Fact Check Posts – Page 3

Tdtalliance.com
stated on December 12, 2016 an article on a fake news website

"Obama orders ban on Christmas cards to military."

By Lauren Carroll • December 23, 2016

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."

By Will Doran • November 5, 2016

Barack Obama
stated on September 28, 2016 a CNN town hall

"Since I came into office … we have increased the VA budget by 85 percent."

By Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 7, 2016 a speech in Philadelphia

"Our veterans, in many cases, are being treated worse than illegal immigrants."

By Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde • September 9, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 7, 2016 the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum

Says Donald Trump supports "an agenda out there" to privatize the Veterans Affairs health care system.

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

Donald Trump
stated on September 7, 2016 the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum

Says Hillary Clinton said the Veterans Affairs scandal is "over-exaggerated." "She said she was satisfied with what was going on."

By Miriam Valverde • September 8, 2016

Anna Throne-Holst
stated on August 9, 2016 a tweet that linked to the claim in a Newsday article

Lee Zeldin "missed 2/3rds of Veterans Affairs Hearings"

By Dan Clark • August 31, 2016

Kamala Harris
stated on August 18, 2016 a tweet.

"22 veterans take their own lives each day."

By Chris Nichols • August 23, 2016

Marco Rubio
stated on August 12, 2016 a campaign ad

Says "Marco Rubio wrote and passed bipartisan legislation allowing the VA to fire negligent workers."

By Allison Graves • August 17, 2016

Tim Kaine
stated on July 11, 2016 an interview on MSNBC

Says "Donald Trump is a guy who has called for privatization" of the Veterans Administration.

By Linda Qiu • July 25, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 11, 2016 a speech

"A shocking 20 veterans are committing suicide each and every day, especially our older veterans."

By Sean Gorman • July 14, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on June 2, 2016 a national security speech in California

Says Donald Trump "has the gall to say that prisoners of war like John McCain aren’t heroes."

By Neelesh Moorthy • June 3, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on May 31, 2016 a news conference

"We're losing thousands of (veterans) waiting on line" because they can't get speedy health care from the Veterans Administration.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 1, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on May 31, 2016 a press conference in New York

"I wanted to keep it private, because I don't think it's anybody's business if I want to send money to the vets."

By Louis Jacobson • May 31, 2016

Freedom Partners Action Fund
stated on May 2, 2016 a TV ad

"Russ Feingold got a memo in 2009 that outlined veteran harm" at a Wisconsin VA facility "and nothing was done."

May 11, 2016

Conservative Solutions PAC
stated on February 26, 2016 a TV ad

Says Donald Trump "bans disabled veterans from his high rise."

By Amy Sherman • March 8, 2016

Joe Sestak
stated on January 25, 2016 a talk with the Pennsylvania Press Club

Says Pat Toomey visited Joe Sestak and other veterans in 2002 "and then came home and voted against every veterans appropriations bill."

By Anna Orso • February 8, 2016

Russ Feingold
stated on November 12, 2015 an interview

"Ron Johnson said specifically that he hopes the first steps occur to privatize the" Veterans Administration.

November 27, 2015

Bernie Sanders
stated on November 14, 2015 comments at the Iowa Democratic debate

500,000 U.S. troops came home from Iraq and Afghanistan "with PTSD and traumatic brain injury."

By Jason Noble • November 15, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on October 31, 2015 a speech.

On the VA: "Over 300,000 veterans have died waiting for care."

By Warren Fiske • November 9, 2015

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