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Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on July 19, 2018 in a speech:
In 2017, ICE "arrested more than 127,000 illegal immigrants with criminal convictions or facing charges of breaking our nation's’ laws," and removed nearly 5,000 gang members.
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By Miriam Valverde • July 25, 2018
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on July 21, 2018 in a debate:
"In December of 2017, the Prince William board of supervisors had a meeting ... (Corey Stewart) skipped that meeting to go campaign in Alabama for Roy Moore to be a U.S. senator … You haven't disavowed Roy Moore's name yet."
True
By Bill McCarthy • July 24, 2018
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on July 17, 2018 in a press conference:
"Let’s talk about the facts and where we are today. There are still nearly 2,600 children who are separated from their parents" due to the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy.
True
By Chris Nichols • July 19, 2018
Roman McAllen
Roman McAllen
stated on June 22, 2018 in a speech at the Texas Democratic Party convention:
"The Railroad Commission of Texas has nothing to do with railroads."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 19, 2018
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on July 14, 2018 in a speech:
"The three wealthiest people" own "more wealth than the bottom half of the American people."
True
July 19, 2018
John Kerry
John Kerry
stated on July 11, 2018 in a statement:
Since 2014, "each year, (NATO) nations have been increasing their contributions."
True
By Jon Greenberg • July 12, 2018
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on June 21, 2018 in in a monologue:
"There isn't a system" for reuniting families separated under Trump’s zero tolerance border policy.
True
By John Kruzel • June 29, 2018
The Gateway Pundit
The Gateway Pundit
stated on June 21, 2018 in a headline:
"Migrant mother and ‘crying girl’ on Time cover never separated."
True
By Amy Sherman • June 25, 2018
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 31, 2018 in a tweet:
"Since taking office, we have enacted more than $8 billion in cumulative tax relief."  
True
June 22, 2018
Troy LaRaviere
Troy LaRaviere
stated on June 1, 2018 in a blog post:
"Under Emanuel, CPS has become the most understaffed school district in Illinois."
True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • June 21, 2018
Fareed Zakaria
Fareed Zakaria
stated on June 10, 2018 in in a monologue:
"When you tally up their representation in Congress and governorships, the Democrats almost have their lowest representation in about 100 years." 
True
By John Kruzel • June 15, 2018
Texas Campaign for the Environment
Texas Campaign for the Environment
stated on April 26, 2018 in a handout:
Says most of Austin’s biggest parks have recycling though as "many as 293 out of 300" Austin city "parks have no recycling, including almost every neighborhood park."  
True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 8, 2018
Richard Cordray
Richard Cordray
stated on May 17, 2018 in a tweet:
"Ohio's (payday lending) laws are now the worst in the nation. Things have gotten so bad that it is legal to charge 594 percent interest on loans."
True
By Amy Sherman • June 8, 2018
Justin Nelson
Justin Nelson
stated on May 29, 2018 in a tweet:
Says "our indicted Attorney General Ken Paxton is back to being the only statewide official in the country under indictment."  
True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 7, 2018
Ben Sasse
Ben Sasse
stated on May 31, 2018 in a statement:
"We’ve been down this road before—blanket protectionism is a big part of why America had a Great Depression."
True
By Louis Jacobson • May 31, 2018
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on May 20, 2018 in an interview on ABC News, "This Week":
"It’s against the law in Texas to let any loaded gun get in the hands of a child."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 30, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 29, 2018 in a tweet:
"Democrats mistakenly tweet 2014 pictures from Obama’s term showing children from the Border in steel cages."
True
By Amy Sherman • May 29, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 10, 2018 in a tweet:
"Senator Cryin’ Chuck Schumer fought hard against the Bad Iran Deal, even going at it with President Obama, & then Voted AGAINST it! Now he says I should not have terminated the deal"
True
By Dan Clark • May 24, 2018
Tina Smith
Tina Smith
stated on May 21, 2018 in a tweet:
"Taking into account inflation, the federal minimum wage is actually worth less than what it was worth 50 years ago."
True
By Louis Jacobson • May 22, 2018
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 30, 2018 in a tweet:
"You know what Amazon paid in federal income taxes last year? Zero."
True
By Manuela Tobias • May 3, 2018
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