Fact Check Posts – Page 10

Tammy Baldwin
stated on May 17, 2017 in a tweet:

"Voter turnout in 2016 was reduced by approx. 200,000 votes because of WI’s photo ID laws."

By Tom Kertscher • May 24, 2017

Kris Kobach
stated on May 14, 2017 in an interview on Fox:

The Department of Homeland Security’s database of legal immigrants has "never" been "bounced against a state’s voter rolls."

By Amy Sherman • May 23, 2017

DCCC
stated on May 3, 2017 in a political ad:

Says "Karen Handel’s office budget increased a whopping 42 percent."

By Jon Greenberg • May 17, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on May 12, 2017 in Twitter:

Says James Clapper "and virtually everyone else" said "there is no collusion" in the Russia investigation findings.

By John Kruzel • May 12, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on January 6, 2017 in a statement released by the transition office:

Activities by foreign governments had "absolutely no effect on the outcome of this election."

By Louis Jacobson • January 8, 2017

Newt Gingrich
stated on November 6, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press":

"There’s a section in the Constitution called the Emoluments Clause that says no one, nor their spouses, can take money from foreigners. (Hillary Clinton) has to be guilty of 70 or 100 counts just on that one charge."

By Lauren Carroll, Tyler Adkisson • November 6, 2016

Sensible Transportation Solutions for Austin PAC
stated on October 23, 2016 in an ad in the Austin American-Statesman:

Says Austin Mayor Steve Adler’s transportation plans linked to Proposition 1 on the ballot remove "27+ miles of traffic lanes around the city," replacing "them with lanes dedicated to usage by bicycles" and buses.

By W. Gardner Selby • October 28, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on October 25, 2016 in 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."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 26, 2016

No on 56 campaign
stated on October 7, 2016 in a campaign TV ad. :

California’s proposed tobacco tax "diverts 82 percent of the new taxes to line the pockets of wealthy special interests like insurance companies who don't have to help even one more patient."

By Chris Nichols • October 25, 2016

Rob Gleason
stated on August 29, 2016 in a fundraising email:

"As the election tracker FiveThirtyEight has reported, whoever wins Pennsylvania will be our next President."

By Kaylee Tornay • September 2, 2016

Tom Marino
stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech to the PA delegation at the RNC.:

"[Hillary Clinton]'s not trusted -- virtually at all."

By Anna Orso • July 20, 2016

Firearms Policy Coalition
stated on June 16, 2016 in an email blast.:

California’s Proposition 63 would "CRIMINALIZE the sharing of ammunition between friends who may be hunting or shooting together."

By Chris Nichols • July 12, 2016

Steve Chabot
stated on June 8, 2016 in his campaign blog:

Says the Clinton Foundation "accepted millions and millions of dollars from governments like Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Oman and the United Arab Emirates," which violated "a ban on all contributions to the Foundation from foreign nations."

By Nadia Pflaum • June 20, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on June 19, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press":

Says delegates can't "legally" change the Republican National Convention rules to prevent Donald Trump’s nomination.

By Linda Qiu • June 19, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on April 12, 2016 in a speech in Syracuse, N.Y.:

"We win when voter turnout is high, we lose when it is low."

By Louis Jacobson • April 19, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on April 11, 2016 in a campaign speech:

"The polling shows over and over again that, unlike Donald Trump, that with me as the nominee, we beat Hillary Clinton."

By Chris Nichols • April 12, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on April 6, 2016 in a speech at Temple University:

Says Hillary Clinton "has been saying lately that she thinks that I am, 'not qualified to be president.' "

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 7, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on February 14, 2016 in a Republican debate in South Carolina:

Says Jeb Bush "said he would take his pants off and moon everybody ... Nobody reports that."

By Amy Sherman • February 14, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on December 20, 2015 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press".:

"We didn't go out and take" information from the Hillary Clinton campaign.

By Jon Greenberg • December 22, 2015

Ted Cruz
stated on October 14, 2015 in an interview on Fox News:

The "Democratic Party is getting smaller and smaller and smaller."

By Emma Hinchliffe • November 15, 2015

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