Latest Fact-Checks By Bill McCarthy

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Rickey Padgett
Rickey Padgett
stated on September 15, 2018 in :
John Kerry is "now working on the behalf of foreign terrorist governments."
False
By Bill McCarthy • October 2, 2018
North Carolina Republican Party
North Carolina Republican Party
stated on August 28, 2018 in a Facebook post:
"As hundreds of North Carolinians face long lines at DMV offices around the state, Governor Cooper created a secret DMV office just for his friends."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • September 27, 2018
Mark Meadows
Mark Meadows
stated on August 31, 2018 in :
"Bruce Ohr's wife, Nellie Ohr, worked for Fusion GPS – which was the firm hired by the Clinton campaign to write the dossier. Bruce Ohr gave the dossier to the FBI. The FBI then used the same dossier to spy on the Trump campaign."
Half-True
By Bill McCarthy • September 11, 2018
JD Wooten
JD Wooten
stated on August 24, 2018 in :
"My opponent, Rick Gunn, blocked the expansion of Medicaid — costing half a million people health insurance, including at least 23,000 veterans."
Mostly True
By Bill McCarthy • September 5, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on August 1, 2018 in a blog post:
Say a "left wing extremist, chases down, rams car over Trump bumper sticker."
Mostly True
By Bill McCarthy • August 3, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 31, 2018 in a blog post:
Says Donald Trump contradicted his own administration when he said the decision to allow blueprints for 3D-printed guns to be distributed "doesn’t seem to make much sense."
Mostly True
By Bill McCarthy • August 2, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 25, 2018 in a blog post:
"SHOCK REPORT: Senator McCaskill BUSTED Funneling Millions of Tax Dollars to Her Hubby."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • August 1, 2018
Corey Stewart
Corey Stewart
stated on July 21, 2018 in a debate:
"President Trump proposed the increase to $700 billion to our military budget, which included the 355-ship Navy, which included a military pay increase, a modest one, which included, a yet even more modest housing allowance, but yet (Sen. Tim Kaine) even voted against giving more money to our men and women who are in the military service and against our housing allowance."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • July 25, 2018
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on July 21, 2018 in a debate:
"In December of 2017, the Prince William board of supervisors had a meeting ... (Corey Stewart) skipped that meeting to go campaign in Alabama for Roy Moore to be a U.S. senator … You haven't disavowed Roy Moore's name yet."
True
By Bill McCarthy • July 24, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 12, 2018 in a blog post:
"Republicans vote to make it legal nationwide to ban gays and lesbians from adopting."
Half-True
By Bill McCarthy • July 24, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 12, 2018 in a blog post:
"Hillary in hiding as police discover dead body hidden in Huma Abedin’s dumpster."
False
By Bill McCarthy • July 19, 2018
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on July 16, 2018 in on television:
"In 2016, when Hillary Clinton appeared to have a firm lead in the polls — oh, just before the election, it was President Obama who laughed off any notion that American elections could possibly be tampered with."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • July 17, 2018
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin
stated on July 16, 2018 in a press conference:
"The Russian state has never interfered ... into internal American affairs including election process."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy, John Kruzel • July 16, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 11, 2018 in the NATO summit:
"Many countries (in NATO) owe us a tremendous amount of money for many years back, where they’re delinquent, as far as I’m concerned, because the United States has had to pay for them."
False
By Bill McCarthy • July 11, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 5, 2018 in a blog post:
"US representatives promise implement of UN gun-control plans"
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • July 10, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 5, 2018 in a blog post:
"Facebook removes, censors Declaration of Independence as ‘hate speech’"
Half-True
By Bill McCarthy • July 10, 2018
Viral image
Viral image
stated on June 28, 2018 in a Facebook post:
Says Maxine Waters told CNN, "SCOTUS pick should be illegal immigrant."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • July 5, 2018
Viral image
Viral image
stated on July 3, 2018 in in an image:
Says Democratic Senators "demand Supreme Court nominee not be unduly influenced by U.S. Constitution."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • July 3, 2018
Corey Stewart
Corey Stewart
stated on June 30, 2018 in in a Facebook live video:
"Tim Kaine doesn’t want a border at all. He wants to get rid of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and basically the border patrol as well."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • July 3, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on June 27, 2018 in a blog post:
"Clinton campaign official arrested by FBI on child rape/trafficking charges"
False
By Bill McCarthy • July 2, 2018
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