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John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on April 3, 2016 an interview
"There are no rules governing" the 2016 Republican convention, "the rules have not been set."  
Mostly True
April 8, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 6, 2016 a speech at Temple University
Says Hillary Clinton "has been saying lately that she thinks that I am, 'not qualified to be president.' "
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 7, 2016
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on April 2, 2016 several blog and social media posts
Say Bernie Sanders "won Nevada after all."
False
By Riley Snyder • April 7, 2016
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on April 7, 2016 a blog post
"More people are struck by lightning than commit in-person voter fraud" by impersonation.
True
April 7, 2016
New Day for America
New Day for America
stated on March 31, 2016 a television ad.
"Many just call him 'Lyin' Ted.' ... His TV ad about John Kasich? Lie! Stations had to pull it off the air."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 6, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on April 5, 2016 an interview on ABC's "the View"
"I have 2 and a half million more votes than he (Sanders) does."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • April 5, 2016
Californians for Lower Drug Prices
Californians for Lower Drug Prices
stated on March 21, 2016 a press release
"Twenty-seven out-of-state pharmaceutical companies have raised more campaign dollars (against a drug price control measure) than all other state ballot measures have raised to date, combined."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • April 4, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on April 3, 2016 comments on Meet the Press
"I'm the only candidate in the Democratic primary, or actually on either side, who Wall Street financiers and hedge fund managers are actually running ads against."
Pants on Fire!
By Linda Qiu • April 3, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 29, 2016 an interview on CNN
Says Ted Cruz distributed the ad showing a nude Melania Trump on a rug.  
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 31, 2016
Matt McCall
Matt McCall
stated on February 11, 2016 Press release
"During three and a half years of campaigning," Lamar Smith "has never once appeared at a moderated debate to defend his positions on the issues."  
True
By Filipa Ioannou • March 28, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 21, 2016 a press conference
"Out of 67 counties (in Florida), I won 66, which is unprecedented. It's never happened before."
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • March 24, 2016
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on March 14, 2016 speaking to reporters
Texas "had the highest level of turnout than ever before in the primary."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 24, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on March 22, 2016 a campaign speech
"Today, the United States has, sadly, one of the lowest voter turnouts of any major country on earth."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • March 23, 2016
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on March 21, 2016 an interview on Fox Business News
Superdelegates "have never been a determining factor in who our nominee is since they've been in place since 1984."  
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • March 22, 2016
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 25, 2016 a post and story from Elect Leaders
Ted Cruz is in negotiations to be Donald Trump’s running mate.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 22, 2016
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on February 22, 2016 a television interview
"70 percent of Americans believe that we are on the wrong path."
Mostly True
By Sarah Hauer • March 22, 2016
Kip Kendrick
Kip Kendrick
stated on February 4, 2016 a League of Women Voters Town Hall meeting
"Requiring photo ID would keep about 200,000 Missourians from voting."
Half-True
By Katie Moeller • March 21, 2016
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on March 20, 2016 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
Says Donald "Trump got, you know, $1.8 billion worth of free media. I got, like, none."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • March 20, 2016
New Hampshire Republican Party
New Hampshire Republican Party
stated on February 16, 2016 an online petition
"Given the results of the primary, the vote of one New Hampshire superdelegate is equal to the votes of about 10,000 grassroots activists."
Mostly True
By Clay Wirestone • March 18, 2016
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on March 14, 2016 comments at a town hall in North Canton, Ohio
"You know what Truman said, ‘You want a friend in Washington, buy a dog.’ "
False
By Nadia Pflaum • March 17, 2016
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