Latest Fact Checks By Jon Greenberg

Clinton tips hat to Bernie Sanders, but uses out of date statistic

By Jon Greenberg , Linda Qiu

July 29, 2016

"More than 90 percent of the gains have gone to the top 1 percent."  

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Clinton: Deaths of Dallas police drew nearly 500 job applicants

By Jon Greenberg

July 29, 2016

After the shootings of Dallas policemen, "nearly 500 people applied in just 12 days."

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Biden: Almost right on U.S. workers as the most productive

By Jon Greenberg

July 28, 2016

"We have the most productive workers in the world."

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Yes, human trafficking ranks No. 3 in world crime

By Jon Greenberg

July 27, 2016

"Human trafficking is the third-biggest criminal enterprise in the world."  

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Sanders: Trump would allow states to lower the minimum wage

By Jon Greenberg

July 26, 2016

Says Donald Trump "believes that states should actually have the right to lower the minimum wage below $7.25."

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Yes, the United States is the only industrialized nation without paid family leave

By Jon Greenberg

July 26, 2016

"We are the only industrialized nation that doesn't guarantee workers paid family leave."

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UNICEF: More girls in South Sudan die in childbirth than graduate from high school

By Jon Greenberg

July 25, 2016

In South Sudan, "more teenage girls die in childbirth than finish high school."

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Trump gives half the story on trade deals, the Clintons and factory jobs

By Jon Greenberg

July 22, 2016

"America has lost nearly one third of its manufacturing jobs since 1997, following the enactment of disastrous trade deals supported by Bill and Hillary Clinton."  

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Gingrich: Pakistan offers rich ISIS recruiting base

By Jon Greenberg

July 21, 2016

"Just 9 percent of Muslims in Pakistan view ISIS favorably. Unfortunately, that 9 percent is 16 million people. And that’s just one country."

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Did Hillary Clinton flip-flop on Iran nuclear enrichment?

By Jon Greenberg

July 20, 2016

In 2010, Clinton "said Iran could enrich uranium. In 2014 she said she’s always argued against it."

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Trump says, without proof, that he recommended Ohio for GOP convention

By Jon Greenberg

July 19, 2016

Says as GOP was picking a convention city, "I recommended Ohio."

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How many police departments are in the United States?

By Jon Greenberg

July 10, 2016

"There are approximately 18,000 (police) departments in the United States."    

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