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Eric Greitens
Eric Greitens
stated on January 17, 2017 State of the State address
"Three of the 11 most violent cities in the U.S. are in Missouri — St. Louis, Kansas City, and Springfield."
Half-True
By Allison Colburn • March 3, 2017
Kathleen Vinehout
Kathleen Vinehout
stated on February 24, 2017 an interview
Wisconsin children are crossing "condemned bridges in the middle of the winter to get to the school bus."
Half-True
March 3, 2017
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on March 2, 2017 an interview on ABC's "This Week"
"We've repealed regulations for the first time in 20 years using the Congressional Review Act -- three regulations that were going to cost the economy hundreds of millions of dollars and tens of thousands of jobs."
Half-True
By Gabrielle Healy • March 2, 2017
Lois Kolkhorst
Lois Kolkhorst
stated on February 6, 2017 a Texas Capitol press conference
Says the proposed Texas Privacy Act "is very different from" North Carolina’s law "in that theirs covers a whole list of things that the Texas Privacy Act does not."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 2, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 28, 2017 a speech to Congress
"Currently, when we ship products out of America, many other countries make us pay very high tariffs and taxes — but when foreign companies ship their products into America, we charge them nothing or almost nothing."
Half-True
By Allison Graves • March 2, 2017
Thomas Perez
Thomas Perez
stated on March 1, 2017 an interview on CNN's "New Day"
"The primary financing mechanism of the Affordable Care Act is a tax on wealthy people."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • March 1, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 28, 2017 a speech
"Obamacare premiums nationwide have increased by double and triple digits."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • March 1, 2017
Tim Moore
Tim Moore
stated on February 20, 2017 in social media posts and a press release
"North Carolina's teacher income is rising faster than any other state."
Half-True
By Will Doran • February 28, 2017
Thomas Perez
Thomas Perez
stated on February 22, 2017 a CNN-sponsored debate
"If you're in Texas, you have got to drive 120 miles to get an ID."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 24, 2017
Roy Blunt
Roy Blunt
stated on January 11, 2017 a press release
"This year, 97 Missouri counties have only one insurer participating in the Obamacare exchanges. Last year, every Missouri county had at least two insurance options. In addition, most Missourians will see an increase in their premiums, with some facing an increase upward of 40 percent"
Half-True
By Gary Garrison • February 22, 2017
Anthony Tata
Anthony Tata
stated on February 19, 2017 an interview on CNN
"The sanctions that we put on (Russia) for the Crimea annexation and meddling in Ukraine ... have absolutely crushed the ruble by 50 percent. And GDP from 2014 to 2016 is 50 percent down in Russia, as well."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • February 21, 2017
Richard Corcoran
Richard Corcoran
stated on February 12, 2017 an inteview on CBS4
"Most of these mass shootings take place in (areas) where you're not allowed to have a concealed weapons permit."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • February 21, 2017
Wick Moorman
Wick Moorman
stated on February 15, 2017 In front of a Senate subcommittee
"More than ever our nation and the traveling public rely on Amtrak for mobility."  
Half-True
By Mark Dent • February 21, 2017
Robert Menendez
Robert Menendez
stated on February 13, 2017 a tweet
Recent immigration raids "are not business as usual. The raids are being done indiscriminately. They’re not focused simply on criminal aliens."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • February 17, 2017
Richard Durbin
Richard Durbin
stated on February 1, 2017 a interview on Morning Joe
Says President Barack Obama’s nominees met a standard of 60 votes, "a standard that was met by Elena Kagan as well as Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama's choices."
Half-True
By Kevin Hoffman • February 10, 2017
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 5, 2017 an interview on CNN
Says former President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominations "required 60 votes."
Half-True
By Gabrielle Healy • February 9, 2017
Richard Corcoran
Richard Corcoran
stated on February 6, 2017 a tweet
"Spending more taxpayer money on VISIT FL (or less) has not demonstrated a direct impact on tourism."
Half-True
By Allison Graves • February 9, 2017
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on January 25, 2017 an interview
In the United States, "we tax our exports and don't tax our imports."
Half-True
February 9, 2017
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on January 29, 2017 an interview
The seven nations identified in Donald Trump's travel ban were "identified by the Obama administration as the seven most dangerous countries in the world in regard to harboring terrorists."
Half-True
February 7, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 1, 2017 a tweet
"The Obama Administration agreed to take thousands of illegal immigrants from Australia."
Half-True
By Linda Qiu, Miriam Valverde • February 2, 2017
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