Fact Check Posts – Page 7

Randy Forbes: Sex traffickers start children at average age of 11 to 14

By Sean Gorman

July 6, 2015

"The average age a child is trafficked into the commercial sex trade industry is between 11 and 14 years old."

Beyer says more than half of moms under 30 are unwed

By Sean Gorman

June 22, 2015

"More than half of women under 30 who give birth do so outside of marriage..."

Warner says millennials will have 75 percent of jobs in 2025

By Sean Gorman

June 15, 2015

Millennials "will be 75 percent of the workforce in the next 10 years."

Commonwealth Institute says most Va. corporations don’t pay state income taxes

By Sean Gorman

May 27, 2015

Says "roughly two-thirds of (state) corporations didn’t pay any income tax in Virginia."

Rob Wittman says 2005 BRAC round of base closings hasn’t led to savings

By Sean Gorman

May 15, 2015

The 2005 round of military base closings "has not yet resulted in savings."

Warner says millions of Social Security numbers still active for people 112 or older

By Sean Gorman

May 11, 2015

An audit shows "there are 6.5 million people who have active Social Security numbers who are 112 years of age or older,"

Kaine says 40 percent of guns sales estimated to escape background checks

By Sean Gorman

April 28, 2015

"It’s estimated that 40 percent of all the guns that are sold in the United States occur with no background records check."

Joe Morrissey says Rosalyn Dance opposed medicaid expansion

By Sean Gorman

April 23, 2015

"Rosalyn Dance voted against President Obama’s Medicaid expansion."

Susan Stimpson says Bill Howell tied to group seeking “mixed-sex bathrooms” in schools

By Sean Gorman

April 6, 2015

Virginia House Speaker Bill Howell is "allied to group pushing MIXED SEX BATHROOMS in Stafford Schools."

Dave Brat says Obama has issued 468,500 pages of regulations

By Sean Gorman

March 30, 2015

"Since President Obama took office in January 2009, the federal government has issued more than 468,500 pages of regulations."

Ken Plum says Pre-K education leads to less crime and welfare

By Sean Gorman

March 23, 2015

"We've got 40 years of study now that show that, with a good preschool start, you're less likely to be on public dole, you're less…

Rick Perry errs in tying patriotism quote to Thomas Paine

By Sean Gorman

March 9, 2015

"Thomas Paine wrote that ‘the duty of a patriot is to protect his country from his government.’"

Latest Fact Checks By Sean Gorman

Randy Forbes: Sex traffickers start children at average age of 11 to 14

Beyer says more than half of moms under 30 are unwed

Warner says millennials will have 75 percent of jobs in 2025

Commonwealth Institute says most Va. corporations don’t pay state income taxes

Rob Wittman says 2005 BRAC round of base closings hasn’t led to savings

Warner says millions of Social Security numbers still active for people 112 or older

Kaine says 40 percent of guns sales estimated to escape background checks

Joe Morrissey says Rosalyn Dance opposed medicaid expansion

Susan Stimpson says Bill Howell tied to group seeking “mixed-sex bathrooms” in schools

Dave Brat says Obama has issued 468,500 pages of regulations

Ken Plum says Pre-K education leads to less crime and welfare

Rick Perry errs in tying patriotism quote to Thomas Paine