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Americans For Prosperity, North Carolina chapter
Americans For Prosperity, North Carolina chapter
stated on June 1, 2016 an official statement
There are "500 failing schools in North Carolina"
Half-True
By Will Doran • June 16, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 1, 2016 in a town hall
"We've seen more manufacturing jobs created since I've been president than anytime since the 1990s. That's a fact."
Half-True
By Neelesh Moorthy • June 16, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on June 1, 2016 a news conference
"There are tens of thousands of homes right here in California where you turn on the faucet but you can't drink the water."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 14, 2016
Tim Canova
Tim Canova
stated on June 1, 2016 a post on Medium
Says he "helped to draft parts of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform bill."  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • June 9, 2016
Stacy White
Stacy White
stated on June 2, 2016 a Hillsborough County Commission meeting
Says it's not true that Florida black bears are an "apex predator."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • June 8, 2016
Video for Atlanta Super Bowl bid presentation
Video for Atlanta Super Bowl bid presentation
stated on May 24, 2016 Super Bowl bid
"Our population has grown from about 1 million in the 1970s to almost 7 million today."
Half-True
By Jim Tharpe • June 8, 2016
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on April 27, 2016 a town hall at Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service
"Under (Obamacare), you can’t reward a person for better behavior. You can’t have incentives to be healthier."
Half-True
By Eric Litke • June 8, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 5, 2016 a campaign speech
"It is a fact that the economy does better when we have a Democrat in the White House."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • June 8, 2016
Patty Judge
Patty Judge
stated on June 1, 2016 a post-debate interview
"When a bill is sent to the governor’s office, there is no option for changing it. You sign it or you don’t sign it. While there was lots of conversation, there was really no opportunity for any sort of amending."
Half-True
By Jason Noble • June 4, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 2, 2016 a national security speech in California
Says Donald Trump "has the gall to say that prisoners of war like John McCain aren’t heroes."
Half-True
By Neelesh Moorthy • June 3, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 2, 2016 a foreign policy speech
Says Donald Trump "says he has foreign policy experience because he ran the Miss Universe pageant in Russia."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 3, 2016
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 16, 2016 a radio interview
The University of Wisconsin System had a "jobs-for-life tenure program" for professors.
Half-True
By Cara Lombardo • June 3, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 20, 2016 a speech to the NRA
Florida has "issued more than 3 million conceal carry permits in the past 30 years. Only 168 have been revoked."  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • June 2, 2016
National Federation of Independent Business-Virginia
National Federation of Independent Business-Virginia
stated on May 17, 2016 a website post.
"The vast majority of minimum wage workers get a raise within a year."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • June 2, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 31, 2016 a news conference
"We're losing thousands of (veterans) waiting on line" because they can't get speedy health care from the Veterans Administration.  
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 1, 2016
Dale Kooyenga
Dale Kooyenga
stated on April 1, 2016 a constituent newsletter
"Today, it is more difficult to enlist in the U.S. military than it is to enroll in college."  
Half-True
June 1, 2016
Ted Strickland
Ted Strickland
stated on May 14, 2016 a fundraising email by campaign manager
"While Rob Portman relies on his super PAC and a handful of billionaires to do his dirty work, we don’t have a super PAC, and quite frankly, we don’t want one that spends millions to spew out lies and distortions."
Half-True
By Nadia Pflaum • May 31, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 24, 2016 an Instagram post
"Hypocrisy at the Clinton Foundation: Top male staff made on average $218,029 while top female staff made $153,014 from 2010-2014."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 27, 2016
Freedom Partners Action Fund
Freedom Partners Action Fund
stated on May 2, 2016 a television ad
"During the (housing) crisis, Catherine Cortez Masto gave a sweetheart contract worth millions to a D.C. law firm that then donated thousands to her political campaigns."
Half-True
By Riley Snyder • May 27, 2016
Pete Gallego
Pete Gallego
stated on April 22, 2016 Pete Gallego campaign press release
Says Will Hurd "cosponsored a bill that would militarize our border and allow 200 miles of new roads to be built in the Big Bend region -- cutting up our beloved park."
Half-True
By Filipa Ioannou • May 26, 2016
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