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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 20, 2015 in a tweet:
"Here are the stats: Per population, we kill each other with guns at a rate 297x more than Japan, 49x more than France, 33x more than Israel."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 22, 2015
Eugene Robinson
Eugene Robinson
stated on June 21, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":
The Confederate battle flag in South Carolina was first flown at the statehouse in 1961. "It was flown as a symbol of massive resistance to racial desegregation."
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By Anna Bruzgulis • June 22, 2015
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on June 17, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show":
"Between 2010 and 2014, there was no net in-migration from Mexico."
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By Jon Greenberg • June 22, 2015
James Clyburn
James Clyburn
stated on June 21, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":
The original compromise for the Confederate battle flag in South Carolina "was to put it on the back side of the statehouse, out of public view so it would not have any appearance of sovereignty."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • June 21, 2015
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on June 4, 2015 in his declaration for president:
"Texas now has the second-highest high school graduation rate in the country. And it has the highest graduation rate for African Americans and Hispanics."
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By W. Gardner Selby • June 19, 2015
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on June 5, 2015 in a speech:
Says U.S. Senate opponent Ron Johnson "is opposed to all government-assisted student loans."
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By Tom Kertscher • June 19, 2015
Fulton County Health and Wellness
Fulton County Health and Wellness
stated on June 16, 2015 in a press release:
Currently, almost 40 percent of people with HIV are not diagnosed until they already have developed AIDS. And that can be up to 10 years after they first are infected with HIV.
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By Nancy Badertscher • June 19, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on June 4, 2015 in a post on Twitter:
"The gap between the very rich and everyone else in America is wider today than at any time since the 1920s."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson, Miles Adair • June 18, 2015
Dave Brat
Dave Brat
stated on May 29, 2015 in a Facebook post:
"In just 17 years, spending for Social Security, federal health care and interest on the debt will exceed ALL tax revenue!"
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • June 16, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on June 11, 2015 in an interview on PBS:
"A black male baby born today, if we do not change the system, stands a one-in-three chance (of) ending up in jail."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • June 15, 2015
George Will
George Will
stated on June 14, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":
Says Jeb Bush "happens to be where a majority" of Republican voters are on giving legal status to illegal immigrants.
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • June 14, 2015
Motion Picture Association of America
Motion Picture Association of America
stated on June 8, 2015 in a press release:
The film and TV industry supports more than 24,000 direct jobs and pays local workers more than $1.68 billion in wages in Georgia.
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By April Hunt • June 12, 2015
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on June 6, 2015 in social media posts:
"U.S. Embassy Celebrates America’s Independence on June 4th in Order to Accommodate Muslims."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 10, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 4, 2015 in a speech:
Says Scott Walker "cut back early voting and signed legislation that would make it harder for college students to vote."
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By Tom Kertscher • June 9, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 4, 2015 in in a speech at Texas Southern University:
"In Florida, when Jeb Bush was governor, state authorities conducted a deeply flawed purge of voters before the presidential election in 2000" and "in 2004 a plan to purge even more voters was headed off."
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By Amy Sherman • June 9, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 4, 2015 in a speech:
"Former Gov. Rick Perry signed a law that a federal court said was actually written with the purpose of discriminating against minority voters."
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By Keely Herring, Linda Qiu • June 9, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 4, 2015 in a speech:
"In New Jersey, Gov. Christie vetoed legislation to extend early voting."
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By Keely Herring, Linda Qiu • June 9, 2015
Anonymous Activist
Anonymous Activist
stated on May 19, 2015 in yard signs posted anonymously opposing a proposed office park redevelopment in Northwest Austin:
"500 percent more traffic here?"
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By W. Gardner Selby • June 9, 2015
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on June 4, 2015 in his speech declaring his candidacy for president:
"In the last seven years of my tenure, Texas created 1.5 million new jobs. As a matter of fact, without Texas, America would have lost 400,000 jobs."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 8, 2015
Patricia Morgan
Patricia Morgan
stated on May 27, 2015 in a news conference:
The Convention Center "was sold as a building that would never cost taxpayers a dime."  
Mostly True
By Mark Reynolds • June 7, 2015
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