Fact Check Posts – Politifact

Was a prison built every 10 days to house a fast-growing population of nonviolent inmates?

By Keely Herring

July 31, 2015

"We built a new prison every 10 days between 1990 and 2005 to keep up with our mass incarceration explosion of nonviolent offenders."

Did a Vermont pastor get sentenced to prison for refusing to marry a gay couple?

By Keely Herring

July 16, 2015

"Christian Pastor in Vermont Sentenced to One Year in Prison After Refusing to Marry Gay Couple"

Did Chris Christie veto equal pay for women, as Ultraviolet says?

By Keely Herring

July 13, 2015

Says Chris Christie "vetoed equal pay for women 3 times. He only let the bill pass once it became a damaging campaign issue."

Ted Cruz changed position on Trade Promotion Authority, also called fast-track

By Keely Herring

July 8, 2015

On support for Trade Promotion Authority, called fast-track

Chris Christie says parent and teacher complaints prompted change on Common Core

By Keely Herring

June 24, 2015

On Common Core.

Is Barack Obama correct that mass killings don’t happen in other countries?

By Keely Herring , Louis Jacobson

June 22, 2015

"This type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesn’t happen in other places with this kind of frequency."

Meme says Bill Clinton, George W. Bush had basically the same policy on Iraq

By Keely Herring , Louis Jacobson

June 16, 2015

Says Bill Clinton "gave a speech in 1996 about Iraq having WMDs" and said "we needed a regime change," even though everyone blamed those things…

A federal court said Rick Perry okayed a law intended to discriminate, says Hillary Clinton

By Keely Herring , Linda Qiu

June 9, 2015

"Former Gov. Rick Perry signed a law that a federal court said was actually written with the purpose of discriminating against minority voters."

Hillary Clinton says Chris Christie vetoed early voting

By Keely Herring , Linda Qiu

June 9, 2015

"In New Jersey, Gov. Christie vetoed legislation to extend early voting."

Latest Fact Checks By Keely Herring

Was a prison built every 10 days to house a fast-growing population of nonviolent inmates?

Did a Vermont pastor get sentenced to prison for refusing to marry a gay couple?

Did Chris Christie veto equal pay for women, as Ultraviolet says?

Ted Cruz changed position on Trade Promotion Authority, also called fast-track

Chris Christie says parent and teacher complaints prompted change on Common Core

Is Barack Obama correct that mass killings don’t happen in other countries?

Meme says Bill Clinton, George W. Bush had basically the same policy on Iraq

A federal court said Rick Perry okayed a law intended to discriminate, says Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton says Chris Christie vetoed early voting