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Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on February 17, 2016 a speech posted on Medium
"Gun violence is by far the leading cause of death for young African American men, outstripping the next nine causes of death combined."
True
By Louis Jacobson • March 15, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on March 13, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press"
"More than once, I've actually had a conversation with the protesters on substance."
True
By Linda Qiu • March 13, 2016
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on March 11, 2016 a GOP debate at the University of Miami
Foreign aid "is less than 1 percent of our federal budget."  
True
By Amy Sherman, C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 11, 2016
Right to Rise
Right to Rise
stated on March 1, 2016 a television ad.
Like Marco Rubio, Sen. Barack Obama had "one of the worst attendance records in the Senate."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 8, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on February 28, 2016 comments on Meet the Press
"There have been multiple media reports about (Donald Trump's) business dealings with the mob, with the mafia."
True
By Linda Qiu • March 2, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on February 23, 2016 a TV ad
"African-Americans are more likely to be arrested by police and sentenced to longer prison terms for doing the same thing that whites do."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 26, 2016
Richard Blumenthal
Richard Blumenthal
stated on February 15, 2016 an appearance on MSNBC's Hardball
"There's never been a (U.S. Supreme Court) vacancy in the last, I think, 30 years, lasting longer than 237 days."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 18, 2016
Our Principles PAC
Our Principles PAC
stated on February 14, 2016 a web ad
Says Donald "Trump supported impeachment of President (George W.) Bush."  
True
By Jon Greenberg • February 16, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 11, 2016 comments during the PBS Democratic debate
"The African-American community lost half of their wealth as a result of the Wall Street collapse."
True
By Linda Qiu • February 12, 2016
Carly Fiorina
Carly Fiorina
stated on February 6, 2016 a column posted on Medium.com
Says she "is 6th in hard dollars raised and has more cash on hand than Governors (John) Kasich and (Chris) Christie combined."
True
By Louis Jacobson • February 8, 2016
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on February 4, 2016 a town hall in Manchester, N.H.
China is "practicing how to blow up our satellites."
True
By Louis Jacobson • February 5, 2016
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on January 9, 2016 a column posted on Medium.com
"Today, if you were raised poor, you’re just as likely to stay poor as you were 50 years ago."
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 19, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on January 17, 2016 comments during the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate
Says Bernie Sanders "has reversed his position on immunity" for gun manufacturers and sellers.
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 18, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on January 14, 2016 a Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.
Says Marco Rubio "knows full well I voted for his amendment to increase military spending to $697 billion."
True
By Lauren Carroll • January 15, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 12, 2016 his State of the Union speech
"Our businesses have created jobs every single month since (Obamacare) became law."
True
By Lauren Carroll • January 13, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 20, 2015 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
Says American polling shows Russian President Vladimir Putin has "an 80 percent approval rating."
True
By Lauren Carroll • December 20, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on December 19, 2015 the Dec. 19 Democratic presidential debate
The United States spends "almost three times per capita what they spend in the U.K." on health care and "50 percent more than they pay in France."
True
By Jon Greenberg • December 20, 2015
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on December 15, 2015 a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas
"If you are going to kill the families of terrorists, realize that there's something called the Geneva Convention we're going to have to pull out of."
True
By Louis Jacobson • December 17, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on November 19, 2015 a speech at Georgetown University
"Instead of fighting ISIS, (the Saudis) have focused more on a campaign to oust Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen."
True
By Linda Qiu • November 24, 2015
Ben Rhodes
Ben Rhodes
stated on November 15, 2015 comments on ABC's "This Week"
When President Barack Obama said ISIS, or ISIL, was contained, he "was responding very specifically to the geographic expansion of ISIL in Iraq and Syria."
True
By Lauren Carroll • November 15, 2015
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