Latest Fact-Checks By John Kruzel

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Shokin protests

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

September 26, 2019

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

Salvation Army

Don’t be duped by bogus audit of charitable groups

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.

Trump baltimore GOP dinner

Donald Trump exaggerates US energy independence

September 13, 2019

The United States is "very energy independent."

Kavanaugh

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

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…

Andrew Yang

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

September 6, 2019

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

Amazon rainforest fire

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

September 6, 2019

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

Bernie being Bernie

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

August 27, 2019

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

border patrol agents near a fence

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

August 26, 2019

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

Trump SNHU

Donald Trump wrong on Google manipulating election results

August 19, 2019

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

Trump rally Cincinnati

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

August 2, 2019

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

Ben Carson Baltimore

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

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."

Joe Biden in New Hampshire May 2019

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

May 30, 2019

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

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