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Latest Fact-Checks By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

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Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 11, 2016 comments during the PBS Democratic debate
The United States has "the highest rate of childhood poverty of almost any major country on Earth."  
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 12, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 11, 2016 a PBS Democratic debate
"In America, we pay, by far, the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 12, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 4, 2016 a Democratic debate in New Hampshire
"Not one Republican has the guts to recognize that climate change is real."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 10, 2016
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on February 1, 2016 an interview on CNN
Says Donald Trump's conversion to pro-life beliefs are akin to Justin Bieber's, who said in the past that abortion "was no big deal to him."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 5, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on February 4, 2016 comments during the New Hampshire Democratic debate
"I waited until (the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement) had actually been negotiated" before deciding whether to endorse it.
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 5, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 4, 2016 a Democratic debate on MSNBC
Americans "are working longer hours for low wages . . . and yet almost all new income and wealth is going to the top 1 percent."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 5, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 1, 2016 a political ad
"While our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1 percent."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 3, 2016
Jennifer Granholm
Jennifer Granholm
stated on January 24, 2016 an appearance on ABC's 'This Week'
When a Gallup poll asked about presidential candidate characteristics, "When they get to the question on, 'Would you vote for a socialist,' it is even less popular than voting for atheists."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 29, 2016
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on January 28, 2016 a Republican debate
"A third of the budget for the city of Ferguson (Missouri) was being reaped by civil fines."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 29, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on January 19, 2016 a town hall meeting in Underwood, Iowa.
"Almost all of the polls that have come out suggest that I am a much stronger candidate against the Republicans than is Hillary Clinton."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 26, 2016
Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
stated on January 12, 2016 a roundtable discussion on CNN
"Donald Trump is appealing as much to Democrats as he is to Republicans."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 21, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on January 18, 2016 comments at a campaign organizing event
"Every piece of legislation, just about, that I ever introduced (in the U.S. Senate) had a Republican co-sponsor." 
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 20, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on January 17, 2016 comments during the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate
"We now have driven (health care) costs down to the lowest they've been in 50 years."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 18, 2016
Conservative Solutions PAC
Conservative Solutions PAC
stated on January 4, 2016 an attack ad
Says Chris Christie "instituted an Internet sales tax."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 14, 2016
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on January 13, 2016 an interview on CNN
Until the new Iran deal, China and Russia "have never voted with us at the U.N. on any sanctions on Iran in the past."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 13, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 12, 2016 a State of the Union speech
We've "lifted high school graduation rates to new highs."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 13, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on January 4, 2016 a posting on the Clinton website
"Marco Rubio voted against authorizing President Obama to strike Syria after Assad used chemical weapons on his own people."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 7, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 4, 2016 a television ad
A Trump television ad shows Mexicans swarming over "our southern border."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Louis Jacobson • January 4, 2016
Hillary Davis
Hillary Davis
stated on May 6, 2015 a hearing at the General Assembly
"The profit [from automated traffic enforcement cameras] is going to the private corporations, not to the city or state."  
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 14, 2015
Rebecca Quigley
Rebecca Quigley
stated on May 14, 2015 a comment on a "State of the State" TV program.
"Once a woman enters into the sex trade, her average life expectancy is seven years."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 31, 2015
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