Fact Check Posts – Page 321

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stated on November 16, 2015 posts on the Internet

In Japan, "permanent residency is not given to Muslims," the "propagation of Islam" is banned, "one cannot import a Koran published in the Arabic language," and "Muslims cannot even rent a house."

By Louis Jacobson • November 17, 2015

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stated on August 6, 2015 a Snopes.com tweet recapping a Facebook post

A Texas police department bought an ad telling drug dealers, "We can take your competition off the streets for FREE."

By W. Gardner Selby • October 30, 2015

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stated on October 23, 2015 posts on the Internet

Unlike Benghazi, there were no investigations of the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing, none about key aspects of the 9/11 attacks and the Iraq War, and none about embassy attacks under George W. Bush.

By Louis Jacobson • October 27, 2015

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stated on October 22, 2015 a shareable graphic on the Web

Says Denmark’s suicide rate has been about twice as high as the United States’ over the past five decades.

By Clayton Youngman • October 23, 2015

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stated on October 21, 2015 an image on the Internet

"CNN's Crap Polling" is so bad that it shows that "no one under the age of 50 has an opinion of Hillary Clinton."

By Louis Jacobson • October 21, 2015

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stated on October 15, 2015 a graphic circulating on the Internet

Says Bernie Sanders once said, "Instead of removing the conditions that make people depressed, modern society gives them antidepressant drugs."

By Louis Jacobson • October 16, 2015

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stated on October 4, 2015 tweets

Says Donald Trump’s "Make America Great Again" hats were made in China.

By Katie Sanders • October 7, 2015

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stated on October 1, 2015 Facebook posts

Pope Francis uses a modest compact car to get around, while Creflo Dollar drives an expensive sports car.

By April Hunt • October 7, 2015

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stated on October 1, 2015 a Facebook post

Number of Americans killed by terrorism in the last decade: 24. Number of Americans killed by guns in the last decade: 280,024.

By Linda Qiu • October 5, 2015

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stated on June 20, 2015 a post shared on Facebook

Says after leaving the White House, Hillary Clinton "was forced to return an estimated $200,000 in White House china, furniture and artwork that she had stolen."

By Jon Greenberg • October 1, 2015

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stated on September 25, 2015 a viral Internet post

Honduras "bans citizens from owning guns" and has the "highest homicide rate in the entire world." Switzerland, with a similar population, "requires citizens to own guns" and has the "lowest homicide rate in the entire world."

By Katie Sanders • September 30, 2015

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stated on September 8, 2015 a shareable graphic on the Web

Says Bernie Sanders opposes "requiring all children to have a K-12 education."

By Louis Jacobson • September 21, 2015

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stated on September 7, 2015 a Facebook post

Says the case of a Texas judge who refused to perform heterosexual weddings exposes a double standard in the case against Kentucky clerk Kim Davis.

By Jon Greenberg • September 14, 2015

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stated on September 5, 2015 a Facebook post

Says Scott Walker said "Labor unions don’t deserve to have a national holiday" due to their damage to the economy. And the holiday "should be replaced by Patriots Day, celebrated every year on 9/11."

By James B. Nelson • September 10, 2015

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stated on September 6, 2015 a Facebook post

"Unions did not create" the eight-hour work day and the 40-hour work week. "Henry Ford did."

By Louis Jacobson • September 9, 2015

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stated on September 3, 2015 an image shared on Facebook

" 'Denali' is the Kenyan word for 'black power.' "

By Will Cabaniss • September 3, 2015

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stated on August 26, 2015 an Internet graphic

Bernie Sanders opposes the death penalty, and Hillary Clinton supports it.

By Will Cabaniss • September 2, 2015

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stated on August 26, 2015 a viral Internet chart

Bernie Sanders opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and Hillary Clinton supports it.

By Will Cabaniss • September 2, 2015

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stated on August 17, 2015 a meme.

Says Michele Bachmann said, "The Chinese built a Great Wall 5,000 years ago. You don't see any illegal Mexicans in China."

By Linda Qiu • August 20, 2015

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stated on August 13, 2015 a meme on social media

Says 57 percent of federal spending goes to the military and just 1 percent goes to food and agriculture, including food stamps.

By Louis Jacobson • August 17, 2015

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