Fact Check Posts – Page 14

Ted Cruz
stated on November 14, 2015 in a news conference.:

Says President Barack Obama "will not utter the words ‘radical Islamic terrorism’ and as matter of policy, nobody in the administration will say the words ‘radical Islamic terrorism.’"

By Sean Gorman • November 30, 2015

Ben Carson
stated on November 22, 2015 in a TV interview.:

Says Thomas Jefferson helped "craft" the Constitution.

By Warren Fiske • November 27, 2015

Bernie Sanders
stated on October 28, 2015 in a speech.:

"It costs a hell of a lot more money to put somebody in jail than send them to the University of Virginia."

By Sean Gorman • November 23, 2015

Terry McAuliffe
stated on November 2, 2015 in a TV interview.:

"When I became governor, I inherited a large deficit. You know what? We just turned that into the largest surplus in Virginia history."

By Warren Fiske • November 16, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on October 31, 2015 in a speech.:

On the VA: "Over 300,000 veterans have died waiting for care."

By Warren Fiske • November 9, 2015

Bernie Sanders
stated on October 28, 2015 in a speech.:

The Koch Brothers are "spending more money than either the Democratic or Republican parties" in the 2016 elections.

By Sean Gorman • November 6, 2015

Terry McAuliffe
stated on October 15, 2015 in an executive order.:

"It has been estimated that nearly 40 percent of all guns sold in America are sold by private, unlicensed sellers either online or through gun shows."

By Sean Gorman • November 2, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on October 14, 2015 in a speech:

"Sixty-one percent of our bridges are in trouble."

By Warren Fiske • October 26, 2015

Thomas Norment, Jr.
stated on October 5, 2015 in a debate.:

Says "only about 2 percent" of gun sales in Virginia are not subject to background checks.

By Warren Fiske • October 26, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on October 14, 2015 in comments at a rally.:

Says Bernie Sanders is going to "tax you people at 90 percent."

By Linda Qiu • October 20, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on October 14, 2015 in a speech.:

"We have the highest tax rate anywhere in the world."

By Louis Jacobson, Warren Fiske • October 20, 2015

Mike Huckabee
stated on September 24, 2015 in radio interview:

The Washington D.C.-area "never has a recession."

By Sean Gorman • October 19, 2015

Glen Sturtevant
stated on October 2, 2015 in a TV ad:

Dan Gecker voted to "double vehicle registration fees, costing (Chesterfield) county residents over $6 million annually."

By Warren Fiske • October 12, 2015

Richard Saslaw
stated on October 5, 2015 in a debate.:

Virginia’s current unemployment rate is "the lowest in Virginia history."

By Sean Gorman • October 12, 2015

Dan Gecker
stated on September 25, 2015 in a campaign flier.:

Glen Sturtevant is "against smaller class sizes."

By Warren Fiske • October 5, 2015

Gerry Connolly
stated on September 8, 2015 in radio interview.:

"It's estimated we leave somewhere north of $350 billion a year - that's billion - a year on the table uncollected because IRS doesn't have the resources."

By Sean Gorman • October 5, 2015

Mike Huckabee
stated on September 24, 2015 in a radio show.:

"Six of the 10 richest counties in the United States surround Washington, D.C."

By Sean Gorman • September 29, 2015

Jim Gilmore
stated on September 16, 2015 in a tweet.:

On the main GOP presidential debate: "Not one candidate on the debate stage has military experience … "

By Warren Fiske • September 28, 2015

Mary Mannix
stated on September 16, 2015 in a news conference.:

"Just about half of rural hospitals operate in the red in Virginia. They operate at a loss."

By Sean Gorman • September 22, 2015

Bernie Sanders
stated on September 14, 2015 in a speech.:

"The top 1/10th of 1 percent today in America owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent."

By Sean Gorman, Tom Kertscher • September 21, 2015

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