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Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on June 11, 2019 in a campaign speech:
"In the Obama-Biden administration, we got China to cut cyber-theft -- it's gotten significantly worse under this administration."
Mostly True
June 14, 2019
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on June 7, 2019 in a tweet:
"Millions of Americans need mental health care. Yet in Iowa, there are just 64 public mental health care beds. And you see similar numbers across the country."
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By Sophie Austin • June 13, 2019
Greg Steube
Greg Steube
stated on May 28, 2019 in a press release:
"It’s estimated that in 2018 alone, dead people received $1 billion in benefits from Medicare, Medicaid, social security payments, and federal pensions."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • June 13, 2019
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on May 29, 2019 in a radio interview.:
"The e-cigarette vaping phenomenon has wiped out all the progress we’ve made on reducing youth smoking."
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • June 12, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on June 1, 2019 in a speech at the California Democratic Party Convention:
President Trump’s tariffs are "taking $1.4 billion out of working people’s pockets every month."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • June 10, 2019
Michael Bennet
Michael Bennet
stated on May 30, 2019 in a CNN town hall:
"The vast majority of Americans believe that climate change is real and we need to do something about it."
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By Sophie Austin • June 6, 2019
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
stated on June 1, 2019 in an Instagram post:
"The majority of Americans across ALL parties favor these nondiscrimination policies for LGBTQ people (liberals at 81%, moderates at 76% and conservatives at 55%)."
Mostly True
June 5, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 28, 2019 in a position paper released at a town hall meeting in Houston.:
"The current school psychologist to student ratio in this country is roughly 1,400 to 1, while experts say it should be at most 700 to 1." 
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By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • June 5, 2019
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on May 29, 2019 in a tweet:
Says Donald Trump's claim that "there was insufficient evidence and therefore, in our country, a person is innocent" directly contradicts Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s statement.
Mostly True
By Eric Litke • May 30, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 16, 2019 in an immigration speech:
"Only 12% of legal immigrants are selected based on skill or based on merit. In countries like Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and others, that number is closer to 60, and even 70 and 75% in some cases."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • May 24, 2019
Scott Neitzel
Scott Neitzel
stated on May 12, 2019 in a TV interview:
The state contributed $80 million for the new Bucks arena, but new income tax revenue from basketball events alone "is estimated to be probably over $600 million over the life of the lease."
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • May 22, 2019
Steve Bullock
Steve Bullock
stated on May 19, 2019 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":
"You look at today, only half the 30-year-olds are doing better than their parents were at age 30. When I was being raised, it was 90%."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 21, 2019
Levar Stoney
Levar Stoney
stated on May 14, 2019 in a radio interview.:
"Richmond was one of the only cities in the state that did not (increase) their real estate tax to those pre-recession rates."
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • May 21, 2019
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on May 12, 2019 in an interview on ABC This Week:
"When Connecticut did licensing, their shootings dropped, their murders dropped 40%. Suicides dropped 15%."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • May 20, 2019
West Virginia Democratic Party
West Virginia Democratic Party
stated on April 2, 2019 in a tweet:
"Black women make only around 63 cents while Native American women earn 58 cents, and Hispanic women make just 54 cents in comparison to every dollar a man makes."
Mostly True
By Garrett Spikes, Rebecca Jerome • May 16, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on May 10, 2019 in a tweet:
Says Wisconsin payday loans have a 574% average annual interest rate, "exploitative lending that keeps Americans trapped in debt"
Mostly True
By Eric Litke • May 14, 2019
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on April 29, 2019 in climate change plan:
"Race is the No. 1 indicator for where toxic and polluting facilities are today."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • May 14, 2019
Eric Swalwell
Eric Swalwell
stated on May 8, 2019 in posted on Twitter:
"The so-called ‘heartbeat’ law outlaws abortion before most women even know that they're pregnant. This is one of the most restrictive anti-abortion laws in our country." 
Mostly True
By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • May 13, 2019
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on March 29, 2019 in a tweet:
"19% of WVians rely on SNAP," or food stamps.
Mostly True
By Kenneth Harmonay, Patrick Downey • May 10, 2019
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on April 17, 2019 in a tweet:
"Nearly 20 million Americans ... have gained health insurance since (the Affordable Care Act) passed in 2010."
Mostly True
By Garrett Spikes, Jack Tolman • May 10, 2019
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