Fact Check Posts – Page 5

Occupy Democrats grossly twists Virginia school bathroom bill

By Sean Gorman

January 18, 2016

Says Virginia Del. Mark Cole "wants schools to check children’s genitals before using bathroom."

Landes claim Medicaid expansion could cost Virginia $1 billion a year based on shaky assumption

By Sean Gorman

January 11, 2016

Medicaid expansion "could cost the Commonwealth of Virginia over $1 billion a year..."

Cruz falsely claims U.S. law requires double fencing on border

By Sean Gorman

December 29, 2015

"Existing law right now requires 700 miles of double-layered border fencing" on the Mexico border.

Rob Wittman mostly right about the few nations ‘truly’ fighting ISIS

By Sean Gorman

December 22, 2015

"Only nine" coalition nations with the U.S. "are truly actively involved" in fighting the Islamic State.

A crime to transport dentures across state lines? Goodlatte’s claim has teeth

By Sean Gorman

December 7, 2015

"There is a federal criminal law that says it's a crime to transport dentures across state lines."

Cruz is right: Obama doesn’t link Islam to terrorism

By Sean Gorman

November 30, 2015

Says President Barack Obama "will not utter the words ‘radical Islamic terrorism’ and as matter of policy, nobody in the administration will say the words…

Sanders says it costs more to go prison than to the University of Virginia

By Sean Gorman

November 23, 2015

"It costs a hell of a lot more money to put somebody in jail than send them to the University of Virginia."

Sanders says Koch brothers are outspending either political party in 2016 elections

By Sean Gorman

November 6, 2015

The Koch Brothers are "spending more money than either the Democratic or Republican parties" in the 2016 elections.

McAuliffe says 40 percent of U.S. gun sales escape background checks

By Sean Gorman

November 2, 2015

"It has been estimated that nearly 40 percent of all guns sold in America are sold by private, unlicensed sellers either online or through gun…

2016 GOP candidate Mike Huckabee says DC region ‘never has a recession’

By Sean Gorman

October 19, 2015

The Washington D.C.-area "never has a recession."

Salaw says Virginia unemployment rate is at all-time low

By Sean Gorman

October 12, 2015

Virginia’s current unemployment rate is "the lowest in Virginia history."

Connolly says IRS lacks resources to collect $350 billion a year

By Sean Gorman

October 5, 2015

"It's estimated we leave somewhere north of $350 billion a year - that's billion - a year on the table uncollected because IRS doesn't have…

Latest Fact Checks By Sean Gorman

Occupy Democrats grossly twists Virginia school bathroom bill

Landes claim Medicaid expansion could cost Virginia $1 billion a year based on shaky assumption

Cruz falsely claims U.S. law requires double fencing on border

Rob Wittman mostly right about the few nations ‘truly’ fighting ISIS

A crime to transport dentures across state lines? Goodlatte’s claim has teeth

Cruz is right: Obama doesn’t link Islam to terrorism

Sanders says it costs more to go prison than to the University of Virginia

Sanders says Koch brothers are outspending either political party in 2016 elections

McAuliffe says 40 percent of U.S. gun sales escape background checks

2016 GOP candidate Mike Huckabee says DC region ‘never has a recession’

Salaw says Virginia unemployment rate is at all-time low

Connolly says IRS lacks resources to collect $350 billion a year