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Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on October 5, 2016 a speech:
Says Donald Trump’s plan to repeal the estate tax would mean the Walmart Walton family would "get a $53 billion tax break."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 17, 2016
National Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
stated on October 8, 2016 a flier.:
Hillary Clinton said gun confiscation "would be worth considering."
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • October 17, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 15, 2016 an interview on Live From the State Capitol:
"New York State has been horribly, horribly hurt by NAFTA"
Mostly False
By Dan Clark • October 17, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on October 16, 2016 comments on "Meet the Press":
"We know that more than half of Hillary Clinton's meetings while she was secretary of state were given to major contributors to the Clinton Foundation."  
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • October 16, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on October 16, 2016 comments on "Meet the Press":
"In exchange for five minutes with Bill Clinton, the government of Qatar was going to give $1 million to the Clinton Foundation."
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • October 16, 2016
Jim Barksdale
Jim Barksdale
stated on September 29, 2016 a campaign video:
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted for a trade agreement, "with China costing Georgia 93,000 jobs."
Half-True
By Ariella Phillips • October 15, 2016
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on October 11, 2016 a debate:
"In 67 different ways, Governor McCrory has raised taxes on middle income families."
Half-True
By Will Doran • October 14, 2016
Bruce Elfant
Bruce Elfant
stated on October 10, 2016 a press conference:
Says over 90 percent of Travis County’s eligible residents have registered to vote.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 14, 2016
Chris Jacobs
Chris Jacobs
stated on September 1, 2016 a campaign ad:
"After how hard you work and how much you pay in taxes, New York City ends up getting the money. I'm Chris Jacobs. I think it's time we have someone in Albany that's making sure our region gets our fair share"
False
By Dan Clark • October 14, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 10, 2016 a rally in Ambridge, Pa.:
"We don't have any" chess grandmasters in the United States.
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • October 14, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 9, 2016 the second 2016 presidential debate:
Says Libya "Ambassador (Christopher) Stevens sent 600 requests for help" in Benghazi.
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 14, 2016
Republican Party of Wisconsin
Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on September 12, 2016 a web ad:
"Just like Hillary Clinton," Russ Feingold had a "run-in with corruption and scandal by using a personal slush fund -- a.k.a. the Feingold Foundation --  while plotting another run for U.S. Senate."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • October 14, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 9, 2016 the second presidential debate:
"We've had Muslims in America since George Washington."
True
By Miriam Valverde • October 13, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 28, 2016 a CNN town hall:
"If you look worldwide, the number of terrorist incidents have not substantially increased."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • October 13, 2016
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on October 11, 2016 a TV ad :
Says Colorado congressional candidate Morgan Carroll "voted to allow welfare recipients to use your tax dollars at ATMs at strip clubs and pot dispensaries."
Mostly True
By Alan Gathright • October 13, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 20, 2016 a speech to the Leader's Summit on Refugees:
"Refugees are subject to more rigorous screening than the average tourist in the U.S."  
True
By Joseph Cariz • October 13, 2016
Katherine Cloonen
Katherine Cloonen
stated on September 21, 2016 a campaign ad:
"Lindsay Parkhurst wants to take away programs like Social Security and Medicare that seniors have earned throughout their lifetimes."
Pants on Fire!
By Kevin Hoffman • October 13, 2016
William Ruto
William Ruto
stated on September 9, 2016 a speech at a political rally:
"Cancer and matters to do with kidney failure kill more people in Kenya today than malaria, tuberculosis and AIDS combined."
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 13, 2016
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on October 4, 2016 a TV ad:
Says Pete Gallego "went and lobbied after you fired him from Congress."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 12, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 11, 2016 a tweet:
Says he won the second debate with Hillary Clinton "in a landslide" in "every poll."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • October 12, 2016
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