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Donald Trump stated on October 13, 2016 in a speech:

Says Hillary Clinton was "let off the hook" for her email scandal while Gen. David Petraeus had his life "destroyed for doing far, far less."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 18, 2016

Donald Trump stated on October 17, 2016 in a tweet:

"Of course, there is large scale voter fraud happening on and before election day."

By Linda Qiu • October 17, 2016

Donald Trump stated on September 19, 2016 in an interview on Fox News:

Says Israel profiles based on ethnicity and "does it very successfully."

By Linda Qiu • September 23, 2016

Americans for Prosperity stated on September 14, 2016 in a campaign ad:

"300,000 Floridians have lost their health insurance" as a result of Obamacare.

By Louis Jacobson • September 19, 2016

Donald Trump stated on August 30, 2016 in an email:

"It has been 269 days since (Hillary) Clinton has held a press conference."

By Louis Jacobson • August 31, 2016

Donald Trump stated on July 5, 2016 in a speech in Raleigh, N.C.:

"We got the highest vote count in the history of the Republican Party."

By Will Doran • July 8, 2016

Donald Trump stated on June 21, 2016 in an email:

"As Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton laundered money to Bill Clinton through Laureate Education, while Bill Clinton was an honorary chairman of the group."

By Joseph Cariz, Lauren Carroll • July 1, 2016

Hillary Clinton stated on June 2, 2016 in a foreign policy speech:

Says Donald Trump said the U.S. should "encourage" Japan to get nuclear weapons.

By Louis Jacobson • June 6, 2016

Donald Trump stated on June 1, 2016 in a rally in Sacramento, Calif.:

Says Hillary Clinton has spoken "such lies about my foreign policy. They said I want Japan to … get nuclear weapons. Give me a break."

By Louis Jacobson • June 2, 2016

Jorge Ramos stated on March 9, 2016 in an interview on NPR:

Says 80 journalists have been killed in Mexico in the last decade.

By Eleanor Dearman • April 8, 2016

Ted Cruz stated on March 13, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press":

"More than once, I've actually had a conversation with the protesters on substance."

By Linda Qiu • March 13, 2016

Hillary Clinton stated on March 9, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Miami:

In 2006, Bernie Sanders "voted in the House with hard-line Republicans for indefinite detention for undocumented immigrants, and then he sided with those Republicans to stand with vigilantes known as Minutemen who were taking up outposts along the border to hunt down immigrants."

By Louis Jacobson • March 10, 2016

Bob Goodlatte stated on February 15, 2016 in a TV interview.:

"It’s highly unusual to have a Supreme Court confirmation in a presidential election year. The last one was 1940."

By Sean Gorman • February 22, 2016

Rand Paul stated on December 6, 2015 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press':

"In France, they have a (surveillance) program a thousandfold more invasive" than the United States.

By Louis Jacobson • December 8, 2015

Viral image stated on June 20, 2015 in a post shared on Facebook:

Says after leaving the White House, Hillary Clinton "was forced to return an estimated $200,000 in White House china, furniture and artwork that she had stolen."

By Jon Greenberg • October 1, 2015

Ruth's List Florida stated on September 22, 2015 in an email to voters:

"Twenty-six men named William have been elected to statewide office and only seven women have had the honor."

By Joshua Gillin • September 28, 2015

Bill Clinton stated on June 14, 2015 in comments on CNN's State of the Union:

After a federal inquiry corroborated Hillary Clinton on Whitewater, "the next day, there was nothing in the media about it."

By Linda Qiu, Christian Belanger • June 23, 2015

Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech:

"Even our nuclear arsenal doesn't work. It came out recently they have equipment that is 30 years old. They don't know if it worked."

By Louis Jacobson • June 18, 2015

Jeb Bush stated on May 16, 2015 in a speech at the Iowa GOP Lincoln Day dinner:

"One person has been fired" at the Veterans Administration for withholding services.

By Amy Sherman • May 22, 2015

Occupy Democrats stated on May 4, 2015 in a Facebook meme:

"Ben Carson is running for president to ‘eliminate dependency on government.’ But he doesn’t mention that he grew up in public schools, got public housing and food stamps, got free glasses from a government program, was helped by Affirmative Action, and got Pell Grants for college."

By Katie Sanders • May 11, 2015

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