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Dave Brat
stated on October 21, 2018 a radio interview.:

On Abigail Spanberger: "She got $2.2 million from ActBlue...That is the George Soros resistance group."

Pants on Fire!

By Warren Fiske • November 2, 2018

Dave Brat
stated on October 11, 2018 Facebook post.:

Abigail Spanberger "wants a tax increase of $32 trillion - that’s with a `T,’ to pay for her socialist health care plan."

False

By Warren Fiske • October 23, 2018

Abigail Spanberger
stated on September 28, 2018 a TV ad.:

Says Dave Brat "voted against protecting pre-existing conditions."

Half-True

By Warren Fiske • October 11, 2018

Corey Stewart
stated on July 21, 2018 a debate.:

Tim Kaine: "opposes everything President Trump does."

Mostly True

By Warren Fiske • September 26, 2018

Tim Kaine
stated on July 21, 2018 a debate.:

"The national economy was strong in its largest expansion of private sector jobs before President Trump came into office."

True

By Warren Fiske • September 25, 2018

Corey Stewart
stated on July 21, 2018 a debate.:

"It is only under President Trump that we have become the largest producer of oil and gas resources."

False

By Warren Fiske • September 11, 2018

Larry Pratt
stated on December 15, 2016 a radio interview.:

Says President Barack Obama "has not condemned" shootings targeting police.

Pants on Fire!

By Warren Fiske • December 27, 2016

Bryce Reeves
stated on December 4, 2016 a radio interview.:

"If you’re a single mom, and you’ve two kids in the city of Richmond, you can almost make $50,000 a year on the public dole."

Mostly True

By Sean Gorman • December 19, 2016

Newt Gingrich
stated on December 2, 2016 a radio interview.:

"We adopted the modern Social Security system at a time when the average person died before they were old enough to get Social Security."

True

By Warren Fiske • December 12, 2016

Terry McAuliffe
stated on November 30, 2016 a radio interview.:

"We would be just like North Carolina with HB2-like (transgender bathroom) legislation. It actually passed our chamber and I vetoed it."

Mostly False

By Warren Fiske • December 5, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on November 27, 2016 a tweet.:

There was "serious voter fraud" in Virginia.

Pants on Fire!

By Sean Gorman • November 29, 2016

Don Beyer
stated on November 8, 2016 an interview.:

"We have trade agreements with 20 countries, and we have trade surpluses with each one of those 20."

False

By Warren Fiske • November 28, 2016

Corey Stewart
stated on November 9, 2016 an interview.:

Ed Gillespie "would not mention (Donald Trump’s) name unless he was condemning him."

False

By Sean Gorman • November 21, 2016

Pat Robertson
stated on November 8, 2016 a TV broadcast.:

Margaret Sanger "wanted a black Christian leader to be like a Judas goat and lead the blacks to genocide. Remember that? And they picked Martin Luther King as their spokesman."

Pants on Fire!

By Warren Fiske • November 14, 2016

Kai Degner
stated on October 17, 2016 a debate.:

"The Declaration of Independence was written on paper made out of hemp."

False

By Sean Gorman • November 7, 2016

Michelle Mosby
stated on October 11, 2016 a radio ad.:

Joe Morrissey "has been a delegate in the General Assembly for eight years with no laws passed to help our black community with education or workforce."

Half-True

By Sean Gorman • November 1, 2016

Levar Stoney
stated on October 17, 2016:

"Jack Berry voted for a plan to cut $23.8 million from our schools."

Mostly False

By Warren Fiske • October 31, 2016

Levar Stoney
stated on October 17, 2016 a debate.:

As executive director of the Democratic Party of Virginia there were "300 people on my payroll in 2008."

Half-True

By Warren Fiske • October 25, 2016

Joe Morrissey
stated on October 17, 2016 a debate.:

The city of Richmond "built the second richest team in the NFL a $14 million stadium."

Half-True

By Sean Gorman • October 24, 2016

National Rifle Association
stated on October 8, 2016 a flier.:

Hillary Clinton said gun confiscation "would be worth considering."

Mostly False

By Warren Fiske • October 17, 2016

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