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Adam Thorp is a PolitiFact intern and a student at the University of Chicago.

Featured Statements

Gary Johnson
stated on August 22, 2016 in 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."

By Adam Thorp • August 29, 2016
Gary Johnson
stated on August 3, 2016 in a town hall meeting:

Legal prescription drugs "statistically kill 100,000 people a year, (but) there are no documented deaths due to marijuana."

By Joseph Cariz • August 16, 2016
Donald Trump
stated on July 27, 2016 in a Reddit Ask Me Anything:

"Youth unemployment is through the roof."

By Adam Thorp • August 4, 2016
Mike Pence
stated on July 12, 2016 in a speech at a Trump rally:

Says Hillary Clinton "took 13 hours to send help to Americans under fire" during the terrorist attack in Benghazi.

By Adam Thorp • July 14, 2016
William Johnson
stated on July 8, 2016 in an interview on Fox News:

"Condemning violence against the police and urging support for the police" is "markedly absent" from President Barack Obama’s public remarks.

By Adam Thorp • July 12, 2016
Elizabeth Warren
stated on June 28, 2016 in an interview on The View:

Says Donald Trump's position is "to roll back all" of the financial regulations passed after the financial crisis.

By Adam Thorp • July 5, 2016
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 21, 2016 in a speech:

Says Donald Trump’s proposed tax treatment of hedge fund managers "makes the current loophole even worse."

By Adam Thorp • July 1, 2016
Donald Trump
stated on June 21, 2016 in a campaign statement:

Says Hillary Clinton "filibustered legislation to reform" Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

By Adam Thorp • June 28, 2016