Latest Fact-Checks By Sean Gorman

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Corey Stewart
stated on July 8, 2016 in a Facebook post.:

Says Hillary Clinton and Ralph Northam "label police as racists."

Mostly False

By Sean Gorman • July 26, 2016

Tim Kaine
stated on July 14, 2016 in a speech.:

Says Donald Trump is "against minimum wage."

Mostly False

By Sean Gorman • July 19, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 11, 2016 in a speech:

"A shocking 20 veterans are committing suicide each and every day, especially our older veterans."

True

By Sean Gorman • July 14, 2016

Mark Warner
stated on June 21, 2016 in a TV interview.:

Says Donald Trump has "bankrupt four separate businesses."

Mostly True

By Linda Qiu, Sean Gorman • July 11, 2016

Pat Robertson
stated on June 27, 2016 in a TV broadcast:

President Barack Obama attended "an Islamic madrassa."

Mostly False

By Sean Gorman • July 5, 2016

Thomas Perez
stated on June 18, 2016 in an interview.:

"If you are a member of union, your median weekly income is roughly $200 more than if you are a nonunion member, and that doesn’t include benefits."

True

By Sean Gorman • June 29, 2016

Thomas Perez
stated on June 18, 2016 in an interview.:

"Go look at a Trump product. They’re all made in China."

Mostly False

By Sean Gorman • June 27, 2016

Dave Brat
stated on May 24, 2016 in Facebook post.:

"The labor force participation rate -- the share of the potential workforce that is actually working or looking for work-- currently stands below 63%, the lowest level since the 1970s."

True

By Sean Gorman • June 13, 2016

National Federation of Independent Business-Virginia
stated on May 17, 2016 in a website post.:

"The vast majority of minimum wage workers get a raise within a year."

Half-True

By Sean Gorman • June 2, 2016

NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia
stated on May 16, 2016 in a website post.:

"One in three American women will have had an abortion by the time she reaches the age of 45."

Half-True

By Sean Gorman, W. Gardner Selby • May 23, 2016

Ken Cuccinelli
stated on May 2, 2016 in a radio interview.:

Half of illegal immigrants "come on legal visas and then overstay."

Mostly True

By Sean Gorman, Warren Fiske • May 16, 2016

Ed Gillespie
stated on April 30, 2016 in a speech:

"For the first time in over 40 years, Republicans don’t hold a single statewide office" in Virginia.

True

By Sean Gorman • May 12, 2016

Randy Forbes
stated on April 21, 2016 in a radio interview.:

China is "going to have twice the number of submarines we have in just over a decade."

Half-True

By Sean Gorman • May 2, 2016

Jack Berry
stated on April 6, 2016 in a candidates forum:

Richmond teachers have not gotten a raise "for almost 10 years."

Mostly False

By Sean Gorman • April 18, 2016

Don Beyer
stated on March 24, 2016 in a website post.:

"Over 97 percent of the scientific community … believe that humans are contributing to climate change."

Mostly True

By Sean Gorman • April 4, 2016

Mark Herring
stated on March 29, 2016 in a letter:

"Since 1900, six (U.S. Supreme Court) justices have been confirmed during election years, including Justice Anthony Kennedy, who was confirmed in the final year of the Reagan Administration."

True

By Sean Gorman • March 29, 2016

Terry McAuliffe
stated on March 21, 2016 in an interview:

"Virginia now is the number one exporter of (agricultural) products to Cuba. We have now jumped to number one."

True

By Sean Gorman • March 24, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on March 8, 2016 in a news conference:

The Trump Winery near Charlottesville, Va. is the "largest winery on the East Coast."

False

By Sean Gorman • March 21, 2016

Mark Herring
stated on March 10, 2016 in a letter:

"Every (U.S. Supreme Court) nominee since 1875 has received a nomination hearing."

Mostly False

By Sean Gorman, Warren Fiske • March 20, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on February 23, 2016 in a campaign rally.:

"The Walton family of Walmart ... This one family owns more wealth than the bottom 40 percent of the American people."

True

By Sean Gorman • March 14, 2016

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