Taylor Leighton

Taylor Leighton

PolitiFact staff

Taylor Leighton is a PolitiFact intern and a student at the University of Chicago.

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Tom Harkin
Tom Harkin
stated on July 26, 2016 in in a speech at the Democratic National Convention:
Says "employers are still allowed to pay people with disabilities below the minimum wage."
Mostly True
By Taylor Leighton • August 12, 2016
Howard Dean
Howard Dean
stated on July 26, 2016 in in a speech at the Democratic National Convention:
"Mike Pence voted against expanding the Children’s Health Insurance program, which Hillary helped to start."
Mostly True
By Taylor Leighton • August 8, 2016
Luis Gutierrez
Luis Gutierrez
stated on May 12, 2016 in in a speech:
"Every single strawberry that is served to Members of Congress will have passed through the rough hands of an undocumented immigrant."
Half-True
By Taylor Leighton • July 22, 2016
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on June 18, 2016 in a Medium post:
"40% of Americans know someone who has been killed by a gun."
Mostly True
By Taylor Leighton • July 7, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 21, 2016 in a tweet:
"Hillary Clinton surged the trade deficit with China 40% as Secretary of State, costing Americans millions of jobs."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson, Taylor Leighton • June 28, 2016
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