Fact Check Posts – Page 49

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

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

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stated on August 5, 2016 a posting on various websites

Says in 2012 "Obama won in every state that did not require a photo ID and lost in every state that did require a photo ID in order to vote."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • 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

Donald Trump
stated on July 27, 2016 a Reddit Ask Me Anything

"Youth unemployment is through the roof."

By Adam Thorp • August 4, 2016

Joe Biden
stated on July 27, 2016 an appearance on MSNBC

Says Donald Trump "is going to go out and carpet bomb" the Middle East.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 2, 2016

Paul Manafort
stated on July 31, 2016 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"

"The DNC hack showed you that the Clinton campaign was working to schedule (primary) debates against (Bernie) Sanders," and the Clinton campaign is continuing this "ploy" against Donald Trump.

By Linda Qiu • July 31, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 24, 2016 a tweet

"An analysis showed that Bernie Sanders would have won the Democratic nomination if it were not for the Super Delegates."

By Linda Qiu • July 25, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on July 23, 2016 a campaign rally in Miami, Fla.

Says unlike Tim Kaine, who "invested" in education, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "slashed education funding."

By Lauren Carroll • July 24, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 21, 2016 a speech at the Republican national convention

Says Hillary Clinton "wants to essentially abolish the Second Amendment."

By Linda Qiu • July 22, 2016

Phil Ruffin
stated on July 20, 2016 a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland

Says Donald Trump "always pays his bills promptly."

By Louis Jacobson • July 21, 2016

Donald Trump Jr.
stated on July 19, 2016 a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland

Says Hillary Clinton is proposing "destroying Medicare for seniors."

By Louis Jacobson • July 20, 2016

Paul Manafort
stated on July 19, 2016 a press conference

"The Clinton camp was the first to get it out there and try to say there was something untoward about the speech that Melania Trump gave."

By Lauren Carroll • July 19, 2016

Jeff Sessions
stated on July 18, 2016 a speech at the Republican National Convention

"There are about 350,000 people who succeed in crossing our borders illegally each year."

By Miriam Valverde • July 19, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 18, 2016 an interview on Fox News with Bill O'Reilly

Says as GOP was picking a convention city, "I recommended Ohio."

By Jon Greenberg • July 19, 2016

Reince Priebus
stated on July 17, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press"

Says no one from the Bush family attended the 2012 Republican National Convention and "there was no President Bush" at the 2008 convention.

By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy • July 17, 2016

Reince Priebus
stated on July 17, 2016 comments on "Meet the Press"

"What the facts say" is ... "the best scenario for kids is a loving mom and dad."

By Lauren Carroll • July 17, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 11, 2016 a speech

"Just look at what the FBI director said about her (Hillary Clinton) — her misconduct is a disgrace and embarrassment to our country."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 15, 2016

Mike Pence
stated on July 12, 2016 a speech at a Trump rally

Says Hillary Clinton "took 13 hours to send help to Americans under fire" during the terrorist attack in Benghazi.

By Adam Thorp • July 14, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on July 2, 2016 an interview on MSNBC

Says she "never received nor sent any material that was marked classified" on her private email server while secretary of state.

By Lauren Carroll • July 6, 2016

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