Fact Check Posts – Page 134

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.

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

Breitbart
stated on June 14, 2015 an article on the Breitbart website

Says the California flag was supposed to be a pear, not a bear.

By Jon Greenberg • June 18, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on June 16, 2015 his presidential announcement speech

"The last quarter, it was just announced, our gross domestic product … was below zero. Who ever heard of this? It's never below zero."

By Louis Jacobson • June 16, 2015

Rick Scott
stated on June 2, 2015 a speech at his economic summit for presidential candidates

"If you care about the environment, we've got record funding."

By Amy Sherman • June 8, 2015

Gary Painter
stated on May 10, 2015 as quoted in a Midland Reporter-Telegram news story

"We’re the only nation in the world that does not use the military to secure our border."

By W. Gardner Selby • June 5, 2015

Facebook posts
stated on June 2, 2015 in posts on Facebook

The runnerup to Caitlyn Jenner for ESPN’s Arthur Ashe Courage Award was "Army veteran Noah Galloway, who lost an arm and leg to a roadside bomb in Iraq."

By Aaron Sharockman • June 4, 2015

Ann Coulter
stated on May 26, 2015 an interview on "America with Jorge Ramos"

"America has already taken in one-fourth of Mexico's entire population."

By Jon Greenberg • June 2, 2015

Facebook posts
stated on May 22, 2015 a meme on a Facebook page

Says Ted Cruz said: "While there may have been an age difference, Josh Duggar’s transgressions are far less an affront to God than what gays do to each other."

By W. Gardner Selby • May 28, 2015

Eric Turner
stated on April 7, 2015 testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

There was "a 57-percent decrease in fireworks-related injuries in 2000 [after Connecticut legalized sparklers] compared to the 14 years prior."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 24, 2015

National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on May 14, 2015 a tweet

Democrat "Russ Feingold announced his Wisconsin Senate run today from…California."

By James B. Nelson • May 22, 2015

Facebook posts
stated on May 17, 2015 a meme on social media

"During Obama's first five years as president, black unemployment increased 42 percent. During Reagan's presidency, black unemployment dropped 20 percent."

By Louis Jacobson • May 22, 2015

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