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Gary Johnson

Gary Johnson

Gary Johnson is the Libertarian nominee for president in 2016. He was also the party's nominee in 2012. He previously served as governor of New Mexico as a Republican.

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Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on September 4, 2016 a campaign appearance
Says he and his running mate "are the only candidates that do believe in free trade."
Half-True
By Cara Lombardo • October 25, 2016
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on September 4, 2016 an interview
"Sixty percent of Americans now support legalizing marijuana."  
Mostly True
September 23, 2016
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on August 29, 2016 an interview.
"Undocumented workers crossing the border right now is at a 12-year low."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • September 6, 2016
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on August 22, 2016 media appearances
"None of the polls being conducted right now have us on the top line. None of them. It's always Trump and Clinton and then second question, third question. ... If we were included in the top line, as Johnson/Trump/Clinton, we'd be at 20 percent."
False
By Adam Thorp • August 29, 2016
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on August 5, 2016 a Medium post
"Most Americans support" the legalization of marijuana.
True
By Louis Jacobson • August 17, 2016
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on August 3, 2016 a town hall meeting
Legal prescription drugs "statistically kill 100,000 people a year, (but) there are no documented deaths due to marijuana."
Half-True
By Joseph Cariz • August 16, 2016
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on August 11, 2016 an interview on Fox News
"The Pentagon itself says that we could eliminate 20 percent of U.S. bases."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 15, 2016
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on July 3, 2016 an interview on CNN
"(Mexican immigrants) are more law-abiding than U.S. citizens and that is a statistic."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • July 14, 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
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on August 17, 2012 an interview with Evan Smith on “Overheard,” premiered Sept. 6, 2012
"I am going to be on the ballot in all 50 states. There is no other third-party candidate that’s going to come close to achieving that."  
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 20, 2012
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on June 5, 2012 an interview on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"
"Right now, I’m polling at about 8 percent" against Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • June 6, 2012
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on February 25, 2012 a forum
"Fifty percent of the graduating class of the year 2012 will have smoked marijuana or have done illegal drugs."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • March 7, 2012
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on September 19, 2011 a meeting with the Nashua "Telegraph" editorial board
"It costs more money to put a person on death row than it does to lock them up for the rest of their lives because of attorney fees."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • September 29, 2011
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on September 22, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Orlando, Fla.
"We're bankrupt."
False
By Becky Bowers, Louis Jacobson • September 23, 2011
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on September 19, 2011 an interview with the editorial board of the 'Telegraph.'
Says the United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world with 2.3 million inmates, and the majority of Americans are imprisoned because they sold small amounts of drugs.
Half-True
By Maryalice Gill • September 22, 2011
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on July 14, 2011 an interview with the 'New Hampshire Business Review"
"New Mexico is the second Hollywood" because of tax incentives for the film industry.
Half-True
By John Gregg • July 15, 2011
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on May 5, 2011 a Republican presidential debate
"We have the highest corporate income tax in the world right now."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 6, 2011
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Latest Fact-Checks About Gary Johnson

Chelsea Clinton
Chelsea Clinton
stated on September 28, 2016 an interview with Cosmo
Says "Gary Johnson and the Libertarian Party want to get rid of the public school system."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 29, 2016
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