Fact Check Posts – Page 53

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 28, 2016 in an interview on ABC's "This Week":

Says "Harry Reid, when asked about the Republican field, said the Republican he likes the best is Donald Trump, and he said, because I can work with him. He'll cut deals."

By Louis Jacobson • March 2, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on February 28, 2016 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":

Says "the New York Times can write a story that they know is false" yet "they can't basically be sued."

By Louis Jacobson • March 1, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on February 18, 2016 in an MSNBC-Telemundo town hall:

"You are three times more likely to be able to get a mortgage if you're a white applicant than if you're black or Hispanic, even if you have the same credentials."

By Louis Jacobson • February 26, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on February 19, 2016 in a rally in North Charleston, S.C.:

Says that in the Philippines more than a century ago, Gen. John Pershing "took 50 bullets, and he dipped them in pigs’ blood," and shot 49 Muslim rebels. "The 50th person, he said, ‘You go back to your people, and you tell them what happened.’ And for 25 years, there wasn’t a problem."

By Louis Jacobson • February 23, 2016

Marco Rubio
stated on February 14, 2016 in a web video:

"People (are) paying more in taxes than they will for food, housing and clothing combined."

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • February 23, 2016

Marco Rubio
stated on January 26, 2016 in a column posted on Medium.com:

"Two-thirds of our kids can’t read at grade level."

By Louis Jacobson • February 18, 2016

Jeb Bush
stated on February 5, 2016 in a column posted on Medium.com:

"Barack Obama will somehow manage to add more than $8 trillion to the national debt, which is more debt than the 43 presidents who held office before him compiled together."

By Louis Jacobson • February 18, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on February 12, 2016 in a column posted on Medium.com:

Says she will "work to raise the federal minimum wage back to the highest level it’s ever been — $12 an hour in today’s dollars."

By Louis Jacobson • February 17, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on February 11, 2016 in comments during the PBS Democratic debate:

Says Sen. Bernie Sanders has called President Barack Obama "weak. He's called him a disappointment."

By Louis Jacobson • February 12, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on February 11, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Milwaukee:

"Americans haven’t had a raise in 15 years."

By Louis Jacobson • February 12, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on February 9, 2016 in a victory speech after the New Hampshire primary:

"Don't believe those phony numbers when you hear 4.9 and 5 percent unemployment. The number's probably 28, 29, as high as 35. In fact, I even heard recently 42 percent."

By Louis Jacobson • February 11, 2016

Jeb Bush
stated on January 24, 2016 in a post on Medium:

"My two appointments to the Florida Supreme Court, Raul Cantero and Kenneth Bell, have earned reputations as its most consistent conservatives."

By Louis Jacobson • February 10, 2016

Carly Fiorina
stated on February 6, 2016 in a column posted on Medium.com:

Says she "is 6th in hard dollars raised and has more cash on hand than Governors (John) Kasich and (Chris) Christie combined."

By Louis Jacobson • February 8, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on February 6, 2016 in an ABC Republican debate in New Hampshire:

"Right now we’re the highest taxed country in the world."

By Joshua Gillin, Louis Jacobson • February 7, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Durham, N.H.:

Says a Sanders campaign ad "never said ... a newspaper endorsed us that did not."

By Clay Wirestone, Louis Jacobson • February 5, 2016

Marco Rubio
stated on February 4, 2016 in a town hall in Manchester, N.H.:

China is "practicing how to blow up our satellites."

By Louis Jacobson • February 5, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on February 3, 2016 in a town hall in Henniker, N.H.:

"During eight years under Ronald Reagan, African-American median income rose by about $5,000."

By Louis Jacobson • February 3, 2016

Jeb Bush
stated on February 2, 2016 in an appearance at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, N.H.:

The debt "comes up all the time in town meetings ... but it's never asked in the debates. It's really weird. It hasn't been brought up."

By Louis Jacobson • February 2, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on January 28, 2016 in comments during the Iowa Republican presidential debate:

"I have not insulted Donald personally."

By Louis Jacobson • January 29, 2016

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