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Latest Fact-Checks In Candidate Biography

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Freedom Partners Action Fund
Freedom Partners Action Fund
stated on May 2, 2016 a television ad:
"During the (housing) crisis, Catherine Cortez Masto gave a sweetheart contract worth millions to a D.C. law firm that then donated thousands to her political campaigns."
Half-True
By Riley Snyder • May 27, 2016
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on April 29, 2016:
Says he "started" the Pacur plastics manufacturing company he owns.  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • May 4, 2016
Great America PAC
Great America PAC
stated on March 31, 2016 a TV ad:
Says Ted Cruz "wanted to let in more Syrian refugees and give amnesty to illegal immigrants."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • April 22, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 10, 2016 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
Says Hillary Clinton voted "for virtually every trade agreement that has cost the workers of this country millions of jobs."
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • April 10, 2016
Bill McCoshen
Bill McCoshen
stated on March 11, 2016 a talk show:
Says when Bernie Sanders was in college, Sanders said "something very similar" to what conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley had written as a college student in the 1990s -- that "women have a legitimate role in date rape."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • March 17, 2016
stated on March 7, 2016 a radio ad:
"Republican Bob Donovan" has "run as a Republican time and again."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • March 11, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 7, 2016 a speech in Concord, N.C.:
"NASCAR endorsed Trump"
Half-True
By Will Doran • March 7, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 28, 2016 comments on "Meet the Press":
Says he supported the 1994 crime bill because "there is a ban on assault weapons in that bill."
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • February 28, 2016
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on February 25, 2016 the GOP primary debate in Texas:
Says Donald Trump hired illegal workers "from Poland and he had to pay a million dollars or so in a judgment."
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • February 26, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on February 11, 2016 comments during the PBS Democratic debate:
Says Sen. Bernie Sanders has called President Barack Obama "weak. He's called him a disappointment."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 12, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on February 4, 2016 comments during the New Hampshire Democratic debate:
"I waited until (the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement) had actually been negotiated" before deciding whether to endorse it.
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 5, 2016
Right to Rise
Right to Rise
stated on February 2, 2016 a TV ad:
Says Ohio Gov. John Kasich had "the worst rating on spending of any governor in the country, Republican or Democrat."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • February 2, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on January 6, 2016 comments during the Nevada Battleborn Battleground Dinner at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas:
Says Cresent Hardy agreed with Mitt Romney "about the 47 percent" and said that "people with disabilities are, and I quote him, ‘a drain on society.’ "
Half-True
By Riley Snyder • January 25, 2016
Martin O'Malley
Martin O'Malley
stated on December 19, 2015 the Dec. 19 Democratic presidential debate:
"Secretary Clinton changes her position on (gun issues) every election year, it seems, having one position in 2000 and then campaigning against President Obama and saying we don't need federal standards."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • December 20, 2015
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on November 10, 2015 a TV ad:
Says Russ Feingold "wanted to get money out of politics. Now he's profiting from that same dark money."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • November 27, 2015
Baby Got PAC
Baby Got PAC
stated on November 10, 2015 a campaign ad:
Says Hillary Clinton and the Democrats "admitted there’s one candidate who scares Hillary Clinton, and that’s Sen. Marco Rubio."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • November 16, 2015
Martin O'Malley
Martin O'Malley
stated on November 6, 2015 the First in the South Democratic Presidential forum.:
"When President Obama was running for re-election … Senator Sanders was trying to find someone to primary him."
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • November 10, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on September 8, 2015 a campaign video:
"Florida led the nation in job creation" while Bush was governor.
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • September 10, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on August 31, 2015 comments on Twitter.:
"I cut state spending more than anybody (in the 2016 GOP field)."
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • September 9, 2015
Bobby Jindal
Bobby Jindal
stated on August 30, 2015 comments on ABC's "This Week":
"I'm the only (Republican) candidate that has actually reduced the size of government."
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • August 30, 2015
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