Latest Fact Checks By Linda Qiu

Do Tanzania farmers face prison terms for trading seeds thanks to foreign aid?

By Linda Qiu

February 10, 2017

"Tanzania farmers face 12 years in prison for trading seeds thanks to foreign aid."

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Does Melania Trump’s security detail cost more than federal arts budget?

By Linda Qiu

February 8, 2017

Says Melania Trump’s security detail at Trump Tower costs more than the annual budget for the National Endowment for the Arts.

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President Trump says 109 people were affected by travel ban. It’s at least 60,000

By Linda Qiu

February 6, 2017

Says "109 people out of hundreds of thousands of travelers" were affected by the immigration executive order.

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Trump claims Obama made deal to take thousands of illegal immigrants from Australia

By Linda Qiu , Miriam Valverde

February 2, 2017

"The Obama Administration agreed to take thousands of illegal immigrants from Australia."

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Spicer’s misleading claim that Trump’s National Security Council is ‘identical’ to Bush’s, Obama’s

By Linda Qiu

January 31, 2017

The language that's part of the president's National Security Council memo "is identical to the language" used by President George W. Bush in 2001 and…

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Why comparing Trump’s and Obama’s immigration restrictions is flawed

By Linda Qiu

January 30, 2017

"My policy is similar to what President Obama did in 2011 when he banned visas for refugees from Iraq for six months."

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No evidence for Trump claim that it was ‘impossible’ for Syrian Christians to enter U.S.

By Linda Qiu

January 29, 2017

"If you were a Muslim, you could come in, if you were a Christian, it was impossible."

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Here’s what you need to know about California’s climate change deal

By Linda Qiu

January 26, 2017

"One hundred and ninety-four countries signed the Paris Agreement to control greenhouse gases. Our own voluntary agreement to accomplish the same goal — the Under2…

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Are pads and tampons taxed but Viagra and Rogaine not?

By Linda Qiu

January 22, 2017

"Pads and tampons (are) still taxed when Viagra and Rogaine are not." 

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Donald Trump had biggest inaugural crowd ever? Metrics don’t show it

By Linda Qiu

January 22, 2017

"That was the largest audience to witness an inauguration, period."

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Trump’s exaggerated claim that John Lewis’ district is ‘falling apart’ and ‘crime infested’

By Linda Qiu

January 15, 2017

Says Georgia’s 5th congressional district, represented by John Lewis, is "in horrible shape and falling apart (not to mention crime infested)."

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Schumer: Trump and his HHS pick Tom Price at odds on Medicare

By Linda Qiu

January 10, 2017

Says Donald Trump campaigned on not cutting Medicare and Social Security, but his nominee for the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Tom Price, "made…

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