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Ben Carson at RNC

What Ben Carson said about Hillary Clinton, Saul Alinsky and Lucifer

July 20, 2016

We look at what Saul Alinsky said about Lucifer. 

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Nevada Republican goofs at RNC, wrongly claims Las Vegas is capital of Nevada

July 20, 2016

Not the best place for a gaffe!

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Fact-checking the second night of the 2016 Republican National Convention

July 19, 2016

Republicans branded the second night of their national convention with an economic theme of "Make America Work Again," but most of the night’s speakers used their platform to accuse Hillary Clinton of being dishonest about Benghazi, her emails and even her own name.

 

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The 100 fact-checks of Chris Christie, primetime Tuesday speaker at RNC

July 19, 2016

We fact-checked the New Jersey governor long before he entered, and then left, the 2016 race.

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PolitiFact Sheet: Hillary Clinton’s email controversy

July 19, 2016

PolitiFact has fact-checked claims about Hillary Clinton's email controversy since last year. Our PolitiFact Sheet will help you separate what’s real from what’s spin.

In context: Comparing the Melania Trump, Michelle Obama convention speeches

July 19, 2016

On the first night of the Republican National Convention, Melania Trump, the wife of Donald Trump, gave a well-received speech in which she talked about her upbringing in Slovenia and her respect for her husband.

 

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Melania Trump will be the first non-U.S. born first lady since?

July 19, 2016

In her speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Melania Trump told the crowd, "I was born in Slovenia. A small, beautiful, and then communist country in central Europe." As she told her personal story, we wondered about how unusual her birthplace would be for a first lady. As it turns out, only one first lady has been born outside the United States.

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Fact-checking the first night of the 2016 Republican National Convention

July 19, 2016

The Republican National Convention kicked off Monday in Cleveland with speakers focused on the theme "Make America Safe Again." 

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Checking Patricia Smith’s claims about Clinton and Benghazi

July 19, 2016

At the GOP convention, the mother of a Benghazi victim said Clinton lied about the attacks. We explore the facts.

Rick Perry SC in 2015

Rick Perry revisits claims about job gains, graduation rates

July 18, 2016

Former Gov. Rick Perry rallied Texas delegates to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this morning partly by revisiting claims about Texas job growth and high school graduation rates that we’ve checked before.

 

Just ahead, his repeat of a statement we found Mostly False...

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Following along with the Florida delegation at the RNC

July 18, 2016

Florida delegates to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland kicked off their quadrennial confab with a breakfast featuring four speakers. PolitiFact took a look at some of their talking points.

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