Latest Fact Checks By Lauren Carroll

Cruz is right in back-and-forth with Rubio about vote on defense spending

By Lauren Carroll

January 15, 2016

Says Marco Rubio "knows full well I voted for his amendment to increase military spending to $697 billion."

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Here’s what’s wrong with Jeb Bush saying Hillary Clinton is under FBI investigation

By Lauren Carroll

January 15, 2016

Says Hillary Clinton "is under investigation with the FBI right now."

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Chelsea Clinton mischaracterizes Bernie Sanders’ health care plan

By Lauren Carroll

January 14, 2016

Says Bernie Sanders’ health care plan would "empower Republican governors to take away Medicaid, to take away health insurance for low-income and middle-income working Americans."

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Obama: US spends more on military than next 8 nations combined

By Lauren Carroll

January 13, 2016

"We spend more on our military than the next eight nations combined."

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Business has created jobs every month since Obamacare became law, Obama said in State of the Union

By Lauren Carroll

January 13, 2016

"Our businesses have created jobs every single month since (Obamacare) became law."

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Donald Trump repeats wrong claim that prisoners swapped for Bergdahl are ‘back on the battlefield’

By Lauren Carroll

January 10, 2016

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

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Obama: Violent felons can buy guns online without background checks

By Lauren Carroll

January 5, 2016

"A violent felon can buy (a gun) over the Internet with no background check, no questions asked."

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Laura Ingraham wrongly says claim that 90% support for gun background checks has been debunked

By Lauren Carroll

January 5, 2016

"The 90 percent statistic of supporting background checks, that's been debunked."

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Rand Paul overstates missed votes for Ted Cruz but not Marco Rubio

By Lauren Carroll

January 3, 2016

"Both Cruz and Rubio are missing the vast majority of their votes."

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Is Guantanamo a ‘key component’ of terrorist propaganda?

By Lauren Carroll

December 30, 2015

Guantanamo has "never been a key component of ISIS or al-Qaida propaganda."

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Hillary Clinton says Bernie Sanders voted for regime change in Libya

By Lauren Carroll

December 22, 2015

Says Bernie Sanders "voted for regime change with respect to Libya." 

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Donald Trump is right about Putin’s popularity in Russia

By Lauren Carroll

December 20, 2015

Says American polling shows Russian President Vladimir Putin has "an 80 percent approval rating."

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