Fact Check Posts – Page 5

Mike Huckabee
stated on September 24, 2015 radio interview

The Washington D.C.-area "never has a recession."

By Sean Gorman • October 19, 2015

Glen Sturtevant
stated on October 2, 2015 a TV ad

Dan Gecker voted to "double vehicle registration fees, costing (Chesterfield) county residents over $6 million annually."

By Warren Fiske • October 12, 2015

Richard Saslaw
stated on October 5, 2015 a debate.

Virginia’s current unemployment rate is "the lowest in Virginia history."

By Sean Gorman • October 12, 2015

Dan Gecker
stated on September 25, 2015 a campaign flier.

Glen Sturtevant is "against smaller class sizes."

By Warren Fiske • October 5, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on September 3, 2015 an interview

Under the Iran deal: "If Israel attacks Iran … we’re supposed to be on Iran’s side."

By Amy Sherman, Warren Fiske • September 4, 2015

Dave Brat
stated on August 10, 2015 a speech.

"I was one of the few, very few, who voted `no’ on the Iran deal."

By Warren Fiske • August 31, 2015

Israel O'Quinn
stated on August 10, 2015 a speech.

On unemployment rates: "We have counties in Southwest Virginia that are well into double digits and some that are pushing 20 percent."

By Warren Fiske • August 17, 2015

Alex McMurtrie Jr.
stated on May 7, 2015 a campaign flyer.

State legislators "quietly shifted $2 billion from education to road building" in 2013.

By Warren Fiske • May 18, 2015

Robert Hurt
stated on April 16, 2015 a statement.

Says the estate tax, "in many cases," forces family farmers and small businesses owners to sell their holdings.

By Warren Fiske • May 3, 2015

Dave Brat
stated on March 17, 2015 a written statement.

Repealing Obamacare saves "our nation more than $2 trillion."

By Warren Fiske • April 13, 2015

Susan Stimpson
stated on March 28, 2015 a Facebook post.

Virginia House Speaker Bill Howell is "allied to group pushing MIXED SEX BATHROOMS in Stafford Schools."

By Sean Gorman • April 6, 2015

Don Beyer
stated on March 4, 2015 an op-ed.

"More than 7,000 Americans lost their lives to climate change-fueled events last year."

By Warren Fiske • March 23, 2015

Rick Perry
stated on February 24, 2015 a speech

"Thomas Paine wrote that ‘the duty of a patriot is to protect his country from his government.’"

By Sean Gorman • March 9, 2015

John Fredericks
stated on February 28, 2015 a radio show.

Every illegal immigrant "can be eligible for up to $36,000 to $38,000 in earned income tax credits without paying a dime in."

By Warren Fiske • March 9, 2015

Bobby Scott
stated on January 9, 2015 a news release.

President Barack Obama’s policies "have resulted in gas prices being reduced from $3.07 per gallon when he was sworn in in 2009 to $2.30 today."

By Sean Gorman • January 18, 2015

David Hallock
stated on November 12, 2014 a forum

In rural Virginia, "Sen. Warner ran 8-10 points ahead of a traditional Democrat -- ahead of Senator Kaine, ahead of Governor McAuliffe."

By Nancy Madsen, Warren Fiske • November 21, 2014

Dave Brat
stated on October 28, 2014 a debate

"In K-12 education, our kids are scoring at the bottom of science and mathematics right now in the industrialized world -- at the bottom."

By Nancy Madsen • November 2, 2014

Ed Gillespie
stated on September 9, 2014 a TV ad.

Says Mark Warner told PolitiFact National's "Lie of the Year" in 2013.

By Warren Fiske • September 28, 2014

Mike Hymes
stated on July 16, 2014 a TV ad

Del. Ben Chafin "took money away" from Southwest Virginia schools while voting to build a "politician's palace."

By Nancy Madsen • August 11, 2014

Mark Warner
stated on July 26, 2014 a debate.

Ed Gillespie "supports a personhood amendment."

By Sean Gorman • August 4, 2014

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