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.
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 June 13, 2025, 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 June 13, 2025. 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: June 13, 2025. 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 June 13, 2025)
2016 U.S. Presidential election: truthfulness of Republican and Democratic candidate statements, as of March 2016 [Graph], PolitiFact, March 7, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/519235/us-election-truthfulness-of-candidate-statements-2016/
