Latest Fact Checks By Samantha Putterman

Michelle Obama did not say white folks are what is wrong with America

By Samantha Putterman

January 3, 2019

Quotes Michelle Obama as saying, "White folks are what’s wrong with America."

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No, 18 children didn’t die in U.S. border protection custody under Obama

By Samantha Putterman

January 2, 2019

Says that "18 children died while in custody of Border Patrol" during the Obama administration.  

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Trump wrong on size and timing of military pay increases

By Samantha Putterman

December 27, 2018

Says troops recently received "one of the biggest pay raises" ever, and that it was the first pay increase in "more than 10 years."

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Meme incorrectly attributes Winston Churchill for quote on Muslims and minority rights

By Samantha Putterman

December 20, 2018

Quotes Winston Churchill as saying, "When Muslims are the minority they are concerned with minority rights, when they are in the majority there are no…

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Fired CNN ‘Journalist of the Year’ recipient was not Jim Acosta, or any other CNN reporter

By Samantha Putterman

December 20, 2018

Says "CNN Journalist Of The Year Fired For Creating Fake News Stories," with image of CNN reporter Jim Acosta.

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No, three Muslim congresswomen did not ‘refuse’ to take the oath – the ceremony hasn’t happened yet

By Samantha Putterman

December 19, 2018

Says "Three Muslim congresswomen just refused" to sign an oath of office to uphold the U.S. Constitution.

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Elizabeth Warren did not say women should be raped by Muslims to ‘prove our tolerance’

By Samantha Putterman

December 19, 2018

Quotes Sen. Elizabeth Warren as saying "If women need to be raped by Muslims to prove our tolerance, so be it. Then thank goodness for…

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No, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez did not repeat a quote that disparages socialism

By Samantha Putterman

December 18, 2018

Quotes incoming U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as saying "under capitalism, man oppresses man. Under socialism, it’s the other way around."  

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No, Donald Trump did not call Republican voters dumb in the 1990s

By Samantha Putterman

December 18, 2018

That Donald Trump said in 1998 if he were to run for president he would run as a Republican because "They’re the dumbest group of…

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Before he was president, did Donald Trump say a government shutdown shows a president is weak?

By Samantha Putterman

December 14, 2018

Quotes Donald Trump as saying in 2013, "A shutdown falls on the President’s lack of leadership. He can’t even control his own party and get…

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Complex tale involving Hillary Clinton, uranium and Russia resurfaces

By Samantha Putterman

December 7, 2018

Says Hillary Clinton sold 20 percent of America’s uranium to Russia and then "the Russian government gave $145 million to the Clinton Foundation." Former FBI…

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Christmas controversy: The Obamas never removed the White House nativity scene

By Samantha Putterman

December 4, 2018

Says the White House nativity scene was removed by the Obamas and "is back in the White House thanks to First Lady Melania Trump."

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