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Matthew Dowd
Matthew Dowd
stated on September 6, 2015 a panel discussion on ABC News' "This Week with George Stephanopoulos"
"Any Republican that has led for two months and led every state has won the GOP nomination."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • September 10, 2015
Sid Miller
Sid Miller
stated on August 16, 2015 a meme posted on his Facebook page
"To vote in Mexico every eligible Mexican citizen has to have a tamper-proof photo-ID card with a thumbprint and an embossed hologram."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 26, 2015
Bruce Elfant
Bruce Elfant
stated on August 5, 2015 an interview with Dick Ellis, KOKE FM, Austin
"The United States is about 100th in voter turnout among the industrialized nations, and Texas is near the bottom in terms of voter registration and voter turnout."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 21, 2015
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on August 9, 2015 an interview on ABC's "This Week."
"You’re more likely to get struck by lightning in Texas" than find in-person voter fraud.
True
August 18, 2015
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 11, 2015 a meme
Scott Walker "had a 2.3 GPA when he was asked to leave Marquette University for cheating."
False
August 11, 2015
Arthenia Joyner
Arthenia Joyner
stated on July 30, 2015 a letter to Jeb Bush
Says Jeb Bush "significantly cut early voting prior to the 2008 presidential election."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • August 5, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on July 27, 2015 a Telemundo News interview
Says in 2002, he "won more Hispanic votes than Anglo votes, 60 percent in the state."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • July 31, 2015
Erick Erickson
Erick Erickson
stated on July 21, 2015 a column on Redstate.com
Says Donald Trump "has supported a Canadian-style universal health care system."  
True
By Jon Greenberg • July 24, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 19, 2015 comments on ABC's "This Week"
"Four times, I said, he (John McCain) is a hero, but you know ... people choose selective pieces."
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • July 19, 2015
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on July 13, 2015 a segment on her show
Despite what Donald Trump claims, "there weren’t 15,000 people who turned out in Phoenix" to see Trump speak.
True
By Katie Sanders • July 15, 2015
Limberbutt McCubbins
Limberbutt McCubbins
stated on July 9, 2015 comments on his website.
"Limberbutt McCubbins (a five-year-old cat) is a candidate" in the 2016 presidential election.
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • July 14, 2015
Brianna Keilar
Brianna Keilar
stated on July 12, 2015 comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
Says Hillary Clinton's "campaign hasn't been clear about when she wiped her server of her work emails."
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • July 12, 2015
Ben Ferguson
Ben Ferguson
stated on July 2, 2015 comments on CNN
Says Donald Trump has "given more money to Democratic candidates than Republican candidates."
Mostly False
By Will Cabaniss • July 9, 2015
Chuck Todd
Chuck Todd
stated on July 5, 2015 comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
In Florida, "the number of voters who now register as ‘other’ has grown by a million in the last 10 years. Compare that with the Democrats, who only grew by 300,000 and the Republicans who grew by just 200,000."
Mostly True
By Anna Bruzgulis • July 8, 2015
Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile
stated on June 30, 2015 a tweet
"Chris Christie has led New Jersey to a record-breaking 9 credit downgrades."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • July 2, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on June 4, 2015 a statement
Says "Hillary Clinton's rejection of efforts to make it easier to vote and harder to cheat not only defies logic, but the will of the majority of Americans."  
Mostly True
By Lucas Daprile • June 29, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 4, 2015 a speech in Houston
"If you want to vote in" Texas, "you can use a concealed-weapon permit as a valid form of identification, but a valid student ID isn’t good enough."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 26, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on June 2, 2015 a speech
My support from young voters -- those 18 to 24 --  in November 2014 was "largely unheard of for a Republican."
Half-True
By James B. Nelson • June 22, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on June 18, 2015 remarks to reporters
On timing of announcement for president.
Full Flop
June 19, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 4, 2015 a speech
Says Scott Walker "cut back early voting and signed legislation that would make it harder for college students to vote."
Mostly True
June 9, 2015
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