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Are deaths from police shootings the highest in 20 years?

By Steve Contorno

December 3, 2014

"The number of killings of citizens by police is at a two-decade high."

Barack Obama: Position on immigration action through executive orders ‘hasn’t changed’

By Steve Contorno

November 20, 2014

"My position hasn’t changed" on using executive authority to address immigration issues.

Barack Obama says MIT professor Jonathan Gruber was just ‘some adviser’

By Steve Contorno

November 19, 2014

Says Jonathan Gruber was "some adviser who never worked on our staff."

Does the world agree that China has made ‘enormous progress’ on human rights?

By Steve Contorno

November 17, 2014

"China has made enormous progress in its human rights. That is a fact recognized by all the people in the world."

Chain email claims 214,000 doctors refuse to take patients with insurance bought on marketplaces

By Steve Contorno

November 6, 2014

"Over 214,000 doctors opt out of Obamacare exchanges."

Republicans are trying to impeach Barack Obama, civil rights group says

By Lauren Carroll , Steve Contorno

October 30, 2014

Republicans are "trying to impeach our president."

Barack Obama says you can’t get Ebola from riding on a bus or plane

By Steve Contorno

October 29, 2014

"You cannot get (Ebola) from just riding on a plane or bus."

Is the Ebola virus ‘incredibly contagious’ and ‘easy to catch,’ like Rand Paul says?

By Steve Contorno

October 27, 2014

Ebola is "incredibly contagious," "very transmissible" and "easy to catch."

Claim: Rand Paul’s budget would cut military in half

By Steve Contorno

October 26, 2014

Says Rand Paul "has put out budgets to cut the military in half."

Charlie Crist: Rick Scott rejected high-speed rail that would have created 60,000 jobs in Florida

By Steve Contorno

October 22, 2014

Says high-speed rail would have created 60,000 jobs.

Rick Scott: Fla. electric rates are lower since Charlie Crist left office and below national average

By Steve Contorno

October 21, 2014

"While (Charlie Crist) was governor, utility costs went up 30 percent and went from below the national average to above the national average. Since I…

Independent Senate candidate Larry Pressler claims Mount Rushmore presidents were independents, too

By Steve Contorno

October 16, 2014

"All four on Mount Rushmore, they were all independents at one critical point in their career."

Latest Fact Checks By Steve Contorno

Are deaths from police shootings the highest in 20 years?

Barack Obama: Position on immigration action through executive orders ‘hasn’t changed’

Barack Obama says MIT professor Jonathan Gruber was just ‘some adviser’

Does the world agree that China has made ‘enormous progress’ on human rights?

Chain email claims 214,000 doctors refuse to take patients with insurance bought on marketplaces

Republicans are trying to impeach Barack Obama, civil rights group says

Barack Obama says you can’t get Ebola from riding on a bus or plane

Is the Ebola virus ‘incredibly contagious’ and ‘easy to catch,’ like Rand Paul says?

Claim: Rand Paul’s budget would cut military in half

Charlie Crist: Rick Scott rejected high-speed rail that would have created 60,000 jobs in Florida

Rick Scott: Fla. electric rates are lower since Charlie Crist left office and below national average

Independent Senate candidate Larry Pressler claims Mount Rushmore presidents were independents, too