Fact Check Posts – Page 134

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

Chuck Baldwin
stated on July 9, 2015 a blog post:

When President Abraham Lincoln signed his Emancipation Proclamation, "there were over 300,000 slaveholders who were fighting in the Union army."

By Jon Greenberg • July 27, 2015

Restoration PAC
stated on July 22, 2015 a TV ad:

President Barack Obama met with Iranian president Hassan Rouhani.

By Tom Kertscher • July 24, 2015

Bloggers
stated on July 10, 2015 a headline on the website NewsExaminer:

"Christian Pastor in Vermont Sentenced to One Year in Prison After Refusing to Marry Gay Couple"

By Keely Herring • July 16, 2015

Bloggers
stated on July 9, 2015 a website post:

"Jay-Z and Beyonce Attempt to Buy Rights to Confederate Flag to Prevent Further Use."

By Anna Bruzgulis, Will Cabaniss • July 9, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on July 8, 2015 an interview with NBC's Katy Tur:

"The Mexican government forces many bad people into our country."

By Louis Jacobson • July 9, 2015

Dinesh D'Souza
stated on July 7, 2015 a tweet:

A photograph of 21-year-old Hillary Clinton featured a Confederate battle flag in the background.

By Louis Jacobson • July 7, 2015

Occupy Democrats
stated on March 15, 2015 a Facebook post:

After actions by Gov. Scott Walker and Republicans, Wisconsin "is dead broke."

By James B. Nelson • July 6, 2015

Gavin McInnes
stated on June 23, 2015 a tweet:

"The Civil War wasn't about slavery."

By Jon Greenberg • June 25, 2015

Chain email
stated on June 24, 2015 a chain email:

"Under the Affordable Care Act, anyone on Medicare who is admitted to a hospital for observation will be responsible for the bill. Medicare won't pay a cent."

By Louis Jacobson • June 25, 2015

Ann Coulter
stated on June 24, 2015 comments on Fox Business Network:

Says South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley "is an immigrant."

By Anna Bruzgulis • June 24, 2015

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