Fact Check Posts – Page 56

Russ Feingold
stated on October 6, 2016 a meeting with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial board.:

Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "doesn't even believe that there's a man-made role in climate change."

By Cara Lombardo • October 31, 2016

Robby Mook
stated on October 30, 2016 comments on "Meet the Press":

"There are Justice Department policies against" FBI Director James Comey discussing details of a federal investigation "so close to an election."

By Linda Qiu • October 30, 2016

Patrick Murphy
stated on October 26, 2016 a Florida Senate debate:

Says Marco Rubio "said Social Security and Medicare have ‘weakened us as a people.’ "

By Amy Sherman • October 27, 2016

Patrick Murphy
stated on October 27, 2016 a U.S. Senate debate :

Says Marco Rubio "has a 98 percent voting record with the Koch brothers."

By Allison Graves • October 27, 2016

Foodmentum
stated on October 10, 2016 a tweet:

"Europe and U.S. households waste 15 times more food than a person in Africa."

By Jon Greenberg • October 27, 2016

Nathan Deal
stated on September 9, 2016 education conference:

"We have almost 68,000 Georgia students who are required by law to attend a chronically failing school."

By Ariella Phillips • October 26, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on October 24, 2016 a rally in New Hampshire:

Says Donald Trump is "the first person running for president, Republican or Democrat, who refused to say that he would respect the results of this election."

By Lauren Carroll • October 25, 2016

Maggie Hassan
stated on October 3, 2016 a debate:

"With her solution, terrorists can still today — and by the way ISIS knows it, they have been advertising it — buy guns online and at gun shows in the United States of America."

By Allie Morris • October 24, 2016

Tim Kaine
stated on August 5, 2016 an appearance in Milwaukee:

The Democratic Party "is the oldest continuous political party in the world."

By Alison Dirr • October 24, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on October 20, 2016 a rally in Delaware, Ohio:

"Ford is moving all of their small-car production to Mexico."

By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2016

AFSCME
stated on October 12, 2016 In a political ad:

"Because as a Senator Toomey stood up for Wall Street. He wanted to privatize Social Security and invest it in the stock market. Wall Street would make billions in fees even if the stock market crashed. "

By Mark Dent • October 21, 2016

Russ Feingold
stated on October 7, 2016 an interview:

Says Saudi Arabia, a U.S. ally, has "paid to export throughout the world" Wahhabism -- "an extreme form of Islam" that basically teaches "Americans are the devil."

By Tom Kertscher • October 21, 2016

Ted Strickland
stated on October 20, 2016 the Ohio Senate debate:

Says Rob Portman "said the auto rescue was a lousy deal for Ohio."

By Allison Graves • October 21, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on October 19, 2016 the third 2016 presidential debate:

Says Donald Trump "said as recently as a few weeks ago in Phoenix that every undocumented person would be subject to deportation."

By Miriam Valverde • October 20, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on October 19, 2016 the third 2016 presidential debate:

"We have 33,000 people a year who die from guns."

By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2016

Ami Bera
stated on October 18, 2016 a U.S. Congressional campaign debate:

Says the U.S. Attorney’s Office said "that neither I nor my campaign had any idea what was going on" regarding my father's illegal campaign contributions. "And that’s why they closed this case."

By Chris Nichols • October 19, 2016

Mike Pence
stated on October 16, 2016 comments on "Meet the Press":

"In exchange for five minutes with Bill Clinton, the government of Qatar was going to give $1 million to the Clinton Foundation."

By Linda Qiu • October 16, 2016

National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on October 11, 2016 a TV ad :

Says Colorado congressional candidate Morgan Carroll "voted to allow welfare recipients to use your tax dollars at ATMs at strip clubs and pot dispensaries."

By Alan Gathright • October 13, 2016

National Rifle Association
stated on October 4, 2016 a campaign mailer:

Says Patrick Murphy "supports a gun ban on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms used for hunting, recreational shooting and self defense."

By Joshua Gillin • October 11, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on October 9, 2016 the second presidential debate:

"We have an increase in murder within our cities, the biggest in 45 years."

By Louis Jacobson • October 10, 2016

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