Fact Check Posts – Page 6

Donald Trump
stated on June 22, 2016 in a speech in New York :

The Benghazi victims were "left helpless to die as Hillary Clinton soundly slept in her bed."

By Lauren Carroll • June 23, 2016

Priorities USA Action
stated on June 19, 2016 in an ad discussed on "Meet the Press":

Says Donald Trump has said he loves war, "including with nukes."

By Lauren Carroll • June 19, 2016

Rush Limbaugh
stated on May 31, 2016 in the Rush Limbaugh Show:

The presence of gorillas calls into question the concept of evolution.

By Lauren Carroll • June 3, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on May 26, 2016 in an interview on ABC:

"It was allowed," referring to her email practices.

By Lauren Carroll • May 31, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on May 16, 2016 in remarks at a Kentucky rally:

"We just had the best year for the auto industry in America in history."

By Lauren Carroll • May 20, 2016

Chris Wallace
stated on May 15, 2016 in an episode of "Fox News Sunday":

"Every Republican nominee since Richard Nixon, who at one time was under an audit, has released their tax returns."

By Lauren Carroll • May 18, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on May 4, 2016 in an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper:

"The market is making this decision. The market has driven down the cost of coal, so you have companies going bankrupt."

By Lauren Carroll • May 10, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on May 8, 2016 in an interview on 'Meet the Press':

"You have to be a citizen to vote," but with same-day voter registration, "you have places where people just walk in and vote."

By Lauren Carroll • May 8, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on May 1, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press":

Says both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton say Planned Parenthood is "terrific and that it should keep taxpayer funding."

By Lauren Carroll • May 1, 2016

Amy Schumer
stated on April 28, 2016 in an episode of "Inside Amy Schumer":

"You can absolutely get a gun if you have several felonies as long as you buy it on the Internet or at a gun show."

By Lauren Carroll • April 29, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on April 21, 2016 in a "Good Morning America" town hall:

Marijuana is a Schedule I drug, "which you understand means that you can’t do any research about it."

By Lauren Carroll • April 26, 2016

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
stated on April 15, 2016 in in an episode of "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt":

"Dolphins are rapists. Look it up."

By Lauren Carroll • April 22, 2016

Ben Carson
stated on April 20, 2016 in a Fox Business interview:

"Andrew Jackson was the last president who actually balanced the federal budget, where we had no national debt."

By Lauren Carroll • April 21, 2016

Dinesh D'Souza
stated on April 17, 2016 in a Facebook post:

"As a U.S. senator with salary and perks, ‪#‎Bernie‬ is in the top 1 percent, but still paid only 13 percent in taxes last year."

By Lauren Carroll • April 20, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on April 15, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New York:

"When this campaign began, I said that we’ve got to end the starvation minimum wage of $7.25, raise it to $15. Secretary Clinton said let's raise it to $12."

By Lauren Carroll • April 15, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on April 14, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New York:

"We have tougher standards holding toy gun manufacturers and sellers to account than we do for real guns."

By Lauren Carroll • April 15, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on April 6, 2016 in a CNN interview:

Says Bernie Sanders "wants higher standards for toy guns than real guns."

By Lauren Carroll • April 8, 2016

The Other 98%
stated on March 31, 2016 in a Facebook image:

"Last year (the U.S. women’s soccer team) generated $20 million more than the men’s team and were paid almost four times less."

By Lauren Carroll • April 6, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on March 30, 2016 in a CNN interview:

Says his free public university tuition program "is paid for … by a tax on Wall Street's speculation."

By Lauren Carroll • April 4, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on March 29, 2016 in a CNN town hall:

Says that when Michelle Fields "found out that there was a security camera, and that they had her on tape, all of a sudden that story changed."

By Lauren Carroll • March 30, 2016

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