Latest Fact-Checks By Bill McCarthy

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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 6, 2020 in a Facebook post:
"Starting Jan. 1 California residents can’t take shower, do laundry, poop in toilet and flush on same day."
False
By Bill McCarthy • January 21, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on January 14, 2020 in a blog post:
"‘He’s low risk,’ said Obama before freeing ISIS leader al Baghdadi."
False
By Bill McCarthy • January 16, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 8, 2020 in a White House address:
"The American military has been completely rebuilt under my administration at a cost of $2.5 trillion."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • January 10, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 8, 2020 in a Facebook post:
"The missiles that were launched at American forces in Iraq from Iran, were funded by Barack Obama, with American tax dollars."
False
By Bill McCarthy • January 10, 2020
Mike Pompeo
Mike Pompeo
stated on January 5, 2020 in an appearance on Fox News:
"President Trump didn't say he'd go after a cultural site."
False
By Bill McCarthy • January 6, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 28, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says a quote defending President Donald Trump can be attributed to Clint Eastwood.
False
By Bill McCarthy • January 2, 2020
PJ Media
PJ Media
stated on December 25, 2019 in an article:
"CBC Cuts Donald Trump's 'Home Alone 2' Cameo Out of Broadcast."
Half-True
By Bill McCarthy • January 2, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 25, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said, ‘You will give up your guns, if you don’t I’ll have the National Guard cut your power, your phone lines, and your internet. Then, if you still refuse to comply I’ll have you killed.’"
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • January 2, 2020
Andrew Yang
Andrew Yang
stated on December 20, 2019 in a Democratic presidential primary debate:
"They banned face masks in Hong Kong. Why? Because they have AI technology that now is using facial recognition to identify protesters if they so much as do anything on the street, so they can follow up with them and detain them later."
Half-True
By Bill McCarthy • December 20, 2019
Jim Himes
Jim Himes
stated on December 18, 2019 in in an impeachment debate:
Says President Donald Trump "has not given this Congress a single email, phone record or document."
Mostly True
By Bill McCarthy • December 19, 2019
Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson
stated on December 15, 2019 in an interview with the Atlantic:
Says the Potomac River "has gotten dirtier and dirtier and dirtier and dirtier. I go down there and that litter is left almost exclusively by immigrants."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • December 18, 2019
William Barr
William Barr
stated on December 9, 2019 in a statement:
"The Inspector General’s report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • December 11, 2019
Rob Wittman
Rob Wittman
stated on November 11, 2019 in :
"There’s actually been more subpoenas issued by the (U.S. House) majority than bills passed."  
False
By Bill McCarthy, Warren Fiske • November 19, 2019
Mike Shields
Mike Shields
stated on October 31, 2019 in a CNN panel discussion:
Says Democrats "have issued more subpoenas than they’ve passed bills."
False
By Bill McCarthy • November 4, 2019
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on October 25, 2019 in a statement on his radio show:
Says House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump "doesn’t feature the opposition party, it doesn’t feature cross-examination."
False
By Bill McCarthy • October 30, 2019
Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham
stated on October 24, 2019 in a Senate resolution:
Says House Democrats leading the impeachment inquiry are "denying President Trump basic fairness and due process accorded every American."
False
By Bill McCarthy • October 28, 2019
Brett McGurk
Brett McGurk
stated on October 20, 2019 in an MSNBC appearance:
"President Trump has sent 14,000 American troops to the (Middle East) region since May. So he can't tell his political rallies that he's getting troops out of endless wars when he's sending 14 times the amount back into the region."
True
By Bill McCarthy • October 22, 2019
Eric Trump
Eric Trump
stated on October 15, 2019 in a Fox News appearance:
"When my father became commander in chief of this country, we got out of all international business."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • October 18, 2019
The Other 98%
The Other 98%
stated on October 11, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Fox News anchor Shepard Smith stepped down after Attorney General William Barr "had a closed door meeting with Rupert Murdoch."
False
By Bill McCarthy • October 14, 2019
Mark Levin
Mark Levin
stated on October 3, 2019 in on Fox News's "Hannity":
Says the whistleblower hired "left-wing lawyers, left-wing firms, Soros involved in funding one of them."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • October 11, 2019
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