Claim: "Even after Syrian troops began to shoot protesters in the streets with live ammunition in 2011, Clinton labeled Bashar al-Assad a 'reformer.' "
Fact-check: Marco Rubio says Hillary Clinton called Syria's Bashar al-Assad a 'reformer'  
Verdict: half-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Katie Sanders;Amy Sherman
Date published: 2015-10-23T00:00:00