Latest Fact Checks By Lauren Carroll

Sean Spicer’s claim of a ‘dramatic expansion in the federal workforce’ is exaggerated

By Lauren Carroll

January 25, 2017

There has been a "dramatic expansion of the federal workforce in recent years."

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George Takei says White House removed pages about climate change, civil rights from website

By Lauren Carroll

January 23, 2017

"The White House removed its climate change web page. And the healthcare, civil rights and LGBT sections."

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Education nominee Betsy DeVos says a Wyoming school might need guns to stop grizzly bears

By Lauren Carroll

January 18, 2017

"I would imagine that there's probably a gun in the school (in Wapiti, Wyo.) to protect from potential grizzlies."

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Trump lawyer: Foreign dignitaries staying in a Trump hotel doesn’t violate Constitution

By Lauren Carroll

January 13, 2017

"Paying for a hotel room is not a gift or a present and it has nothing to do with an office. It's not an emolument." 

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Trump says Russians were unable to hack the Republican National Committee

By Lauren Carroll

January 11, 2017

The Russians "tried to hack the Republican National Committee, and they were unable to break through." 

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Claim that John Podesta’s email password was ‘password’ lacks evidence

By Lauren Carroll

January 6, 2017

Says John Podesta’s email password was "password." 

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Fake news blog says Obama bans sending Christmas cards to military

By Lauren Carroll

December 23, 2016

"Obama orders ban on Christmas cards to military."

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Fake news site says Sarah Palin to boycott Mall of America over black Santa

By Lauren Carroll

December 21, 2016

"Sarah Palin Calls To Boycott Mall Of America Because ‘Santa Was Always White In The Bible.’"

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Like Trump, ‘Hamilton was an immigration hawk,’ Rush Limbaugh says

By Lauren Carroll

November 22, 2016

"Alexander Hamilton was an immigration hawk."

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Giuliani: President Trump will be exempt from conflict-of-interest laws

By Lauren Carroll

November 16, 2016

Financial conflict-of-interest "laws don't apply to the president, right? So, the president doesn't have to have a blind trust."

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Donald Trump says New York Times apologized for ‘bad coverage’ of him

By Lauren Carroll

November 15, 2016

"The @nytimes sent a letter to their subscribers apologizing for their BAD coverage of me."

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Donald Trump wrongly tweets that he ‘never said’ more countries should have nuclear weapons

By Lauren Carroll

November 14, 2016

"The @nytimes states today that DJT believes ‘more countries should acquire nuclear weapons.’ How dishonest are they. I never said this!"

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