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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on November 2, 2016 a rally in North Carolina:
The list of voters that North Carolina Republicans "tried to purge was two-thirds black and Democratic."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • November 7, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 3, 2016 a campaign speech:
"It's just been announced that the residents of Florida are going to experience a massive, double-digit premium hike."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • November 7, 2016
Chris Koster
Chris Koster
stated on September 13, 2016 a campaign ad:
Republican gubernatorial candidate Eric Greitens "spent another $600,000 on image consultants" to rebrand his charity, The Mission Continues.
Half-True
By Anna Maples • November 6, 2016
Americans United for Change
Americans United for Change
stated on October 26, 2016 an ad:
Says "Ron Johnson calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme and wants to privatize the program."
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By Tom Kertscher • November 4, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on November 2, 2016 a rally in Tempe, Ariz.:
Says Donald Trump "says organized crime runs wild on reservations."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 4, 2016
Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy
Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy
stated on October 11, 2016 a political advertisement:
"In one Colorado hospital, 50 percent of newborns tested had marijuana in their system."
Half-True
By Anthony Cave • November 3, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 27, 2016 a campaign rally in Springfield, Ohio:
"Thousands of Americans have been killed by illegal immigrants."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • November 3, 2016
Republican Party of Wisconsin
Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on October 14, 2016 a radio ad:
Says Russ Feingold "formed his own political group to pay himself and his staff millions."  
Half-True
By Eric Litke • November 3, 2016
Eric Greitens
Eric Greitens
stated on September 30, 2016 a press release:
Says Chris Koster "opposes right-to-work efforts because he has taken $8 million from ‘union bosses.’"
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By Erika Stark • November 3, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on October 31, 2016 remarks in Cocoa Beach, Fla.:
"One in five American households have nobody under the same roof that's got a job."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 3, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on November 1, 2016 a campaign rally in Dade City, Fla.:
Says Donald Trump "doesn't believe in equal pay."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • November 2, 2016
Eric Greitens
Eric Greitens
stated on September 30, 2016 a press release:
Chris Koster "opposed protecting the women of Missouri" because he "was one of only four senators to vote against" a bill ending the practice of making rape victims pay for their own rape kits.
Half-True
By Ellen Cagle • November 2, 2016
Deborah Ross
Deborah Ross
stated on October 13, 2016 a TV ad:
"Richard Burr voted to protect tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas but voted against a tax break to help working people."
Half-True
By Will Doran • November 2, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 31, 2016 a campaign rally :
"The FBI has reopened its investigation into Hillary Clinton ... and discovered another 650,000 emails."
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • November 1, 2016
Joe Heck
Joe Heck
stated on October 25, 2016 a political ad.:
Says "Catherine Cortez Masto indicted (Brian Krolicki), who was an innocent man, in order to save Harry Reid's political career"
Half-True
By Riley Snyder • November 1, 2016
Michelle Mosby
Michelle Mosby
stated on October 11, 2016 a radio ad.:
Joe Morrissey "has been a delegate in the General Assembly for eight years with no laws passed to help our black community with education or workforce."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • November 1, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 29, 2016 a rally in Daytona Beach, Fla.:
"Donald Trump's strategy is pretty simple. They have even said in his campaign it's to get women to stay home, get young people to stay home, get people of color to stay home, and get a lot smart, intelligent men to stay home, too."
Half-True
By Allison Graves • October 31, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 27, 2016 a get-out-the-vote rally in North Carolina:
"We are seeing kids who are healthier."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • October 28, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 27, 2016 a rally in Springfield, Ohio:
"Nearly half of African-American children under the age of 6 are living in abject poverty."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 28, 2016
Al Gore
Al Gore
stated on October 11, 2016 a speech:
Global warming leads to much quicker spread of the Zika virus because the increased temperature, "makes mosquitoes mature faster,  . . . bite more due to having a higher metabolism, and makes the Zika virus inside of them incubate faster."
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By Joseph Cariz • October 28, 2016
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