Latest Fact Checks By Jon Greenberg

Biden wrong that McDonald’s workers can’t jump to competing chains

By Jon Greenberg

July 28, 2020

“McDonald’s (makes) you all sign noncompete contracts that you cannot go across town to try to get a job at Burger King.”

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Donald Trump’s faulty claim that Biden wants to end school choice

By Jon Greenberg

July 17, 2020

“Joe Biden wants to end school choice.”

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Donald Trump’s false claim that 99% of COVID-19 cases are harmless

By Jon Greenberg

July 6, 2020

Says 99% of COVID-19 cases “are totally harmless.”

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No, Osama bin Laden did not endorse Joe Biden

By Jon Greenberg

June 19, 2020

Says Osama bin Laden endorsed Joe Biden

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Donald Trump’s Pants on Fire claim that nobody had heard of Juneteenth

By Jon Greenberg

June 18, 2020

Says before he planned a rally on June 19 “nobody had ever heard of” Juneteenth.

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Blacks, Hispanics less likely to have jobs where they can work from home

By Jon Greenberg

June 16, 2020

In COVID-19 crisis, “only 20% of African Americans had jobs where they could work from home.”

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No, Kente cloth worn by Democrats is not a symbol of slavery

By Jon Greenberg

June 12, 2020

Wearing the Kente cloth “worn by affluent African slave traders” is “like honoring Jews by wearing swastikas.”

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Barr says federal police didn’t use chemical irritants to clear area by DC church. They did

By Jon Greenberg

June 8, 2020

“There were not chemical irritants” used to clear a crowd. Pepper balls are “not a chemical irritant.”

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White House says officers didn’t fire tear gas, rubber bullets on protesters. Why that’s misleading

By Jon Greenberg

June 4, 2020

“No tear gas was used and no rubber bullets were used.”

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Donald Trump spreads baseless claim that MSNBC host murdered a staff member in 2001

By Jon Greenberg

May 26, 2020

There are “many unanswered and obvious questions” about the 2001 death of a staff member of Joe Scarborough.

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No, House Democrats did not sneak long recess into HEROES Act

By Jon Greenberg

May 22, 2020

“The House Democrats snuck a provision into their $3 trillion bailout bill today that would keep the house in recess until July 21.”

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Under Donald Trump, key CDC US staff in China fell to 0

By Jon Greenberg

May 21, 2020

The U.S. had 44 CDC staffers “in China to observe what was going on. (President Trump) brought home the vast majority of them, I think…

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