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Latest Fact-Checks By Jon Greenberg

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Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on December 19, 2019 the Democratic debate in Los Angeles
Real wages "went up last year 1.1%."
True
By Jon Greenberg • December 20, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on December 13, 2019 a rally in San Antonio, Texas.
"I (found) the Republican votes for the Recovery Act, Obamacare, help us from falling into a Great Depression."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • December 18, 2019
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on December 10, 2019 a policy white paper
"Roughly one in four fish eaten in the United States was caught here and sent to Asia for processing before being re-imported for American consumers."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • December 13, 2019
One America News
One America News
stated on November 30, 2019 a news report
Says Adam Schiff is "under investigation for Ukrainian Burisma oil connections."  
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • December 9, 2019
John Kennedy
John Kennedy
stated on December 1, 2019 an interview on NBC's Meet the Press
Says former Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko "actively worked for Secretary Clinton."
False
By Jon Greenberg • December 4, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 7, 2019 a Facebook post
Says a mall Santa beat up a child molester.
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • November 26, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 15, 2019 an interview with Dan Bongino
"They never thought ... that I was going to release that call and I really had no choice because Adam Schiff made up a call."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • November 19, 2019
Committee to Defend the President
Committee to Defend the President
stated on November 8, 2019 a Facebook ad
Says Obama said black people have the "worst jobs, the worst housing" and face rampant police brutality, "but when so-called black committeemen came around election time we’d all line up and vote the straight Democratic ticket, sell our souls for a Christmas turkey."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman, Jon Greenberg • November 12, 2019
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on October 31, 2019 an interview with Stephen Colbert
Says under the Democratic impeachment inquiry, Republicans get "more rights than we ever received in any of the other impeachment proceedings."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • November 4, 2019
Tom Cole
Tom Cole
stated on October 31, 2019 a speech on the House floor
The impeachment process against Donald Trump "provides fewer due process protections and fewer protections for minority rights than what we have seen in previous impeachment efforts."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • November 4, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on October 25, 2019 an ad on Facebook
Say Sen. Lindsey Graham supports the Green New Deal.
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • October 28, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on October 19, 2019 a rally in New York City
Says Congress gave Wall Street "trillions of dollars of zero interest loans."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • October 25, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 5, 2019 a tweet
"The first so-called second hand information ‘Whistleblower’ got my phone conversation almost completely wrong."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • October 9, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 30, 2019 a tweet
"Longstanding whistleblower rules (were changed) just before submittal of the fake whistleblower report."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 1, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 24, 2019 a speech to the U.N. General Assembly
"80% of the world’s population lives in countries where religious liberty is in significant danger or even completely outlawed."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • September 25, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 24, 2019 an exchange with reporters at the UN
"Europe and other nations (need to) contribute to Ukraine. Because they’re not doing it. Just the United States. We’re putting up the bulk of the money."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • September 25, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 6, 2019 a Facebook post
Says several well-known charities such as Goodwill and American Red Cross overpay their CEOs and spend a small percentage on helping people.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg, John Kruzel • September 17, 2019
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on September 4, 2019 a CNN town hall on climate change
"70% of the pollution of the carbon that we're throwing into the air comes from three industries."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • September 6, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 23, 2019 an event in Hanover, N.H.
Says that as vice president, he pinned a Silver Star on a Navy captain in Afghanistan who had carried a mortally wounded comrade out of a ravine, and resisted receiving a medal for his actions.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson • September 4, 2019
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on August 27, 2019 an op-ed in the Washington Post
"We lag behind many other developed nations in connectivity and speed, while also paying more for that service."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • August 29, 2019
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