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Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on September 12, 2016 a blog post.
"Tim Kaine hiked tuition as governor, but now claims to champion affordability."
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By Warren Fiske • September 19, 2016
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on September 14, 2016 a TV ad
Says "Marco Rubio wanted to cut Social Security and Medicare because he said they’re bankrupting our country."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • September 16, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on August 22, 2016 a tweet
Says she "would bring 186,740 new jobs to Wisconsin" and "Donald Trump would cost Wisconsin 61,050 jobs."
Half-True
September 16, 2016
Jim Barksdale
Jim Barksdale
stated on September 15, 2016 On his campaign website
In Georgia, women earn 82 cents for every dollar earned by men.  
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By Jim Tharpe • September 16, 2016
Ertharin Cousin
Ertharin Cousin
stated on September 6, 2016 a speech transcript on Medium
"One extra year of schooling for girls reduces infant mortality rates among their children by up to 10 percent."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • September 15, 2016
Planned Parenthood Votes
Planned Parenthood Votes
stated on September 7, 2016 an ad
Nevada Republican Senate nominee "Joe Heck voted to criminalize abortion for rape victims."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 13, 2016
William Weld
William Weld
stated on September 7, 2016 an Ask Me Anything session on reddit
Says "76 percent of all voters in the United States say they want Johnson-Weld, by name, in the presidential debates."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 13, 2016
Chris Sununu
Chris Sununu
stated on September 7, 2016 an ad
Says crime is ‘rising’ in Manchester and has gone up 19 percent under Mayor Ted Gatsas.
Half-True
By Ella Nilsen • September 12, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on September 4, 2016 an interview on Meet the Press
For immigrants with visa overstays, "we make no effort to hold them accountable to that or uphold the law."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • September 12, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 6, 2016 a rally.
Barack Obama has "doubled our national debt. Doubled it. It's going to be close to $20 trillion when he leaves."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • September 12, 2016
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on June 14, 2016 in a campaign ad
Says Ron Johnson gave himself a $10 million 'sweetheart corporate payout'
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By Eric Litke • September 9, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 31, 2016 a speech in Arizona
The Secure Communities Program and 287(g) immigration programs "were programs that worked" but were "recklessly gutted" by the Obama administration.
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • September 6, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 31, 2016 a speech on immigration in Phoenix
"Since 2013 alone, the Obama administration has allowed 300,000 criminal aliens to return back into United States communities. These are individuals encountered or identified by (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), but who were not detained or processed for deportation because it wouldn't have been politically correct."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 2, 2016
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on June 19, 2016 a TV interview
Under the current procedure, if someone "on a terror watch list" tries to buy a gun, authorities are notified.
Half-True
By Jonathan Anderson • September 2, 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
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on August 29, 2016 a TV ad
Says Gov. Pat McCrory "tried to cut education funding to its lowest budget share in over 30 years."
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By Will Doran • September 1, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on August 24, 2016 an interview on CNN.
The Clinton Foundation "took steps that went above and beyond all legal requirements and, indeed, all standard requirements followed by every other charitable organization."
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • August 31, 2016
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on August 15, 2016 an interview
Milwaukee has "the highest incarceration rate among African-American men in the country."  
Half-True
August 31, 2016
End Citizens United
End Citizens United
stated on August 22, 2016 a campaign ad
Says U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin voted to "force seniors to pay more for prescription drugs."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 30, 2016
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on August 29, 2016 an interview on NBC's Meet the Press
"Her campaign and her supporters in her campaign were the ones that borne out the birther movement."  
Half-True
By Allison Graves • August 29, 2016
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