Fact Check Posts – Page 3

Donald Trump
stated on August 8, 2016 a speech

Says Hillary Clinton's plan "would tax many small businesses by almost 50 percent."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 10, 2016

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."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 9, 2016

Anthony Weiner
stated on July 27, 2016 an appearance on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher"

"We know this now. The banks no longer loan (Donald Trump) money because he's a terrible risk. So he goes to these (Russian) oligarchs and borrows money."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 8, 2016

Joe Biden
stated on July 27, 2016 an appearance on MSNBC

Says Donald Trump "is going to go out and carpet bomb" the Middle East.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 2, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on July 28, 2016 a speech at the Democratic convention

Says Donald Trump "claimed our armed forces are 'a disaster.'"

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 29, 2016

Barack Obama
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention

"Illegal immigration and the crime rate are as low as they’ve been in decades."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 28, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on July 26, 2016 a video shown at the Democratic convention

Says when an interviewer asked Donald Trump if he treats women with respect, Trump replied, "I can't say that."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 27, 2016

Elizabeth Warren
stated on July 25, 2016 a speech at the Democratic convention

"Donald Trump said he was excited for the 2008 housing crash that devastated millions of American families, because he thought it would help him scoop up more real estate on the cheap."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 26, 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

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 21, 2016 a speech at the Republican convention

Says Hillary Clinton "has called for a radical 550 percent increase in Syrian ... refugees . . . despite the fact that there’s no way to screen these refugees in order to find out who they are or where they come from."

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

Mike Pence
stated on July 20, 2016 a speech at the Republican convention

"We in Indiana have . . . the highest credit rating in the nation."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 21, 2016

Newt Gingrich
stated on July 20, 2016 a speech at the Republican convention

Says "Hillary (Clinton) wants to increase the number (of Syrian refugees) by 500 percent."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Miriam Valverde • July 21, 2016

Chris Christie
stated on July 19, 2016 a speech at the Republican convention

Says Hillary Clinton "said all work-related emails were sent back to the State Department. The FBI director said, that's not true."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 20, 2016

Mark Geist
stated on July 18, 2016 a speech at the Republican convention

"We defied the stand-down orders" during the Benghazi attack.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 19, 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

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stated on July 6, 2016 a posting on Twitter

Says Attorney General Loretta Lynch "was a member of Bill Clinton's defense team during the 1992 Whitewater corruption probe."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 8, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 5, 2016 a tweet

"Taxpayers are paying a fortune for the use of Air Force One on the campaign trail" by President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 7, 2016

Sean Hannity
stated on June 28, 2016 comments on his Fox News program

"During the (Benghazi) attack, a stand-down order was given, and our troops were told to change their clothes four times."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 30, 2016

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