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Latest Fact-Checks On Bernie Sanders

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Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on June 11, 2015 an interview on PBS
"A black male baby born today, if we do not change the system, stands a one-in-three chance (of) ending up in jail."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • June 15, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 19, 2015 comments on "Fox News Sunday"
 "99 percent of all new income today (is) going to the top 1 percent."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • April 19, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on March 31, 2015 a talk in Austin
"Half of all Americans have less than $10,000 in their savings account."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 9, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on March 31, 2015 a town hall in Austin, Texas
"In this last election in November, ... 63 percent of the American people chose not to vote, ... 80 percent of young people, (and) 75 percent of low-income workers chose not to vote."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 2, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on March 23, 2015 a Tweet
"From 2013-2015, the richest 14 Americans increased their net wealth by more than $157 billion, yet the Republican budget would not require these Americans to contribute one penny to deficit reduction."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • March 27, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on December 5, 2014 a meme on social media
"In 1990, the U.S. led the world in the percentage of 25-34 year olds with college degrees. Today we are in 12th place."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • December 5, 2014
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on August 27, 2014 a meme on social media
"In 1952, the corporate income tax accounted for 33 percent of all federal tax revenue. Today, despite record-breaking profits, corporate taxes bring in less than 9 percent."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 28, 2014
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on September 25, 2013 an MSNBC interview
"(Texas Republicans) believe in abolishing Social Security, abolishing V.A. health care."
False
By Julie Kliegman • October 2, 2013
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on September 24, 2013 a segment of CNN's "Crossfire"
"One out of four corporations doesn't pay a nickel in (federal income) taxes."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • September 26, 2013
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on June 4, 2013 a tweet
"Nearly 6 out of 10 believe that money and wealth should be more evenly distributed among a larger percentage of the people in the U.S."
True
By Louis Jacobson • June 6, 2013
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on January 7, 2013 an interview on MSNBC
"Poverty levels (are) at an all-time high."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 23, 2013
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on July 22, 2012 a message on Twitter
"Today the Walton family of Walmart own more wealth than the bottom 40 percent of America."
True
By Molly Moorhead • July 31, 2012
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on October 4, 2011 an interview with MSNBC
"Today, you have six financial institutions, the largest six, that have assets that are the equivalent of 60 percent of the GDP of the United States of America."
True
By Louis Jacobson • October 6, 2011
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on July 18, 2011 a tweet
"Since 2000, nearly 12 million Americans have slipped out of the middle class and into poverty."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 20, 2011
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on March 8, 2011 a C-SPAN interview
"We now work the longest hours of any people around the world."
False
March 14, 2011
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on December 13, 2010 a Twitter message
Under the compromise tax agreement, "99.7% of American families will not pay 1 nickel in an estate tax."
True
December 14, 2010
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on November 30, 2010 a Senate floor speech
"Last year, ExxonMobil made $19 billion in profit. Guess what. They paid zero in taxes. They got a $156 million refund from the IRS."
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 10, 2010
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on November 30, 2010 a Senate floor speech
In 2007, "the top 1 percent of all income earners in the United States made 23.5 percent of all income," which is "more than the entire bottom 50 percent."
True
By Louis Jacobson • December 10, 2010
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on August 19, 2009 an appearance on the Rachel Maddow Show
"We spend twice as much per capita on health care as any other nation on Earth."
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 20, 2009
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