Fact Check Posts – Page 92

Americans for Prosperity: Florida
stated on September 12, 2016 in a campaign mailer:

Says "Patrick Murphy’s ‘Pay More’ energy agenda means you could pay another $500 a year for your utility bills!"

By Joshua Gillin • September 20, 2016

Paul Wolfowitz
stated on September 11, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

"The Germans, the French, countries that opposed us in the (Iraq) war, all believed (Saddam Hussein) had weapons of mass destruction."

By Allison Graves, Jon Greenberg • September 13, 2016

Yes on 55
stated on August 23, 2016 in a television advertisement:

California’s Prop 55 "prevents $4 billion in new cuts to our schools."

By Chris Nichols • September 13, 2016

Ted Gatsas
stated on September 1, 2016 in an ad:

Chris "Sununu supported Obama’s Common Core agenda, taking away local control of our schools."

By Allie Morris • September 12, 2016

American Future Fund
stated on September 1, 2016 in a TV ad:

Says "Patrick Murphy was named one of America's least effective congressmen."

By Amy Sherman, Joshua Gillin • September 9, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 6, 2016 in a rally in Tampa:

"That's legal: If you find out about somebody else's salary even if you're doing exactly the same job, you can be retaliated against, including being fired, in most places."

By Lauren Carroll • September 9, 2016

Jim Mowrer
stated on September 6, 2016 in In a television ad:

"After 9/11, Jim put us all first by serving for 23 months in Iraq, the war’s longest tour."

By Brianne Pfannenstiel • September 9, 2016

National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on September 7, 2016 in a TV ad:

Says Patrick Murphy "never worked as a CPA" and was "never a small business owner."

By Amy Sherman • September 8, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 7, 2016 in NBC's Commander-in-Chief Forum:

Says Russian President Vladimir Putin "calls me brilliant."

By Linda Qiu • September 8, 2016

Colin Van Ostern
stated on September 6, 2016 in a debate:

"I cast the deciding vote extending Medicaid health care coverage to 50,000 of our fellow citizens,"

By Allie Morris • September 8, 2016

NARAL Pro-Choice America
stated on September 6, 2016 in a TV ad:

"Marco Rubio voted against funding health clinics that provide critical care during this public health emergency (Zika)."

By Amy Sherman • September 8, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 7, 2016 in the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum :

Says Donald Trump supports "an agenda out there" to privatize the Veterans Affairs health care system.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 8, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 7, 2016 in the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum :

Says Hillary Clinton said the Veterans Affairs scandal is "over-exaggerated." "She said she was satisfied with what was going on."

By Miriam Valverde • September 8, 2016

Alex Castellanos
stated on September 4, 2016 in a panel on Meet the Press:

"The Clinton Foundation gives less than 10 (percent in direct aid). In 2013, they raised 140 million bucks, gave $9 million to people in direct aid."

By Linda Qiu • September 6, 2016

Roy Cooper
stated on August 29, 2016 in posts on social media:

"Under Pat McCrory, (North Carolina) has fallen to 41st in teacher pay."

By Will Doran • September 2, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 31, 2016 in a speech:

Says "Hillary Clinton has pledged amnesty in her first 100 days, and her plan will provide Obamacare, Social Security, and Medicare for illegal immigrants, breaking the federal budget."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 2, 2016

Rob Gleason
stated on August 29, 2016 in a fundraising email:

"As the election tracker FiveThirtyEight has reported, whoever wins Pennsylvania will be our next President."

By Kaylee Tornay • September 2, 2016

Bruce Rauner
stated on August 17, 2016 in a speech at the Illinois State Fair:

Democrats "are cutting our school funding. Four times in the last 10 years before we came into office."

By Matt Dietrich • September 1, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 31, 2016 in a speech in Arizona:

"Illegal immigration costs our country more than $113 billion a year."

By Miriam Valverde • September 1, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 23, 2016 in an interview on Fox News:

"They were going to build the wall a while ago, not so long ago, like in '06. And they couldn't get environmental impact statements."

By Miriam Valverde • August 29, 2016

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