This statistic represents the truthfulness of candidate statements that have been reviewed by Politifact during and before the 2016 presidential campaign. As of March 7, 2016, 25 percent of statements made by John Kasich have been ranked as mostly true.
2016 U.S. Presidential election: truthfulness of Republican and Democratic candidate statements, as of March 2016
The percentage values were calculated by Statista using the data from Politico's graphs of candidate statements.
The link to Politifact's ranking of Republican nominees can be found here.
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PolitiFact. (March 7, 2016). 2016 U.S. Presidential election: truthfulness of Republican and Democratic candidate statements, as of March 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 01, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/519235/us-election-truthfulness-of-candidate-statements-2016/
PolitiFact. "2016 U.S. Presidential election: truthfulness of Republican and Democratic candidate statements, as of March 2016." Chart. March 7, 2016. Statista. Accessed July 01, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/519235/us-election-truthfulness-of-candidate-statements-2016/
PolitiFact. (2016). 2016 U.S. Presidential election: truthfulness of Republican and Democratic candidate statements, as of March 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 01, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/519235/us-election-truthfulness-of-candidate-statements-2016/
PolitiFact. "2016 U.S. Presidential Election: Truthfulness of Republican and Democratic Candidate Statements, as of March 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/519235/us-election-truthfulness-of-candidate-statements-2016/
PolitiFact, 2016 U.S. Presidential election: truthfulness of Republican and Democratic candidate statements, as of March 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/519235/us-election-truthfulness-of-candidate-statements-2016/ (last visited July 01, 2022)
