Fact Check Posts – Page 24

Donald Trump
stated on July 21, 2016 a speech at the Republican convention

"An amendment, pushed by Lyndon Johnson many years ago, threatens religious institutions with a loss of their tax-exempt status if they openly advocate their political views."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 22, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 11, 2016 a speech

"Just look at what the FBI director said about her (Hillary Clinton) — her misconduct is a disgrace and embarrassment to our country."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 15, 2016

Van Jones
stated on July 7, 2016 a panel discussion on CNN

African-Americans don't use drugs at a higher level than whites but "wind up going to prison six times more."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 13, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on May 14, 2016 his speech at the Republican Party of Texas convention

Barack Obama issued a decree "demanding that every public school now allow grown men and boys into the little girls’ bathroom."

By Eleanor Dearman • June 26, 2016

Paul Ryan
stated on June 19, 2016 an interview

"People have a constitutional right to have semiautomatic rifles."

June 24, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on June 19, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press"

Says delegates can't "legally" change the Republican National Convention rules to prevent Donald Trump’s nomination.

By Linda Qiu • June 19, 2016

Marco Rubio
stated on June 13, 2016 an interview with Hugh Hewitt

"In America, radical speech is not a crime."

By Amy Sherman • June 15, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on June 5, 2016 an interview on CBS News' "Face the Nation"

Says Judge Gonzalo Curiel "is a member of a club or society, very strongly pro-Mexican."

By Jon Greenberg • June 7, 2016

Wendy Davis
stated on March 14, 2016 an interview with Texas Monthly

"Texas is one of only a handful of states that does not have an equal pay law."

By Eleanor Dearman • May 27, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on May 20, 2016 a speech to the National Rifle Association

It "is Hillary Clinton's agenda" to "release the violent criminals from jail. She wants them all released."

By Louis Jacobson • May 26, 2016

William Devereaux
stated on May 10, 2016 a legislative hearing

"You can import as many hemp products into this country as you want...but we can’t grow it."

By Jacqueline Tempera • May 22, 2016

Newt Gingrich
stated on May 15, 2016 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"

"The Chinese last year probably stole $360 billion in intellectual property from the United States."

By Louis Jacobson • May 17, 2016

Catherine Hanaway
stated on March 17, 2016 a debate

"As a former federal prosecutor, I prosecuted over 4,000 cases."

By Tyler Adkisson • April 25, 2016

ActionAid UK
stated on April 7, 2016 a website post

"Tax dodging costs developing countries $200 billion every year."

By Jon Greenberg • April 19, 2016

Jack Graham
stated on April 5, 2016 a debate

"It’s clear" that Hillary Clinton "violated national security laws."

By Alan Gathright • April 8, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on April 6, 2016 a CNN interview

Says Bernie Sanders "wants higher standards for toy guns than real guns."

By Lauren Carroll • April 8, 2016

John Kasich
stated on April 3, 2016 an interview

"There are no rules governing" the 2016 Republican convention, "the rules have not been set."

April 8, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on March 29, 2016 an interview on CNN

Says Ted Cruz distributed the ad showing a nude Melania Trump on a rug.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 31, 2016

JoAnne Kloppenburg
stated on March 15, 2016 TV ad

Says the GOP is "helping pay for" Justice Rebecca Bradley's campaign and "she recently skipped court to attend an event paid for" by Scott Walker's "lobbyist friends."

March 31, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on March 29, 2016 a CNN town hall

Says that when Michelle Fields "found out that there was a security camera, and that they had her on tape, all of a sudden that story changed."

By Lauren Carroll • March 30, 2016

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