Fact Check Posts – Page 337

Rachel Maddow
stated on July 13, 2015 a television show

Under Scott Walker, "the Wisconsin middle class is shrinking at a faster rate than any other state in the country."

By Kevin Crowe, Tom Kertscher • August 24, 2015

Alan Grayson
stated on August 12, 2015 a press release

Says Patrick Murphy "hasn't passed a single bill out of committee."

By Joshua Gillin • August 18, 2015

Tom Tancredo
stated on August 8, 2015 a Breitbart article

Between 2008 and 2014, "criminal aliens accounted for 38 percent of all murder convictions in the five states of California, Texas, Arizona, Florida and New York."

By Jon Greenberg • August 17, 2015

Facebook posts
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

Israel O'Quinn
stated on August 10, 2015 a speech.

On unemployment rates: "We have counties in Southwest Virginia that are well into double digits and some that are pushing 20 percent."

By Warren Fiske • August 17, 2015

Bernie Sanders
stated on August 16, 2015 an interview on "Meet the Press"

"We spend almost twice as much per capita on health care as do the people of any other country."

By Will Cabaniss • August 16, 2015

Facebook posts
stated on August 11, 2015 a meme

Scott Walker "had a 2.3 GPA when he was asked to leave Marquette University for cheating."

By Tom Kertscher • August 11, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on August 9, 2015 a Meet the Press interview

"Some of the things that (Megyn Kelly) said, I didn’t say."

By Will Cabaniss • August 10, 2015

Ben Carson
stated on August 6, 2015 the first Republican debate

"Ukraine was a nuclear-armed state. They gave away their nuclear arms with the understanding that we would protect them."

By Jon Greenberg • August 7, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on August 6, 2015 the first Republican debate

Illegal immigration "wasn’t a subject that was on anybody’s mind until I brought it up at my announcement."

By Jon Greenberg • August 7, 2015

Allen West
stated on August 1, 2015 a blog on his website

The Navy "is bringing charges against" a Navy officer who shot at the Chattanooga shooter "for illegally discharging a firearm on federal property."

By Lauren Carroll • August 4, 2015

Sandra Smith
stated on July 28, 2015 an interview with Mike Huckabee

"Almost 95 percent of all (Planned Parenthood) pregnancy services were abortions."

By Anna Bruzgulis • August 4, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on August 2, 2015 an interview on ABC "This Week"

Under President Barack Obama, income levels and unemployment numbers "are worse now than just about ever" for African-Americans.

By Louis Jacobson • August 2, 2015

Facebook posts
stated on July 26, 2015 a meme on social media

Says Hillary Clinton "refuses to testify before Congress" about the 2012 attack in Benghazi.

By Louis Jacobson • July 31, 2015

Harry Houck
stated on July 21, 2015 a panel debate on "CNN Tonight with Don Lemon"

"The law says ... when a police officer stops you, do whatever he says and then deal with it later."

By Will Cabaniss • July 30, 2015

Bloggers
stated on July 20, 2015 various conservative websites

"Obama Makes Huge Move to BAN Social Security Recipients From Owning Guns"

By Christian Belanger • July 30, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on July 27, 2015 an interview

Says his political opponents "brought 100,000 protesters into our state."

By Tom Kertscher • July 30, 2015

Occupy Democrats
stated on July 17, 2015 a meme on Facebook

"House Republicans just passed a bill that makes it legal for single mothers to be fired by their employers."

By Anna Bruzgulis • July 28, 2015

Christine Gilbert
stated on July 11, 2015 a letter to the editor of the Austin American-Statesman

The Texas Capitol faces South toward Goliad, in memory of the most horrific battle of the Texas Revolution.

By W. Gardner Selby • July 24, 2015

Marco Rubio
stated on July 22, 2015 an interview on Fox News

The Iran deal says that "if any other country tries to undermine (Iran's) nuclear program, we have to help them defend themselves against Israel, Egypt, Saudis, our own allies."

By Amy Sherman • July 23, 2015

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