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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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