July 29, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 28, 2016 a speech at the Democratic convention:
Says Donald Trump said at the Republican convention, "I alone can fix it."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • July 29, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 25, 2016 a speech.:
In first week as governor, Tim Kaine "proposed a nearly $4 billion tax increase, $4 billion, including a tax increase on people earning as little as $17,000 a year."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • July 28, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic national convention:
"Almost every country on Earth sees America as stronger and more respected today than they did eight years ago when I took office."
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • July 28, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention:
"Illegal immigration and the crime rate are as low as they’ve been in decades."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 28, 2016
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention:
"We have the most productive workers in the world."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • July 28, 2016
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic convention:
Says Donald Trump "games the U.S. visa system so he can hire temporary foreign workers at low wages."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • July 28, 2016
John Hutson
John Hutson
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia:
Donald Trump "called the military that I served in a disaster."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 28, 2016
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