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Cocks Not Glocks
Cocks Not Glocks
stated on August 24, 2016 a Cocks not Glocks call to protest on Facebook:
"You would receive a citation for taking a dildo to class" at the University of Texas.
Half-True
By Dylan Baddour • October 7, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on October 4, 2016 the 2016 vice presidential debate:
Says "Donald Trump proposes to deport 16 million people, 11 million who are here without documents, and both Donald Trump and Mike Pence want to get rid of birthright citizenship."  
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • October 7, 2016
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on October 5, 2016 a U.S. Senate campaign debate.:
Says Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez "has passed one bill in her 20 years in Congress, and that was to rename a post office."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • October 6, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on October 4, 2016 the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.:
Says Hillary Clinton "went toe-to-toe with Russia as secretary of state to do the New START agreement to reduce Russia's nuclear stockpile."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • October 6, 2016
Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol
Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol
stated on September 27, 2016 a political advertisement:
Says marijuana use among Colorado high school students "has not increased since legalization."
Half-True
By Anthony Cave • October 6, 2016
Dana Young
Dana Young
stated on October 20, 2016 a mailer:
Says she "voted for a statewide fracking ban."
Half-True
By Allison Graves • October 5, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on October 4, 2016 the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.:
Says Donald Trump, in his campaign announcement speech, "also said, ‘And many of them (Mexicans) are good people. You keep leaving that out of your quote."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 5, 2016
Ami Bera
Ami Bera
stated on August 22, 2016 an interview.:
Says GOP Congressional candidate Scott Jones "wants to build a wall. He wants to round people up and deport folks."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • October 5, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on October 4, 2016 a vice presidential debate in Virginia:
"When Donald Trump spoke in Phoenix, he looked the audience in the eye and he said ‘no, we're building a wall and we're deporting everybody.’ He said, quote, ‘they will all be gone. They will all be gone.’ This is one of the ones where you can go to the tape on it and see what Donald Trump has said."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • October 5, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on October 4, 2016 the 2016 Vice Presidential debate:
Says that during President Barack Obama’s tenure, the United States has created "15 million new jobs."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 5, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on October 3, 2016 a pre-debate appearance in Virginia:
"In the state of Indiana, I’ve signed more than $3.5 billion in tax relief."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 5, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on October 4, 2016 the 2016 Vice Presidential debate:
"First, Donald Trump said wages are too high, and both Donald Trump and Mike Pence think we ought to eliminate the federal minimum wage."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 5, 2016
Virginia First Foundation
Virginia First Foundation
stated on September 27, 2016 a web video.:
"The Virginia population increased by just 8 percent from 2005 to 2015, but the per capita spending in the budget increased by a whopping 38 percent."  
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • October 3, 2016
Chris Koster
Chris Koster
stated on August 9, 2016 an Instagram post:
"A rural hospital in Missouri closes every 8 months. The legislature’s failure to expand Medicaid has brought crisis to many of Missouri’s rural health care providers."
Half-True
By Anna Maples • October 3, 2016
No on 67
No on 67
stated on August 15, 2016 in official ballot argument. :
"Not one penny of (California’s Prop 67) bag ban tax goes to the environment."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • October 3, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 28, 2016 a CNN town hall:
"Since I came into office … we have increased the VA budget by 85 percent."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2016
Vote No On 2
Vote No On 2
stated on September 22, 2016 a mailer:
"Amendment 2 will bring kid-friendly pot candy to Florida."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • September 30, 2016
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on September 16, 2016 a White House press conference:
"If you look at any real analysis," the Trans-Pacific Partnership is "going to generate better-paying jobs that are more stable."
Half-True
By PolitiFact Staff • September 30, 2016
Chelsea Clinton
Chelsea Clinton
stated on September 28, 2016 an interview with Cosmo:
Says "Gary Johnson and the Libertarian Party want to get rid of the public school system."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 29, 2016
Tom DeLay
Tom DeLay
stated on September 1, 2016 an interview on MSNBC:
Says most illegal immigrants draw "welfare benefits, they’re sending their kids to school, they’re using the public services."
Half-True
By Dylan Baddour • September 28, 2016
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