Fact Check Posts – Page 47

Tim Kaine
stated on August 16, 2016 a campaign event

"In Congress right now, we're doing the best job we have ever done in women in the federal legislature," but it’s still only "19 percent."

By Louis Jacobson • August 22, 2016

Joe Biden
stated on August 15, 2016 a speech in Scranton, Pa.

Says military commanders have said that if Donald Trump were elected, "they would not follow his orders."

By Louis Jacobson • August 17, 2016

Gary Johnson
stated on August 5, 2016 a Medium post

"Most Americans support" the legalization of marijuana.

By Louis Jacobson • August 17, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 15, 2016 a speech on foreign policy in Youngstown, Ohio

"I had previously said that NATO was obsolete because it failed to deal adequately with terrorism. Since my comments, they have changed their policy and now have a new division focused on terror threats."

By Louis Jacobson • August 16, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on August 11, 2016 an economic speech in Warren, Mich.

"I opposed the only multilateral trade deal that came before the Senate while I was there."

By Louis Jacobson • August 12, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 10, 2016 a speech in Sunrise, Fla.

Says Barack Obama "founded ISIS. I would say the co-founder would be crooked Hillary Clinton."

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • August 11, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 8, 2016 an economic address in Detroit

"The Obama-Clinton war on coal has cost Michigan over 50,000 jobs."

By Louis Jacobson • August 9, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 3, 2016 a rally in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Says he saw videotape "of the people taking the money off the plane" to pay ransom to Iran for hostages.

By Louis Jacobson • August 5, 2016

Patrick Murphy
stated on August 1, 2016 a campaign ad

Says "Marco Rubio didn’t show up" for a vote on his own bill on sanctions against Hezbollah.

By Louis Jacobson • August 4, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 29, 2016 a tweet

"As usual, Hillary & the Dems are trying to rig the debates so 2 are up against major NFL games."

By Louis Jacobson • August 1, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 31, 2016 various interviews and speeches

On whether he’s had a relationship with Vladimir Putin.

By Louis Jacobson • August 1, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on July 28, 2016 her acceptance speech at the Democratic convention

"We put a lid on Iran's nuclear program without firing a single shot."

By Louis Jacobson • July 29, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on July 28, 2016 her acceptance speech at the Democratic convention

"Our economy is so much stronger than when (Barack Obama and Joe Biden) took office. Nearly 15 million new private-sector jobs."

By Louis Jacobson • July 29, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 27, 2016 a news conference

On whether the federal government should set a minimum wage

By Louis Jacobson • July 28, 2016

Tim Kaine
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia

Independent analysts "found that Trump's tax plan, given to the wealthy and big corporations, would rack up $30 trillion in debt."

By Louis Jacobson • July 28, 2016

John Hutson
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia

Donald Trump "called the military that I served in a disaster."

By Louis Jacobson • July 28, 2016

Bill Clinton
stated on July 26, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia

"The approval of the United States was 20 points higher when (Hillary Clinton) left the secretary of state's office than when she took it."

By Louis Jacobson • July 27, 2016

Republican National Committee
stated on July 25, 2016 an email to reporters

Speakers at the Democratic National Convention made "zero mentions of the global terrorist threat posed by ISIS."

By Louis Jacobson • July 26, 2016

Michelle Obama
stated on July 25, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia

"I wake up every morning in a house (the White House) that was built by slaves."

By Louis Jacobson • July 26, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 21, 2016 the 2016 Republican National Convention

"America is one of the highest-taxed nations in the world."

By Louis Jacobson, Nadia Pflaum • July 22, 2016

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