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Kevin Brady
Kevin Brady
stated on June 24, 2016 a press conference for Republican tax reform
The United States "is the only major country that taxes its own exports."  
Mostly False
By Neelesh Moorthy • June 28, 2016
Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert
stated on June 23, 2016 a comedy sketch
Says "Paul Ryan shut off the C-SPAN cameras when the Democrats started their sit-in."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 27, 2016
Thomas Perez
Thomas Perez
stated on June 18, 2016 an interview.
"Go look at a Trump product. They’re all made in China."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • June 27, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on May 14, 2016 his speech at the Republican Party of Texas convention
Barack Obama issued a decree "demanding that every public school now allow grown men and boys into the little girls’ bathroom."  
Mostly False
By Eleanor Dearman • June 26, 2016
John Garamendi
John Garamendi
stated on June 22, 2016 a speech.
"You can’t get on an airplane, but more than 2,000 people on that list have been able to buy a gun."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • June 25, 2016
Jim Kenney
Jim Kenney
stated on June 23, 2016 remarks at the Better Bike Share conference
My administration is "well represented both racially, ethnically and gender-wise."
Mostly False
By Cassie Owens • June 24, 2016
Andrew Napolitano
Andrew Napolitano
stated on June 16, 2016 a segment on Fox & Friends
"Attempts to find things like, ‘crime,’ ‘criminal activity,’ ‘indictment,’ have been filtered out by Google" in favor of Hillary Clinton.
Mostly False
By Allison Graves • June 23, 2016
Steve Chabot
Steve Chabot
stated on June 8, 2016 his campaign blog
Says the Clinton Foundation "accepted millions and millions of dollars from governments like Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Oman and the United Arab Emirates," which violated "a ban on all contributions to the Foundation from foreign nations."  
Mostly False
By Nadia Pflaum • June 20, 2016
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on June 13, 2016 an interview
"Assault rifles already are banned."
Mostly False
June 20, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 10, 2016 a speech.
Says the unemployment rate for African-American youths is 59 percent. 
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • June 20, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 19, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press"
Says delegates can't "legally" change the Republican National Convention rules to prevent Donald Trump’s nomination.
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • June 19, 2016
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on May 14, 2016 a tweet
American colleges amount to a "cartel."  
Mostly False
By Cara Lombardo • June 16, 2016
Robin Wright
Robin Wright
stated on May 25, 2016 an event at the Rockefeller Center
Says Apple products are currently "90 percent conflict-free," and "Intel is 100 percent conflict-free."
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • June 15, 2016
Katie McGinty
Katie McGinty
stated on June 13, 2016 in an interview with The Philadelphia Inquirer
"He leant his name to a bill, did little or nothing three years ago to try to get it passed, (and) since then has done absolutely nothing other than disavow any attempt to move on the legislation."
Mostly False
By Anna Orso • June 15, 2016
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on June 12, 2016 an interview with CNN's Erin Burnett after the Orlando shooting
The rifle used by Omar Mateen "shoots off 700 rounds in a minute."  
Mostly False
By Neelesh Moorthy • June 14, 2016
Viral image
Viral image
stated on June 1, 2016 Facebook post by Liberals are Cool
"Tuition-free public universities and colleges are just a pipe dream. False. They were both free up until the Vietnam War."  
Mostly False
By Allison Graves • June 10, 2016
Joyce Beatty
Joyce Beatty
stated on May 25, 2016 in a press conference
In Ohio, "each year an estimated 1,000 children become victims of human trafficking, and over 3,000 more are at risk."
Mostly False
By Nadia Pflaum • June 10, 2016
Austin Independent School District
Austin Independent School District
stated on June 2, 2016 an advertisement spotted at the site of high school graduation ceremonies
"Austin ISD has the highest graduation rate of every major city in Texas."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 10, 2016
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on June 5, 2016 an appearance on Meet the Press
Says the United States has "treaties with apparently 69 countries where we are obligated to defend their borders. And these were treaties that were executive treaties, not authorized by Congress."  
Mostly False
By Neelesh Moorthy • June 9, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 5, 2016 an interview on CBS News' "Face the Nation"
Says Judge Gonzalo Curiel "is a member of a club or society, very strongly pro-Mexican."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • June 7, 2016
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