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Deborah Ross
Deborah Ross
stated on August 22, 2016 a campaign ad
Says in Washington, D.C., Sen. Richard Burr "took millions from special interests, went there and cashed in, voted to cut (his) own taxes and raise taxes on working folks."
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By Will Doran • August 25, 2016
Ruben Kihuen
Ruben Kihuen
stated on August 15, 2016 a press conference
"In Congress, (Cresent Hardy) voted to defund DACA."
Half-True
By Riley Snyder • August 25, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on August 23, 2016 a speech at a campaign rally.
"Hillary [Clinton] wants to raise taxes by over a trillion dollars."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 25, 2016
Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on August 4, 2016 a political advertisement
Says Arizona congressional candidate Christine Jones "called Hillary Clinton ‘a capable and respected leader,’ and an ‘effective’ secretary of state. ... Hillary Clinton effective? Christine Jones thinks so."
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By Anthony Cave • August 24, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 19, 2016 a TV ad
Under Hillary Clinton’s plan "illegal immigrants convicted of committing crimes get to stay."
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By Amy Sherman • August 22, 2016
Edward Flynn
Edward Flynn
stated on July 8, 2016 a news conference
Milwaukee police use deadly force at a rate that is "among the lowest" in the country.  
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By Jacob Carpenter • August 19, 2016
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on August 11, 2016 a Facebook post
Says Arizona congressional candidate Ray Strauss is "a ‘Champion of Big Government’ for his votes to raise taxes while on the local city council."
Half-True
By Anthony Cave • August 18, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on August 15, 2016 a campaign speech in Scranton, Pa.
Says her campaign platform includes the "biggest investment in new, good-paying jobs since World War II."
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By Lauren Carroll • August 17, 2016
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on August 5, 2016 a speech
Says Donald Trump "has a long history of exporting jobs overseas."  
Half-True
August 17, 2016
Claudia Tenney
Claudia Tenney
stated on July 7, 2016 a press release.
Kim Myers "voted repeatedly to raise taxes on the people of Broome County, but made millions off of tax savings when her family business relocated its headquarters."
Half-True
By Dan Clark • August 17, 2016
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on August 3, 2016 a town hall meeting
Legal prescription drugs "statistically kill 100,000 people a year, (but) there are no documented deaths due to marijuana."
Half-True
By Joseph Cariz • August 16, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on August 4, 2016 a rally
The Obama administration has been "raising taxes."  
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • August 16, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 5, 2016 a campaign speech
Says Hillary Clinton once "wanted a wall" on the Mexican border.
Half-True
By Sarah Hauer • August 15, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on August 4, 2016 a speech
Says his father-in-law, former Gov. Linwood Holton, "integrated Virginia public schools."
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By Warren Fiske • August 15, 2016
Paul Manafort
Paul Manafort
stated on August 14, 2016 an interview on "State of the Union"
In Hillary Clinton's tax returns, "you saw a lot of income coming from donors to the Clinton Foundation and people who benefitted from her State Department term as well."
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By Linda Qiu • August 14, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on August 11, 2016 an economic speech in Warren, Mich.
"I opposed the only multilateral trade deal that came before the Senate while I was there."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 12, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on August 5, 2016 remarks at journalists' convention
Undocumented immigrants "pay $12 billion a year into Social Security."
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By Miriam Valverde • August 10, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on August 7, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press"
"I haven't switched my position" on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.
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By Linda Qiu • August 7, 2016
Richard Burr
Richard Burr
stated on August 3, 2016 a press release
Says Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are "responsible for leading America into a deal that will arm Iran."
Half-True
By Will Doran • August 5, 2016
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on July 18, 2016 a speech at the Republican National Convention.
The Iran nuclear deal is "putting billions of dollars back into a country that’s the world’s largest supporter of terrorism. We are actually giving them the money to fund the terrorists that are killing us and our allies."
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By Dan Clark • August 5, 2016
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