Fact Check Posts – Page 26

CNN panelist misses the mark on GOP support of Medicare for All

By Bill McCarthy

July 2, 2019

"Fifty percent of Republicans are in favor of Medicare for All."

Fox Business host wrongly claimed market crashed as ‘instant reaction’ to Obama’s 2008 election

By Bill McCarthy

June 25, 2019

"When President Obama was elected, the market crashed … Trump was up 9%, President Obama was down 14.8% and President Bush was down almost 4%.…

Fact-checking Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s comments on Amazon, “starvation wages” and food stamps

By Bill McCarthy

June 21, 2019

Says Amazon is "paying full-time employees so little that they require gov food assistance."

No, Nixon was never officially impeached. He resigned first

By Bill McCarthy

June 13, 2019

"Richard Nixon was the last president to be impeached."

Democratic congressional candidate right about poor military facilities

By Bill McCarthy

April 23, 2019

"Currently, 23 percent of our military's infrastructure is graded as 'poor' while 9 percent is 'failing.'"

Do all North Carolina teachers get a work-free lunch break?

By Bill McCarthy

April 16, 2019

Says all North Carolina teachers do not currently get a "duty free lunch break."

Meadows wrongly claims Obama removed census citizenship question in 2010

By Bill McCarthy

April 4, 2019

"The previous administration under President Barack Obama really was the first time that we didn’t ask a citizenship-type question … for the first time in…

Fact-checking Mark Walker’s video on HR 1’s campaign-finance provisions

By Bill McCarthy

March 26, 2019

"HR 1 is going to take your hard-earned tax dollars and millions more and send them to (a political candidate’s) campaign so (they) can put…

North Carolina lawmaker points out shrinking gap in high-school graduation rates

By Bill McCarthy

March 7, 2019

"Since 2011, the gap in high school graduation rates between African-American students and all students has been cut in half, from 6.4 percent to 3.1…

Cooper calls attention to aging North Carolina schools during annual address

By Bill McCarthy

March 5, 2019

"Right now, four in 10 public schools in our state are at least 50 years old."

Are border crossings at “historically low levels,” as Rep. David Price says?

By Bill McCarthy

February 22, 2019

Says border "crossings remain at historically low levels."

Would Medicaid expansion bring 40,000 jobs to North Carolina, as state House Democrat says?

By Bill McCarthy

February 13, 2019

"Expanding Medicaid would bring 40,000 jobs to North Carolina."

Latest Fact Checks By Bill McCarthy

CNN panelist misses the mark on GOP support of Medicare for All

Fox Business host wrongly claimed market crashed as ‘instant reaction’ to Obama’s 2008 election

Fact-checking Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s comments on Amazon, “starvation wages” and food stamps

No, Nixon was never officially impeached. He resigned first

Democratic congressional candidate right about poor military facilities

Do all North Carolina teachers get a work-free lunch break?

Meadows wrongly claims Obama removed census citizenship question in 2010

Fact-checking Mark Walker’s video on HR 1’s campaign-finance provisions

North Carolina lawmaker points out shrinking gap in high-school graduation rates

Cooper calls attention to aging North Carolina schools during annual address

Are border crossings at “historically low levels,” as Rep. David Price says?

Would Medicaid expansion bring 40,000 jobs to North Carolina, as state House Democrat says?