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Latest Fact-Checks In Legal Issues

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Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on February 23, 2016 an interview
"There is a precedent" for not nominating someone to the U.S. Supreme Court "in the middle of a presidential election."
False
March 4, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 28, 2016 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
Says "the New York Times can write a story that they know is false" yet "they can't basically be sued."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 1, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 5, 2016 an interview with The Washington Post
Canadian-born Ted Cruz "has had a double passport."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • January 6, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 7, 2015 a town hall-style campaign event in Iowa
The gun industry is "the only business in America that is wholly protected from any kind of liability."
False
By Lauren Carroll • October 16, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on October 12, 2015 a tweet
Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board "wanted to consider Mickey Mouse and Adolf Hitler as valid signatures on recall petitions."
False
By James B. Nelson • October 16, 2015
Viral image
Viral image
stated on September 7, 2015 a Facebook post
Says the case of a Texas judge who refused to perform heterosexual weddings exposes a double standard in the case against Kentucky clerk Kim Davis.
False
By Jon Greenberg • September 14, 2015
Chain email
Chain email
stated on June 29, 2015 a chain email
Muslims "attempted to establish the first Islamic Sharia court inside the United States in the town of Irving, Texas."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 16, 2015
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
Chris Cuomo
Chris Cuomo
stated on May 6, 2015 a Tweet
"Hate speech is excluded from protection" under the First Amendment.
False
By Lauren Carroll • May 7, 2015
Lawrence O'Donnell
Lawrence O'Donnell
stated on April 14, 2015 a panel discussion on MSNBC's "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell"
"The president and vice president can't be from the same state."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • April 16, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on November 16, 2014 a press conference in Australia.
"My position hasn’t changed" on using executive authority to address immigration issues.
False
By Steve Contorno • November 20, 2014
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on October 28, 2014 a radio ad
The "stand your ground" law caused the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.
False
By Amy Sherman • October 30, 2014
John Carlevale
John Carlevale
stated on October 19, 2014 a TV debate
Four members of the Rhode Island General Assembly "went to vote in 2010 and were told they had already voted."
False
By Alex Kuffner • October 26, 2014
Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
stated on September 28, 2014 a debate
Says Bruce Braley "threatened to sue a neighbor over chickens that came onto (his) property."
False
By Lauren Carroll • October 2, 2014
Vincent
Vincent "Buddy" Cianci
stated on September 21, 2014 an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers."
"In 2001 and '02 . . . we had the pension system funded at (the) 100% level in that year, and we did for two years at that point."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 28, 2014
Roberto Alonzo
Roberto Alonzo
stated on July 16, 2014 a press release
"Latinos now make up the majority population in Texas."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 17, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 16, 2014 a meme on social media
Former President George W. Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney are "unable to visit Europe due to outstanding warrants."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 17, 2014
Brad Schimel
Brad Schimel
stated on June 26, 2014 a fund-raising email
Says attorney general candidate Jon Richards "went so far to say he would only enforce the laws with which he personally agreed."  
False
July 16, 2014
Jeff Flake
Jeff Flake
stated on July 8, 2014 an interview on the PBS "News Hour"
When undocumented children are picked up at the border and "told to appear later in court ... 90 percent do not then show up."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 10, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on June 20, 2014 a TV interview
Says the secret John Doe criminal investigation of his campaign has been "resolved" and two judges have said it is "over."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • June 20, 2014
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