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Sharia court in Irving, Texas? Negative

By W. Gardner Selby July 17, 2015

Did Muslims attempt to open a Sharia court in Irving, Texas?

 

A reader asked us to check that out.

 

FALSE.

PunditFact previews the July 19 Sunday shows

By Jon Greenberg July 17, 2015

Every Friday, PunditFact gives you the first look at guests on the Sunday news shows. On Sunday, we see if what they said is true. You can read how they fared here or weekly in the Daily Beast.

The Planned Parenthood video in context

By Lauren Carroll July 17, 2015

An anti-abortion activist group released a video that they say proves Planned Parenthood "sells the body parts of aborted fetuses." Is it misleading?

How do Barack Obama’s criminal justice claims stack up?

By Linda Qiu July 16, 2015

As part of his agenda to reform the U.S. criminal justice system, President Barack Obama made some data-driven claims in a speech at the NAACP's national convention.

Fact-checking Jade Helm 15

July 14, 2015

Jade Helm is one of the largest military training exercises on U.S. soil. It's also the subject of many conspiracy theories.

Factchecking Scott Walker’s presidential announcement

July 14, 2015

In Monday's announcement speech, Wisconsin's Republican governor touched on several claims that we've reviewed before.

 

Our speech preview: More Walker factchecks

Trump makes provocative entry into 2016 presidential race

By Nancy Badertscher July 13, 2015

Real estate tycoon and reality television star Donald Trump carried his legendary reputation for making provocative remarks into his opening foray into the 2016 presidential campaign.

Trump’s comments about illegal Mexican immigrants snagged the spotlight in the already crowded presidential contest and set off political fireworks. Three weeks later, Trump is still fending off criticism for saying Mexico is sending people with drug and criminal problems, even "some rapists," across the border into the United States.

Millions of Americans know Trump from the reality television show "The Apprentice" and its catchphrase "You’re Fired."

He’s also been in and out of the news for decades for his high-profile business ventures, his marital woes and romances, political jabs and trivia spats. Remember his persistence with the birther claim on President Barack Obama? The feud with Rosie O’Donnell?

Some of Trump’s statements have crossed our path. We’ve fact-checked 20 statements, none of which we rated True. We rated two (9 percent) Mostly True, three (14 percent) Half True, 10 (45 percent) False and five (23 percent) Pants on Fire.

Click the headline to read a sampling of our fact-checks, plus a brief bio.

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