Latest Fact-Checks In Financial Regulation

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Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on April 3, 2016 comments on Meet the Press
"I'm the only candidate in the Democratic primary, or actually on either side, who Wall Street financiers and hedge fund managers are actually running ads against."
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By Linda Qiu • April 3, 2016
Katie Pavlich
Katie Pavlich
stated on June 18, 2014 an article on Townhall.com
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau "passed a rule giving the agency unprecedented power to shut down businesses, no matter what the reason, at any time it wishes."
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By Katie Sanders • August 5, 2014
Chain email
Chain email
stated on June 5, 2014 emails and social media posts circulating on the Internet
"Obama Signs Bill Forgiving All Student Loan Debt."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 9, 2014
People's Majority
People's Majority
stated on October 30, 2012 a TV commercial
"Sheldon Whitehouse [got] a secret closed-door briefing, warning of the [2008 economic] crash."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 3, 2012
Barry Hinckley
Barry Hinckley
stated on September 27, 2012 a campaign commercial
U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse "rewarded Wall Street executives with millions in bonuses."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 7, 2012
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on June 28, 2012 a news release
The Affordable Care Act "will likely go down as the biggest tax increase in history."
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By Tom Feran • July 20, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 24, 2012 a Facebook post
"Bank of America could create 878,300 jobs with benefits if they spent their 2010 bonuses on job creation."
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By Louis Jacobson • April 25, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on January 23, 2012 a Republican presidential primary debate
Newt Gingrich says electric co-ops and credit unions are "government-sponsored enterprises" like Freddie Mac.
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By Jon Greenberg, Molly Moorhead • January 24, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on December 15, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa
Says Freddie Mac, electric co-ops and credit unions are all "government sponsored" enterprises.
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By Jon Greenberg • December 19, 2011
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on May 8, 2010 a press release.
"McCollum admitted he didn't think that the subprime mortgage crisis was a big deal, telling reporters he thought that the subprime collapse had been exaggerated by the media and investors and that 'it's not the end of the world.' "
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By Aaron Sharockman • May 11, 2010