Latest Fact Checks By John Kruzel

Donald Trump’s boasts about former Ukrainian prosecutor’s fairness ring false

By John Kruzel

September 26, 2019

"A lot of people are talking about" the removal of a "very fair prosecutor" in Ukraine.

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Don’t be duped by bogus audit of charitable groups

By Jon Greenberg , John Kruzel

September 17, 2019

Says several well-known charities such as Goodwill and American Red Cross overpay their CEOs and spend a small percentage on helping people.

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Donald Trump exaggerates US energy independence

By John Kruzel

September 13, 2019

The United States is "very energy independent."

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It’s true: millions in dark money has been spent to tilt courts right

By John Kruzel

September 11, 2019

"One unnamed donor gave $17 million to the Leo-affiliated Judicial Crisis Network to block the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland and to support Gorsuch; then…

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Andrew Yang revives debunked claim about Green New Deal killing air travel

By John Kruzel

September 6, 2019

The Green New Deal "would do away with commercial air travel."

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Is Trump’s trade war to blame for the Amazon wildfires? That’s a reach

By John Kruzel

September 6, 2019

The Amazon rainforest fires are "directly related to trade" tensions between the United States and China. 

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Bernie Sanders is right that South Carolina spends more on prisons than schools

By John Kruzel

August 27, 2019

 "Last year, South Carolina spent $21,756 per prison inmate and $11,552 per student."

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The Trump administration is using DNA tests to crack down on “fake families” at the border

By John Kruzel

August 26, 2019

A federal pilot program to DNA test illegal immigrants showed "something like 30% (of test subjects) are fake families."

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Donald Trump wrong on Google manipulating election results

By John Kruzel

August 19, 2019

"Wow, Report Just Out! Google manipulated from 2.6 million to 16 million votes for Hillary Clinton in 2016 Election!"

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Donald Trump’s flawed comparison of homicide rates in Baltimore, Central America

By John Kruzel

August 2, 2019

"The homicide rate in Baltimore is significantly higher than El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala. ...  I believe it’s higher than Afghanistan."

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In Baltimore talk, Ben Carson highlights extremely low homelessness rates in Tokyo

By John Kruzel

August 1, 2019

 "You look at the homelessness situation. Take a city like Tokyo, which has more people than New York City. There's no homelessness there."

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Fact-check: Joe Biden’s defense of his 1994 crime bill and mass incarceration

By Jon Greenberg , John Kruzel

May 30, 2019

The 1994 crime bill "did not generate mass incarceration."

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