Latest Fact Checks By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

Donald Trump Jr. says unemployment rates are manipulated for political purposes

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

July 25, 2016

Unemployment numbers "are artificial numbers. These are numbers that are massaged to make the existing economy look good, to make this administration look good when,…

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Donald Trump correct — Lyndon Johnson passed legislation limiting political activity of churches

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

July 22, 2016

"An amendment, pushed by Lyndon Johnson many years ago, threatens religious institutions with a loss of their tax-exempt status if they openly advocate their political…

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Donald Trump again fails to screen out the falsehood in oft-repeated claim on Syrian refugees

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

July 22, 2016

Says Hillary Clinton "has called for a radical 550 percent increase in Syrian  ... refugees . . .  despite the fact that there’s no way…

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Mike Pence touts top Indiana credit rating achieved before he became governor

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

July 21, 2016

"We in Indiana have . . . the highest credit rating in the nation."

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Newt Gingrich says Hillary Clinton wants to increase number of Syrian refugees by 500 percent

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. , Miriam Valverde

July 21, 2016

Says "Hillary (Clinton) wants to increase the number (of Syrian refugees) by 500 percent."

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Stamp this one ‘correct;’ Chris Christie says Clinton wrong about work-related emails

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

July 20, 2016

Says Hillary Clinton "said all work-related emails were sent back to the State Department. The FBI director said, that's not true."

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‘Stand-down’ story ignores critical facts about effort to save Americans in Benghazi

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

July 19, 2016

"We defied the stand-down orders" during the Benghazi attack.

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Donald Trump mischaracterizes FBI director comment about Hillary Clinton’s email practices

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

July 15, 2016

"Just look at what the FBI director said about her (Hillary Clinton) — her misconduct  is a disgrace and embarrassment to our country."

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Van Jones claim on drug use, imprisonment rates for blacks, whites is mostly accurate

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

July 13, 2016

African-Americans don't use drugs at a higher level than whites but "wind up going to prison six times more."

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Meme resurrects bogus claim from 2014 about Loretta Lynch helping Bill Clinton in Whitewater probe

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

July 8, 2016

Says Attorney General Loretta Lynch "was a member of Bill Clinton's defense team during the 1992 Whitewater corruption probe."

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Donald Trump isn’t winging it in complaint about Air Force One campaign costs

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

July 7, 2016

"Taxpayers are paying a fortune for the use of Air Force One on the campaign trail" by President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

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Hannity misleads about stand-down order, clothing change in Benghazi attack

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

June 30, 2016

"During the (Benghazi) attack, a stand-down order was given, and our troops were told to change their clothes four times."

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