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Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on January 24, 2016 comments on "Meet the Press."
Says his views on reparations for slavery are the same as Barack Obama's and Hillary Clinton's. 
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • January 26, 2016
Martin O'Malley
Martin O'Malley
stated on January 14, 2016 a column posted on Medium.com
"Fifty years ago, the average GM employee could pay for a year of a son or daughter’s college tuition on just two weeks wages."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 25, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on January 24, 2016 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
Says Donald Trump "thinks that climate change is a hoax, invented by the Chinese."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 24, 2016
Jeff Judson
Jeff Judson
stated on December 15, 2015 Conservatives in Action blog post
Texas has the sixth-highest property taxes in the nation.
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By Filipa Ioannou • January 22, 2016
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 19, 2016 a speech
"According to the most recent report, Wisconsin’s high school graduation rates are also up again -- to third best in the country."  
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January 22, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on January 19, 2016 a town hall in Underwood, Iowa
"I have a D-minus voting record from the NRA."
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By Katie Sanders • January 20, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on January 17, 2016 the South Carolina Democratic debate
Says Bernie Sanders "voted for what we call the 'Charleston Loophole.'"
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By Amy Sherman • January 18, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on January 14, 2016 the Fox Business Network debate
"We have the lowest percentage of Americans working today of any year since 1977."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 15, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 12, 2016 the State of the Union address
"The United States of America, right now, has the strongest, most durable economy in the world."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 15, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 12, 2016 his 2016 State of the Union address
"We spend more on our military than the next eight nations combined."
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By Lauren Carroll • January 13, 2016
Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley
stated on January 12, 2016 the Republican response to the State of the Union address
The economy is "too weak to raise income levels."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 13, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 12, 2016 the State of the Union address
We have cut "our deficits by almost three-quarters."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 13, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on January 4, 2016 a posting on the Clinton website
"Marco Rubio voted against authorizing President Obama to strike Syria after Assad used chemical weapons on his own people."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 7, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 5, 2016 a speech proposing executive action on gun regulations
"A violent felon can buy (a gun) over the Internet with no background check, no questions asked."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • January 5, 2016
Cecile Richards
Cecile Richards
stated on December 15, 2015 an interview by actress Lena Dunham
"More than 60 percent of people in America support Planned Parenthood and only 11 percent approve of Congress."
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By Emma Hinchliffe • January 2, 2016
State Public Service Announcement
State Public Service Announcement
stated on December 28, 2015
By the end of 2015, more than 1,300 people will have died on Georgia roads. One of out evey four fatalities resulted from drunken driving.  
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By Nancy Badertscher • December 30, 2015
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on December 8, 2015 a tweet
"91% of suspected terrorists who attempted to buy guns in America walked away with the weapon they wanted."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • December 29, 2015
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on December 17, 2015 a radio interview.
Forty percent of illegal immigrants are "people coming legally on visas and overstaying their visas."
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By Warren Fiske • December 28, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on December 19, 2015 a Democratic debate in New Hampshire
Says Bernie Sanders "voted for regime change with respect to Libya." 
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By Lauren Carroll • December 22, 2015
Rob Wittman
Rob Wittman
stated on December 9, 2015 an interview.
"Only nine" coalition nations with the U.S. "are truly actively involved" in fighting the Islamic State.
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By Sean Gorman • December 22, 2015
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