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Latest Fact-Checks By Tom Kertscher

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Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on October 16, 2019 an interview
"To be clear, I’m not talking about confiscating anybody’s guns."
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 21, 2019
Mick Mulvaney
Mick Mulvaney
stated on October 17, 2019 a news conference
Says Donald Trump "will not be profiting" from the G-7 summit meeting to be held at Trump’s Doral resort.
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 18, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 16, 2019 answering questions from reporters
"The Kurds are much safer right now."
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 16, 2019
Arlen Parsa
Arlen Parsa
stated on September 1, 2019 a tweet
Thirty-four of the 47 men depicted in the famous "Declaration of Independence" painting were slaveholders.  
True
By Tom Kertscher • September 10, 2019
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on August 12, 2019 an interview
The "boyfriend loophole" means that "if you commit a serious crime of domestic abuse against your wife, you can't get a gun, but if you do it against your girlfriend, you can."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • August 22, 2019
Peter Navarro
Peter Navarro
stated on August 18, 2019 an interview
U.S. tariffs on China are "not hurting anybody" in the United States.  
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • August 20, 2019
Curt Schilling
Curt Schilling
stated on August 10, 2019 a tweet
Law-abiding gun owners stop crimes "2.5 million times a year," according to the federal Centers for Disease Control.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • August 14, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on August 5, 2019 a video on Twitter
"There are more assault rifles, as I understand it, in the hands of private citizens than in the hands of the United States military. We're talking about 5 to 10 million assault weapons in the hands of private citizens."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • August 8, 2019
Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard
stated on July 31, 2019 a debate
Says that under President Donald Trump, "not only have we not gone after al-Qaida ... our president is supporting al-Qaida."
False
By Tom Kertscher • August 2, 2019
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on July 5, 2019 an interview
"In 2017, we had more marijuana possession arrests in our country than all other violent crimes combined."
True
By Tom Kertscher • July 11, 2019
Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard
stated on June 28, 2019 an interview
"There’s a hacking conference that’s held every year in Las Vegas, where I think a 14- or 15-year old-girl from Florida hacked into a replica of Florida’s election system in less than 15 minutes."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • July 3, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on June 26, 2019 an opinion article
"The wealthiest three families now own more wealth than the bottom half of the country."
True
By Tom Kertscher • July 3, 2019
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ta-Nehisi Coates
stated on June 19, 2019 congressional testimony
"The typical black family in this country has one-tenth the wealth of the typical white family."
True
By Tom Kertscher • July 1, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on June 11, 2019 a campaign speech
"In the Obama-Biden administration, we got China to cut cyber-theft -- it's gotten significantly worse under this administration."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • June 14, 2019
Ilhan Omar
Ilhan Omar
stated on June 5, 2019 a tweet
"Every day on average 500 people die from gun violence."  
False
By Tom Kertscher • June 12, 2019
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
stated on June 1, 2019 an Instagram post
"The majority of Americans across ALL parties favor these nondiscrimination policies for LGBTQ people (liberals at 81%, moderates at 76% and conservatives at 55%)."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • June 5, 2019
John Hickenlooper
John Hickenlooper
stated on May 19, 2019 an interview
"We beat the NRA with tough, tough gun laws" in Colorado.  
True
By Tom Kertscher • May 30, 2019
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on April 22, 2019 a town hall
Says he has "more executive experience than the vice president."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • April 24, 2019
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on April 11, 2019 a town hall
"There is $50 billion a year wasted in the Medicare program."  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • April 19, 2019
Marianne Williamson
Marianne Williamson
stated on April 4, 2019 an interview
"For every dollar we spend on actual peace creation, we spend over $1,000 on ways to prepare for war."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • April 15, 2019
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