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Newt Gingrich

Newt Gingrich is a political adviser and author. A former Georgia congressman, Gingrich served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. Gingrich sought the GOP nomination for president in 2012.

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Latest Fact-Checks Of Newt Gingrich

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By Michael Majchrowicz
October 5, 2022

Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman’s tattoo references ‘heroin use’ and the Crips

Was Barack Obama’s best economic year worse than Bill Clinton’s weakest?
By Louis Jacobson
July 27, 2017

In economic growth, "Obama's best year was slower than Bill Clinton's worst year."

Newt Gingrich misleads with point that House health care bill grows Medicaid spending
By Joshua Gillin
June 28, 2017

Under the House health care bill, Medicaid spending "actually goes up 20 percent over the next 10 years."

The baseless claim that slain DNC staffer Seth Rich gave emails to WikiLeaks
By Lauren Carroll
May 23, 2017

Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich "apparently was assassinated at 4 in the morning, having given WikiLeaks something like 53,000 emails and 17,000 attachments. ...…

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By Warren Fiske
December 12, 2016

"We adopted the modern Social Security system at a time when the average person died before they were old enough to get Social Security."

Gingrich: Hillary Clinton broke law with foreign Clinton Foundation donations
By Lauren Carroll, Tyler Adkisson
November 6, 2016

"There’s a section in the Constitution called the Emoluments Clause that says no one, nor their spouses, can take money from foreigners. (Hillary Clinton) has…

Newt Gingrich misleading in saying Bill Clinton paid $850,000 ‘penalty’
By Louis Jacobson
October 27, 2016

In the Paula Jones case, Bill Clinton paid an "$850,000 penalty."

Gingrich spins Clinton’s words on Trump and terrorism
By Jim Tharpe
September 23, 2016

Hillary Clinton said, "with a straight face, that the terrorist attacks this weekend were caused by Donald J. Trump"

Newt Gingrich says Hillary Clinton wants to increase number of Syrian refugees by 500 percent
By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Miriam Valverde
July 21, 2016

Says "Hillary (Clinton) wants to increase the number (of Syrian refugees) by 500 percent."

Gingrich: Pakistan offers rich ISIS recruiting base
By Jon Greenberg
July 21, 2016

"Just 9 percent of Muslims in Pakistan view ISIS favorably. Unfortunately, that 9 percent is 16 million people. And that’s just one country."

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