Fact Check Posts – Page 31

Donald Trump
stated on August 31, 2016 a speech:

Says "Hillary Clinton has pledged amnesty in her first 100 days, and her plan will provide Obamacare, Social Security, and Medicare for illegal immigrants, breaking the federal budget."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 2, 2016

National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on August 18, 2016 "Flush," a campaign ad :

"And while (Ted) Strickland proposed cuts for services for children, he wasted over $250,000 remodeling his bathrooms at the governor’s mansion."

By Nadia Pflaum • September 1, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 27, 2016 a speech:

"Hillary Clinton wants to shut down family farms" using "radical regulation," by raising business tax "rates as high as nearly 50 percent" and by taxing "family farms again at death by as much as 45 percent."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 31, 2016

Robin Schimminger
stated on August 3, 2016 a hearing on economic development in Albany, NY.:

On job creation numbers in the latest Start-Up NY report: "This is a significant number of overcounts in the compilation that I’ve looked at."

By Dan Clark • August 26, 2016

Celia Israel
stated on August 23, 2016 a press conference by Austin Democrats:

Says Donald Trump’s "Make America Great Again" caps are "made in China."

By W. Gardner Selby • August 24, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 19, 2016 a campaign ad:

Says Hillary Clinton wants illegal immigrants "collecting Social Security benefits."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 24, 2016

Julián Castro
stated on June 17, 2016 comments at Texas Democratic Party convention:

"Today California is kicking our butt, creating more jobs and more economic growth than Texas."

By Emma Hinchliffe, W. Gardner Selby • August 17, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on August 15, 2016 a campaign speech in Scranton, Pa. :

Says her campaign platform includes the "biggest investment in new, good-paying jobs since World War II."

By Lauren Carroll • August 17, 2016

NowThis
stated on August 10, 2016 a viral video:

Says President Bill Clinton did not sign NAFTA.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 11, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 8, 2016 a speech:

Says Hillary Clinton's plan "would tax many small businesses by almost 50 percent."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 10, 2016

Mike Pence
stated on August 2, 2016 a Phoenix town hall:

Says that under the Obama administration, "the debt has nearly doubled."

By Anthony Cave • August 9, 2016

Anthony Weiner
stated on July 27, 2016 an appearance on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher":

"We know this now. The banks no longer loan (Donald Trump) money because he's a terrible risk. So he goes to these (Russian) oligarchs and borrows money."

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

Carl Paladino
stated on July 17, 2016 a conversation with The Buffalo News at the Republican National Convention.:

In Buffalo's SolarCity project, "Andrew Cuomo will create maybe 500 jobs if it ever happens at all, at about $1.5 million per job."

By Dan Clark • August 5, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 27, 2016 a Reddit Ask Me Anything:

"Youth unemployment is through the roof."

By Adam Thorp • August 4, 2016

Gwen Graham
stated on July 28, 2016 a speech to Florida delegates at the Democratic National Convention:

"We rank 38th in wages. ... (Rick Scott) goes out around the country and advertises that to other states."

By Joshua Gillin • August 3, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 30, 2016 a tweet:

"American homeownership rate in Q2 2016 was 62.9% - lowest rate in 51yrs."

By Neelesh Moorthy • August 2, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on July 29, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention:

"More than 90 percent of the gains have gone to the top 1 percent."

By Jon Greenberg, Linda Qiu • July 29, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on July 28, 2016 her acceptance speech at the Democratic convention:

"Our economy is so much stronger than when (Barack Obama and Joe Biden) took office. Nearly 15 million new private-sector jobs."

By Louis Jacobson • July 29, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 27, 2016 a news conference:

On whether the federal government should set a minimum wage

By Louis Jacobson • July 28, 2016

Joe Biden
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention:

"We have the most productive workers in the world."

By Jon Greenberg • July 28, 2016

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