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Latest Fact-Checks By Katie Sanders

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Viral image
Viral image
stated on July 15, 2021 Facebook posts
An image shows President Joe Biden touching Olivia Rodrigo’s shoulders during a White House press briefing.
Pants on Fire!
By Katie Sanders • July 16, 2021
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on September 18, 2020 a statement
On confirming a Supreme Court nominee in a presidential election year.
Full Flop
By Katie Sanders, Louis Jacobson • September 22, 2020
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 19, 2020 a faked screenshot
Says Ruth Bader Ginsburg tweeted, “I have information that will lead to the arrest of Hillary Clinton.”
Pants on Fire!
By Katie Sanders • September 20, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 7, 2020 a post
Photo shows “some of the firefighters in California fighting fires 24/7 to save people's lives and property.”
False
By Katie Sanders • September 13, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 11, 2020 a post
“KXL Radio in Portland reported today that Firefighters are now being shot at by suspected Antifa and BLM members.”
False
By Katie Sanders • September 13, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 1, 2020 a post on Facebook
Says the CEO of Camping World told Trump supporters “Frankly, don’t shop at my business.”
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • February 29, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 18, 2017 a tweet
"The new Rasmussen Poll, one of the most accurate in the 2016 Election, just out with a Trump 50% Approval Rating. That's higher than O's #'s!"
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders, Louis Jacobson • June 19, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 4, 2017 a tweet
"At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack and Mayor of London says there is ‘no reason to be alarmed!’ "
False
By Katie Sanders • June 4, 2017
Ivanka Trump
Ivanka Trump
stated on May 1, 2017 her new book
Says John Quincy Adams said, "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader."
False
By Katie Sanders • May 5, 2017
Stephen Miller
Stephen Miller
stated on February 12, 2017 an interview on ABC's "This Week"
"This issue of busing voters in to New Hampshire is widely known by anyone who’s worked in New Hampshire politics. It’s very real, it’s very serious."
Pants on Fire!
By Katie Sanders • February 12, 2017
Sharon Day
Sharon Day
stated on July 19, 2016 a speech at the Republican convention
As a senator, Hillary Clinton "paid women less than the men" in her office.
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Katie Sanders • July 20, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on January 19, 2016 a town hall in Underwood, Iowa
"I have a D-minus voting record from the NRA."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • January 20, 2016
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on October 22, 2015 an op-ed in Breitbart
"Even after Syrian troops began to shoot protesters in the streets with live ammunition in 2011, Clinton labeled Bashar al-Assad a ‘reformer.' "  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman, Katie Sanders • October 23, 2015
NowThis
NowThis
stated on October 15, 2015 a video shared on social media
Says CNN deleted an online poll showing Bernie Sanders won the first Democratic presidential debate to help out Hillary Clinton.
Pants on Fire!
By Katie Sanders • October 19, 2015
X posts
X posts
stated on October 4, 2015 tweets
Says Donald Trump’s "Make America Great Again" hats were made in China.
Pants on Fire!
By Katie Sanders • October 7, 2015
Dana Loesch
Dana Loesch
stated on September 29, 2015 a tweet
Says Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards was "forced to concede that 86 percent of Planned Parenthood’s revenue is from abortion."
False
By Katie Sanders • October 5, 2015
Viral image
Viral image
stated on September 25, 2015 a viral Internet post
Honduras "bans citizens from owning guns" and has the "highest homicide rate in the entire world." Switzerland, with a similar population, "requires citizens to own guns" and has the "lowest homicide rate in the entire world."
Pants on Fire!
By Katie Sanders • September 30, 2015
Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert
stated on September 21, 2015 an interview with Ted Cruz
Says Ronald Reagan "reversed his world’s ‘largest tax cut’ and raised taxes when revenues did not match the expectations."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • September 25, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 16, 2015 a GOP presidential debate on CNN
Says Mexico doesn't have birthright citizenship, and Americans are the "only ones" to have it.
False
By Katie Sanders • September 17, 2015
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on September 10, 2015 an interview on CNN
Says Donald Trump’s polling numbers show that he’s "the highest with Hispanics that any Republican has ever been."
False
By Katie Sanders • September 15, 2015
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