Latest Fact-Checks By Lauren Carroll

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Allen West
stated on August 1, 2015 in a blog on his website:

The Navy "is bringing charges against" a Navy officer who shot at the Chattanooga shooter "for illegally discharging a firearm on federal property."

False

By Lauren Carroll • August 4, 2015

Martin O'Malley
stated on July 26, 2015 in a New Hampshire interview:

"97 percent of the work that Planned Parenthood does is about mammograms and preventative health."

Half-True

By Lauren Carroll • August 3, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on July 21, 2015 in a campaign rally in South Carolina:

The five Guantanamo detainees swapped for Bowe Bergdahl "are right now back on the battlefield."

False

By Lauren Carroll • July 23, 2015

Rand Paul
stated on July 17, 2015 in a campaign rally in Houston:

"We borrow a million dollars every minute."

Mostly True

By Lauren Carroll • July 21, 2015

Hillary Clinton
stated on July 13, 2015 in remarks in Manhattan:

Says she "called for addressing risks of derivatives, cracking down on subprime mortgages and improving financial oversight" early on in the financial crisis.

True

By Lauren Carroll • July 15, 2015

Chris Christie
stated on July 6, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":

"There’s now been three independent investigations (into the bridge scandal) all of which have said" that Christie did not have prior knowledge of or involvement in the lane closures.

Half-True

By Lauren Carroll • July 9, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on July 1, 2015 in an interview on Fox Business Network:

"Hundreds of thousands of (illegal immigrants are) going to state and federal penitentiaries."

Mostly False

By Lauren Carroll • July 6, 2015

Ted Cruz
stated on June 29, 2015 in an interview on NPR:

The Supreme Court’s views "are radically out of step with public opinion" regarding its decision to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide.

Mostly False

By Lauren Carroll • July 1, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on June 28, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union":

Public support for abortion "is actually going down a little bit," polls show.

False

By Lauren Carroll • June 28, 2015

Jeb Bush
stated on June 15, 2015 in a speech launching his 2016 campaign:

"The party in the White House" is responsible for "a massive tax increase on the middle class."

Mostly False

By Lauren Carroll • June 23, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on June 16, 2015 in a speech announcing his 2016 presidential campaign:

The Islamic State "just built a hotel in Syria."

False

By Lauren Carroll • June 16, 2015

Hillary Clinton
stated on June 13, 2015 in a campaign rally speech:

"The top 25 hedge fund managers (are) making more than all of America's kindergarten teachers combined."

True

By Lauren Carroll • June 15, 2015

John Podesta
stated on June 14, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":

Says Hillary Clinton's "been very clear where she stands on trade."

Mostly False

By Lauren Carroll • June 14, 2015

Lincoln Chafee
stated on June 7, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union":

Says Ronald Reagan "talked about" converting the United States to the metric system.

Half-True

By Lauren Carroll • June 7, 2015

Lindsey Graham
stated on June 2, 2015 in an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper:

The USA Freedom Act undercuts privacy because "the phone records will be in the hands of the phone companies with hundreds of people available to look at the records, versus 20 or 30 people in the government."

False

By Lauren Carroll • June 4, 2015

Mike Huckabee
stated on May 24, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":

The Supreme Court "can’t overrule the other two" branches of government.

Mostly False

By Lauren Carroll • May 29, 2015

Trey Gowdy
stated on May 15, 2015 in an interview on Fox News:

Says the State Department has "had half a year" to respond to a Benghazi document request, yet "I have not gotten a single, solitary scrap of paper."

Mostly False

By Lauren Carroll • May 21, 2015

Paul Ryan
stated on May 17, 2015 in on CNN's "State of the Union":

"Every president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt has had" fast-track trade authority.

Half-True

By Lauren Carroll • May 17, 2015

Elizabeth Warren
stated on May 5, 2015 in remarks at the Institute for New Economic Thinking:

Proposed fast-track legislation allows presidents to "easily use a future trade deal to override our domestic financial rules."

Half-True

By Lauren Carroll • May 14, 2015

Carly Fiorina
stated on May 10, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":

"We doubled the size of the company (Hewlett-Packard)."

Mostly True

By Lauren Carroll • May 10, 2015

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