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Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on July 25, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention
"The top 1 percent in recent years has earned 85 percent of all new income."
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • July 27, 2016
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on July 25, 2016 a speech at the Democratic convention
"Donald Trump said he was excited for the 2008 housing crash that devastated millions of American families, because he thought it would help him scoop up more real estate on the cheap."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 26, 2016
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on July 19, 2016 a speech at the Republican convention
Says that as a U.S. senator, Russ Feingold "voted against authorizing our military 11 separate times."
Half-True
July 22, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 21, 2016 a speech at the Republican National Convention
"America has lost nearly one third of its manufacturing jobs since 1997, following the enactment of disastrous trade deals supported by Bill and Hillary Clinton."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • July 22, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 21, 2016 a speech at the Republican convention
Says Hillary Clinton "has called for a radical 550 percent increase in Syrian  ... refugees . . .  despite the fact that there’s no way to screen these refugees in order to find out who they are or where they come from."  
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 22, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 21, 2016 In a speech at the Republican convention
"The number of new illegal immigrant families who have crossed the border so far this year already exceeds the entire total from 2015."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • July 22, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 21, 2016 his acceptance speech at the Republican Natiional Convention in Cleveland
"Homicides last year increased by 17 percent in America’s 50 largest cities. That’s the largest increase in 25 years."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 22, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 21, 2016 a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland
"Two million more Latinos are in poverty today than when President Obama took his oath of office less than eight years ago."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • July 22, 2016
Luis Gutierrez
Luis Gutierrez
stated on May 12, 2016 in a speech
"Every single strawberry that is served to Members of Congress will have passed through the rough hands of an undocumented immigrant."
Half-True
By Taylor Leighton • July 22, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on July 20, 2016 a speech at the Republican National Convention
Says as Indiana governor, he has made "record investments in education."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • July 21, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on July 20, 2016 a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland
"There are more Hoosiers going to work than ever before."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 21, 2016
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on July 19, 2016 a speech at the Republican National Convention
Says "(Clinton) called President Assad a ‘reformer.’ She called Assad a ‘different kind of leader.’ "  
Half-True
By Nadia Pflaum • July 20, 2016
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on July 19, 2016 a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland
Says Hillary Clinton "lied about why her parents named her Hillary."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 20, 2016
Zephyr Teachout
Zephyr Teachout
stated on June 28, 2016 her victory speech after winning the Democratic primary.
"John Faso took money from fossil fuel companies as they tried to take your land by eminent domain for a fracked gas pipeline."
Half-True
By Dan Clark • July 18, 2016
Frank Guinta
Frank Guinta
stated on July 4, 2016 an email
"Granite State shipbuilders . . . built the first ship that sailed into battle under a new American flag."
Half-True
By Nick Reid • July 16, 2016
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on July 13, 2016 a speech in San Diego
"95 percent of the world’s customers are … beyond our shores."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 15, 2016
Drew Brees
Drew Brees
stated on June 12, 2016 as quoted in an interview with Kirk Bohls of the Austin American-Statesman
"Do you know what the second sport with the most concussions is? Women’s soccer… And the third most dangerous sport? Cheerleading."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 15, 2016
Van Wanggaard
Van Wanggaard
stated on July 10, 2016 an opinion article
"You're more likely to be the victim of a violent crime in Milwaukee than in 96 percent of the country."
Half-True
July 15, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on July 12, 2016 a Donald Trump rally in Indiana
"Today, there are more Hoosiers going to work than ever before in the 200-year history of the great state of Indiana."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 14, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 12, 2016 a speech in Portsmouth, N.H.
"Independent analysts say (Donald Trump) would add $30 trillion to the national debt."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 13, 2016
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