Latest Fact Checks By Bill McCarthy

Fact-checking false claims about debate moderator Kristen Welker of NBC

By Bill McCarthy

October 20, 2020

Says NBC News’ Kristen Welker “gave thousands of dollars to Obama, Clinton and Biden, is registered as a Democrat & her family spent Christmas with…

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Tucker Carlson distorts new CDC report, makes false mask claim

By Bill McCarthy

October 15, 2020

According to a recent CDC report, "almost everyone — 85% — who got the coronavirus in July was wearing a mask, and they were infected…

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Facebook video edits Joe Biden’s comments on running for Senate, president

By Bill McCarthy

October 14, 2020

Says Joe Biden said, “You know, we have to come together. That’s why I’m running. I’m running as a proud Democrat for the Senate. So…

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Fact-check: Biden’s wrong claim that Senate GOP’s Supreme Court move is ‘not constitutional’

By Bill McCarthy

October 13, 2020

Senate Republicans' move to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court in an election year is "not constitutional."

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No, video of Harris from 2019 doesn’t prove she lied about fracking in VP debate

By Bill McCarthy

October 12, 2020

Video from 2019 shows Kamala Harris “caught in a major lie” about fracking during the 2020 vice presidential debate.

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Trump ad takes Fauci out of context

By Bill McCarthy

October 11, 2020

Says Dr. Anthony Fauci said of Trump’s pandemic response, “I can’t imagine that … anybody could be doing more.”

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Trump’s tax defense jumbles details, overstates Biden’s role in 2009 bill

By Bill McCarthy

October 1, 2020

Says Joe Biden “passed a tax bill that gave us all these privileges for depreciation and for tax credits. We built a building, and we…

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Experts say Trump tax report shows aggressive tax avoidance, unusually persistent losses

By Bill McCarthy

September 30, 2020

President Donald Trump’s tax returns show “what any wealthy person's tax history is, if you can believe it — which is good years and bad…

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Local, national interviews show Kamala Harris has taken questions from media

By Bill McCarthy

September 25, 2020

Kamala Harris “has not formally taken questions from the press a single time” since she was announced as Joe Biden’s vice presidential pick.

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Bob Good misrepresents Joe Biden’s tax plan

By Bill McCarthy , Warren Fiske

September 22, 2020

“82% of Americans...would experience a tax increase if Biden were elected.”

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Biden’s false claim about when Trump campaign called for Supreme Court list

By Bill McCarthy

September 22, 2020

“The Trump campaign asked that I release the list (of potential Supreme Court nominees) only after (Ruth Bader Ginsburg) passed away.”

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Joe Biden wrongly claims Trump could’ve prevented every COVID-19 death

By Bill McCarthy

September 18, 2020

"If the president had done his job, had done his job from the beginning, all the people would still be alive. All the people. I'm…

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