Fact Check Posts – Page 3

Freedom Daily
stated on December 9, 2016 a headline:

"Obama-Led U.N. Has Just Made It Official, U.S. To Immediately Pay Blacks 'Reparations'."

By Joshua Gillin • December 15, 2016

Social Media
stated on November 8, 2016 a viral Tweet:

Says "thousands" at a Manhattan rally for Donald Trump were chanting "We hate Muslims, we hate blacks, we want our great country back."

By Linda Qiu • November 9, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 20, 2016 a speech in Kenansville, N.C.:

"Our African-American communities are absolutely in the worst shape they've ever been in before. Ever. Ever. Ever."

By Louis Jacobson • September 22, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 29, 2016 a tweet:

"Inner-city crime is reaching record levels."

By Louis Jacobson • August 30, 2016

Viral image
stated on December 26, 2015 a Facebook post:

Says U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho said "African Americans should only be given three-fifths of a vote."

By Joshua Gillin • December 30, 2015

Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on December 9, 2015 an interview on CNN:

Says Marco Rubio said "we should be considering internment" of Muslims, and "maybe we should close down cafes and diners where Muslims gather and in fact compared them to the Nazi party."

By Amy Sherman • December 10, 2015

Peter Kinder
stated on November 12, 2015 in comments on Breitbart:

"This incident of supposed feces depicting a swastika on the wall of a bathrooms in one of the halls ... has been supported by zero fact."

By Allison Graves, Katherine Knott • November 22, 2015

Viral image
stated on November 16, 2015 posts on the Internet:

In Japan, "permanent residency is not given to Muslims," the "propagation of Islam" is banned, "one cannot import a Koran published in the Arabic language," and "Muslims cannot even rent a house."

By Louis Jacobson • November 17, 2015

Bloggers
stated on July 10, 2015 a headline on the website NewsExaminer:

"Christian Pastor in Vermont Sentenced to One Year in Prison After Refusing to Marry Gay Couple"

By Keely Herring • July 16, 2015

Facebook posts
stated on May 17, 2015 a meme on social media:

"During Obama's first five years as president, black unemployment increased 42 percent. During Reagan's presidency, black unemployment dropped 20 percent."

By Louis Jacobson • May 22, 2015

Facebook posts
stated on February 7, 2015 a meme supposedly quoting Sheila Jackson Lee:

Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas said: ‘Hey, all you wrinkly, white-aged has-beens: It’s time for you to die and let the next generation have your spot on the planet.’

By W. Gardner Selby • February 24, 2015

Joe Biden
stated on February 17, 2015 remarks at a White House summit:

"There is a very identifiable Somali community" back home in Delaware.

By Lauren Carroll • February 19, 2015

Chain email
stated on December 2, 2014 a chain email:

Says a man in Ferguson, Mo., was photographed holding a sign that said, "No mother should have to fear for her son's life every time he robs a store."

By Louis Jacobson • December 4, 2014

National Organization for Marriage
stated on January 17, 2013 a newspaper ad:

"Religious groups like Knights of Columbus have been forced to allow same-sex marriage ceremonies in their facilities, against their beliefs."

By Michael McKinney • January 27, 2013

Education Action Group
stated on September 16, 2012 an online post:

"Portland Schools spend $500K to deem PB&J sandwiches racist."

By Janie Har • September 18, 2012

Farouk Shami
stated on January 26, 2010 a Dallas press conference:

Bill White "is discriminating. He's taking jobs from African Americans and giving them to his friends."

By W. Gardner Selby • February 4, 2010

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