Latest Fact-checksBernie Sanders Viral image stated on September 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: In 2017, Joe Biden paid $3,742,974 in federal income taxes and Kamala Harris paid $516,469 while Donald Trump paid $750. Joe Biden stated on March 15, 2020 in the Democratic debate in Washington D.C.: Says Bernie Sanders voted against the auto bailout Facebook posts stated on March 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Sen. Bernie Sanders led the effort to dump Vermont's nuclear waste on a poor Latino community in Texas.” Republican National Committee stated on March 5, 2020 in a mass email: On key issues including taxes, health care, the Green New Deal, abortion, and guns, there is “no daylight between” Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden. Joe Biden stated on March 5, 2020 in an interview with NBC: Says Bernie Sanders “voted against the Brady Bill five times for background checks on people.” Viral image stated on February 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Bernie Sanders “only had 3,444 votes” in Nevada. Joe Biden stated on March 5, 2020 in an interview with NBC: “You’ve raised a lot more money than I have, Bernie.” Scott Walker stated on February 24, 2020 in a tweet: "Bernie (Sanders) is a communist." Facebook posts stated on February 20, 2020 in social media: “Bernie Sanders voted in favor of every war during his tenure.” Viral image stated on February 29, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “Bernie Logic: Nobody can live on $7 an hour. We must raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Also we must raise the tax rate to 52%. $15 an hour * 52% = $7.80. $15 an hour - $7.80 = $7.20. $7.20 an hour!!!” X posts stated on February 22, 2020 in a tweet: "Not once in his entire career in Washington, D.C., which started way back in 1991, has Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders ever voted yes on sanctions against Russia." Bloggers stated on February 8, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Says Bernie Sanders “collaborated with Marxist regimes in the Soviet Union, Nicaragua and Cuba.” Joe Biden stated on February 23, 2020 in an MSNBC interview: Says Bernie Sanders “opposed Obamacare, didn't like the fact we didn't push a single-payer option.” Facebook posts stated on February 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Say Bernie Sanders said, “Italians are gangsters and Irish are drunk and Jews are greedy and black people smell.” Pete Buttigieg stated on February 22, 2020 in a speech: Says Bernie Sanders would “go beyond reform and reorder the economy in ways most Democrats — let alone most Americans — don’t support." Facebook posts stated on February 20, 2020 in an image: “Bernie Sanders wants free health care for all and was asked how he would pay for it. His answer was raise taxes to 52% on anybody making over $29,000 per year.” Instagram posts stated on February 14, 2020 in a meme: Photo shows Bernie Sanders at the 1969 Stonewall riots. Elizabeth Warren stated on January 14, 2020 in a debate: "Look at the men on this stage. Collectively, they have lost 10 elections. The only people on this stage who have won every single election that they’ve been in are the women, Amy and me." Facebook posts stated on November 17, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Maxine Waters, Nancy Pelosi and Bernie Sanders have passed six bills in a combined 67 years. Viral image stated on June 9, 2016 in a Facebook post: Says Bernie Sanders wants "to make the cut off date for abortions up to 36 weeks" because he says "a baby at that point feels no pain and has no rights to life." Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Bernie Sanders marched with Fidel Castro and Che Guevara in Cuba. Facebook posts stated on February 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: "In 1963 Bernie Sanders was arrested for throwing eggs at black civil rights protestors." Danielle Pletka stated on July 8, 2018 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Bernie Sanders was indifferent to Russia's annexation of Crimea because he felt "they have a lot of Russians anyway." Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2016 in a tweet: "An analysis showed that Bernie Sanders would have won the Democratic nomination if it were not for the Super Delegates." Hillary Clinton stated on May 22, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "Let me say that I don't think (Bernie Sanders has) had a single negative ad ever run against him." Julián Castro stated on March 8, 2016 in Hillary Clinton campaign news release: "Bernie Sanders voted with Republicans to protect the Minutemen, a hate group that used military tactics against our community." Robby Mook stated on April 19, 2016 in a Medium post: "In last week’s debate, Bernie questioned Hillary’s commitment to fighting climate change because a whopping 0.2 percent of the money given to our campaign has come from employees of oil and gas companies. Not even 2 percent, mind you: 0.2 percent." Hillary Clinton stated on April 14, 2016 in the Democratic debate in New York: Says Bernie Sanders "has been largely a very reliable supporter of the NRA." Hillary Clinton stated on April 11, 2016 in an event in Port Washington, N.Y.: "The state that has the highest per capita number of … guns that end up committing crimes in New York come from Vermont." Bill McCoshen stated on March 11, 2016 in a talk show: Says when Bernie Sanders was in college, Sanders said "something very similar" to what conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley had written as a college student in the 1990s -- that "women have a legitimate role in date rape."
