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Michael Caputo
Michael Caputo
stated on June 22, 2016 an interview on Capital Tonight, Time Warner Cable News.
Says Donald Trump "spent the least amount of money of any of the competitive primary contenders that he beat so badly."
Mostly True
By Dan Clark • July 1, 2016
Bryce Reeves
Bryce Reeves
stated on June 17, 2016 a radio interview.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe "has made several statements that he would love to be in a Cabinet secretary position with the Clinton administration."
False
By Warren Fiske • June 27, 2016
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on June 22, 2016 an announcement
On running for re-election to U.S. Senate  
Full Flop
By Amy Sherman • June 22, 2016
Steve Chabot
Steve Chabot
stated on June 8, 2016 his campaign blog
Says the Clinton Foundation "accepted millions and millions of dollars from governments like Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Oman and the United Arab Emirates," which violated "a ban on all contributions to the Foundation from foreign nations."  
Mostly False
By Nadia Pflaum • June 20, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 11, 2016 keynoting South by Southwest Interactive
"We’re the only advanced democracy in the world that makes it harder for people to vote."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 20, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 19, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press"
Says delegates can't "legally" change the Republican National Convention rules to prevent Donald Trump’s nomination.
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • June 19, 2016
Joaquin Castro
Joaquin Castro
stated on June 6, 2016 a tweet
"@realDonaldTrump is coming to San Antonio, which is 60% Mexican-AMERICAN."
Mostly True
By Filipa Ioannou • June 17, 2016
Safety For All Initiative
Safety For All Initiative
stated on June 13, 2016 a campaign website
"More than 32,000 Americans lose their lives to gun violence each year."  
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • June 14, 2016
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on June 8, 2016 an interview
On his support for Donald Trump.
Half Flip
June 14, 2016
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on June 7, 2016 a headline in the Justice Gazette
Says Bernie Sanders "wins California landslide, But ⅔ of his votes aren’t counted."
Pants on Fire!
By Chris Nichols • June 10, 2016
Georgians for Bernie Sanders for President
Georgians for Bernie Sanders for President
stated on May 23, 2016 Facebook post.
Polls show Bernie Sanders would do better than Hillary Clinton in a head-to-head battle against Donald Trump.
Mostly True
By Jim Tharpe • June 8, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 1, 2016 a campaign speech
We’ve broken "by millions" the all-time record for votes in a GOP presidential primary election.
False
By Chris Nichols • June 2, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on May 29, 2016 an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press'
"Right now, in every major poll, national poll and statewide poll done in the last month, six weeks, we are defeating Trump, often by big numbers and always at a larger margin than Secretary Clinton is."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 29, 2016
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on May 27, 2016 a post on Twitter
"No one in American history has moved from a June 16 announcement to a May 26 winning of a majority. Trump's achievement is remarkable."
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Sharockman • 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
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on May 22, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press"
"Let me say that I don't think (Bernie Sanders has) had a single negative ad ever run against him." 
False
By Linda Qiu • May 22, 2016
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on May 16, 2016 an automated call
Says "Jacky Rosen has refused to tell us whether she supports Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton."
Pants on Fire!
By Riley Snyder • May 20, 2016
Jeff Weaver
Jeff Weaver
stated on May 17, 2016 a television interview on CNN
Nevada Democratic Party leaders "hijacked the process on the floor" of the state convention "ignoring the regular procedure and ramming through what they wanted to do."
False
By Riley Snyder • May 18, 2016
Mamie Locke
Mamie Locke
stated on May 8, 2016 an interview.
"The United States has a low voter turnout rate."
True
By Warren Fiske • May 16, 2016
Ed Gillespie
Ed Gillespie
stated on April 30, 2016 a speech
"For the first time in over 40 years, Republicans don’t hold a single statewide office" in Virginia.
True
By Sean Gorman • May 12, 2016
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