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Latest Fact-Checks In Government Regulation

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Robby Mook
Robby Mook
stated on October 30, 2016 comments on "Meet the Press":
"There are Justice Department policies against" FBI Director James Comey discussing details of a federal investigation "so close to an election."
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • October 30, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 19, 2016 the third 2016 presidential debate:
"What the District of Columbia was trying to do (with its handgun ban) was to protect toddlers from guns."
Half-True
By Riley Snyder • October 20, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 13, 2016 a speech:
Says Hillary Clinton was "let off the hook" for her email scandal while Gen. David Petraeus had his life "destroyed for doing far, far less."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 18, 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
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
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on September 8, 2016 Senate floor remarks:
"If Congress fails to act, the Obama administration intends to give away control of the internet to an international body akin to the United Nations."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 14, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 6, 2016 a rally in Tampa:
"That's legal: If you find out about somebody else's salary even if you're doing exactly the same job, you can be retaliated against, including being fired, in most places."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • September 9, 2016
No on 60 campaign against condom requirement in adult films
No on 60 campaign against condom requirement in adult films
stated on June 24, 2016 in a campaign video advertisement:
California’s Prop 60, which would require condom use in adult films, would put "workers in the adult film industry at risk for lawsuits and harassment."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • September 2, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 27, 2016 a speech:
"Hillary Clinton wants to shut down family farms" using "radical regulation," by raising business tax "rates as high as nearly 50 percent" and by taxing "family farms again at death by as much as 45 percent."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 31, 2016
Vote No On 2
Vote No On 2
stated on July 20, 2016 a pamphlet mailed to voters:
"Because there's no local option to allow communities to ban, limit or restrict the location of pot shops, if Amendment 2 passes you can expect the seedy elements of the pot industry to move in right next door to your neighborhood, your church, your business and even your child's school."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • August 16, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 8, 2016 an economic address in Detroit:
"The Obama-Clinton war on coal has cost Michigan over 50,000 jobs."
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 9, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 5, 2016 a tweet:
"Taxpayers are paying a fortune for the use of Air Force One on the campaign trail" by President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 7, 2016
Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert
stated on June 23, 2016 a comedy sketch:
Says "Paul Ryan shut off the C-SPAN cameras when the Democrats started their sit-in."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 27, 2016
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on June 16, 2016 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
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on June 13, 2016 an interview:
"Assault rifles already are banned."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • June 20, 2016
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on June 14, 2016 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
Larry Yarborough
Larry Yarborough
stated on June 9, 2016 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 a campaign website:
"More than 32,000 Americans lose their lives to gun violence each year."  
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • June 14, 2016
Vicki Saporta
Vicki Saporta
stated on May 9, 2016 an episode of "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee":
"There are more than twice as many (crisis pregnancy centers) as there are legitimate abortion providers in the United States."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 17, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on May 4, 2016 an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper:
"The market is making this decision. The market has driven down the cost of coal, so you have companies going bankrupt."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • May 10, 2016
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