Latest Fact Checks By Lauren Carroll

Lindsey Graham: Army is smallest since 1940, Navy smallest since 1915

By Lauren Carroll

October 5, 2014

Under sequestration, the military was cut "down to the smallest Army since 1940, the smallest Navy since 1915."

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Did Bruce Braley threaten to sue his neighbor over rogue chickens?

By Lauren Carroll

October 2, 2014

Says Bruce Braley "threatened to sue a neighbor over chickens that came onto (his) property."

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Braley, Ernst debate anti-abortion legislation impact

By Lauren Carroll

September 30, 2014

Says personhood legislation she sponsored would not have restricted access to reproductive services and was "simply a statement that I support life."

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LZ Granderson: Obama has bombed twice as many Muslim countries as Bush

By Lauren Carroll

September 28, 2014

Says President Barack Obama has launched "twice as many strikes (on) countries that are predominantly Muslim" than President George W. Bush.

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Begich’s record on illegal immigration a target in Alaska Senate race

By Lauren Carroll

September 25, 2014

"Sen. Mark Begich cast the deciding vote in favor of President Obama’s authority to issue executive amnesty to illegal aliens."

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NBA vs. NFL? Or Congress? Answer to Facebook meme is none of the above

By Lauren Carroll

September 24, 2014

Congress includes 36 people accused of spousal abuse, 84 arrested for drunk driving in the past year, 71 with terrible credit and more.

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Senate candidate Dan Sullivan says Sen. Mark Begich has only passed one law

By Lauren Carroll

September 22, 2014

Says Sen. Mark Begich is ineffective because he has only "passed one bill, the naming of a building."

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George Will: NFL fans love the NFL too much to quit watching over Ray Rice

By Lauren Carroll

September 21, 2014

"Last week's three most-viewed television programs were Sunday Night Football, Thursday Night Football and Monday Night Football." 

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Tom Cotton incorrectly says Obama turned farm bill into food stamps bill

By Lauren Carroll

September 19, 2014

Says "President Obama hijacked the farm bill (and) turned it into a food stamp bill."

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Is ISIS in Mexico and planning to cross the border?

By Lauren Carroll

September 17, 2014

"It is true that we know that ISIS is present in Ciudad Juarez (Mexico)"

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Alison Lundergan Grimes ad says Mitch McConnell voted for corporate tax breaks for outsourcing

By Lauren Carroll

September 12, 2014

Says Mitch McConnell voted "three times for corporate tax breaks that send Kentucky jobs overseas."

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McCain: Obama never said he wanted to leave troops in Iraq

By Lauren Carroll

September 12, 2014

Says President Obama "has never made a statement ... that he wanted a residual force left (in Iraq)."

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