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Moms Rising
Moms Rising
stated on July 13, 2016
"In North Carolina, paid family leave is more popular than college basketball."
Mostly True
By Will Doran • July 15, 2016
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on July 3, 2016 an interview on CNN
"(Mexican immigrants) are more law-abiding than U.S. citizens and that is a statistic."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • July 14, 2016
Van Jones
Van Jones
stated on July 7, 2016 a panel discussion on CNN
African-Americans don't use drugs at a higher level than whites but "wind up going to prison six times more."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 13, 2016
Mark Warner
Mark Warner
stated on June 21, 2016 a TV interview.
Says Donald Trump has "bankrupt four separate businesses."
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu, Sean Gorman • July 11, 2016
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on July 10, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press"
The war on drugs led to "a 500 percent increase in incarceration in our country, disproportionately affecting poor and disproportionately affecting minorities."  
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By Lauren Carroll • July 10, 2016
Charles Ramsey
Charles Ramsey
stated on July 10, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press"
"There are approximately 18,000 (police) departments in the United States."    
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By Jon Greenberg • July 10, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 5, 2016 a speech in Raleigh, N.C.
"We got the highest vote count in the history of the Republican Party."
Mostly True
By Will Doran • July 8, 2016
Rodney Ellis
Rodney Ellis
stated on May 19, 2016 a press release in response to a lawsuit
Harris County, Texas has "some of the highest jailing and incarceration rates in the U.S. and the world."  
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By Fauzeya Rahman • July 8, 2016
Morten Jerven
Morten Jerven
stated on June 29, 2016 an article
For 21 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, "we simply do not have data to say anything about trends in poverty."  
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • July 7, 2016
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on June 30, 2016 an interview with the "Tampa Bay Times" editorial board
Says Patrick Murphy has "taken more money from Wall Street than any other member of Congress other than the speaker and the majority leader."
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • July 7, 2016
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on June 18, 2016 a Medium post
"40% of Americans know someone who has been killed by a gun."
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By Taylor Leighton • July 7, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 5, 2016 a tweet
"Taxpayers are paying a fortune for the use of Air Force One on the campaign trail" by President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 7, 2016
Mark Warner
Mark Warner
stated on June 19, 2016 a radio interview.
"The average time someone used to hold a share of stock back in the ’60s was eight years. Now, the average time is four months." 
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • July 6, 2016
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on June 28, 2016 an interview on The View
Says Donald Trump's position is "to roll back all" of the financial regulations passed after the financial crisis.
Mostly True
By Adam Thorp • July 5, 2016
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on July 3, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press"
Says Hillary Clinton "was literally present when we pressed the reset button with Russia just a few months after Russia had invaded Georgia."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • July 3, 2016
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on June 23, 2016 a tweet
"If you're a terrorist you can't fly," but "an assault weapon you can buy."
Mostly True
July 1, 2016
Michael Caputo
Michael Caputo
stated on June 22, 2016 an interview on Capital Tonight, Time Warner Cable News.
Says Donald Trump "spent the least amount of money of any of the competitive primary contenders that he beat so badly."
Mostly True
By Dan Clark • July 1, 2016
Bonnie Reiss
Bonnie Reiss
stated on June 8, 2016 a newspaper column.
"When he served as governor, Schwarzenegger preserved more land than any other gubernatorial administration in California’s history."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • July 1, 2016
Arizona House Democrats
Arizona House Democrats
stated on June 20, 2016 a blog post
Says Gov. Doug Ducey wants to use "taxpayer dollars to increase the salaries of private prison guards."    
Mostly True
By Anthony Cave • June 29, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 27, 2016 remarks in Cincinnati, Ohio
After Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, "within 24 hours, Americans lost $100 billion from our 401(k)s."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • June 28, 2016
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