Latest Fact Checks By Jon Greenberg

Donald Trump’s false claim that doctors inflate COVID-19 deaths to make more money

By Jon Greenberg

November 1, 2020

“Our doctors get more money if somebody dies from COVID. … So what they do is they say, ‘I'm sorry, but, you know, everybody dies…

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Donald Trump’s claim on GDP growth: Historic, yes. Surprise, no

By Jon Greenberg

October 30, 2020

“Nobody's ever seen a number like this… (33.1%) economic growth is four times greater than what the experts expected.”

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Trump campaign uses cherry-picked video to attack Biden

By Jon Greenberg

October 29, 2020

“When asked about court-packing, Biden's staff immediately escorts the camera out.”

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Trump wrong about auto plant coming to North Carolina

By Jon Greenberg , Paul Specht

October 28, 2020

Says North Carolina just landed an auto plant.

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No, suicides have not outpaced COVID-19 deaths

By Jon Greenberg

October 27, 2020

“More suicide deaths than coronavirus death past two months.”

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White House press secretary McEnany takes Biden’s words on voter fraud out of context

By Jon Greenberg

October 27, 2020

“Biden admits to voter fraud.”

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Arizona House race attack ad zeroes in on prescription drug prices

By Jon Greenberg

October 19, 2020

Says "David Schweikert took over $120,000 from the drug industry and voted against legislation to lower prescription drug prices."

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Donald Trump’s false claim that COVID-19 is less deadly than the flu

By Jon Greenberg

October 6, 2020

“Many people every year, sometimes over 100,000, and despite the vaccine, die from the flu … we are learning to live with Covid, in most…

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Fact-check: Why Barack Obama failed to fill over 100 judgeships

By Jon Greenberg

October 2, 2020

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden “left me 128 judges to fill. You just don’t do that.”

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Donald Trump falsely says 308,000 military people died waiting for care on Biden’s watch

By Jon Greenberg

September 30, 2020

Says Joe Biden “had 308,000 military people dying because you couldn’t provide them proper healthcare in the military.”

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No evidence Biden got debate questions early

By Jon Greenberg

September 30, 2020

“Word on the street is that Joe Biden got tonight’s debate questions in advance.”

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COVID-19 rules second only to slavery on civil liberties intrusions? Barr gets it wrong

By Jon Greenberg

September 22, 2020

“Putting a national lockdown, stay-at-home orders, is like house arrest. Other than slavery, which was a different kind of restraint, this is the greatest intrusion…

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