Fact Check Posts – Page 6

Huckabee says six of the 10 wealthiest U.S. counties surround D.C.

By Sean Gorman

September 29, 2015

"Six of the 10 richest counties in the United States surround Washington, D.C."

Mary Mannix says about half of Virginia’s rural hospitals run in the red

By Sean Gorman

September 22, 2015

"Just about half of rural hospitals operate in the red in Virginia. They operate at a loss."

Bernie Sanders says top 0.1% in U.S. have almost as much wealth as bottom 90%

By Sean Gorman

September 21, 2015

"The top 1/10th of 1 percent today in America owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent."

Barry DuVal says U.S. is only major oil producer that bans crude exports

By Sean Gorman

September 17, 2015

"We're the only major oil-producing nation in the world with a self-imposed ban on exporting our crude oil to other nations."

Dan Gecker says U.S. only wealthy nation without universal health care

By Sean Gorman

September 1, 2015

"Of the 25 wealthiest nations, we're the only one that doesn't provide basic health coverage."

Glen Sturtevant says Virginia had “zero percent” growth last year

By Sean Gorman , Warren Fiske

August 25, 2015

"Last year, we had zero percent growth in GDP in Virginia ...The only states that did worse than us were Alaska and Mississippi."

Jim Webb says U.S. didn’t have income taxes until 1913

By Sean Gorman

August 24, 2015

"We did not even have a federal income tax in this country until 1913."

Dick Black says Jill McCabe backs selling fetal parts for profit

By Sean Gorman

August 10, 2015

Says Jill McCabe "supports late term abortions. Larger baby parts are more profitable."

Webb says U.S. has world’s highest incarceration rate

By Sean Gorman

August 10, 2015

"The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world."

Connolly says U.S. road spending, based on GDP, is one-third of 1960 level

By Sean Gorman

August 3, 2015

"In 1960, we spent more than 3 percent of our GDP on infrastructure projects like the Interstate Highway. Today we spend less than 1 percent…

Goodlatte says deportations from U.S. interior have fallen under Obama

By Sean Gorman

July 20, 2015

"The actual deportations from the interior of the country are way down" under President Obama.

E.W. Jackson says Obama is cutting Naval fleet to 1917 level

By Sean Gorman

July 13, 2015

Says President Obama "is reducing our naval fleet to 1917 levels..."

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Huckabee says six of the 10 wealthiest U.S. counties surround D.C.

Mary Mannix says about half of Virginia’s rural hospitals run in the red

Bernie Sanders says top 0.1% in U.S. have almost as much wealth as bottom 90%

Barry DuVal says U.S. is only major oil producer that bans crude exports

Dan Gecker says U.S. only wealthy nation without universal health care

Glen Sturtevant says Virginia had “zero percent” growth last year

Jim Webb says U.S. didn’t have income taxes until 1913

Dick Black says Jill McCabe backs selling fetal parts for profit

Webb says U.S. has world’s highest incarceration rate

Connolly says U.S. road spending, based on GDP, is one-third of 1960 level

Goodlatte says deportations from U.S. interior have fallen under Obama

E.W. Jackson says Obama is cutting Naval fleet to 1917 level