Latest Fact Checks By Jon Greenberg

Elizabeth Warren says manufacturing is in recession, but signs are mixed

By Jon Greenberg

July 26, 2019

"The country is now in a manufacturing recession."  

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A look at whether Robert Mueller broke the rules for special counsels

By Jon Greenberg

July 24, 2019

Says Robert Mueller "didn’t follow the special counsel regulations. It clearly says write a confidential report about decisions reached. Nowhere in here does it say…

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No, Ocasio-Cortez didn’t call Americans garbage, as Donald Trump claims

By Jon Greenberg

July 23, 2019

Says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "called our country and our people garbage."

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Do studies show middle-class families would save $3,000 a year under Medicare for All? Not really

By Jon Greenberg

July 22, 2019

With Medicare for All, "study after study has shown that ... the average middle-class families will save $3,000 each and every year on their health…

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Bernie Sanders said a huge percentage of Walmart workers are black. He was off by a lot

By Jon Greenberg

July 12, 2019

"42 percent of (Walmart’s) associates are black."

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Rick Scott overshoots on how much more insulin costs in the US than in Canada

By Jon Greenberg

July 11, 2019

"Americans are traveling to Canada to pay 12 times less for insulin than they would here in the US."  

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Donald Trump exaggerates turnaround on US car plants, ignores closures

By Jon Greenberg

July 9, 2019

"We hadn’t had a (car) plant built in years — in decades, actually. And now we have many plants being built all throughout the United…

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Cory Booker and drug maker campaign cash: By the numbers

By Jon Greenberg

July 2, 2019

Says Cory Booker has accepted over $400,000 from the pharmaceutical industry during his political career.  

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Trump’s claim Obama begged to meet with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un is unproven

By Jon Greenberg

July 1, 2019

"The Obama administration was begging for a meeting" with Kim Jong Un.  

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Warren correct: Inmate phone calls can cost $25 for 15 minutes

By Jon Greenberg

July 1, 2019

"Prison phone companies charge as much as $25 for a 15-minute call."  

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Donald Trump twists story on Central Park Five

By Jon Greenberg

June 24, 2019

Says the Central Park Five "admitted their guilt."  

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Seth Moulton partly right on Biden not admitting he was wrong on the Iraq War

By Jon Greenberg

June 20, 2019

Says Joe Biden hasn’t admitted he was wrong on the Iraq War, as he did with the Hyde Amendment.  

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