Latest Fact-Checks By Manuela Tobias

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Did Patrick Morrisey once support abortion rights?

October 30, 2017

Says Patrick Morrisey "ran for Congress in NJ as pro-choice."

No, Sarah Huckabee Sanders did not dress up as a KKK member for Halloween

October 23, 2017

Sarah Huckabee Sanders dressed up as KKK member on Halloween in 1993.

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Ad opposing Ohio Issue 2 wrongly portrays proponent as health care CEO

October 13, 2017

"A California health care CEO is promising to reduce our prescription drug costs."

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Ohio Issue 2 ballot initiative proponents overstate impact on EpiPen prices

October 13, 2017

An Ohio ballot issue would address the fact that "we’ve gone from paying about $100 for Epipens to over $600 ... We don’t have a…

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Is the NFL getting ‘massive tax breaks,’ as Donald Trump said?

October 12, 2017

The NFL is "getting massive tax breaks."

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Did Obama administration approve bump stocks?

October 6, 2017

"The Obama administration approved the sale of bump fire stocks on at least two occasions."

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No, gun silencers wouldn’t have worsened the Las Vegas shooting

October 4, 2017

"The crowd (in Las Vegas) fled at the sound of gunshots. Imagine the deaths if the shooter had a silencer ..."

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Sen. James Lankford’s misleading comparison about NFL protests, firing of high school football coach

October 2, 2017

"The First Amendment’s the First Amendment. It goes start to finish. We can’t say to one football coach you’re fired if you kneel in silent…

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Trump’s Mostly False claim that NFL ratings are ‘way down’

September 24, 2017

"NFL attendance and ratings are WAY DOWN. Boring games yes, but many stay away because they love our country."

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Comparing administrative costs for private insurance and Medicare

September 20, 2017

"Private insurance companies in this country spend between 12 and 18 percent on administration costs. The cost of administering the Medicare program, a very popular…

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Website passes along dubious claims about fraudulent New Hampshire votes

September 15, 2017

"Mass voter fraud just discovered, to the amount that could void Hillary’s victory In New Hampshire."

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Is there evidence of voter fraud in New Hampshire, as Kris Kobach said? Not really

September 15, 2017

"Facts have come to light that indicate that a pivotal, close election was likely changed through voter fraud on November 8, 2016: New Hampshire’s U.S.…

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