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Our Democracy 2020
Our Democracy 2020
stated on October 26, 2016 a news release:
Says an election clerk in Green Bay refused to allow early voting on the UW-Green Bay campus because she "was afraid it would help Democrats," showing "outrageous partisan bias."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 28, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 26, 2016 a rally in Tampa, Fla.:
"One-half of undocumented workers pay federal income taxes, which means they are paying more federal income taxes than Donald Trump pays."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • October 27, 2016
Barney Frank
Barney Frank
stated on September 28, 2016 a fundraising email supporting Illinois' 10th House District Democratic nominee Brad Schneider :
"Paul Ryan’s already spent millions to try and permanently derail Brad (Schneider)’s progressive, energized campaign." 
Half-True
By Marc Filippino • October 27, 2016
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on October 25, 2016 an interview with Fox News' Megyn Kelly:
In the Paula Jones case, Bill Clinton paid an "$850,000 penalty."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 27, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 26, 2016 a rally in Charlotte, N.C.:
"We’ve spent $6 trillion" on the wars in the Middle East.
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • October 27, 2016
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on October 23, 2016 a TV interview on WFLA:
"We have never done business with Donald Trump."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 26, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 23, 2016 a tweet from her campaign:
"Donald Trump says he'd deport 16 million people."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 25, 2016
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on September 4, 2016 a campaign appearance:
Says he and his running mate "are the only candidates that do believe in free trade."
Half-True
By Cara Lombardo • October 25, 2016
Levar Stoney
Levar Stoney
stated on October 17, 2016 a debate.:
As executive director of the Democratic Party of Virginia there were "300 people on my payroll in 2008."
Half-True
By Warren Fiske • October 25, 2016
Gerald Daugherty
Gerald Daugherty
stated on October 17, 2016 his campaign website:
Says he’s "taken an 8% pay decrease in each of the nine years he has been in office."
Half-True
By Rachel Rice • October 24, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 22, 2016 a press conference:
"400 bills have my name on them either as a sponsor or a co-sponsor. You don’t get that done unless you work with folks on the other side."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • October 24, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 20, 2016 a speech at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner:
In 1928 "school boards sent home letters with children saying that if Al Smith is elected president, you will not be allowed to have or read a Bible."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • October 24, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 19, 2016 a presidential debate:
"ISIS is in 32 countries."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 24, 2016
Doctors Without Borders
Doctors Without Borders
stated on October 12, 2016 a press release:
A World Health Organization report shows "that more people are dying of TB."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • October 24, 2016
Joe Morrissey
Joe Morrissey
stated on October 17, 2016 a debate.:
The city of Richmond "built the second richest team in the NFL a $14 million stadium."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • October 24, 2016
Al Gore
Al Gore
stated on October 11, 2016 a campaign speech:
Says electric utilities "are trying to fool you into amending your state Constitution in a way that gives them the authority to shut down net metering."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • October 21, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 19, 2016 the third presidential debate:
"Nobody knows about it, nobody talks about it, but under Obama, millions of people have been moved out of this country, they've been deported."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • October 21, 2016
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on October 20, 2016 an Ohio Senate debate in Cleveland:
"The director of the FBI said that we cannot figure out who (Syrian refugees) are, what their intentions are, because we have no information on them, because we don’t have any contact with the Syrian government or any people on the ground to be able to determine that."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 21, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 19, 2016 the third presidential debate:
Russia has "tremendous numbers of nuclear warheads — 1,800, by the way — where they expanded, and we didn't."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • October 20, 2016
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on October 17, 2016 at a debate in Columbus, Ohio:
Says Sen. Rob Portman says Ted Strickland earned $400,000 a year as a lobbyist after leaving Ohio for Washington.  
Half-True
By Nadia Pflaum • October 20, 2016
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