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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
By Tom Kertscher • 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
Mike Turzai
Mike Turzai
stated on June 15, 2016 an op-ed for PennLive:
"Each [Corbett administration] budget finished in the black."
Half-True
By Cassie Owens • July 13, 2016
Bruce Rauner
Bruce Rauner
stated on June 1, 2016 a press conference:
"We have lower family incomes in Illinois today than we had 17 years ago in Illinois ... because of the control of (House) Speaker (Michael) Madigan and his Democrats."
Half-True
By Matt Dietrich • July 13, 2016
Mike Rawlings
Mike Rawlings
stated on July 8, 2016 a news conference:
In 2016, Dallas, Texas, has fewer "police officer-related shootings than any large city in America."
Half-True
By Neelesh Moorthy • July 12, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 18, 2016 a Phoenix rally:
Says Hillary Clinton has been given tens of millions of dollars by countries that "treat women horribly ... and countries that kill gays."
Half-True
By Anthony Cave • July 11, 2016
Pat Toomey
Pat Toomey
stated on June 27, 2016 a statement:
"Sanctuary cities such as Philadelphia refuse to cooperate with the federal government in locating suspected terrorists who are in their custody and are in the country illegally."
Half-True
By Anna Orso • July 8, 2016
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on April 20, 2016 a radio interview:
"Right now, our corrections department charges taxpayers between $30,000 and $40,000 a year per person we lock up," she said. "That’s actually cheap when you compare us to the rest of the country."
Half-True
By Alison Dirr • July 8, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 27, 2016 a rally in Cincinnati, Ohio:
"Cincinnati is already one of the biggest cities in the country to run 100 percent on clean energy."
Half-True
By Nadia Pflaum • July 1, 2016
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on June 17, 2016 a radio interview:
The Orlando shooter used "a weapon of war."
Half-True
By Sarah Hauer • July 1, 2016
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