Latest Fact-Checks In Virginia

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Bryce Reeves
Bryce Reeves
stated on June 17, 2016 a radio interview.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe "has made several statements that he would love to be in a Cabinet secretary position with the Clinton administration."
False
By Warren Fiske • June 27, 2016
Rob Wittman
Rob Wittman
stated on June 18, 2016 a Facebook post.
"On average, each U.S. military working dog saves the lives of between 150 and 200 servicemen and women over the span of his career."
False
By Warren Fiske • June 14, 2016
Levar Stoney
Levar Stoney
stated on May 17, 2016 a radio interview.
Virginia’s banning of felons from voting is a "Jim Crow-era law."
False
By Warren Fiske • June 6, 2016
John Whitbeck
John Whitbeck
stated on March 28, 2016 an email
Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland "voted to uphold" D.C.’s ban on handguns.
False
By Warren Fiske • April 4, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 8, 2016 a news conference
The Trump Winery near Charlottesville, Va. is the "largest winery on the East Coast."
False
By Sean Gorman • March 21, 2016
Corey Lewandowski
Corey Lewandowski
stated on February 15, 2016 a radio interview.
"Mr. Trump is self-financing his campaign, so we don’t have any donors."
False
By Warren Fiske • February 22, 2016
John O'Bannon
John O'Bannon
stated on February 1, 2016 a constituent survey
Says "some Planned Parenthood chapters have been selling the body parts of aborted fetuses for profit."
False
By Warren Fiske • February 8, 2016
Ed Gillespie
Ed Gillespie
stated on January 13, 2016 a Facebook post.
"More businesses are closing than opening in Virginia today."
False
By Warren Fiske • February 1, 2016
Thomas Garrett Jr.
Thomas Garrett Jr.
stated on January 11, 2016 a radio interview.
"A (state) trooper with 10 years on the force is getting $500 a year more than a trooper with 10 minutes on the force."
False
By Sean Gorman • February 1, 2016
Philip Van Cleave
Philip Van Cleave
stated on January 18, 2016 a speech
Martin Luther King Jr. "was a Republican."
False
By Sean Gorman • January 25, 2016
Tarina Keene
Tarina Keene
stated on January 13, 2016 a news conference
More than 100,000 women in Texas "have attempted to self-induce abortion in the past year alone."
False
By Warren Fiske • January 19, 2016
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on January 12, 2016 a blog post.
Says Virginia Del. Mark Cole "wants schools to check children’s genitals before using bathroom."
False
By Sean Gorman • January 18, 2016
Steven Landes
Steven Landes
stated on December 24, 2015 a constituent survey.
Medicaid expansion "could cost the Commonwealth of Virginia over $1 billion a year..."
False
By Sean Gorman • January 11, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on December 17, 2015 a radio interview.
"Existing law right now requires 700 miles of double-layered border fencing" on the Mexico border.
False
By Sean Gorman • December 29, 2015
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on December 10, 2015 a radio interview.
Says he faced "a record budget deficit" in Virginia in 2014.
False
By Warren Fiske • December 21, 2015
Ben Carson
Ben Carson
stated on November 22, 2015 a TV interview.
Says Thomas Jefferson helped "craft" the Constitution.
False
By Warren Fiske • November 27, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on October 28, 2015 a speech.
The Koch Brothers are "spending more money than either the Democratic or Republican parties" in the 2016 elections.
False
By Sean Gorman • November 6, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 14, 2015 a speech
"Sixty-one percent of our bridges are in trouble."
False
By Warren Fiske • October 26, 2015
Thomas Norment, Jr.
Thomas Norment, Jr.
stated on October 5, 2015 a debate.
Says "only about 2 percent" of gun sales in Virginia are not subject to background checks.
False
By Warren Fiske • October 26, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 14, 2015 a speech.
"We have the highest tax rate anywhere in the world."
False
By Louis Jacobson, Warren Fiske • October 20, 2015
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