Viral image stated on September 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: In 2017, Joe Biden paid $3,742,974 in federal income taxes and Kamala Harris paid $516,469 while Donald Trump paid $750. Joe Biden stated on March 15, 2020 in the Democratic debate in Washington D.C.: Says Bernie Sanders voted against the auto bailout Facebook posts stated on March 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Sen. Bernie Sanders led the effort to dump Vermont's nuclear waste on a poor Latino community in Texas.” Republican National Committee stated on March 5, 2020 in a mass email: On key issues including taxes, health care, the Green New Deal, abortion, and guns, there is “no daylight between” Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden. Joe Biden stated on March 5, 2020 in an interview with NBC: Says Bernie Sanders “voted against the Brady Bill five times for background checks on people.” Viral image stated on February 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Bernie Sanders “only had 3,444 votes” in Nevada. Joe Biden stated on March 5, 2020 in an interview with NBC: “You’ve raised a lot more money than I have, Bernie.” Scott Walker stated on February 24, 2020 in a tweet: "Bernie (Sanders) is a communist." Facebook posts stated on February 20, 2020 in social media: “Bernie Sanders voted in favor of every war during his tenure.” Viral image stated on February 29, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “Bernie Logic: Nobody can live on $7 an hour. We must raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Also we must raise the tax rate to 52%. $15 an hour * 52% = $7.80. $15 an hour - $7.80 = $7.20. $7.20 an hour!!!” X posts stated on February 22, 2020 in a tweet: "Not once in his entire career in Washington, D.C., which started way back in 1991, has Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders ever voted yes on sanctions against Russia." Bloggers stated on February 8, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Says Bernie Sanders “collaborated with Marxist regimes in the Soviet Union, Nicaragua and Cuba.” Joe Biden stated on February 23, 2020 in an MSNBC interview: Says Bernie Sanders “opposed Obamacare, didn't like the fact we didn't push a single-payer option.” Facebook posts stated on February 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Say Bernie Sanders said, “Italians are gangsters and Irish are drunk and Jews are greedy and black people smell.” Pete Buttigieg stated on February 22, 2020 in a speech: Says Bernie Sanders would “go beyond reform and reorder the economy in ways most Democrats — let alone most Americans — don’t support." Facebook posts stated on February 20, 2020 in an image: “Bernie Sanders wants free health care for all and was asked how he would pay for it. His answer was raise taxes to 52% on anybody making over $29,000 per year.” Instagram posts stated on February 14, 2020 in a meme: Photo shows Bernie Sanders at the 1969 Stonewall riots. Elizabeth Warren stated on January 14, 2020 in a debate: "Look at the men on this stage. Collectively, they have lost 10 elections. The only people on this stage who have won every single election that they’ve been in are the women, Amy and me." Facebook posts stated on November 17, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Maxine Waters, Nancy Pelosi and Bernie Sanders have passed six bills in a combined 67 years. Viral image stated on June 9, 2016 in a Facebook post: Says Bernie Sanders wants "to make the cut off date for abortions up to 36 weeks" because he says "a baby at that point feels no pain and has no rights to life." Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Bernie Sanders marched with Fidel Castro and Che Guevara in Cuba. Facebook posts stated on February 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: "In 1963 Bernie Sanders was arrested for throwing eggs at black civil rights protestors." Danielle Pletka stated on July 8, 2018 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Bernie Sanders was indifferent to Russia's annexation of Crimea because he felt "they have a lot of Russians anyway." Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2016 in a tweet: "An analysis showed that Bernie Sanders would have won the Democratic nomination if it were not for the Super Delegates." Hillary Clinton stated on May 22, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "Let me say that I don't think (Bernie Sanders has) had a single negative ad ever run against him." Julián Castro stated on March 8, 2016 in Hillary Clinton campaign news release: "Bernie Sanders voted with Republicans to protect the Minutemen, a hate group that used military tactics against our community." Robby Mook stated on April 19, 2016 in a Medium post: "In last week’s debate, Bernie questioned Hillary’s commitment to fighting climate change because a whopping 0.2 percent of the money given to our campaign has come from employees of oil and gas companies. Not even 2 percent, mind you: 0.2 percent." Hillary Clinton stated on April 14, 2016 in the Democratic debate in New York: Says Bernie Sanders "has been largely a very reliable supporter of the NRA." Hillary Clinton stated on April 11, 2016 in an event in Port Washington, N.Y.: "The state that has the highest per capita number of … guns that end up committing crimes in New York come from Vermont." Bill McCoshen stated on March 11, 2016 in a talk show: Says when Bernie Sanders was in college, Sanders said "something very similar" to what conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley had written as a college student in the 1990s -- that "women have a legitimate role in date rape."
