Fact Check Posts – Page 17

Donald Trump
stated on October 17, 2016 a speech in Green Bay, Wisconsin:

"It’s possible that non-citizen voters were responsible for Obama’s 2008 victory in North Carolina."

By Will Doran • October 19, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on October 17, 2016 a tweet:

"Of course, there is large scale voter fraud happening on and before election day."

By Linda Qiu • October 17, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on October 11, 2016 a tweet:

Says he won the second debate with Hillary Clinton "in a landslide" in "every poll."

By Tom Kertscher • October 12, 2016

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stated on August 15, 2016 viral image circulating on the internet:

Says there were multiple instances of voter fraud in Wood County, Ohio.

By Nadia Pflaum • August 16, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 1, 2016 multiple speeches and interviews:

Says the U.S. election system is "rigged."

By Linda Qiu • August 15, 2016

Viral image
stated on August 5, 2016 various websites:

That 59 divisions in Philly had no votes for Romney in 2012 is "(a) mathematical and statistical impossibility."

By Cassie Owens • August 12, 2016

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stated on August 5, 2016 a viral image:

In the 2012 election, there were more votes cast than registered voters in St. Lucie County, and Palm Beach County had 141 percent turnout.

By Allison Graves • August 9, 2016

Donald Trump Jr.
stated on July 24, 2016 an interview on CNN:

Unemployment numbers "are artificial numbers. These are numbers that are massaged to make the existing economy look good, to make this administration look good when, in fact, it's a total disaster."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 25, 2016

Bloggers
stated on June 7, 2016 a headline in the Justice Gazette:

Says Bernie Sanders "wins California landslide, But ⅔ of his votes aren’t counted."

By Chris Nichols • June 10, 2016

Newt Gingrich
stated on May 27, 2016 a post on Twitter:

"No one in American history has moved from a June 16 announcement to a May 26 winning of a majority. Trump's achievement is remarkable."

By Aaron Sharockman • May 27, 2016

National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on May 16, 2016 an automated call:

Says "Jacky Rosen has refused to tell us whether she supports Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton."

By Riley Snyder • May 20, 2016

Committee to Restore America's Greatness
stated on April 6, 2016 a web post:

Says there were over 600 reports of Texas votes for Donald Trump in the state’s 2016 Republican primary virtually all getting tallied for Marco Rubio.

By W. Gardner Selby • April 11, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on April 3, 2016 comments on Meet the Press:

"I'm the only candidate in the Democratic primary, or actually on either side, who Wall Street financiers and hedge fund managers are actually running ads against."

By Linda Qiu • April 3, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on March 21, 2016 a press conference:

"Out of 67 counties (in Florida), I won 66, which is unprecedented. It's never happened before."

By Joshua Gillin • March 24, 2016

Greg Abbott
stated on March 14, 2016 responding to reporters:

"The fact is voter fraud is rampant."

By W. Gardner Selby • March 17, 2016

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stated on February 10, 2016 in a post on Facebook:

Quotes Mark Cuban as saying, "I worry that millions of millennials are voting Democrat this year because they fact-check everything."

By Lauren Carroll • February 12, 2016

Alan Grayson
stated on November 25, 2015 an interview on the "Alan Colmes Show" on Fox News:

"Technically, (Ted Cruz is) not even an American."

By Jon Greenberg • December 8, 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

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on September 30, 2014 a campaign commercial:

Says U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland "voted himself health care for life."

By Joshua Gillin • October 8, 2014

David Perdue
stated on September 17, 2014 In a television ad:

"Michelle Nunn’s own plan says she funded organizations linked to terrorists."

By April Hunt • September 26, 2014

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