Fact Check Posts – Page 48

Pretty much on the money: Sanders says world’s 80 richest own more than the bottom half do

By Jon Greenberg

February 17, 2016

"The richest 80 people in the world own more wealth than the bottom half of the global population."

It’s true: Donald Trump once supported impeaching George W. Bush

By Jon Greenberg

February 16, 2016

Says Donald "Trump supported impeachment of President (George W.) Bush."

Canadian website wrongly links whooping cough vaccine to Zika

By Jon Greenberg

February 16, 2016

"The most likely triggering cause of (microcephaly)" is the "DTaP shot, a vaccine that had been recently mandated by the Brazilian government to be injected…

Kasich: Medicaid spending rose twice as fast under Jeb Bush

By Jon Greenberg

February 15, 2016

"When Jeb (Bush) was governor, his first four years as governor, his Medicaid program grew twice as fast as mine."

Ted Cruz overstates Supreme Court nomination ‘tradition’

By Jon Greenberg

February 14, 2016

"It has been 80 years since a Supreme Court vacancy was nominated and confirmed in an election year. There is a long tradition that you…

Blogger mangles info on African electrification aid project

By Jon Greenberg

February 11, 2016

"Obama spent $7 billion to bring electricity to Africa, failed miserably."

Bono, HIV/AIDS and public opinion: Correcting the record

By Jon Greenberg

February 9, 2016

"People think AIDS is done -- it’s not done."

Clinton says Sanders proposed Iranian troops in Syria

By Jon Greenberg

February 5, 2016

Says Bernie Sanders advocated putting "Iranian troops into Syria to try and resolve the conflict there. Putting them right on the doorstep of Israel."

Cruz repeats False attack about immigration bill letting Syrians in U.S. without background checks

By Joshua Gillin , Jon Greenberg

February 3, 2016

The 2013 immigration bill "expanded President Obama’s ability to bring Syrian refugees to this country without mandating any meaningful background checks."

Ted Cruz’s Pants on Fire claim that health care law is nation’s ‘biggest job-killer’

By Jon Greenberg

January 29, 2016

Obamacare "is the biggest job-killer in this country -- millions of Americans have lost their jobs, have been forced into part-time work."

Christie says neighbors of San Bernardino shooters knew more than they did

By Jon Greenberg

January 29, 2016

Neighbors of the San Bernardino shooters "knew that they were talking about trying to take our country and attack it."

Sanders spins the facts when he says campaign did not ‘go out and take’ Clinton data

By Jon Greenberg

December 22, 2015

"We didn't go out and take" information from the Hillary Clinton campaign.

Latest Fact Checks By Jon Greenberg

Pretty much on the money: Sanders says world’s 80 richest own more than the bottom half do

It’s true: Donald Trump once supported impeaching George W. Bush

Canadian website wrongly links whooping cough vaccine to Zika

Kasich: Medicaid spending rose twice as fast under Jeb Bush

Ted Cruz overstates Supreme Court nomination ‘tradition’

Blogger mangles info on African electrification aid project

Bono, HIV/AIDS and public opinion: Correcting the record

Clinton says Sanders proposed Iranian troops in Syria

Cruz repeats False attack about immigration bill letting Syrians in U.S. without background checks

Ted Cruz’s Pants on Fire claim that health care law is nation’s ‘biggest job-killer’

Christie says neighbors of San Bernardino shooters knew more than they did

Sanders spins the facts when he says campaign did not ‘go out and take’ Clinton data