Viral image stated on September 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: In 2017, Joe Biden paid $3,742,974 in federal income taxes and Kamala Harris paid $516,469 while Donald Trump paid $750.
Joe Biden stated on March 15, 2020 in the Democratic debate in Washington D.C.: Says Bernie Sanders voted against the auto bailout
Facebook posts stated on March 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Sen. Bernie Sanders led the effort to dump Vermont's nuclear waste on a poor Latino community in Texas.”
Republican National Committee stated on March 5, 2020 in a mass email: On key issues including taxes, health care, the Green New Deal, abortion, and guns, there is “no daylight between” Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden.
Joe Biden stated on March 5, 2020 in an interview with NBC: Says Bernie Sanders “voted against the Brady Bill five times for background checks on people.”
Viral image stated on February 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Bernie Sanders “only had 3,444 votes” in Nevada.
Joe Biden stated on March 5, 2020 in an interview with NBC: “You’ve raised a lot more money than I have, Bernie.”
Facebook posts stated on February 20, 2020 in social media: “Bernie Sanders voted in favor of every war during his tenure.”
Viral image stated on February 29, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “Bernie Logic: Nobody can live on $7 an hour. We must raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Also we must raise the tax rate to 52%. $15 an hour * 52% = $7.80. $15 an hour - $7.80 = $7.20. $7.20 an hour!!!”
X posts stated on February 22, 2020 in a tweet: "Not once in his entire career in Washington, D.C., which started way back in 1991, has Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders ever voted yes on sanctions against Russia."
Bloggers stated on February 8, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Says Bernie Sanders “collaborated with Marxist regimes in the Soviet Union, Nicaragua and Cuba.”
Joe Biden stated on February 23, 2020 in an MSNBC interview: Says Bernie Sanders “opposed Obamacare, didn't like the fact we didn't push a single-payer option.”
Facebook posts stated on February 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Say Bernie Sanders said, “Italians are gangsters and Irish are drunk and Jews are greedy and black people smell.”
Pete Buttigieg stated on February 22, 2020 in a speech: Says Bernie Sanders would “go beyond reform and reorder the economy in ways most Democrats — let alone most Americans — don’t support."
Facebook posts stated on February 20, 2020 in an image: “Bernie Sanders wants free health care for all and was asked how he would pay for it. His answer was raise taxes to 52% on anybody making over $29,000 per year.”
Instagram posts stated on February 14, 2020 in a meme: Photo shows Bernie Sanders at the 1969 Stonewall riots.
Elizabeth Warren stated on January 14, 2020 in a debate: "Look at the men on this stage. Collectively, they have lost 10 elections. The only people on this stage who have won every single election that they’ve been in are the women, Amy and me."
Facebook posts stated on November 17, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Maxine Waters, Nancy Pelosi and Bernie Sanders have passed six bills in a combined 67 years.
Viral image stated on June 9, 2016 in a Facebook post: Says Bernie Sanders wants "to make the cut off date for abortions up to 36 weeks" because he says "a baby at that point feels no pain and has no rights to life."
Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Bernie Sanders marched with Fidel Castro and Che Guevara in Cuba.
Facebook posts stated on February 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: "In 1963 Bernie Sanders was arrested for throwing eggs at black civil rights protestors."
Danielle Pletka stated on July 8, 2018 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Bernie Sanders was indifferent to Russia's annexation of Crimea because he felt "they have a lot of Russians anyway."
Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2016 in a tweet: "An analysis showed that Bernie Sanders would have won the Democratic nomination if it were not for the Super Delegates."
Hillary Clinton stated on May 22, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "Let me say that I don't think (Bernie Sanders has) had a single negative ad ever run against him."
Julián Castro stated on March 8, 2016 in Hillary Clinton campaign news release: "Bernie Sanders voted with Republicans to protect the Minutemen, a hate group that used military tactics against our community."
Robby Mook stated on April 19, 2016 in a Medium post: "In last week’s debate, Bernie questioned Hillary’s commitment to fighting climate change because a whopping 0.2 percent of the money given to our campaign has come from employees of oil and gas companies. Not even 2 percent, mind you: 0.2 percent."
Hillary Clinton stated on April 14, 2016 in the Democratic debate in New York: Says Bernie Sanders "has been largely a very reliable supporter of the NRA."
Hillary Clinton stated on April 11, 2016 in an event in Port Washington, N.Y.: "The state that has the highest per capita number of … guns that end up committing crimes in New York come from Vermont."
Bill McCoshen stated on March 11, 2016 in a talk show: Says when Bernie Sanders was in college, