Fact Check Posts – Page 14

Mike Pence
stated on October 4, 2016 the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.:

Says Donald Trump, in his campaign announcement speech, "also said, ‘And many of them (Mexicans) are good people. You keep leaving that out of your quote."

By Louis Jacobson • October 5, 2016

Tim Kaine
stated on October 4, 2016 the vice presidential debate:

Says Philando Castile "had been stopped by police 40 or 50 times before that fatal incident."

By Jon Greenberg • October 5, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 27, 2016 the first presidential debate:

Says Donald Trump "started his career back in 1973 being sued by the Justice Department for racial discrimination because he would not rent apartments in one of his developments to African-Americans."

By Steve Contorno • September 27, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 26, 2016 a Presidential debate at Hofstra University:

"The gun epidemic is the leading cause of death of young African-American men, more than the next nine causes put together."

By Louis Jacobson • September 27, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 20, 2016 a speech in Kenansville, N.C.:

"Our African-American communities are absolutely in the worst shape they've ever been in before. Ever. Ever. Ever."

By Louis Jacobson • September 22, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 19, 2016 an interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly:

"I never said" that Muslims would be subject to profiling under his policies.

By Louis Jacobson • September 21, 2016

Republican National Committee
stated on September 17, 2016 an email :

"Over the past eight years, black youth unemployment is up."

By Louis Jacobson • September 21, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 15, 2016 a speech:

"Latinos are 17 percent of our country's population but hold only 2 percent of its wealth."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 19, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 29, 2016 a tweet:

"Inner-city crime is reaching record levels."

By Louis Jacobson • August 30, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 24, 2016 a speech in Tampa:

"Since President Obama came into office, another 2 million Hispanics have joined the ranks of those in poverty. … The number of Hispanic children living in poverty increased by 15 percent in that short period of time."

By Louis Jacobson • August 25, 2016

Michelle Obama
stated on July 25, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia:

"I wake up every morning in a house (the White House) that was built by slaves."

By Louis Jacobson • July 26, 2016

Reince Priebus
stated on July 17, 2016 comments on "Meet the Press":

"What the facts say" is ... "the best scenario for kids is a loving mom and dad."

By Lauren Carroll • July 17, 2016

Jim Kenney
stated on June 23, 2016 remarks at the Better Bike Share conference:

My administration is "well represented both racially, ethnically and gender-wise."

By Cassie Owens • June 24, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on June 15, 2016 an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity:

Even among "second and third generation" Muslims in the United States, "there's no real assimilation."

By Louis Jacobson • June 18, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on June 13, 2016 a speech after a terrorist attack in Orlando:

"Hate crimes against American Muslims and mosques have tripled after Paris and San Bernardino."

By Louis Jacobson • June 14, 2016

Peter Kinder
stated on March 17, 2016 a gubernatorial debate:

"Youth unemployment in minority communities is about 40 to 45 percent."

By Katie Moeller • April 1, 2016

Tim Canova
stated on March 24, 2016 campaign website:

"After taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from Goldman Sachs and other Wall Street banks, (Debbie Wasserman Schultz) has voted to prevent the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from regulating payday loans and addressing racial discrimination in car loans."

By Amy Sherman • March 30, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on February 17, 2016 a speech posted on Medium:

"Gun violence is by far the leading cause of death for young African American men, outstripping the next nine causes of death combined."

By Louis Jacobson • March 15, 2016

Caleb Rowden
stated on March 4, 2016 a Columbia/Boone County League of Women Voters Town Hall:

"Seventy percent of Missourians support voter photo ID legislation."

By Katie Moeller • March 14, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on March 9, 2016 a Democratic presidential debate in Miami:

"If you look at Latino kids between 17 and 20 who graduated high school, 36 percent of them are unemployed or underemployed. … African-American kids are unemployed or underemployed to the tune of 51 percent."

By Louis Jacobson • March 10, 2016

Stand up for the facts!

I would like to contribute

Latest Fact-Checks In Race and Ethnicity