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Latest Fact-Checks In Civil Rights

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Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on November 17, 2016 an interview
"Black Lives Matter, who are attacking law enforcement officers" -- Barack Obama "had them to the White House."
Mostly False
December 2, 2016
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Viral image
stated on November 9, 2016 a post-election Tweet
Says the KKK marched in Mebane, N.C., after Trump’s victory
False
By Will Doran • November 9, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 26, 2016 a Presidential debate
Says Donald Trump "publicly invited Putin to hack into Americans’ (emails)."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • September 27, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on August 26, 2016 a Hillary for America television ad
"Trump Management was charged with discriminating against African-Americans and breaking federal law."
True
By Lauren Carroll • September 14, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on August 4, 2016 a speech
Says his father-in-law, former Gov. Linwood Holton, "integrated Virginia public schools."
Half-True
By Warren Fiske • August 15, 2016
Tom Harkin
Tom Harkin
stated on July 26, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention
Says "employers are still allowed to pay people with disabilities below the minimum wage."
Mostly True
By Taylor Leighton • August 12, 2016
ACLU of North Carolina
ACLU of North Carolina
stated on June 29, 2016 a press release
Proposed NC law for body camera footage gives police "broad authority to keep video footage secret – even from individuals who are filmed."
True
By Will Doran • July 1, 2016
Joaquin Castro
Joaquin Castro
stated on June 6, 2016 a tweet
"@realDonaldTrump is coming to San Antonio, which is 60% Mexican-AMERICAN."
Mostly True
By Filipa Ioannou • June 17, 2016
Levar Stoney
Levar Stoney
stated on May 17, 2016 a radio interview.
Virginia’s banning of felons from voting is a "Jim Crow-era law."
False
By Warren Fiske • June 6, 2016
Tim Moore
Tim Moore
stated on May 5, 2016 a conversation with reporters
Says 80 percent of North Carolinians support "the concept that men should not be in women’s restrooms, changing rooms, bathrooms, etc."
Half-True
By Will Doran • May 14, 2016
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 22, 2016 a Facebook post
Says Target installed urinals in a women’s bathroom to "accommodate the ones who have giblets."
Pants on Fire!
By Chris Nichols • April 26, 2016
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on April 7, 2016 a blog post
"More people are struck by lightning than commit in-person voter fraud" by impersonation.
True
April 7, 2016
Pat McCrory
Pat McCrory
stated on March 28, 2016 a speech in Clayton, N.C.
"We have not taken away any rights that have currently existed in any city in North Carolina" with the passage of HB2.
False
By Will Doran • March 30, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on March 22, 2016 a speech at Stanford University.
When it comes to fighting terrorism, "Another thing we know that does not work, based on lots of empirical evidence, is torture."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 30, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 13, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press"
Says the man who rushed the stage at him in Dayton, Ohio, "had chatter about ISIS, or with ISIS" in his social media posts.
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 13, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on March 13, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press"
"More than once, I've actually had a conversation with the protesters on substance."
True
By Linda Qiu • March 13, 2016
John Oliver
John Oliver
stated on February 14, 2016 a TV show
In Sauk City, Wisconsin, "the ID office" that provides identification for voting "is only open on the fifth Wednesday of every month" -- a total of four days in 2016.
Mostly True
February 19, 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
Philip Van Cleave
Philip Van Cleave
stated on January 18, 2016 a speech
Martin Luther King Jr. "was a Republican."
False
By Sean Gorman • January 25, 2016
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Viral image
stated on December 26, 2015 a Facebook post
Says U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho said "African Americans should only be given three-fifths of a vote."
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • December 30, 2015
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