Latest Fact Checks By Linda Qiu

Fact-checking Martin O’Malley’s claim that Bernie Sanders sought primary challenger to Obama

By Linda Qiu

November 10, 2015

"When President Obama was running for re-election … Senator Sanders was trying to find someone to primary him."

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Fact-checking Ben Carson’s defense of his West Point scholarship story

By Linda Qiu

November 8, 2015

"Go look on the West Point website and you’ll see those specific words, ‘full scholarship to West Point.’ So even though it is, you know,…

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Donald Trump’s false claim that his tax plan wouldn’t increase the deficit

By Linda Qiu

November 5, 2015

Says his plan would cut taxes without increasing the deficit.

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Does Ben Carson’s tithe-based tax plan lead to a $1 trillion hole?

By Linda Qiu

November 4, 2015

Says his tax plan wouldn't leave the federal government with a $1.1 trillion hole.

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Donald Trump’s fracked-up claim on shale’s economic impact in Ohio

By Linda Qiu

November 2, 2015

Says Ohio Gov. John Kasich "got lucky with a thing called fracking," which "is why Ohio is doing well."

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Fiorina defends her GOP debate remarks, claims U.S. has ‘record numbers of people living in poverty

By Linda Qiu

November 1, 2015

"We have record numbers of people living in poverty."

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When attacked for missed votes, Marco Rubio calls out Barack Obama and John Kerry for missing votes

By Amy Sherman , Linda Qiu

October 29, 2015

In 2008, then-Sen. Barack Obama "missed 60 or 70 percent of his votes." In 2004, John Kerry missed "close to 60 to 70 percent" and…

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Trump: Obamacare health care premiums ‘going up 35, 45, 55 percent’

By Linda Qiu

October 25, 2015

Because of Obamacare "people’s premiums ... are going up 35, 45, 55 percent."  

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O’Malley: Hillary Clinton doesn’t want to reinstate Glass-Steagall

By Linda Qiu

October 22, 2015

Says Hillary Clinton "couldn't bring herself to say we need to separate commercial banking and speculative banking, namely reinstating Glass-Steagall."

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Trump: Bernie Sanders wants to tax ‘you people’ at 90 percent

By Linda Qiu

October 20, 2015

Says Bernie Sanders is going to "tax you people at 90 percent."

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Hillary Clinton: Bernie Sanders voted against Brady bill five times

By Linda Qiu

October 14, 2015

"Sen. Sanders did vote five times against the Brady bill."

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Understanding the Freedom Caucus divide with House Republicans

By Linda Qiu

October 11, 2015

Says Republican Rep. Charlie Dent wants to kick the Freedom Caucus out of the Republican conference "for voting our conscience."     

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