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Darryl Glenn
Darryl Glenn
stated on July 18, 2016 a speech at the Republican convention:
"Neighborhoods have become more violent" under President Barack Obama's "watch."
Mostly False
By Alan Gathright • July 20, 2016
Tom Marino
Tom Marino
stated on July 18, 2016 a speech to the PA delegation at the RNC.:
"[Hillary Clinton]'s not trusted -- virtually at all."
Mostly False
By Anna Orso • July 20, 2016
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on July 19, 2016 a speech at the Republican National Convention:
In 2010, Clinton "said Iran could enrich uranium. In 2014 she said she’s always argued against it."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • July 20, 2016
Sharon Day
Sharon Day
stated on July 19, 2016 a speech at the Republican convention:
As a senator, Hillary Clinton "paid women less than the men" in her office.
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Katie Sanders • July 20, 2016
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on July 18, 2016 a speech:
"Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have left us with $19 trillion in debt."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • July 19, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on July 14, 2016 a speech.:
Says Donald Trump is "against minimum wage."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • July 19, 2016
Mark Geist
Mark Geist
stated on July 18, 2016 a speech at the Republican convention:
"We defied the stand-down orders" during the Benghazi attack.
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 19, 2016
Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
stated on July 18, 2016 the GOP convention in Cleveland:
Says Hillary Clinton "has been a champion of globalist trade agreements. ... Worst of all, they are now pushing the disastrous 5,000-page Obamatrade — the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement."  
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • July 19, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 12, 2016 a speech at a memorial service in Dallas:
"We flood communities with so many guns that it is easier for a teenager to buy a Glock than get his hands on a computer or even a book."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • July 14, 2016
Bill de Blasio
Bill de Blasio
stated on June 23, 2016 a press conference at New York City Hall.:
Says "220,000 New Yorkers would have immediately benefitted had President Obama’s executive action been affirmed. So almost a quarter million of our fellow New Yorkers who are hurting right now whose rights and opportunities were taken away by the Supreme Court."
Mostly False
By Dan Clark • July 13, 2016
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on May 4, 2016 a radio ad:
Says Ron Johnson "supported a plan to cut benefits and raise the retirement age" for Social Security. 
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • July 13, 2016
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on July 1, 2016 a television ad first airing on July 1:
"(Big banks) have invested over $300,000 in (Joe Heck), and Heck has sponsored $44 million dollars in tax breaks for banks."
Mostly False
By Riley Snyder • July 12, 2016
Carlos Beruff
Carlos Beruff
stated on July 6, 2016 a campaign ad:
"The folks in Washington" are "already forcing you to buy government health care."
Mostly False
By Allison Graves • July 12, 2016
Firearms Policy Coalition
Firearms Policy Coalition
stated on June 16, 2016 an email blast.:
California’s Proposition 63 would "CRIMINALIZE the sharing of ammunition between friends who may be hunting or shooting together."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • July 12, 2016
Ritch Workman
Ritch Workman
stated on June 20, 2016 an online ad:
Says he "voted to remove Common Core from our schools."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • July 11, 2016
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on June 22, 2016 a press conference in Buffalo before signing legislation to combat heroin addiction.:
"We’re losing as many people to heroin and opioid overdoses as we lost to the AIDS epidemic at its peak."
Mostly False
By Dan Clark • July 8, 2016
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on July 3, 2016 an interview on ABC "This Week" :
Says Donald Trump made a lot of money from outsourcing jobs thanks to NAFTA "but never, ever raised his voice against it when Congress was considering it."  
Mostly False
By Nadia Pflaum • July 8, 2016
Carlos Beruff
Carlos Beruff
stated on July 5, 2016 a statement to press:
"Rather than work to secure the border, (Marco Rubio) supported Obama’s amnesty plan for illegal immigrants."  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • July 8, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 5, 2016 a rally in Raleigh, N.C.:
"You know what (Saddam Hussein) did well? He killed terrorists."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • July 7, 2016
Freedom Partners Action Fund
Freedom Partners Action Fund
stated on June 27, 2016 a television ad:
"Many Nevadans relied on Uber for work, but after accepting $70,000 from taxi companies, Catherine Cortez Masto went after Uber ... (driving) them out of town."
Mostly False
By Riley Snyder • July 7, 2016
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