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Donald Trump stated on February 16, 2017 in a news conference:

The media has "a lower approval rate than Congress."

By Jon Greenberg • February 16, 2017

Nikki Haley stated on May 17, 2016 in a forum.:

"More people today are leaving Virginia than moving in."

By Warren Fiske • May 31, 2016

Bill McRaven stated on January 21, 2016 in addressing the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board:

University of Texas undergraduate student debt "is less than $21,000… probably one of the lowest debts across the nation."

By W. Gardner Selby • May 12, 2016

Bernie Sanders stated on April 24, 2016 in a speech:

Says an array of statistics show that conditions in some parts of Baltimore rival that of "the West Bank in Palestine," "North Korea," and "distressed cities in Nigeria, India, China and South Africa."

By Linda Qiu • April 28, 2016

Patrick Murphy stated on April 6, 2016 in a conference call with reporters:

Florida’s regulations on the payday lending industry are "stronger than almost any other state."

By Amy Sherman • April 12, 2016

Bernie Sanders stated on February 24, 2016 in a news conference:

"Since (welfare reform) was signed into law, the number of families living in extreme poverty has more than doubled."

By Lauren Carroll • March 2, 2016

Environmental Justice League of R.I stated on January 12, 2016 in a report:

"In reality, gas produced by fracking is worse for the climate than coal."

By Mark Reynolds • January 24, 2016

Ezekiel Emanuel stated on November 3, 2015 in a discussion on MSNBC's "Up with Steve Kornacki":

Obamacare insurance cooperative failures "should be expected" because they're like any business, and "when you start businesses in America, at the fifth year, half of the businesses have closed."

By Jon Greenberg • November 10, 2015

Jeb Bush stated on October 14, 2015 in a town hall meeting in Concord, N.H.:

"If you're born poor, you're more likely to stay poor than any time in American history."

By Nick Reid • October 30, 2015

Donald Trump stated on August 2, 2015 in an interview on ABC "This Week":

Under President Barack Obama, income levels and unemployment numbers "are worse now than just about ever" for African-Americans.

By Louis Jacobson • August 2, 2015

Barack Obama stated on July 21, 2015 in an interview with Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show":

"The economy, by every metric, is better than when I came into office."

By Louis Jacobson • July 28, 2015

Hillary Clinton stated on June 23, 2015 in a speech in Florissant, Mo.:

American schools are "more segregated than they were in the 1960s."

By Linda Qiu • June 25, 2015

Gretchen Carlson stated on June 2, 2015 in a "Gretchen's Take" on The Real Story:

"Most polls show foreign nations have lower regard for the U.S. now than they did before Obama’s time."

By Katie Sanders • June 4, 2015

Jeb Bush stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech at Gov. Rick Scott's economic summit in Orlando:

Says that during his eight years as Florida governor, "we created 1.3 million net new jobs -- more jobs created than Texas."

By Amy Sherman • June 3, 2015

Facebook posts stated on May 17, 2015 in a meme on social media:

"During Obama's first five years as president, black unemployment increased 42 percent. During Reagan's presidency, black unemployment dropped 20 percent."

By Louis Jacobson • May 22, 2015

Richard Corcoran stated on April 16, 2015 in an email to constituents:

"Medicaid patients were 97 percent more likely to die than those with private insurance."

By Joshua Gillin • April 22, 2015

Bernie Sanders stated on March 31, 2015 in a talk in Austin:

"Half of all Americans have less than $10,000 in their savings account."

By W. Gardner Selby • April 9, 2015

Nicholas Kristof stated on December 4, 2014 in a broadcast of the "Daily Show":

"The United States right now incarcerates more African-Americans as a percentage than apartheid South Africa did."

By Jon Greenberg • December 11, 2014

Tavis Smiley stated on October 19, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week":

"This (Ebola) is not as bad as SARS was in 2003."

By Lauren Carroll • October 19, 2014

Mary Burke stated on September 29, 2014 in a radio interview:

Job creation has gotten worse each year that Scott Walker has been governor.

By James B. Nelson • October 8, 2014

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