claim: liberty university students "were mandated" to attend sen. ted cruz’s presidential announcement "or they would be fined."
author: jess mcintosh
evidence_1: mar 27, 2015 ... sen. ted cruz, r-texas, speaks at liberty university, founded by the late rev. ...  university in virginia to announce that he was running for president in ... what  you might not know about that gathering was that the students ...
evidence_2: mar 26, 2015 ... ted cruz's presidential announcement or face a $10 fine. ... students who skip a  convocation event (which is what cruz's speech was) will be fined $10. ... at  liberty university in lynchburg, va., were required to attend texas sen. ... cruz's  speech attracted a reported 11,000 people, but liberty says it has a ...
evidence_3: mar 23, 2015 ... sen. ted cruz (r-texas) delivered his first official 2016 presidential ... ceremony  at liberty university, a religious institution in lynchburg, virginia. ... event for  liberty students — and they are penalized with fines if they ... students'  frustrations with being required to attend cruz's speech in a facebook post.
evidence_4: mar 23, 2015 ... ted cruz (r-texas) received a very warm welcome from most of the 10,000  liberty university students present at his presidential campaign kickoff, not all  were happy that they had to attend the event or face a fine. ... students was junior  eli mcgowan, who runs the students for rand club in support of sen.
evidence_5: mar 25, 2015 ... rumor: students at liberty university faced a $10 fine if they missed a ted cruz  speech. ... for a ted cruz speech at liberty university were fined for their  absence ... university were required to attend ted cruz' presidential campaign ...  origins: on 23 march 2015, senator ted cruz announced his intent to ...