Latest Fact Checks By Lauren Carroll

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Donald Trump says he’s the only modern president to fill SCOTUS seat in 100 days

April 28, 2017
"For the first time in the modern political era, we have confirmed a new justice in the first 100 days."
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Trump has signed more bills in 100 days than any president since Truman, Spicer says

April 27, 2017
Trump has "worked with Congress to pass more legislation in his first 100 days than any president since Truman."
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Howard Dean’s wrong tweet that the Constitution doesn’t protect ‘hate speech’

April 21, 2017
"Hate speech is not protected by the first amendment."
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How much do Donald Trump’s trips to Mar-a-Lago cost?

April 18, 2017
"A trip to Mar-a-Lago costs taxpayers approximately $3.6 million, according to a Government Accountability Office report."
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Donald Trump changes NATO position: ‘It’s no longer obsolete’

April 12, 2017
On whether NATO is "obsolete."
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Donald Trump’s Syria strike looks a lot like Barack Obama’s plan, despite what Rubio, others say

April 12, 2017
The Obama administration’s 2013 Syria proposal "had no clear objective," while Trump’s Syria strike "had a clear strategic objective."
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Tom Cotton: It’s ‘unusual’ for White House officials like Susan Rice to make unmasking requests

April 6, 2017
"It is unusual" for a White House official like former National Security Adviser Susan Rice to make unmasking requests.
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Fact-checking Trump’s changing opinion on Syria and the ‘red line’

April 5, 2017
Says President Donald Trump "had a different opinion" in 2013 than he does now about whether (Barack) Obama should have intervened in Syria after Obama's…
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Congress let Internet providers ‘spy on’ your underwear purchases, advocacy group says

March 30, 2017
"215 members of Congress just voted to let your ISP spy on what type of underwear you buy and sell that data to advertisers." 
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Trump: Since China joined WTO, U.S. has lost 60,000 factories

March 24, 2017
"Since China joined — that’s another beauty — the WTO in 2001, the U.S. has lost many more than 60,000 factories."
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Trump’s False tweet that NSA, FBI said ‘Russia did not influence electoral process’

March 20, 2017
"The NSA and FBI tell Congress that Russia did not influence electoral process."
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