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Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 10, 2016 in remarks at a Planned Parenthood event:
As a result of Roe vs. Wade, "America’s maternal mortality rate dropped dramatically."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • June 24, 2016
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on June 19, 2016 in an interview:
"People have a constitutional right to have semiautomatic rifles."  
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By Tom Kertscher • June 24, 2016
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on June 16, 2016 in an interview on MSNBC:
"Al-Qaida operatives, have said, 'Hey, we want you to use this loophole (for purchasing guns despite being on a watch list) to attack and kill Americans.'"
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 23, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on May 26, 2016 in a fundraising letter:
Says Russ Feingold’s "campaign is powered by small-dollar contributions like ours."
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By Sarah Hauer • June 22, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 21, 2016 in a speech on the economy:
Says Donald Trump has "bankrupted his companies not once, not twice but four times."
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By Linda Qiu • June 21, 2016
Clay Aiken
Clay Aiken
stated on June 12, 2016 in a posting on Twitter:
"A gay man who survived #orlando hate crime can STILL show up to work in FL tomorrow and have his boss fire him simply because he is gay."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 20, 2016
Joaquin Castro
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
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on June 3, 2016 in a speech:
The average student debt "coming out of the University of Wisconsin-Madison is something like 28,000 dollars."
Mostly True
By Sarah Hauer • June 17, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 13, 2016 in a speech responding to the Orlando shooting:
"According to Pew Research, 99 percent of the people in Afghanistan support oppressive Sharia law."
Mostly True
By Neelesh Moorthy • June 16, 2016
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on June 14, 2016 in a news conference:
Last year, "244 suspected terrorists walked into gun shops and attempted to purchase a firearm; 223 were able to get the firearm."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 15, 2016
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on June 13, 2016 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt:
"In America, radical speech is not a crime."  
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • June 15, 2016
Larry Yarborough
Larry Yarborough
stated on June 9, 2016 in a meeting in the legislature about hemp regulations:
Says if you try to hide marijuana in a hemp field, "it becomes worthless. The THC goes away."
Mostly True
By Will Doran • June 14, 2016
Safety For All Initiative
Safety For All Initiative
stated on June 13, 2016 in a campaign website:
"More than 32,000 Americans lose their lives to gun violence each year."  
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By Chris Nichols • June 14, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 13, 2016 in a speech after a terrorist attack in Orlando:
"Hate crimes against American Muslims and mosques have tripled after Paris and San Bernardino."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 14, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 13, 2016 in a speech:
Says Hillary Clinton "plans to massively increase admissions (of Middle East refugees) … including a 500 percent increase in Syrian refugees coming into our country."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 13, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 13, 2016 in an interview with CNN:
"Florida doesn't regulate assault weapons or .50 caliber rifles or large-capacity ammunition magazines. It doesn't require a permit to purchase a gun. It doesn't require any registration, whatsoever."
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • June 13, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 12, 2016 in a statement after a terrorist attack in Orlando:
"We admit more than 100,000 lifetime migrants from the Middle East each year."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 13, 2016
John McCain
John McCain
stated on May 17, 2016 in a campaign advertisement:
"30,000 Arizonans may have no choice" on Affordable Care Act coverage.
Mostly True
By Anthony Cave • June 11, 2016
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on May 4, 2016 in a radio ad:
Says Ron Johnson voted to turn Medicare "into a voucher program."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • June 10, 2016
Georgians for Bernie Sanders for President
Georgians for Bernie Sanders for President
stated on May 23, 2016 in Facebook post.:
Polls show Bernie Sanders would do better than Hillary Clinton in a head-to-head battle against Donald Trump.
Mostly True
By Jim Tharpe • June 8, 2016
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