Latest Fact-Checks In Corporations

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Candace Owens
Candace Owens
stated on June 11, 2020 a tweet
“According to its website Black Lives Matter, Inc is NOT a charity. It is a full-fledged corporation that does NOT have any locations.”
False
By Daniel Funke • June 17, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 1, 2020 a Facebook post
“The owner of Taco Bell said them animals need to be shot (black ppl)!”
False
June 16, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 29, 2020 a Facebook post
Says CEOs got advance notice of COVID, then resigned to dump stock.
False
April 13, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 23, 2020 a Facebook post
“Donald Trump would receive $17 million for three hotels closed for four days under Republican bill! How in the hell is this right?!”
False
March 26, 2020
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
stated on February 20, 2020 a tweet
Bernie Sanders has “never taken corporate lobbyist money in his *entire political career.*"
False
March 9, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 9, 2020 a Facebook post
“Starbucks CEO Has Admitted She Doesnt Like White People”
False
By Madison Czopek • February 20, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 20, 2019 a tweet
 "Today I opened a major Apple Manufacturing plant in Texas that will bring high paying jobs back to America."
False
By Madlin Mekelburg • November 21, 2019
Jeff Williams
Jeff Williams
stated on September 12, 2018 a speech
The new Apple Watch Series 4 includes "the first ECG product offered over-the-counter directly to consumers."
False
By Chris Nichols • September 14, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 23, 2017 in a blog post
"Starbucks CEO: ‘If You Support Traditional Marriage We Don’t Want Your Business’"
False
By Bill McCarthy • June 5, 2018
Tim Burns
Tim Burns
stated on February 6, 2018 a TV ad
Says he is "one of America's leading consumer lawyers."  
False
February 15, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 25, 2017 an interview
Untaxed corporate earnings used to be "$2.5 trillion … I guess it’s $5 trillion now. Whatever it is, it’s a lot more. So we have anywhere from 4 (trillion) to 5 or even more trillions of dollars sitting offshore."
False
By Manuela Tobias • August 3, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 28, 2016 a speech
"In her campaign for president, Hillary Clinton has received $100 million in contributions from Wall Street and hedge funds."
False
October 6, 2016
Ed Gillespie
Ed Gillespie
stated on January 13, 2016 a Facebook post.
"More businesses are closing than opening in Virginia today."
False
By Warren Fiske • February 1, 2016
Erick Erickson
Erick Erickson
stated on March 31, 2015 a RedState.com column
Say Apple’s Tim Cook "will not do business with Indiana."
False
By Katie Sanders • April 2, 2015
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 10, 2014 posts on Facebook
"Fox admits they lie" and, under the First Amendment, "have the right to lie or deliberately distort news reports on public airwaves."  
False
By Linda Qiu • September 10, 2014
Bob Beckel
Bob Beckel
stated on September 1, 2014 a discussion on Fox News' "The Five"
The United States has "the most number of deductions available to corporations" for the corporate income tax.
False
By Derek Tsang • September 9, 2014
NextGen Climate Action Committee
NextGen Climate Action Committee
stated on August 30, 2014 a television ad
Says U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst signed a pledge that "protects tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas."
False
By Lauren Carroll • August 5, 2014
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on July 6, 2014 interview on ABC's "This Week"
Says Hillary Clinton's health care plan from the 1990s "had a broader provision in favor of corporate right to back out" of providing contraceptive coverage than the one created by the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision.
False
By Lauren Carroll • July 8, 2014
Chain email
Chain email
stated on June 5, 2014 emails circulating on the Internet
Due to actions by President Barack Obama, "the Burger King national headquarters announced this month that they will be pulling their franchises from our military bases."
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2014
Jim DeMint
Jim DeMint
stated on March 7, 2014 an interview
"The big Wall Street banks, the big corporations" give "many times more" political donations to Democrats than Republicans.  
False
April 16, 2014
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