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Latest Fact-Checks In Legal Issues

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Lena Taylor
Lena Taylor
stated on October 13, 2016 an opinion column
"Slavery is still allowable under Wisconsin law as long as it’s a punishment for a crime."
Mostly True
November 25, 2016
Amy Schumer
Amy Schumer
stated on November 3, 2016 a video
"Anyone who knows you can just" look it up to "see if you voted."  
Half-True
November 9, 2016
Senate Leadership Fund
Senate Leadership Fund
stated on October 11, 2016 a TV ad
"(Deborah) Ross defends those who want to burn the American flag, and even called efforts to ban flag-burning ‘ridiculous,’ yet refused to help a disabled veteran fly the flag."
Mostly True
By Will Doran • November 5, 2016
Deborah Ross
Deborah Ross
stated on October 13, 2016 a debate
Says Richard Burr "was one of only three senators who voted against a ban on insider trading for members of Congress. And he called that vote brave."
True
By Will Doran • November 5, 2016
Richard Burr
Richard Burr
stated on October 29, 2016 a private meeting with supporters
"I had the longest judicial vacancy in the history of the United States."
Mostly True
By Will Doran • November 3, 2016
Eric Greitens
Eric Greitens
stated on September 29, 2016 a press release
Says Chris Koster "fell silent" as attorney general in pursuing a case against a free classified service accused of promoting prostitution after accepting "over $12,000 in campaign contributions' from people affiliated with the service."
Mostly False
By Natalia Alamdari • November 2, 2016
Chris Sununu
Chris Sununu
stated on October 6, 2016 a No Labels forum
Says drug dealers have "overdosed on purpose" to avoid prosecution.
False
By Ella Nilsen • October 28, 2016
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on October 25, 2016 an interview with Fox News' Megyn Kelly
In the Paula Jones case, Bill Clinton paid an "$850,000 penalty."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 27, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 25, 2016 a speech
"The man who was in charge of the investigation of Hillary Clinton accepted essentially from Hillary Clinton $675,000 that went to his wife."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 26, 2016
Ami Bera
Ami Bera
stated on October 18, 2016 a U.S. Congressional campaign debate
Says the U.S. Attorney’s Office said "that neither I nor my campaign had any idea what was going on" regarding my father's illegal campaign contributions. "And that’s why they closed this case."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • October 19, 2016
Scott Jones
Scott Jones
stated on August 22, 2016 a radio interview
Says allegations that he made unwanted sexual advances on a female sheriff’s deputy "were found by two separate judges to not have merit."
False
By Chris Nichols • October 17, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 9, 2016 the second 2016 presidential debate
"You (Hillary Clinton) get a subpoena, and after getting the subpoena you delete 33,000 emails."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • October 10, 2016
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on September 4, 2016 an interview
"Sixty percent of Americans now support legalizing marijuana."  
Mostly True
September 23, 2016
Donald Trump
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.
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 21, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on August 26, 2016 a Hillary for America television ad
"Trump Management was charged with discriminating against African-Americans and breaking federal law."
True
By Lauren Carroll • September 14, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 31, 2016 a speech
Says "Hillary Clinton has pledged amnesty in her first 100 days, and her plan will provide Obamacare, Social Security, and Medicare for illegal immigrants, breaking the federal budget."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 2, 2016
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 15, 2016 a speech in Scranton, Pa.
Says military commanders have said that if Donald Trump were elected, "they would not follow his orders."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 17, 2016
Pat McCrory
Pat McCrory
stated on August 2, 2016 a press release
"Roy Cooper's refusal to do his job is costing taxpayers money."
Mostly False
By Will Doran • August 16, 2016
Common Cause
Common Cause
stated on July 19, 2016 an online video ad
"Half of all NC legislative candidates are unopposed because of gerrymandering."
Mostly True
By Will Doran • August 9, 2016
Viral image
Viral image
stated on August 5, 2016 a posting on various websites
Says in 2012 "Obama won in every state that did not require a photo ID and lost in every state that did require a photo ID in order to vote."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 9, 2016
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