Fact Check Posts – Page 104

Doug Jones
stated on September 27, 2017 in an interview:

Says Roy Moore "has advocated getting the federal government out of health care altogether, which means doing away with Medicaid, which means doing away with Medicare."

By John Kruzel • October 26, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on October 25, 2017 in a tweet:

Says the GOP plan he supports is "the biggest tax cut in U.S. history."

By Louis Jacobson • October 26, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on October 22, 2017 in a tweet:

Says "46 percent of people believe major national news organizations fabricate stories about me."

By Jon Greenberg • October 24, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on October 18, 2017 in a tweet:

Insurance companies "have made a fortune with Obamacare."

By Jon Greenberg • October 23, 2017

Bloggers
stated on October 10, 2017 in a fake news website:

Says Tampa Bay Lightning hockey player J.T. Brown was "fired after raising fist during national anthem."

By Jon Greenberg • October 23, 2017

Nancy Pelosi
stated on October 12, 2017 in a tweet:

The state and local tax deduction is a major benefit for moderate-income households because "50% of households that claim State & Local Tax deduction make under $100K."

By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2017

John Kelly
stated on October 19, 2017 in a White House briefing:

At a 2015 dedication of an FBI building in Florida, Rep. Frederica Wilson "stood up there ... and talked about how she was instrumental in getting the funding for that building, and how she took care of her constituents because she got the money, and she just called up President Obama, and on that phone call he gave the money -- the $20 million -- to build the building. And she sat down."

By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2017

Roy Moore
stated on October 16, 2017 in in an interview:

NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem is "against the law."

By John Kruzel • October 19, 2017

Jeff Sessions
stated on October 12, 2017 in a speech:

In the U.S. asylum system, "claims of 'fear to return' have skyrocketed, and the percentage of claims that are genuinely meritorious are down."

By Miriam Valverde • October 19, 2017

Nikki Haley
stated on October 15, 2017 in comments on ABC:

"And I think that his engagement with Congress is something that never happened under President Obama. They were never allowed to debate it. They were never allowed to discuss it. So, now Congress is going to be fully engaged on the threats of Iran."

By Allison Colburn • October 19, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on October 17, 2017 in an interview with E.W. Scripps television:

"We're the highest developed nation taxed in the world."

By Jon Greenberg • October 18, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on October 16, 2017 in a White House cabinet meeting:

"The cost-sharing reductions (were) a gift (that) they gave the insurance companies."

By Jon Greenberg • October 18, 2017

Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs
stated on October 5, 2017 in an op-ed in the "Tulsa World":

"State government spending is at an all-time high. The state is on track to spend more in this fiscal year — more than $17.9 billion — than at any time in state history."

By Jon Greenberg • October 17, 2017

Rex Tillerson
stated on October 15, 2017 in a CNN "State of the Union" interview:

"The president early on called on NATO member countries to step up their contributions ... and as a result of that countries have stepped up contributions toward their own defense."

By Allison Graves • October 15, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on October 10, 2017 in a tweet:

The NFL is "getting massive tax breaks."

By Manuela Tobias • October 12, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on October 11, 2017 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity:

The Obama administration "borrowed more than $10 trillion, right? And yet, we picked up $5.2 trillion just in the stock market. ... Maybe in a sense we’re reducing debt."

By Louis Jacobson • October 12, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on October 8, 2017 in a tweet:

"Bob Corker gave us the Iran Deal."

By John Kruzel • October 12, 2017

Seth Moulton
stated on October 8, 2017 in in an interview:

"Background checks have been unequivocally shown to reduce gun violence."

By John Kruzel • October 11, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on October 8, 2017 in a document:

"Loopholes in current law prevent ‘Unaccompanied Alien Children’ (UACs) that arrive in the country illegally from being removed."

By Miriam Valverde • October 11, 2017

Chris Cox
stated on October 8, 2017 in a "Fox News Sunday" interview:

Says Sen. Dianne Feinstein said "if she had 51 votes in the Senate for 'Mr. and Ms. America, turn in all of your guns,' they would do it."

By Jon Greenberg • October 8, 2017

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