Fact Check Posts – Page 55

Donald Trump
stated on August 2, 2015 an interview on ABC "This Week":

Under President Barack Obama, income levels and unemployment numbers "are worse now than just about ever" for African-Americans.

By Louis Jacobson • August 2, 2015

Facebook posts
stated on July 26, 2015 a meme on social media:

Says Hillary Clinton "refuses to testify before Congress" about the 2012 attack in Benghazi.

By Louis Jacobson • July 31, 2015

Bloggers
stated on July 20, 2015 various conservative websites:

"Obama Makes Huge Move to BAN Social Security Recipients From Owning Guns"

By Christian Belanger • July 30, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on July 21, 2015 a campaign rally in South Carolina:

The five Guantanamo detainees swapped for Bowe Bergdahl "are right now back on the battlefield."

By Lauren Carroll • July 23, 2015

Tom Cotton
stated on July 15, 2015 an interview on CNN's "New Day":

President Barack Obama "said at the beginning of the negotiations that the basic approach was to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for dismantling the sanctions."

By Christian Belanger • July 22, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on July 19, 2015 comments on ABC's This Week.:

Says John McCain "has done nothing to help the vets."

By Linda Qiu • July 21, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on July 11, 2015 a speech in Las Vegas:

"If you're from Syria and you're a Christian, you cannot come into this country" as a refugee.

By Louis Jacobson • July 20, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on July 11, 2015 a speech in Phoenix:

"The $5 billion website for Obamacare … never worked. Still doesn't work."

By Louis Jacobson • July 14, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on July 1, 2015 remarks on CNN.:

Says his book, The Art of the Deal, is "the No. 1 selling business book of all time."

By Linda Qiu • July 6, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on June 28, 2015 comments on CNN's "State of the Union":

Public support for abortion "is actually going down a little bit," polls show.

By Lauren Carroll • June 28, 2015

Bloggers
stated on June 25, 2015 posts on the Internet:

"Lincoln was fervently making plans to send all freed slaves to the jungles of Central America once the (Civil War) was over. … The only thing that kept this from happening was his assassination."

By Louis Jacobson • June 26, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on June 16, 2015 his presidential announcement speech:

"Even our nuclear arsenal doesn't work. It came out recently they have equipment that is 30 years old. They don't know if it worked."

By Louis Jacobson • June 18, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on June 16, 2015 his presidential announcement speech:

"Our real unemployment is anywhere from 18 to 20 percent. Don't believe the 5.6. Don't believe it."

By Louis Jacobson • June 16, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on June 16, 2015 a speech announcing his 2016 presidential campaign:

The Islamic State "just built a hotel in Syria."

By Lauren Carroll • June 16, 2015

Brad Woodhouse
stated on June 5, 2015 an interview on CNN's "New Day":

The New York Times "had to retract" its story that Hillary Clinton’s email handling had broken certain laws.

By Jon Greenberg • June 11, 2015

Lindsey Graham
stated on June 2, 2015 an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper:

The USA Freedom Act undercuts privacy because "the phone records will be in the hands of the phone companies with hundreds of people available to look at the records, versus 20 or 30 people in the government."

By Lauren Carroll • June 4, 2015

Hillary Clinton
stated on May 18, 2015 an appearance in Mason City, Iowa:

Hedge fund managers "pay less in taxes than nurses and truck drivers."

By Louis Jacobson • May 20, 2015

John Boehner
stated on May 3, 2015 comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":

"We spend more money on antacids than we do on politics."

By Jon Greenberg • May 3, 2015

Marco Rubio
stated on April 19, 2015 an interview on CBS' Face the Nation:

"I can tell you with certainty (cap and trade) would have a devastating impact on our economy."

By Lauren Carroll • April 23, 2015

Hillary Clinton
stated on April 15, 2015 a roundtable chat in Iowa:

Says "all my grandparents" immigrated to America.

By Katie Sanders • April 16, 2015

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