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Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 28, 2016 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 22, 2016 in an interview with Vox:
"Immigrants start businesses at a faster rate; they seem to grow those businesses more successfully."  
Mostly True
By Anthony Cave • July 27, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 25, 2016 in an interview before a speech in Winston-Salem, NC:
Says he and Bernie Sanders have "very similar" views on trade
Mostly True
By Will Doran • July 27, 2016
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on July 26, 2016 in remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia:
"As secretary of state, (Hillary Clinton) worked hard to get strong sanctions against Iran's nuclear program" and "got Russia and China to support them."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • July 27, 2016
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on July 26, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic convention:
Says Hillary Clinton helped "get done" the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Mostly True
By Alan Gathright, Amy Sherman • July 27, 2016
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on July 26, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention:
"Human trafficking is the third-biggest criminal enterprise in the world."  
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • July 27, 2016
Kevin de León
Kevin de León
stated on July 25, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention.:
California has "the sixth largest economy on planet Earth."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • July 27, 2016
Luis Gutierrez
Luis Gutierrez
stated on July 25, 2016 in an interview on Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor":
"There are fewer people crossing (the southwest) border than in the last 30 years."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • July 26, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on July 25, 2016 in remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia:
"The top one-tenth of 1 percent now owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll, Tom Kertscher • July 26, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on July 25, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention:
Says Donald Trump "believes that states should actually have the right to lower the minimum wage below $7.25."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • July 26, 2016
Funny Or Die
Funny Or Die
stated on July 25, 2016 in a video shown at the Democratic National Convention:
Says Trump shirts are made in Bangladesh, Trump suits in Mexico, Trump Vodka in the Netherlands, Trump crystal barware in Slovenia and his cufflinks and ties in China.
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • July 26, 2016
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on July 25, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention:
"We are the only industrialized nation that doesn't guarantee workers paid family leave."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • July 26, 2016
Tim Canova
Tim Canova
stated on July 9, 2016 in a post on Medium:
Says Debbie Wasserman Schultz "has voted for huge subsidies for the sugar industry ... as well as for delays in cleanups."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • July 25, 2016
UN's UNICEF
UN's UNICEF
stated on July 6, 2016 in an article on Medium:
In South Sudan, "more teenage girls die in childbirth than finish high school."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • July 25, 2016
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