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Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on May 10, 2019 in a campaign stop:
"I actually in 2005 ran on Medicare for all."
True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • May 22, 2019
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on May 8, 2019 in a Fox News town hall:
"We’ve had a 30% increase in suicides in this country in just 15 years."
True
By Louis Jacobson • May 20, 2019
Tracy McCreery
Tracy McCreery
stated on April 8, 2019 in a legislative debate:
"Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among 15-19 year olds and 25-34 year olds in Missouri."
True
By Gaëlle Fournier, Zara McDowell-Barker • May 15, 2019
Brandon Creighton
Brandon Creighton
stated on May 7, 2019 in the Texas Senate:
"Texas actually leads in the number of (Confederate) monuments removed."
True
By Madlin Mekelburg • May 10, 2019
Patricia Pike
Patricia Pike
stated on April 11, 2019 in a legislative debate:
"Over 30 states passed the legislation to ban powdered alcohol," and Missouri is not one of them
True
By Gaëlle Fournier • May 10, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 1, 2019 in a stump speech:
"I’m one of the first guys to introduce a climate change bill, way, way back in ’87."
True
By John Kruzel • May 8, 2019
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on May 6, 2019 in a tweet:
"99.4% of businesses in Wisconsin are small businesses," and they employ "nearly half of our workforce."
True
By Eric Litke • May 7, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall:
"You've got millions of families paying 40, 50, 60% of their limited incomes to put a roof over their heads."
True
By Yanqi Xu • May 2, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 27, 2019 in a rally:
"The unemployment rate for Wisconsin workers has reached historic lows. It’s never been this low before, ever, ever, ever."
True
By Mica Soellner • May 2, 2019
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall in New Hampshire:
Speaking of the financial crisis that gained traction in 2007, "I talked about it to anyone who would listen, a crisis is coming."
True
By Miriam Valverde • April 30, 2019
Letitia James
Letitia James
stated on April 23, 2019 in a news conference:
"The enumeration clause speaks to the count of every individual, and not just Americans, not just citizens."
True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 30, 2019
Maxine Lipeles
Maxine Lipeles
stated on February 24, 2019 in a newspaper article:
"All the ponds in Missouri for which we have data are causing groundwater contamination. … This is a statewide issue."
True
By Kennedy Simone • April 26, 2019
Bennett Sandlin
Bennett Sandlin
stated on April 22, 2019 in a news conference:
Says 74% of people in Texas are "crammed into 4% of the land." 
True
By Madlin Mekelburg • April 26, 2019
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall event for Democratic presidential candidates:
"Big pharmaceuticals pay off — they literally pay off — generics to keep the prices and the competition off the market."
True
By Emmarie Huetteman • April 25, 2019
Stony Rushing
Stony Rushing
stated on April 9, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says "5 out of 10" GOP candidates don’t live in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District.
True
By Paul Specht • April 25, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall.:
"In my own state of Vermont, from the very first days of our state's history, what our Constitution says is that everybody can vote. That is true. So people in jail can vote."
True
By Ellie French • April 24, 2019
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on April 5, 2019 in a tweet:
"I was the only member of the Senate – Republican or Democrat – who has consistently voted against efforts to use the so called ‘nuclear option’ to change the rules of the Senate."
True
By Austin Jones, Al Bernardi • April 24, 2019
West Virginia Republican Party
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on April 2, 2019 in a tweet:
"West Virginia’s exports increased for the second year in a row in 2018, reaching $8.1 billion. Additionally, West Virginia’s export growth rate was 14.2%, nearly double the national average of 7.6%."
True
By Jensen Mills, Stephanie Alvaro • April 24, 2019
E. Gordon Gee
E. Gordon Gee
stated on March 19, 2019 in a speech:
"Our state has fewer science, technology, engineering and math graduates than any neighboring state."
True
By Al Bernardi, Samantha Patrick • April 24, 2019
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on April 16, 2019 in a press conference:
"Since 2011, we have documentation of 1,671 dead bodies we have recovered in Texas, many in Brooks County."
True
By Madlin Mekelburg • April 23, 2019
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