Fact Check Posts – Page 97

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stated on February 18, 2018 on the Internet

In most states, you can buy an assault rifle with no proof of ID, but in every state, you need proof of ID to vote.

By Louis Jacobson • February 22, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on February 20, 2018 a tweet

"I have been much tougher on Russia than Obama, just look at the facts. Total Fake News!"

By John Kruzel, Louis Jacobson • February 20, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on February 18, 2018 a tweet

"I never said Russia did not meddle in the election."

By Jon Greenberg • February 19, 2018

PuppetStringNews.com
stated on February 11, 2018 in a fake news blog post

"Russian source behind fake Trump dossier killed in Russian plane crash, Rosatom CFO also dead"

By Mica Soellner • February 14, 2018

Hogan Gidley
stated on February 12, 2018 an interview on Fox News

"The president has been very clear. All forms of abuse, all forms of battery against women are deplorable and disgusting. ... He’s said that multiple times in the past."

By Jon Greenberg • February 13, 2018

Rand Paul
stated on February 8, 2018 a Senate floor speech

"George W. Bush doubled the debt from $5 trillion to $10 trillion. President Obama doubled the debt from $10 trillion to $20 trillion. Now we're on course to exceed $30 trillion in the next seven years or so."

By Louis Jacobson • February 9, 2018

National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on January 31, 2018 a digital ad

"Heitkamp has voted against Trump 68 percent of time."

By Manuela Tobias • February 9, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on February 5, 2018 a tweet

"The Democrats are pushing for Universal HealthCare while thousands of people are marching in the UK because their U system is going broke and not working."

By Mica Soellner • February 8, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on January 30, 2018 State of the Union address

Many gang members have taken advantage of "glaring loopholes and our laws to enter the country as illegal, unaccompanied, alien minors."

By Miriam Valverde • February 7, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on February 5, 2018 a speech near Cincinnati

At the State of the Union address, Democrats, "even on positive news … were like death and un-American. Un-American. Somebody said, ‘treasonous.’ I mean, yeah, I guess, why not? Can we call that treason? Why not?"

By Louis Jacobson • February 6, 2018

Say Anything Blog
stated on January 29, 2018 a blog post

"Heitkamp High-Fives Schumer After Voting Against 20-Week Abortion Ban."

By Manuela Tobias • February 6, 2018

Devin Nunes
stated on February 2, 2018 a staff-written memo from the House Intelligence Committee

Says the Steele dossier "was—according to (James Comey's) June 2017 testimony—'salacious and unverified.' "

By Louis Jacobson • February 5, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on January 26, 2018 a speech

"Instead of two for one, we have cut 22 burdensome regulations for everyone new rule."

By Manuela Tobias • February 2, 2018

Markwayne Mullin
stated on January 30, 2018 a post on Rep. Mullin's Facebook page

Under President Barack Obama: 4 million jobs lost, unemployment rose from 7.8% to 9.9%, the S&P 500 was 1,115.1 and the GDP went down 2.8%.

By Jon Greenberg • February 2, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on January 26, 2018 a speech in Davos, Switzerland

"Consumer confidence, business confidence, and manufacturing confidence are the highest they have been in many decades."

By Louis Jacobson • February 2, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on February 1, 2018 a Tweet

"45.6 million people watched (the State of the Union), the highest number in history. @FoxNews beat every other Network, for the first time ever, with 11.7 million people tuning in."

By Manuela Tobias • February 1, 2018

John Calipari
stated on January 20, 2018 an interview

"We have the highest graduation rate of basketball players in the history of the NCAA. We have the highest graduation rate of African-American basketball players in the history of the NCAA in basketball."

By John Kruzel • February 1, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on January 30, 2018 the 2018 State of the Union address

"Apple has just announced it plans to invest a total of $350 billion in America, and hire another 20,000 workers."

By Jon Greenberg • January 31, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on January 31, 2018 State of the Union address

"A single immigrant can bring in unlimited numbers of distant relatives."

By Miriam Valverde • January 31, 2018

Joe Kennedy
stated on January 30, 2018 response to State of the Union address

"Top CEOs (are) making 300 times the average worker."

By John Kruzel • January 31, 2018

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