Latest Fact-Checks By Jon Greenberg

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Donald Trump
stated on July 31, 2018 in a tweet:

"Collusion is not a crime."

Mostly False

By Jon Greenberg • July 31, 2018

Larry Kudlow
stated on July 29, 2018 in an interview on CBS's Face the Nation:

"Even the CBO numbers show now that the entire $1.5 trillion tax cut is virtually paid for by higher revenues and better nominal GDP."

False

By Jon Greenberg • July 31, 2018

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
stated on July 23, 2018 in a tweet:

In New York City, "for every one person experiencing homelessness here, there are about three vacant apartments."

Mostly True

By Jon Greenberg • July 25, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on July 20, 2018 in a tweet:

"The price of soybeans has fallen 50% since 5 years before the election. A big reason is bad (terrible) trade deals with other countries."

Mostly False

By Jon Greenberg • July 24, 2018

Bloggers
stated on July 17, 2018 in a fake news blog post:

"Clint Eastwood Leaves His Estate To The Trump 2020 Campaign"

Pants on Fire!

By Jon Greenberg • July 18, 2018

Demand Justice
stated on July 12, 2018 in a television ad:

Says Brett Kavanaugh "refused to uphold key patient protections in the past."

Half-True

By Jon Greenberg • July 18, 2018

Vladimir Putin
stated on July 16, 2018 in a press conference with President Donald Trump:

Says associates of financier Bill Browder "sent a huge amount of money, over $400 million, as a contribution to the campaign of Hillary Clinton."

Pants on Fire!

By Jon Greenberg • July 16, 2018

John Kerry
stated on July 11, 2018 in a statement:

Since 2014, "each year, (NATO) nations have been increasing their contributions."

True

By Jon Greenberg • July 12, 2018

Andrew Napolitano
stated on July 10, 2018 in an interview on "Fox and Friends.":

Says Brett Kavanaugh is "pro-Obamacare."

Mostly False

By Jon Greenberg • July 11, 2018

Tax March
stated on June 21, 2018 in a television ad in Nevada:

"83% of Trump tax breaks go to the wealthiest 1%."

Half-True

By Jon Greenberg • July 10, 2018

Bloggers
stated on July 1, 2018 in a fake news blog post:

"George H.W. Bush has died at 94."

Pants on Fire!

By Jon Greenberg • July 2, 2018

AFSCME
stated on June 6, 2018 in an attack ad:

Says Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Laxalt "tried to cut a deal with big pharma" in a lawsuit.

False

By Jon Greenberg • June 25, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on June 15, 2018 in remarks to reporters on the White House grounds:

"You can’t (end the separation of families at the border) through an executive order."

Full Flop

By Jon Greenberg • June 21, 2018

Common Sense News
stated on May 3, 2018 in a blog post:

Says the "Pope calls for world wide gun confiscation except for the UN"

Pants on Fire!

By Jon Greenberg • June 20, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on June 18, 2018 in a tweet:

"Crime in Germany is way up."

False

By Jon Greenberg • June 18, 2018

Jacky Rosen
stated on June 8, 2018 in a campaign press release:

Says Dean Heller helped "craft a partisan repeal bill that also would have slashed coverage protections for people with pre-existing conditions."

Half-True

By Jon Greenberg • June 13, 2018

Tennessee Democratic Party
stated on May 31, 2018 in an email from the Tennessee Democratic Party:

Says Marsha Blackburn "voted against military pay raise."

Half-True

By Jon Greenberg • June 5, 2018

Protect Our Care
stated on May 28, 2018 in a web image:

Republican "sabotage" cost 3.2 million people coverage in 2017.

Half-True

By Jon Greenberg • June 1, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on May 29, 2018 in a Republican rally in Nashville, Tenn.:

"We got $6 billion for opioid and getting rid of that scourge that’s taking over our country. And the numbers are way down."

False

By Jon Greenberg • May 31, 2018

Tennessee Republican Party
stated on May 23, 2018 in a Republican party blog post:

"While Phil Bredesen was in the governor’s office, the number of Tennesseans on unemployment nearly doubled."

Half-True

By Jon Greenberg • May 29, 2018

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