Fact Check Posts – Page 96

Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on May 4, 2016 in a radio ad:

Says Ron Johnson "supported a plan to cut benefits and raise the retirement age" for Social Security.

By Tom Kertscher • July 13, 2016

Senate Majority PAC
stated on July 1, 2016 in a television ad first airing on July 1:

"(Big banks) have invested over $300,000 in (Joe Heck), and Heck has sponsored $44 million dollars in tax breaks for banks."

By Riley Snyder • July 12, 2016

Carlos Beruff
stated on July 6, 2016 in a campaign ad:

"The folks in Washington" are "already forcing you to buy government health care."

By Allison Graves • July 12, 2016

Firearms Policy Coalition
stated on June 16, 2016 in an email blast.:

California’s Proposition 63 would "CRIMINALIZE the sharing of ammunition between friends who may be hunting or shooting together."

By Chris Nichols • July 12, 2016

Ritch Workman
stated on June 20, 2016 in an online ad:

Says he "voted to remove Common Core from our schools."

By Joshua Gillin • July 11, 2016

Andrew Cuomo
stated on June 22, 2016 in a press conference in Buffalo before signing legislation to combat heroin addiction.:

"We’re losing as many people to heroin and opioid overdoses as we lost to the AIDS epidemic at its peak."

By Dan Clark • July 8, 2016

Sherrod Brown
stated on July 3, 2016 in an interview on ABC "This Week" :

Says Donald Trump made a lot of money from outsourcing jobs thanks to NAFTA "but never, ever raised his voice against it when Congress was considering it."

By Nadia Pflaum • July 8, 2016

Carlos Beruff
stated on July 5, 2016 in a statement to press:

"Rather than work to secure the border, (Marco Rubio) supported Obama’s amnesty plan for illegal immigrants."

By Amy Sherman • July 8, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 5, 2016 in a rally in Raleigh, N.C.:

"You know what (Saddam Hussein) did well? He killed terrorists."

By Louis Jacobson • July 7, 2016

Freedom Partners Action Fund
stated on June 27, 2016 in a television ad:

"Many Nevadans relied on Uber for work, but after accepting $70,000 from taxi companies, Catherine Cortez Masto went after Uber ... (driving) them out of town."

By Riley Snyder • July 7, 2016

Rebuilding America Now
stated on June 23, 2016 in an advertisement against Hillary Clinton:

Says Hillary Clinton "savaged" the dignity of people who accused Bill Clinton of sexual harassment or assault "and shamed them."

By Neelesh Moorthy • July 6, 2016

Russ Feingold
stated on May 9, 2016 in a news conference:

Says Ron Johnson justifies his support of trade agreements by saying the U.S. has the Trade Adjustment Assistance program for displaced workers, but then he "voted to eliminate it."

By Jonathan Anderson • July 6, 2016

Barack Obama
stated on June 29, 2016 in a press conference at the North American Leaders Summit:

"During my administration, for example, we boosted U.S. exports to Canada and Mexico by about 50 percent. That supports about 2.8 million American jobs."

By Neelesh Moorthy • July 5, 2016

Pat Robertson
stated on June 27, 2016 in a TV broadcast:

President Barack Obama attended "an Islamic madrassa."

By Sean Gorman • July 5, 2016

Daily Mail
stated on June 24, 2016 in a headline:

"Google search spike suggests many people don’t know why they voted for Brexit."

By Allison Graves • July 1, 2016

Sean Hannity
stated on June 28, 2016 in comments on his Fox News program:

"During the (Benghazi) attack, a stand-down order was given, and our troops were told to change their clothes four times."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 30, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on June 22, 2016 in in a speech critiquing Hillary Clinton:

Says Hillary Clinton’s State Department "approved the transfer of 20 percent of America’s uranium holdings to Russia, while nine investors in the deal funneled $145 million to the Clinton Foundation."

By Linda Qiu • June 30, 2016

Charlie Crist
stated on June 17, 2016 in a fundraising email:

David Jolly "has used money and power to try to … drill off our beaches."

By Joshua Gillin • June 30, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on June 21, 2016 in a tweet:

"Hillary Clinton surged the trade deficit with China 40% as Secretary of State, costing Americans millions of jobs."

By Louis Jacobson, Taylor Leighton • June 28, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on June 22, 2016 in a speech in Raleigh, NC:

"Thanks to (North Carolina’s) governor and the legislature, the average teacher salary can barely support a family."

By Will Doran • June 28, 2016

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