Fact Check Posts – Page 47

Tim Kaine
stated on August 16, 2016 in a campaign event:

"In Congress right now, we're doing the best job we have ever done in women in the federal legislature," but it’s still only "19 percent."

By Louis Jacobson • August 22, 2016

Joe Biden
stated on August 15, 2016 in a speech in Scranton, Pa.:

Says military commanders have said that if Donald Trump were elected, "they would not follow his orders."

By Louis Jacobson • August 17, 2016

Gary Johnson
stated on August 5, 2016 in a Medium post:

"Most Americans support" the legalization of marijuana.

By Louis Jacobson • August 17, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 15, 2016 in a speech on foreign policy in Youngstown, Ohio:

"I had previously said that NATO was obsolete because it failed to deal adequately with terrorism. Since my comments, they have changed their policy and now have a new division focused on terror threats."

By Louis Jacobson • August 16, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on August 11, 2016 in an economic speech in Warren, Mich.:

"I opposed the only multilateral trade deal that came before the Senate while I was there."

By Louis Jacobson • August 12, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 10, 2016 in a speech in Sunrise, Fla.:

Says Barack Obama "founded ISIS. I would say the co-founder would be crooked Hillary Clinton."

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • August 11, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 8, 2016 in an economic address in Detroit:

"The Obama-Clinton war on coal has cost Michigan over 50,000 jobs."

By Louis Jacobson • August 9, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 3, 2016 in a rally in Daytona Beach, Fla.:

Says he saw videotape "of the people taking the money off the plane" to pay ransom to Iran for hostages.

By Louis Jacobson • August 5, 2016

Patrick Murphy
stated on August 1, 2016 in a campaign ad:

Says "Marco Rubio didn’t show up" for a vote on his own bill on sanctions against Hezbollah.

By Louis Jacobson • August 4, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 29, 2016 in a tweet:

"As usual, Hillary & the Dems are trying to rig the debates so 2 are up against major NFL games."

By Louis Jacobson • August 1, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 31, 2016 in various interviews and speeches:

On whether he’s had a relationship with Vladimir Putin.

By Louis Jacobson • August 1, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on July 28, 2016 in her acceptance speech at the Democratic convention:

"We put a lid on Iran's nuclear program without firing a single shot."

By Louis Jacobson • July 29, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on July 28, 2016 in her acceptance speech at the Democratic convention:

"Our economy is so much stronger than when (Barack Obama and Joe Biden) took office. Nearly 15 million new private-sector jobs."

By Louis Jacobson • July 29, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 27, 2016 in a news conference:

On whether the federal government should set a minimum wage

By Louis Jacobson • July 28, 2016

Tim Kaine
stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia:

Independent analysts "found that Trump's tax plan, given to the wealthy and big corporations, would rack up $30 trillion in debt."

By Louis Jacobson • July 28, 2016

John Hutson
stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia:

Donald Trump "called the military that I served in a disaster."

By Louis Jacobson • July 28, 2016

Bill Clinton
stated on July 26, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia:

"The approval of the United States was 20 points higher when (Hillary Clinton) left the secretary of state's office than when she took it."

By Louis Jacobson • July 27, 2016

Republican National Committee
stated on July 25, 2016 in an email to reporters:

Speakers at the Democratic National Convention made "zero mentions of the global terrorist threat posed by ISIS."

By Louis Jacobson • July 26, 2016

Michelle Obama
stated on July 25, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia:

"I wake up every morning in a house (the White House) that was built by slaves."

By Louis Jacobson • July 26, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 21, 2016 in the 2016 Republican National Convention:

"America is one of the highest-taxed nations in the world."

By Louis Jacobson, Nadia Pflaum • July 22, 2016

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