Fact Check Posts – Page 54

Ben Carson
stated on October 28, 2015 a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.:

Says he "didn’t have an involvement with" nutritional supplement company Mannatech.

By Lauren Carroll • October 29, 2015

Ben Carson
stated on October 9, 2015 his book "A More Perfect Union":

"German citizens were disarmed by their government in the late 1930s," which allowed the Nazis to "carry out their evil intentions with relatively little resistance."

By Jon Greenberg • October 26, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on October 20, 2015 an interview on CNN's "New Day":

Says CIA Director George Tenet told the Bush administration that the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack "was coming. So they did have advanced notice."

By Jon Greenberg • October 21, 2015

Hillary Clinton
stated on October 7, 2015 a town hall-style campaign event in Iowa:

The gun industry is "the only business in America that is wholly protected from any kind of liability."

By Lauren Carroll • October 16, 2015

Dave Brat
stated on October 11, 2015 comments on "Meet the Press":

Says Republican Rep. Charlie Dent wants to kick the Freedom Caucus out of the Republican conference "for voting our conscience."

By Linda Qiu • October 11, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on October 4, 2015 an interview on ABC "This Week":

Among Syrian refugees, "there aren't that many women, there aren't that many children."

By Joshua Gillin • October 4, 2015

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 30, 2015 a campaign Tweet:

The Benghazi probe is "the longest-running congressional investigation ever."

By Lauren Carroll • October 2, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on September 22, 2015 a tweet:

"The birther movement was started by Hillary Clinton in 2008. She was all in!"

By Jon Greenberg • September 23, 2015

Viral image
stated on September 8, 2015 a shareable graphic on the Web:

Says Bernie Sanders opposes "requiring all children to have a K-12 education."

By Louis Jacobson • September 21, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on September 16, 2015 a GOP presidential debate on CNN:

Says Mexico doesn't have birthright citizenship, and Americans are the "only ones" to have it.

By Katie Sanders • September 17, 2015

Ted Cruz
stated on September 9, 2015 a tweet:

"The Iran Deal will facilitate and accelerate the nation of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons."

By Louis Jacobson • September 10, 2015

Rick Santorum
stated on August 28, 2015 an interview with Bill Maher:

The claim that 97 percent of scientists believe humans are causing climate change has been debunked by the "head" of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. "That number was pulled out of thin air."

By Linda Qiu • September 2, 2015

Rick Santorum
stated on August 28, 2015 an interview with Bill Maher.:

"The most recent survey of climate scientists said about 57 percent don’t agree with the idea that 95 percent of the change in the climate is caused by CO2."

By Linda Qiu • September 1, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on August 28, 2015 an interview with Sarah Palin:

"We have 93 million people out of work. They look for jobs, they give up, and all of a sudden, statistically, they're considered employed."

By Louis Jacobson • August 31, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on August 24, 2015 an interview on "Fox & Friends":

"We’re the most highly taxed nation in the world."

By Louis Jacobson • August 28, 2015

Facebook posts
stated on August 13, 2015 a meme on social media:

Says 57 percent of federal spending goes to the military and just 1 percent goes to food and agriculture, including food stamps.

By Louis Jacobson • August 17, 2015

Bernie Sanders
stated on August 16, 2015 an interview on "Meet the Press":

"We spend almost twice as much per capita on health care as do the people of any other country."

By Will Cabaniss • August 16, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on August 9, 2015 a Meet the Press interview:

"Some of the things that (Megyn Kelly) said, I didn’t say."

By Will Cabaniss • August 10, 2015

Ben Carson
stated on August 6, 2015 the first Republican debate:

"Ukraine was a nuclear-armed state. They gave away their nuclear arms with the understanding that we would protect them."

By Jon Greenberg • August 7, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on August 6, 2015 the first Republican debate:

Illegal immigration "wasn’t a subject that was on anybody’s mind until I brought it up at my announcement."

By Jon Greenberg • August 7, 2015

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