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Ken Cuccinelli

Ken Cuccinelli

Ken Cuccinelli became acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on June 10, 2019. Cuccinelli, a Republican, was Virginia's attorney general from 2010 to 2014. In 2013, he lost the general election for governor to Democrat Terry McAuliffe. In 2016, he was a adisver to the presidential campaign of Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. Born in 1968, Cuccinelli has a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Virginia, a J.D. from Geroge Mason University School of Law and an M.A. in International Commerce and Policy from George Mason University. He represented Fairfax County in the state senate from 2002 to 2010.         .

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Latest Fact-Checks By Ken Cuccinelli

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Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on August 22, 2019 a panel discussion
A federal pilot program to DNA test illegal immigrants showed "something like 30% (of test subjects) are fake families."
Half-True
By John Kruzel • August 26, 2019
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on July 7, 2019 a Fox News Sunday interview
"Last year, we were in the range of 850,000 and that was the most in five years. … We are letting more people become citizens than has happened in years."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • July 11, 2019
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on May 2, 2016 a radio interview.
Half of illegal immigrants "come on legal visas and then overstay."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman, Warren Fiske • May 16, 2016
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on November 18, 2013 an interview.
Mark Warner cast "the tiebreaking vote" to pass Obamacare.
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • November 25, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on October 24, 2013 a debate.
Terry McAuliffe "wants to raise your taxes $1,700 to pay for his infinite promises."
False
By Sean Gorman • November 1, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on September 19, 2013 a speech.
Since Obamacare became law, "most of our new jobs have been part-time jobs."
False
By Sean Gorman • October 18, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on October 2, 2013 radio ad.
Terry McAuliffe has "threatened to shut down Virginia’s government if his budget plan isn’t supported."
False
By Sean Gorman • October 11, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on September 25, 2013 a debate.
Virginia is "the number one state per capita in screening out people with mental illness from gun purchases."  
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • October 7, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on September 6, 2013 a TV ad.
"Terry McAuliffe cashed in, walking away with millions" from the demise of Global Crossing.
False
By Nancy Madsen, Warren Fiske • September 23, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on August 27, 2013 a news conference.
"I’ve never supported legislation that invades people’s choices about contraception."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • September 16, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on August 22, 2013 a TV ad.
"There’s only one candidate under investigation -- Terry McAuliffe."
False
By Nancy Madsen • September 3, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on August 10, 2013 a speech.
Says Terry McAuliffe is "the person who invented the scheme to rent out the Lincoln Bedroom."
False
By Sean Gorman • August 26, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on July 29, 2013 a radio interview.
Says Virginia saved $300 million by rebidding a Metrorail construction project to exclude guaranteed union contracts.
Half-True
By Nancy Madsen • August 12, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on July 20, 2013 a debate.
"Every (personhood) bill I’ve ever support has either had language that says we’re conforming to the constitutional rulings of the Supreme Court or something to that effect."
False
By Sean Gorman • August 11, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on June 11, 2013 a news conference.
"I’m the only candidate for governor who’s rolled out any policies so far."
False
By Nancy Madsen • July 10, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on June 21, 2013 a radio interview.
Says Terry McAuliffe "opposes" Virginia’s right-to-work law.
False
By Nancy Madsen, Warren Fiske • July 3, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on May 28, 2013 news conference.
On restoring voting rights to non-violent felons.
Full Flop
By Sean Gorman • June 3, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on April 18, 2013 a speech.
"We have never gone a year in Virginia -- ever -- without passing a budget -- ever."
False
By Sean Gorman • May 6, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on January 29, 2013 a radio interview.
Virginia is "the only state" that has a tradition of attorneys general resigning if they run for governor.
True
By Warren Fiske • March 1, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on January 13, 2012 an interview.
Says the D.C. city council passed a law banning lethal rat trapping.
Pants on Fire!
By Sean Gorman • January 23, 2012
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Latest Fact-Checks About Ken Cuccinelli

Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on October 16, 2013 a TV ad.
Ken Cuccinelli would "take money away from public schools to fund private schools."
Mostly False
By Nancy Madsen • November 1, 2013
NextGen Climate Action Committee
NextGen Climate Action Committee
stated on October 25, 2013 a campaign brochure.
Says Ken Cuccinelli wants "to eliminate all forms of birth control."
Pants on Fire!
By Sean Gorman • October 27, 2013
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on September 25, 2013 a debate.
Ken Cuccinelli "tried to shut down" state government.
Pants on Fire!
By Nancy Madsen • October 2, 2013
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on September 12, 2013 website posting.
Under Cuccinelli’s tax cut plan, "school divisions across Virginia could be forced to fire over 8,000 teachers."  
False
By Nancy Madsen • September 27, 2013
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on September 4, 2013 a TV ad
Says Ken Cuccinelli tried to make it more difficult for mothers to obtain divorces.
Half-True
By Nancy Madsen • September 26, 2013
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on September 17, 2013 a TV ad.
"Cuccinelli wants to make all abortion illegal, even in cases of rape and incest, even to protect a woman’s health."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • September 19, 2013
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on August 23, 2013 a tweet.
Says Ken Cuccinelli supported a law that could allow people to carry missile launchers into airports.
Mostly False
By Nancy Madsen • September 3, 2013
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on July 20, 2013 debate
A judge took the Star Scientific tax case away from Ken Cuccinelli
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • August 5, 2013
Democratic Party of Virginia
Democratic Party of Virginia
stated on July 16, 2013 a TV ad.
"In his book, (Ken) Cuccinelli questions whether Medicare and Social Security should exist." 
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • July 22, 2013
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on July 20, 2013 a debate.
Says an investigative report concluded Ken Cuccinelli "should have been prosecuted" for disclosure violations, but Virginia's law was too weak.
Pants on Fire!
By Warren Fiske • July 21, 2013
Paul Begala
Paul Begala
stated on June 27, 2013 a fundraising letter.
Says Ken Cuccinelli "attacked churches for helping the poor."
False
By Sean Gorman • July 8, 2013
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on June 12, 2013 a speech.
The state GOP ticket "says their top priority is a career-long mission to outlaw abortion in all cases and ban some common forms of birth control."
False
By Sean Gorman • June 21, 2013
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