Latest Fact Checks By Lauren Carroll

At DNC, Barbara Boxer says Trump said women should be ‘punished’ for abortion

By Lauren Carroll

July 27, 2016

Says Donald Trump "said a woman should be punished for exercising her right to choose."  

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At DNC, Bernie Sanders repeats claim that top one-tenth of 1% owns as much wealth as bottom 90%

By Lauren Carroll

July 26, 2016

"The top one-tenth of 1 percent now owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent."

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Fact-checking the Funny Or Die video about Trump-brand products made overseas

By Lauren Carroll

July 26, 2016

Says Trump shirts are made in Bangladesh, Trump suits in Mexico, Trump Vodka in the Netherlands, Trump crystal barware in Slovenia and his cufflinks and…

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Hillary Clinton says Mike Pence ‘slashed’ education spending as Indiana governor

By Lauren Carroll

July 24, 2016

Says unlike Tim Kaine, who "invested" in education, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "slashed education funding."

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Donald Trump says goods trade deficit was almost $800 billion in 2015

By Lauren Carroll

July 22, 2016

"Our trade deficit in goods reached nearly … $800 billion last year alone."

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Donald Trump says Latino poverty has grown under Obama, ignores important stat

By Lauren Carroll

July 22, 2016

"Two million more Latinos are in poverty today than when President Obama took his oath of office less than eight years ago."

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Mike Pence stretches claim of record education spending in Indiana at Republican convention

By Lauren Carroll

July 21, 2016

Says as Indiana governor, he has made "record investments in education."

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Trump campaign chair pins Melania plagiarism story on Hillary Clinton’s campaign

By Lauren Carroll

July 19, 2016

"The Clinton camp was the first to get it out there and try to say there was something untoward about the speech that Melania Trump…

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GOP chair wrongly claims ‘facts’ show children do better with straight parents

By Lauren Carroll

July 17, 2016

"What the facts say" is ... "the best scenario for kids is a loving mom and dad."

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How the war on drugs affected incarceration rates

By Lauren Carroll

July 10, 2016

The war on drugs led to "a 500 percent increase in incarceration in our country, disproportionately affecting poor and disproportionately affecting minorities."  

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FBI findings tear holes in Hillary Clinton’s email defense

By Lauren Carroll

July 6, 2016

Says she "never received nor sent any material that was marked classified" on her private email server while secretary of state.

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Did Hillary Clinton launder millions of dollars while she was secretary of state?

By Joseph Cariz , Lauren Carroll

July 1, 2016

"As Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton laundered money to Bill Clinton through Laureate Education, while Bill Clinton was an honorary chairman of the group."  

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