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Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 vice presidential debate
Says Donald Trump "never said that" more nations should get nuclear weapons.
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • October 5, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on October 4, 2016 the 2016 Vice Presidential debate
Says Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine "want to expand (Obamacare) into a single-payer program."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 5, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on October 4, 2016 the 2016 vice presidential debate
Donald Trump would "engage in a risky scheme to privatize Social Security."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 5, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on October 4, 2016 the 2016 Vice Presidential debate
Says "Iraq has been overrun by ISIS because Hillary Clinton failed to renegotiate . . . a status of forces agreement."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 5, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 26, 2016 the first presidential debate at Hofstra University
The Great Recession emerged "in large part because of tax policies that slashed taxes on the wealthy, failed to invest in the middle class, took their eyes off of Wall Street, and created a perfect storm."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 2, 2016
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on October 2, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press"
Says Hillary Clinton has "taken hundreds of millions from those countries" where "women are stoned, where women are killed for adultery and women can't drive."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • October 2, 2016
Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy
Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy
stated on September 15, 2016 a political advertisement
Says Proposition 205 "blocks market entry" for new marijuana dispensaries.
Mostly False
By Anthony Cave • September 30, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 28, 2016 a speech
Says Hillary Clinton "gave up 20 percent of America's uranium supply to Russia."  
Mostly False
September 30, 2016
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on September 27, 2016 a TV ad
Says Miami Congressman Carlos "Curbelo supports drilling offshore" and "repeatedly voted against President Obama's ability to fight pollution and combat climate change."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 29, 2016
Dan Flynn
Dan Flynn
stated on September 13, 2016 a letter to state health officials
"Not one illness has been reported from raw milk in" Texas "in more than four years. A total of six illnesses have occurred in the last 20 years."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 29, 2016
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on September 22, 2016 a TV ad
Says Colorado Democratic congressional candidate Morgan Carroll "racked up $11 billion in new spending" in the state Legislature.
Mostly False
By Alan Gathright • September 28, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 26, 2016 the presidential debate in Hempstead, N.Y.
Says "no, you’re wrong," responding to the assertion that stop-and-frisk was ruled unconstitutional in New York.
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • September 28, 2016
Tammy Duckworth
Tammy Duckworth
stated on August 31, 2016 an email fundraising letter
"Republican Mark Kirk is outsourcing his campaign to a Super PAC funded almost exclusively by a bunch of hedge fund billionaires. ... I don’t have a Super PAC."
Mostly False
By Madeleine Doubek • September 28, 2016
Stop 57 campaign
Stop 57 campaign
stated on September 2, 2016 a campaign press release.
"Brock Turner’s early release will be a regular occurrence if Prop. 57 passes."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • September 28, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 26, 2016 a presidential debate at Hofstra University
In New York City, "murders are up."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 27, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 26, 2016 a Presidential debate
"The only years that anybody's ever seen" of Donald Trump’s tax returns "showed he didn't pay any federal income tax."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 27, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 26, 2016 a presidential debate
"I did not — I did not — I do not say that. I do not say that" climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese.
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • September 27, 2016
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on September 15, 2016 a campaign statement
Says Marco Rubio voted "against every bill that would have helped keep our families safe. He even voted against a bipartisan measure, introduced by a Republican, to prevent people on the no-fly list from purchasing guns."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 22, 2016
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on September 17, 2016 an email
"Over the past eight years, black youth unemployment is up."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 21, 2016
Tom Steyer
Tom Steyer
stated on September 14, 2016 a press release.
"Since 1978, California has spent $5 billion to put 13 people to death."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • September 21, 2016
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