Fact Check Posts – Page 3

Donald Trump
stated on March 13, 2018 in California just sued to stop the wall:

"The state of California is begging us to build walls in certain areas. They don’t tell you that."

By Chris Nichols • March 13, 2018

Tammy Baldwin
stated on February 22, 2018 in an interview :

Says 97 percent of gun owners support universal background checks.

By Tom Kertscher • March 2, 2018

Kevin Nicholson
stated on February 18, 2018 in an interview:

"There are more guns in this country than there are people."

By Tom Kertscher • February 20, 2018

Travis Allen
stated on February 1, 2018 in an interview on Capital Public Radio:

"Californians are overwhelmingly against this concept of the illegal sanctuary state."

By Chris Nichols • February 7, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on January 26, 2018 in a speech in Davos, Switzerland:

"Consumer confidence, business confidence, and manufacturing confidence are the highest they have been in many decades."

By Louis Jacobson • February 2, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on February 1, 2018 in a Tweet:

"45.6 million people watched (the State of the Union), the highest number in history. @FoxNews beat every other Network, for the first time ever, with 11.7 million people tuning in."

By Manuela Tobias • February 1, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on January 30, 2018 in his State of the Union address:

"Small business confidence is at an all-time high."

By Louis Jacobson • January 31, 2018

Travis Allen
stated on January 2, 2018 in interview on Fox News:

"Seventy four percent of Californians are absolutely against sanctuary state" policies.

By Chris Nichols • January 9, 2018

Paul Ryan
stated on December 13, 2017 in an interview:

The 1986 tax reform approved under Ronald Reagan "was polling at about 18 percent right before they passed it."

By Tom Kertscher • December 18, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on October 22, 2017 in a tweet:

Says "46 percent of people believe major national news organizations fabricate stories about me."

By Jon Greenberg • October 24, 2017

Chris Abele
stated on October 2, 2017 in a tweet:

90 percent of Americans "support universal background checks" for gun purchases.

By Tom Kertscher • October 3, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on September 30, 2017 in a tweet:

In the Alabama Senate runoff, "the candidate I endorsed (Luther Strange) went up MANY points after endorsement!"

By Louis Jacobson • October 2, 2017

Beto O'Rourke
stated on August 10, 2017 in a Facebook post:

Says "the latest polls show us tied neck-and-neck" with Sen. Ted Cruz.

By W. Gardner Selby • September 14, 2017

Sid Miller
stated on August 23, 2017 in an interview on Spectrum Cable's "Capital Tonight":

Says a poll showed 70 percent to 75 percent of people want to see Confederate statues "remain up and not taken down."

By W. Gardner Selby • September 6, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on July 16, 2017 in a tweet:

Says his job approval poll numbers are "not bad" relative to other presidents at this point in his presidency.

By John Kruzel • July 17, 2017

Gwen Moore
stated on June 19, 2017 in an interview:

"There are so many data that demonstrate that poor people, surprisingly, are less likely to use drugs than people with means."

By Tom Kertscher • July 7, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on June 27, 2017 in a tweet:

CNN’s ratings are "way down."

By John Kruzel • July 3, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on June 18, 2017 in a tweet:

"The new Rasmussen Poll, one of the most accurate in the 2016 Election, just out with a Trump 50% Approval Rating. That's higher than O's #'s!"

By Katie Sanders, Louis Jacobson • June 19, 2017

Al Gore
stated on June 4, 2017 in an interview on ABC "This Week":

"A majority of President Trump's supporters and voters wanted (the United States) to stay in" the Paris Agreement.

By John Kruzel • June 5, 2017

Mike Crute
stated on April 19, 2017 in a radio show:

Says Bernie Sanders "is the most popular politician in America today."

By Tom Kertscher • April 27, 2017

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