Fact Check Posts – Page 39

Donald Trump
stated on October 2, 2018 a rally in Southaven, Miss.:

Says Sen. Richard Blumenthal said he served in Vietnam in "Da Nang Province. Soldiers dying left and right as we battled up the hill." And "then he cried when (the press) caught him."

By Jon Greenberg • October 4, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on October 1, 2018 a midterm rally in Johnson City, Tenn.:

Says Republicans "just passed" the Veterans Choice program after 44 years of trying. "They've been trying to pass that one for many, many decades."

By Jon Greenberg • October 2, 2018

Mike Bishop
stated on September 21, 2018 a TV ad:

Says Elissa Slotkin’s plan is to take Medicare away from current senior recipients.

By Samantha Putterman • September 26, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on September 20, 2018 an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity:

Under the North American Free Trade Agreement, "we lost millions of jobs."

By Louis Jacobson • September 24, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on September 18, 2018 an exchange with reporters:

On investigating during the Supreme Court confirmation process, "The FBI doesn’t do that."

By Jon Greenberg • September 20, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on September 13, 2018 tweets:

Says 3,000 people "did not die" in two hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico. That death toll estimate was "done by Democrats."

By Amy Sherman • September 18, 2018

Kamala Harris
stated on September 7, 2018 a tweet:

Says at his confirmation hearing Brett Kavanaugh said birth control methods could be considered "abortion-inducing drugs."

By Manuela Tobias • September 10, 2018

Congressional Leadership Fund
stated on September 4, 2018 A campaign ad:

"Your family" will pay $2,500 "after Kara Eastman eliminates your tax cut."

By Stephen Koff • September 7, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on September 5, 2018 an exchange with reporters:

"We’re making (Medicare) stronger. We’re making Social Security stronger."

By Jon Greenberg • September 6, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on September 5, 2018 a tweet:

"Someone can write an article or book, totally make up stories and form a picture of a person that is literally the exact opposite of the fact, and get away with it without retribution or cost. Don’t know why Washington politicians don’t change libel laws?"

By Louis Jacobson • September 5, 2018

Americans for Prosperity
stated on August 29, 2018 an attack ad:

As Tennessee governor, Phil Bredesen "supported higher taxes on us. Higher gas taxes. Higher sales taxes."

By Jon Greenberg • August 30, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on August 28, 2018 a tweet:

Says "96 percent of (Google News) results on ‘Trump News’ are from National Left-Wing Media."

By Louis Jacobson • August 29, 2018

Sarah Huckabee Sanders
stated on August 14, 2018 a White House press briefing:

"President Trump in his first year and a half has already tripled what President Obama did (for African-American employment) in eight years."

By Louis Jacobson • August 15, 2018

Marsha Blackburn
stated on August 8, 2018 a speech to farmers:

"Hospitals are closing in rural America because they don't have access to high-speed internet."

By Jon Greenberg • August 15, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on July 31, 2018 rally in Tampa:

"U.S. Steel just announced that they are building six new steel mills."

By Manuela Tobias • August 2, 2018

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
stated on July 26, 2018 an interview on the Daily Show:

"Just last year we gave the military a $700 billion budget increase, which they didn’t even ask for."

By Manuela Tobias • August 1, 2018

Larry Kudlow
stated on July 29, 2018 an interview on CBS's Face the Nation:

"Even the CBO numbers show now that the entire $1.5 trillion tax cut is virtually paid for by higher revenues and better nominal GDP."

By Jon Greenberg • July 31, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on July 29, 2018 a tweet:

"Wow, highest Poll Numbers in the history of the Republican Party. That includes Honest Abe Lincoln and Ronald Reagan."

By Louis Jacobson • July 30, 2018

Kirstjen Nielsen
stated on July 19, 2018 an interview:

"There are billboards in Central America in the Northern Triangle countries advertising how to grab a kid to get into the United States illegally."

By Miriam Valverde • July 23, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on July 23, 2018 in a tweet:

Says the Steele dossier "was responsible for starting" Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into links between the Trump campaign and Russia.

By John Kruzel • July 23, 2018

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