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John Kerry
John Kerry
stated on October 26, 2016 in a speech at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs:
"Surveys show that many of our citizens think we devote a full quarter or even a third of our federal budget to foreign aid."
True
By Jon Greenberg • November 9, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on November 3, 2016 in a speech in Phoenix:
"Spanish was the first European language spoken in this country."
True
By Miriam Valverde • November 7, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on November 4, 2016 in a campaign rally:
Under Donald Trump's tax plan, "51 percent of single parents would see their taxes go up."  
True
By Linda Qiu • November 6, 2016
Deborah Ross
Deborah Ross
stated on October 13, 2016 in a debate:
Says Richard Burr "was one of only three senators who voted against a ban on insider trading for members of Congress. And he called that vote brave."
True
By Will Doran • November 5, 2016
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
stated on October 28, 2016 in an ad:
Says Russ Feingold said that with Obamacare, "we could keep our doctors and our plans, it was rated as the Lie of the Year."  
True
November 4, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on November 2, 2016 in a campaign speech:
Says Donald Trump "wants to undo marriage equality."
True
By Joshua Gillin • November 3, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 1, 2016 in a speech:
"Wisconsin is one of several states where you can change your early ballot if you think you've made a mistake."  
True
November 2, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 31, 2016 in a rally in Cincinnati:
Says of Donald Trump, "He even said, on his very first day in office, he would require every school in America to let people carry guns into our classrooms."
True
By Lauren Carroll • November 1, 2016
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on October 17, 2016 in a press release titled “Lt. Governor Unveils Faith-Based Initiative on Foster Care Children,”:
"Several elected state officials have opened their homes to children in need of loving families."
True
By Bobby Cervantes • October 28, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 25, 2016 in a rally in Florida:
Says Donald Trump "was asked if he would defend our allies. He said well, first he'd want to know if they made any payments to us to defend them."
True
By Miriam Valverde • October 26, 2016
Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol
Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol
stated on October 14, 2016 in a political advertisement:
Department of Veterans Affairs doctors "are prohibited from recommending medical marijuana."
True
By Anthony Cave • October 26, 2016
Jill Stein
Jill Stein
stated on October 17, 2016 in a Green Party rally at Huston-Tillotson University in Austin:
"We’re already bombing seven countries."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 21, 2016
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on October 20, 2016 in the Ohio Senate debate:
Says Ted Strickland "in this campaign bragged about his A-plus rating with the NRA. ... He has said he has a mixed and spotty record on this issue and that he can be criticized for it. Those are his words, not mine. So I don’t know where he is on this issue."
True
By Nadia Pflaum • October 21, 2016
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on September 21, 2016 in a series of blog posts, ending on Sept. 21, 2016:
"Zephyr Teachout says she is against Super PACs despite taking money from Super PAC donors"
True
By Dan Clark • October 20, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 20, 2016 in in a debate:
Says Donald Trump "used undocumented labor to build the Trump Tower."
True
By Linda Qiu, Riley Snyder • October 20, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate:
"We have 17 intelligence agencies, civilian and military, who have all concluded that these espionage attacks, these cyberattacks, come from the highest levels of the Kremlin, and they are designed to influence our election."
True
By Lauren Carroll • October 20, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 19, 2016 in the third presidential debate:
"Heroin .. pours across our southern borders."  
True
By Jon Greenberg, Linda Qiu • October 20, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate:
Says Warren Buffett has publicly said his secretary "should not be paying a higher tax rate" than him.
True
By Rachel Tiede • October 18, 2016
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on October 17, 2016 in a U.S. Senate debate in Orlando:
"Marco Rubio made it clear: Not only does he think Donald Trump is a con man, he went on to say he doesn't trust Donald Trump with the nuclear codes."
True
By Allison Graves • October 18, 2016
Bruce Elfant
Bruce Elfant
stated on October 10, 2016 in a press conference:
Says over 90 percent of Travis County’s eligible residents have registered to vote.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 14, 2016
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