Latest Fact-Checks In Ethics

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Freedom Partners Action Fund
Freedom Partners Action Fund
stated on May 2, 2016 a television ad
"During the (housing) crisis, Catherine Cortez Masto gave a sweetheart contract worth millions to a D.C. law firm that then donated thousands to her political campaigns."
Half-True
By Riley Snyder • May 27, 2016
Todd Wilcox
Todd Wilcox
stated on May 20, 2016 a newspaper interview
"I can tell you that the enhanced interrogation techniques that have since been banned by this administration — specifically waterboarding — work."
False
By Joshua Gillin • May 24, 2016
Shawn O'Connor
Shawn O'Connor
stated on April 25, 2016 a press release
"A simple review of the Backroom’s health code records will reveal that the restaurant already has a long-standing problem with rodent infestations."
Pants on Fire!
By Allie Morris • April 27, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 15, 2016 a television ad
"Washington politicians are paid over $200,000 an hour for speeches."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 20, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 11, 2016 a TV interview
The Colorado caucus system for selecting Republican delegates is "rigged."
False
By Alan Gathright • April 19, 2016
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on April 5, 2016 a Tampa Bay Times interview
In every ethics case that has resulted in a formal sanction, "there's been an investigative subcommittee that's been established first."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • April 13, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on April 3, 2016 ad paid for by campaign for Ted Cruz
Says a company that got tax breaks from the state later "laid off 100 Ohioans, even as its CEO cut a half-million-dollar check to Kasich’s super PAC."  
Mostly True
By Nadia Pflaum • April 12, 2016
Phil Berger
Phil Berger
stated on March 31, 2016 a Facebook post
"Attorney General Roy Cooper refuses to do his job" by not defending House Bill 2 in a lawsuit.
Half-True
By Will Doran • April 7, 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
Rebecca Bradley
Rebecca Bradley
stated on March 21, 2016 a radio interview
Says her representation of an ex-boyfriend "who was then my friend" in a family law case is "something that lawyers do on a regular basis."
False
March 25, 2016
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on March 14, 2016 comments at a town hall in North Canton, Ohio
"You know what Truman said, ‘You want a friend in Washington, buy a dog.’ "
False
By Nadia Pflaum • March 17, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 7, 2016 a campaign ad
"As a legislator, (Marco Rubio) flipped on a key vote after making a quick $200,000 from selling the house to the mother of the bill's lobbyist."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman, Joshua Gillin • March 11, 2016
Chris Danou
Chris Danou
stated on October 20, 2015 remarks in Assembly debate
A Republican bill that would change John Doe criminal investigations is "creating exceptions in the law for politicians."
Mostly True
October 22, 2015
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on October 13, 2015 presidential debate
"I am very proud that over my almost 30 years of public service I have had no scandals."
Mostly True
By Mark Reynolds • October 15, 2015
Viral image
Viral image
stated on June 20, 2015 a post shared on Facebook
Says after leaving the White House, Hillary Clinton "was forced to return an estimated $200,000 in White House china, furniture and artwork that she had stolen."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 1, 2015
Brad Woodhouse
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.
False
By Jon Greenberg • June 11, 2015
George Will
George Will
stated on May 31, 2015 a broadcast of "Fox News Sunday"
"We spend more money on lobbying than we do on campaigns."  
True
By Jon Greenberg • June 1, 2015
Joe Scarborough
Joe Scarborough
stated on April 30, 2015 a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
Says the Clintons "burst through their own self-pronounced guidelines" by accepting foreign donations. "There is a clip of Bill Clinton saying we're not going to take foreign donations."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • May 4, 2015
Joe Scarborough
Joe Scarborough
stated on April 27, 2015 a segment on 'Morning Joe'
Algeria "wanted to be taken off of the terror list" at the time it made an unreported donation to the Clinton Foundation. 
False
By Katie Sanders • April 28, 2015
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on April 12, 2015 an interview
In recent polling in battleground states, a "majority of the people" said Hillary Clinton "is untrustworthy."
Half-True
April 21, 2015
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