Fact Check Posts – Page 5

Bill Clinton
stated on July 26, 2016 in 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

Donald Trump
stated on July 5, 2016 in a speech in Raleigh, N.C.:

"We got the highest vote count in the history of the Republican Party."

By Will Doran • July 8, 2016

Tim Kaine
stated on June 26, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press":

Says British voters "under 50, especially millennials, overwhelmingly voted to stay," in the European Union. "It was older voters who voted to leave."

By Lauren Carroll • June 26, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on May 29, 2016 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press':

"Right now, in every major poll, national poll and statewide poll done in the last month, six weeks, we are defeating Trump, often by big numbers and always at a larger margin than Secretary Clinton is."

By Louis Jacobson • May 29, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on April 21, 2016 in an online campaign ad:

Says Donald Trump "has the second-highest disapproval ratings of anyone running for president."

By Dylan Baddour • May 27, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on May 22, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press":

"When I was secretary of state, I had a very high approval rating."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 22, 2016

Tim Moore
stated on May 5, 2016 in a conversation with reporters:

Says 80 percent of North Carolinians support "the concept that men should not be in women’s restrooms, changing rooms, bathrooms, etc."

By Will Doran • May 14, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on May 2, 2016 in an interview on CNN's "New Day":

"Frankly, (Hillary Clinton) doesn’t do very well with women."

By Louis Jacobson • May 2, 2016

John Kasich
stated on April 24, 2016 in comments on "Face the Nation":

"After my first year as governor, I was one of the most unpopular governors, maybe the most unpopular governor in the country. ... It changed."

By Nadia Pflaum • May 2, 2016

William Barber
stated on April 22, 2016 in a speech announcing the Moral Monday march:

"80 percent of North Carolinians are for the living wage"

By Will Doran • April 28, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on April 21, 2016 in a town hall on ABC's 'Good Morning America':

"When I withdrew in June of 2008, polls were showing that at least 40 percent of my supporters said, oh, they weren't going to support Sen. Obama."

By Louis Jacobson • April 21, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on April 11, 2016 in a rally in Rome, N.Y.:

"My numbers are better right now than Ronald Reagan's numbers were with Jimmy Carter."

By Louis Jacobson • April 14, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on April 11, 2016 in a campaign speech:

"The polling shows over and over again that, unlike Donald Trump, that with me as the nominee, we beat Hillary Clinton."

By Chris Nichols • April 12, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on April 7, 2016 in an interview on CNN:

"Poll after poll after poll shows me beating Hillary."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 11, 2016

Glenn Beck
stated on April 10, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

Polls show "Hillary Clinton wins every time with Donald Trump" as her opponent.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 10, 2016

Paul Ryan
stated on February 22, 2016 in a television interview:

"70 percent of Americans believe that we are on the wrong path."

By Sarah Hauer • March 22, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on March 6, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Flint, Mich.:

"Almost every poll has shown that Sanders vs. Trump does a lot better than Clinton vs. Trump … and, that’s true nationally."

By Louis Jacobson • March 8, 2016

John Kasich
stated on March 3, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in Detroit:

In head-to-head polls for the general election, "I beat Hillary Clinton by more than anybody, by 11 points."

By Louis Jacobson • March 4, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on February 21, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press":

"About 70 percent of Republicans nationwide ... don't think Donald Trump is the right guy" to take on Hillary Clinton in November.

By Linda Qiu • February 21, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire:

"Not one Republican has the guts to recognize that climate change is real."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 10, 2016

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