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23 years ago

Clinton
Hillary Clinton

Says Donald Trump "says organized crime runs wild on reservations."

— PolitiFact National on Friday, November 4th, 2016

Mostly True

A conservative number

Warner
Mark Warner

Says Donald Trump has "bankrupt four separate businesses."

— PolitiFact Virginia on Monday, July 11th, 2016

Half-True

Figuring out Florida revenues is a crapshoot

Van Zant
Charles Van Zant

"For every time the state gets paid a dollar in taxes (on gambling), somebody loses $6."

— PolitiFact Florida on Thursday, March 3rd, 2016

Mostly True

Not every compact plays by the same rules

Seminole Tribe of Florida
Seminole Tribe of Florida

The Seminole gambling compact offers "$3 billion in guaranteed revenue, the largest share for any state in history."  

— PolitiFact Florida on Thursday, February 11th, 2016

Mostly True

Vegas oddsmakers favor Bulldogs

ESPN
ESPN

Alabama’s Crimson Tide will be the underdog in Saturday’s game against the Georgia Bulldogs, the first time in 72 consecutive games that Alabama has not been favored by oddsmakers to win.

— PolitiFact Georgia on Thursday, October 1st, 2015