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Latest Fact-Checks By Lauren Carroll

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Allen West
Allen West
stated on August 1, 2015 a blog on his website
The Navy "is bringing charges against" a Navy officer who shot at the Chattanooga shooter "for illegally discharging a firearm on federal property."
False
By Lauren Carroll • August 4, 2015
Martin O'Malley
Martin O'Malley
stated on July 26, 2015 a New Hampshire interview
"97 percent of the work that Planned Parenthood does is about mammograms and preventative health."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • August 3, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 21, 2015 a campaign rally in South Carolina
The five Guantanamo detainees swapped for Bowe Bergdahl "are right now back on the battlefield."
False
By Lauren Carroll • July 23, 2015
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on July 17, 2015 a campaign rally in Houston
"We borrow a million dollars every minute."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • July 21, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 13, 2015 remarks in Manhattan
Says she "called for addressing risks of derivatives, cracking down on subprime mortgages and improving financial oversight" early on in the financial crisis.
True
By Lauren Carroll • July 15, 2015
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on July 6, 2015 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
"There’s now been three independent investigations (into the bridge scandal) all of which have said" that Christie did not have prior knowledge of or involvement in the lane closures.
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • July 9, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 1, 2015 an interview on Fox Business Network
"Hundreds of thousands of (illegal immigrants are) going to state and federal penitentiaries."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • July 6, 2015
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on June 29, 2015 an interview on NPR
The Supreme Court’s views "are radically out of step with public opinion" regarding its decision to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide.
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • July 1, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 28, 2015 comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
Public support for abortion "is actually going down a little bit," polls show.
False
By Lauren Carroll • June 28, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on June 15, 2015 a speech launching his 2016 campaign
"The party in the White House" is responsible for "a massive tax increase on the middle class."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • June 23, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 16, 2015 a speech announcing his 2016 presidential campaign
The Islamic State "just built a hotel in Syria."
False
By Lauren Carroll • June 16, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 13, 2015 a campaign rally speech
"The top 25 hedge fund managers (are) making more than all of America's kindergarten teachers combined."
True
By Lauren Carroll • June 15, 2015
John Podesta
John Podesta
stated on June 14, 2015 comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
Says Hillary Clinton's "been very clear where she stands on trade."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • June 14, 2015
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on June 7, 2015 comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
Says Ronald Reagan "talked about" converting the United States to the metric system.
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • June 7, 2015
Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham
stated on June 2, 2015 an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper
The USA Freedom Act undercuts privacy because "the phone records will be in the hands of the phone companies with hundreds of people available to look at the records, versus 20 or 30 people in the government."
False
By Lauren Carroll • June 4, 2015
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on May 24, 2015 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
The Supreme Court "can’t overrule the other two" branches of government.  
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • May 29, 2015
Trey Gowdy
Trey Gowdy
stated on May 15, 2015 an interview on Fox News
Says the State Department has "had half a year" to respond to a Benghazi document request, yet "I have not gotten a single, solitary scrap of paper."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • May 21, 2015
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on May 17, 2015 on CNN's "State of the Union"
"Every president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt has had" fast-track trade authority.
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • May 17, 2015
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on May 5, 2015 remarks at the Institute for New Economic Thinking
Proposed fast-track legislation allows presidents to "easily use a future trade deal to override our domestic financial rules."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • May 14, 2015
Carly Fiorina
Carly Fiorina
stated on May 10, 2015 comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"We doubled the size of the company (Hewlett-Packard)."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • May 10, 2015
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