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Donald Trump
stated on October 19, 2016 the third presidential debate

"Heroin .. pours across our southern borders."

By Jon Greenberg, Linda Qiu • October 20, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on October 9, 2016 the second presidential debate

Says Warren Buffett has publicly said his secretary "should not be paying a higher tax rate" than him.

By Rachel Tiede • October 18, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on October 9, 2016 the second presidential debate

"We've had Muslims in America since George Washington."

By Miriam Valverde • October 13, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on October 9, 2016 the second presidential debate

Says Donald Trump’s tax plan gives the wealthy and corporations "more than the Bush tax cuts by at least a factor of two."

By Linda Qiu • October 11, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on October 9, 2016 the second 2016 presidential debate

"You can look at the propaganda on a lot of the terrorists' sites and what Donald Trump says about Muslims is used to recruit fighters."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Miriam Valverde • October 10, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on October 9, 2016 the second 2016 presidential debate

"Right now we are at 90 percent health insurance covered. That's the highest we've ever been in our country."

By Louis Jacobson • October 10, 2016

Tim Kaine
stated on October 4, 2016 the vice presidential debate

Says Philando Castile "had been stopped by police 40 or 50 times before that fatal incident."

By Jon Greenberg • October 5, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 27, 2016 the first presidential debate

Says Donald Trump "started his career back in 1973 being sued by the Justice Department for racial discrimination because he would not rent apartments in one of his developments to African-Americans."

By Steve Contorno • September 27, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 26, 2016 a Presidential debate at Hofstra University

According to "independent experts," Donald Trump's tax plan "would blow up the debt by over $5 trillion and would in some instances disadvantage middle-class families compared to the wealthy."

By Louis Jacobson • September 27, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 26, 2016 a Presidential debate

"In Chicago, they've had thousands of shootings, thousands since Jan. 1. Thousands of shootings."

By Miriam Valverde • September 27, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 26, 2016 a Presidential debate at Hofstra University

"The gun epidemic is the leading cause of death of young African-American men, more than the next nine causes put together."

By Louis Jacobson • September 27, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 15, 2016 a speech

"Latinos are 17 percent of our country's population but hold only 2 percent of its wealth."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 19, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on August 26, 2016 a Hillary for America television ad

"Trump Management was charged with discriminating against African-Americans and breaking federal law."

By Lauren Carroll • September 14, 2016

Barack Obama
stated on September 13, 2016 a speech in Philadelphia

Says Donald Trump's foundation "took money other people gave to his charity and then bought a six-foot-tall painting of himself."

By Louis Jacobson • September 13, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 12, 2016 an interview on CNBC

Heroin comes in the United States "from the southern border."

By Linda Qiu • September 13, 2016

Mike Pence
stated on September 4, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press"

Says Hillary Clinton "wants to increase Syrian refugees to this country by 550 percent."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 4, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on August 15, 2016 a post on Medium

"Almost half a million people are still eligible (for DACA), particularly in the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community."

By Miriam Valverde • August 22, 2016

Tim Kaine
stated on August 16, 2016 a campaign event

"In Congress right now, we're doing the best job we have ever done in women in the federal legislature," but it’s still only "19 percent."

By Louis Jacobson • August 22, 2016

Gary Johnson
stated on August 5, 2016 a Medium post

"Most Americans support" the legalization of marijuana.

By Louis Jacobson • August 17, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 7, 2016 a tweet

Says the media distorted what happened with a baby at his rally.

By Linda Qiu • August 8, 2016

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