Fact Check Posts – Page 6

Facebook posts
stated on October 27, 2019 in a Facebook post:

"Matt Gaetz has had numerous DUIs and his dad got him off each time. He was part of a company that had to pay 75 million in hospice fraud. They stole from dying people."

By Amy Sherman • November 1, 2019

Joe Biden
stated on October 16, 2019 in answering questions from reporters:

"I entered as one of the poorest men in Congress, left one of the poorest men in government, in Congress and as vice president."

By Tom Kertscher • October 30, 2019

Facebook posts
stated on October 21, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says Hillary Clinton "paid for a Russian dossier to win an election," her husband "made $500k for a Russian speech," "sold 20% of US Uranium to Russia" and her foundation "received $150M from Russia."

By Daniel Funke • October 28, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on October 27, 2019 in a press conference:

Says in his 2000 book "I was talking about Osama bin Laden. I said, ‘You have to kill him. You have to take him out.’"

By Amy Sherman, Warren Fiske • October 28, 2019

Mick Mulvaney
stated on October 17, 2019 in a news conference:

Says Donald Trump "will not be profiting" from the G-7 summit meeting to be held at Trump’s Doral resort.

By Tom Kertscher • October 18, 2019

Viral image
stated on September 21, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says a photo shows Beto O’Rourke "in college drunk and pissing his pants."

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 2, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on August 13, 2019 in a speech in Monaca, Pa.:

Says in the 2016 presidential election, "I won that one by 42 points -- 42 points -- West Virginia."

By Ryan Schmitt, Victoria Gennuso • October 2, 2019

Dan Bishop
stated on August 30, 2019 in a campaign ad:

Says Dan McCready "really admires socialism."

By Julianna Rennie • September 6, 2019

Joe Biden
stated on August 23, 2019 in an event in Hanover, N.H.:

Says that as vice president, he pinned a Silver Star on a Navy captain in Afghanistan who had carried a mortally wounded comrade out of a ravine, and resisted receiving a medal for his actions.

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson • September 4, 2019

Viral image
stated on August 9, 2019 in a Facebook post:

A photograph shows Joe Biden with a Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.

By Ciara O'Rourke • August 15, 2019

Facebook posts
stated on August 1, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar has been "arrested 23 times" and is the "daughter of (a) Somali terrorist."

By Daniel Funke • August 14, 2019

Viral image
stated on June 9, 2016 in a Facebook post:

Says Bernie Sanders wants "to make the cut off date for abortions up to 36 weeks" because he says "a baby at that point feels no pain and has no rights to life."

By Ciara O'Rourke • August 9, 2019

Viral image
stated on June 20, 2019 in a Facebook post:

"The Nevada Gaming Commission did not find Trump ‘trustworthy’ enough for a gaming license."

By Ciara O'Rourke • July 9, 2019

Viral image
stated on June 7, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says Michael Bloomberg said, "I have known Trump for decades. We have traveled in the same business circles. He is known among millionaires as a con-artist and among business owners as a cheat out to stiff everyone."

By Ciara O'Rourke • June 18, 2019

Kevin McCarthy
stated on May 19, 2019 in an interview on Fox News:

Says U.S. Rep. Justin Amash "votes more with Nancy Pelosi than he ever does with me."

By Stefanie Pousoulides • June 3, 2019

Chris Collins
stated on May 21, 2019 in a fundraising email:

Says Chris Jacobs is a "Never Trumper."

By Jill Terreri Ramos • May 31, 2019

Viral image
stated on May 21, 2019 in a Facebook post:

A photograph shows Barack Obama bowing to Ayatollah Khamenei.

By Ciara O'Rourke • May 23, 2019

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stated on May 16, 2019 in a Facebook post:

"Donald Trump has been in public eye for over 30 years and he was never once accused of being racist by anyone until he decided to run against the Democrats."

By Ciara O'Rourke • May 22, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on May 20, 2019 in a rally in Montoursville, Pa.:

Says Joe Biden "deserted you. … I guess he was born here, but he left you, folks. He left you for another state."

By Louis Jacobson • May 21, 2019

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stated on May 2, 2019 in social media posts:

When Joe Biden’s son Hunter was serving as "a director to Ukraine’s largest private gas producer," the elder Biden "threatened to withhold $1 BILLION in U.S. aid to Ukraine if they didn’t fire a prosecutor looking into" the gas company.

By Louis Jacobson • May 7, 2019

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