Latest Fact-Checks By Lauren Carroll

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Hillary Clinton says American 401(k)s lost $100 billion after Brexit vote

June 28, 2016

After Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, "within 24 hours, Americans lost $100 billion from our 401(k)s."

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Tim Kaine on Brexit vote: Young people voted to stay, old people voted to leave

June 26, 2016

Says British voters "under 50, especially millennials, overwhelmingly voted to stay," in the European Union. "It was older voters who voted to leave."

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Clinton, Trump both say Moody’s economist is on the other team

June 24, 2016

Says Mark Zandi, who wrote a report criticizing Donald Trump’s economic proposals, is "one of Sen. John McCain's former economic advisers."

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Hillary Clinton: Pregnancy-related deaths dropped after Roe vs. Wade legalized abortion

June 24, 2016

As a result of Roe vs. Wade, "America’s maternal mortality rate dropped dramatically."

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Donald Trump says Hillary Clinton ‘slept’ through Benghazi attack

June 23, 2016

The Benghazi victims were "left helpless to die as Hillary Clinton soundly slept in her bed."

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Super PAC ad says Trump likes war, even nuclear, but that needs context

June 19, 2016

Says Donald Trump has said he loves war, "including with nukes."

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Rush Limbaugh asks why Cincinnati Zoo gorilla hadn’t evolved into a human

June 3, 2016

The presence of gorillas calls into question the concept of evolution.

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Fact-checking Hillary Clinton’s claim that her email practices were ‘allowed’

May 31, 2016

"It was allowed," referring to her email practices.

Hillary Clinton says 2015 was the best year in US auto industry history

May 20, 2016

"We just had the best year for the auto industry in America in history."

Most GOP nominees since 1970s have released their tax returns, Fox’s Chris Wallace says

May 18, 2016

"Every Republican nominee since Richard Nixon, who at one time was under an audit, has released their tax returns."

Hillary Clinton says market forces made coal companies go bankrupt

May 10, 2016

"The market is making this decision. The market has driven down the cost of coal, so you have companies going bankrupt."

Donald Trump wrongly says noncitizens can vote when there is same-day voter registration

May 8, 2016

"You have to be a citizen to vote," but with same-day voter registration, "you have places where people just walk in and vote."

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