Fact Check Posts – Page 133

Ben Carson
stated on October 8, 2015 an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer

"In the class of 1968 at Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow, Mahmoud Abbas was one of the members of that class, and so was Ali Khamenei. And that's where they first established relationships with the young Vladimir Putin."

By Louis Jacobson • October 9, 2015

X posts
stated on October 4, 2015 tweets

Says Donald Trump’s "Make America Great Again" hats were made in China.

By Katie Sanders • October 7, 2015

Viral image
stated on October 1, 2015 Facebook posts

Pope Francis uses a modest compact car to get around, while Creflo Dollar drives an expensive sports car.

By April Hunt • October 7, 2015

Dan Patrick
stated on September 3, 2015 an interview by David Brown, host of the Texas Standard

"100 percent of the crime is committed, in estimate, by about 15 percent of the population."

By W. Gardner Selby • October 6, 2015

Jason Chaffetz
stated on September 29, 2015 a Congressional hearing.

In 2006, Planned Parenthood performed more prevention services and cancer screenings than abortions, but in 2013, there were more abortions.

By Linda Qiu • October 1, 2015

Viral image
stated on September 25, 2015 a viral Internet post

Honduras "bans citizens from owning guns" and has the "highest homicide rate in the entire world." Switzerland, with a similar population, "requires citizens to own guns" and has the "lowest homicide rate in the entire world."

By Katie Sanders • September 30, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on September 28, 2015 a press conference

The unemployment rate may be as high as "42 percent."

By Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2015

Town hall audience member
stated on September 17, 2015 a town hall held by Donald Trump in Rochester, N.H.

"You know our current president is (Muslim). You know he's not even an American."

By Lauren Carroll • September 18, 2015

Ben Carson
stated on September 16, 2015 the CNN GOP presidential debate

Pediatricians have cut down on the number and proximity of vaccines because they recognize there have been "too many in too short a period of time."

By Amy Sherman • September 17, 2015

Facebook posts
stated on September 5, 2015 a Facebook post

Says Scott Walker said "Labor unions don’t deserve to have a national holiday" due to their damage to the economy. And the holiday "should be replaced by Patriots Day, celebrated every year on 9/11."

By James B. Nelson • September 10, 2015

Viral image
stated on September 3, 2015 an image shared on Facebook

" 'Denali' is the Kenyan word for 'black power.' "

By Will Cabaniss • September 3, 2015

Bloggers
stated on September 25, 2015 posts on the Internet

Democratic Sens. Ed Markey, Al Franken and Jeanne Shaheen "took Bribes From Iran … They Back Insane NUKE Deal."

By Louis Jacobson • September 1, 2015

Jeb Bush
stated on August 25, 2015 remarks at a town hall in Colorado

Planned Parenthood is "not actually doing women’s health issues."

By Lauren Carroll • August 26, 2015

Occupy Democrats
stated on August 23, 2015 a Facebook post

Says Bobby Jindal’s parents "used his birthright citizenship to become Americans, making him an anchor baby."

By Jon Greenberg • August 25, 2015

Facebook posts
stated on August 17, 2015 a meme.

Says Michele Bachmann said, "The Chinese built a Great Wall 5,000 years ago. You don't see any illegal Mexicans in China."

By Linda Qiu • August 20, 2015

Dick Black
stated on August 4, 2015 a tweet

Says Jill McCabe "supports late term abortions. Larger baby parts are more profitable."

By Sean Gorman • August 10, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on August 6, 2015 comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland

"The Mexican government ... they send the bad ones over."

By Louis Jacobson • August 7, 2015

Rush Limbaugh
stated on July 28, 2015 an episode of The Rush Limbaugh Show

Austin is "effectively" imposing "a ban on barbecue restaurants."

By W. Gardner Selby • August 4, 2015

Harry Reid
stated on July 29, 2015 a Senate floor speech

Planned Parenthood is "the only health care that a significant number of women get. About 30 percent of women, that's their health care."

By Louis Jacobson • July 31, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on July 24, 2015 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."

The number of illegal immigrants in the United States is "30 million, it could be 34 million."

By Amy Sherman • July 28, 2015

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