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Latest Fact-Checks By Sean Gorman

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Corey Stewart
Corey Stewart
stated on July 8, 2016 a Facebook post.
Says Hillary Clinton and Ralph Northam "label police as racists."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • July 26, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on July 14, 2016 a speech.
Says Donald Trump is "against minimum wage."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • July 19, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 11, 2016 a speech
"A shocking 20 veterans are committing suicide each and every day, especially our older veterans."
True
By Sean Gorman • July 14, 2016
Mark Warner
Mark Warner
stated on June 21, 2016 a TV interview.
Says Donald Trump has "bankrupt four separate businesses."
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu, Sean Gorman • July 11, 2016
Pat Robertson
Pat Robertson
stated on June 27, 2016 a TV broadcast
President Barack Obama attended  "an Islamic madrassa."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • July 5, 2016
Thomas Perez
Thomas Perez
stated on June 18, 2016 an interview.
"If you are a member of  union, your median weekly income is roughly $200 more than if you are a nonunion member, and that doesn’t include benefits."
True
By Sean Gorman • June 29, 2016
Thomas Perez
Thomas Perez
stated on June 18, 2016 an interview.
"Go look at a Trump product. They’re all made in China."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • June 27, 2016
Dave Brat
Dave Brat
stated on May 24, 2016 Facebook post.
"The labor force participation rate -- the share of the potential workforce that is actually working or looking for work-- currently stands below 63%, the lowest level since the 1970s."
True
By Sean Gorman • June 13, 2016
National Federation of Independent Business-Virginia
National Federation of Independent Business-Virginia
stated on May 17, 2016 a website post.
"The vast majority of minimum wage workers get a raise within a year."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • June 2, 2016
NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia
NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia
stated on May 16, 2016 a website post.
"One in three American women will have had an abortion by the time she reaches the age of 45."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman, W. Gardner Selby • May 23, 2016
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on May 2, 2016 a radio interview.
Half of illegal immigrants "come on legal visas and then overstay."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman, Warren Fiske • May 16, 2016
Ed Gillespie
Ed Gillespie
stated on April 30, 2016 a speech
"For the first time in over 40 years, Republicans don’t hold a single statewide office" in Virginia.
True
By Sean Gorman • May 12, 2016
Randy Forbes
Randy Forbes
stated on April 21, 2016 a radio interview.
China is "going to have twice the number of submarines we have in just over a decade."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • May 2, 2016
Jack Berry
Jack Berry
stated on April 6, 2016 a candidates forum
Richmond teachers have not gotten a raise "for almost 10 years."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • April 18, 2016
Don Beyer
Don Beyer
stated on March 24, 2016 a website post.
"Over 97 percent of the scientific community … believe that humans are contributing to climate change."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • April 4, 2016
Mark Herring
Mark Herring
stated on March 29, 2016 a letter
"Since 1900, six (U.S. Supreme Court) justices have been confirmed during election years, including Justice Anthony Kennedy, who was confirmed in the final year of the Reagan Administration."
True
By Sean Gorman • March 29, 2016
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on March 21, 2016 an interview
"Virginia now is the number one exporter of (agricultural) products to Cuba. We have now jumped to number one."
True
By Sean Gorman • March 24, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 8, 2016 a news conference
The Trump Winery near Charlottesville, Va. is the "largest winery on the East Coast."
False
By Sean Gorman • March 21, 2016
Mark Herring
Mark Herring
stated on March 10, 2016 a letter
"Every (U.S. Supreme Court) nominee since 1875 has received a nomination hearing."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman, Warren Fiske • March 20, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 23, 2016 a campaign rally.
"The Walton family of Walmart ... This one family owns more wealth than the bottom 40 percent of the American people."
True
By Sean Gorman • March 14, 2016
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