Fact Check Posts – Page 30

Tim Kaine
stated on October 4, 2016 the 2016 Vice Presidential debate:

"First, Donald Trump said wages are too high, and both Donald Trump and Mike Pence think we ought to eliminate the federal minimum wage."

By Amy Sherman • October 5, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 26, 2016 the first presidential debate at Hofstra University:

The Great Recession emerged "in large part because of tax policies that slashed taxes on the wealthy, failed to invest in the middle class, took their eyes off of Wall Street, and created a perfect storm."

By Louis Jacobson • October 2, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 26, 2016 a Presidential debate:

Says to Hillary Clinton, "You heard what I said about (the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal), and all of a sudden you were against it."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 27, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 26, 2016 a Presidential debate:

Says Hillary Clinton called the Trans-Pacific Partnership "the gold standard. You called it the gold standard of trade deals. You said it’s the finest deal you’ve ever seen."

By Steve Contorno • September 27, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 26, 2016 a Presidential debate at Hofstra University:

"You will learn more about Donald Trump by going down to the Federal Elections" to see the financial disclosure form than by looking at tax returns.

By Louis Jacobson • September 27, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 26, 2016 a presidential debate:

"I did not — I did not — I do not say that. I do not say that" climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese.

By Lauren Carroll • September 27, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 26, 2016 a Presidential debate:

Says Donald Trump once suggested that he "would try to negotiate down the national debt."

By Amy Sherman • September 27, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 26, 2016 a Presidential debate:

Says Donald Trump "was one of the people who rooted for the housing crisis. He said back in 2006, ‘Gee, I hope it does collapse because then I can go in and buy some and make some money.’ "

By Jon Greenberg • September 27, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 24, 2016 a speech:

Says Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine "want to shut down shale, and shut down natural gas."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 26, 2016

Andrew Cuomo
stated on September 23, 2016 a speech in Buffalo:

"Most private sector jobs in the history of Buffalo exist in Buffalo today"

By Dan Clark • September 24, 2016

Michael Morell
stated on September 19, 2016 an open letter to Donald Trump:

Says Donald Trump has outlined "policies that read like a Kremlin wish list."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 22, 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

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 15, 2016 a speech at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute:

Says comprehensive immigration reform "will add $700 billion to our economy."

By Miriam Valverde • September 21, 2016

Republican National Committee
stated on September 17, 2016 an email :

"Over the past eight years, black youth unemployment is up."

By Louis Jacobson • September 21, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 15, 2016 a speech:

"Latinos are 17 percent of our country's population but hold only 2 percent of its wealth."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 19, 2016

Robert Duffy
stated on August 19, 2016 an op-ed in the Rochester Business Journal:

If upstate New York split from downstate "the economic indicators of upstate New York would be among the lowest in the country."

By Dan Clark • September 16, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on August 22, 2016 a tweet:

Says she "would bring 186,740 new jobs to Wisconsin" and "Donald Trump would cost Wisconsin 61,050 jobs."

By Tom Kertscher • September 16, 2016

Greg Abbott
stated on August 30, 2016 a tweet:

"If Texas were a country our economy would rank # 10...in the WORLD."

By W. Gardner Selby • September 15, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 6, 2016 a rally.:

Barack Obama has "doubled our national debt. Doubled it. It's going to be close to $20 trillion when he leaves."

By Sean Gorman • September 12, 2016

U.S. Chamber of Commerce
stated on August 12, 2016 a campaign ad :

"As governor, Ted Strickland left only 89 cents in Ohio’s rainy day fund."

By Nadia Pflaum • September 8, 2016

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