Latest Fact-Checks In Transparency

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TJ Donovan
TJ Donovan
stated on October 18, 2019 Op-ed published in VTDigger
"Most of the requests for records possessed by the Attorney General’s Office are from private law firms and companies."
Mostly False
By Xander Landen • October 22, 2019
Leah Vukmir
Leah Vukmir
stated on September 23, 2018 an interview
Says Tammy Baldwin was the only member of the Wisconsin congressional delegation "to have a report outlining that a doctor was overprescribing opioids" at the Tomah VA, "later a veteran died" and Baldwin "covered it up."
Mostly False
October 3, 2018
Senate Leadership Fund
Senate Leadership Fund
stated on July 24, 2018 a campaign ad
Says Sen. Joe Donnelly’s "family got caught outsourcing jobs to Mexico, and ‘Mexico Joe’ profited up to $80,000."
Mostly False
By Katie Akin • July 26, 2018
Congressional Leadership Fund
Congressional Leadership Fund
stated on April 5, 2017 a web video
Says Al Jazeera, "a mouthpiece for terrorists, has been paying Jon Ossoff thousands of dollars. ... What is he hiding?"
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • April 13, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 25, 2016 a speech
"The man who was in charge of the investigation of Hillary Clinton accepted essentially from Hillary Clinton $675,000 that went to his wife."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 26, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on August 13, 2016 a speech
"Even Richard Nixon released his tax returns to the public when he was running for president ..."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • August 22, 2016
Anthony Weiner
Anthony Weiner
stated on July 27, 2016 an appearance on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher"
"We know this now. The banks no longer loan (Donald Trump) money because he's a terrible risk. So he goes to these (Russian) oligarchs and borrows money."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 8, 2016
Pat McCrory
Pat McCrory
stated on May 24, 2016 a radio interview on Charlotte's WBT
Says the Human Rights Campaign is secretly funded
Mostly False
By Will Doran • May 27, 2016
Howard Dean
Howard Dean
stated on August 12, 2015 an interview on "Morning Joe"
"There’s a tremendous other number of public officials who have done the same thing" as Hillary Clinton with a private email server.
Mostly False
By Will Cabaniss • August 18, 2015
Martin O'Malley
Martin O'Malley
stated on April 20, 2015 an interview with NPR
"We're not allowed to read it (the Trans-Pacific Partnership) before representatives vote on it."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • April 23, 2015
Juan Williams
Juan Williams
stated on March 15, 2015 comments on "Fox News Sunday"
There was "just about zero press coverage" of the 2007 Bush White House email controversy.  
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • March 15, 2015
David Shuster
David Shuster
stated on March 10, 2015 a Hillary Clinton press conference
Said former U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Scott Gration "was forced to resign two years ago because of his personal use of emails."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • March 11, 2015
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on March 8, 2015 comments on CBS' "Face the Nation"
"The State Department asked all secretaries of state to send their emails over." Hillary Clinton's "the only one who’s done it."  
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • March 8, 2015
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on September 4, 2012 a debate
"The auditor [for the city of Providence] was not locked out" of access to the city's finances.
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 7, 2012
Kathleen Falk
Kathleen Falk
stated on April 6, 2012 a news release
Says Gov. Scott Walker signed abortion, sex education and discrimination bills "in secret."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • April 22, 2012
New Hampshire Republican Party
New Hampshire Republican Party
stated on March 8, 2012 a written statement.
Says former U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter refused to host town hall meetings during her time in Congress.
Mostly False
By Jake Berry • March 23, 2012
Media Trackers
Media Trackers
stated on November 17, 2011 an article
Says signers of recall petitions against Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker are at risk because of newly "discovered" provisions in state law.  
Mostly False
December 1, 2011
Let's Get To Work
Let's Get To Work
stated on July 14, 2010 in a TV ad.
Bill McCollum "diverted a state plane to his home 53 times. A state auditor called it: likely a misuse of state resources."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • July 16, 2010
Farouk Shami
Farouk Shami
stated on February 9, 2010 a press release
"Mayor White has major stake in Barnett Shale production company."
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 22, 2010
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on February 7, 2010 a video
"Taxpayers even footed the bill for Perry’s trip to a bachelor party in Las Vegas."
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 11, 2010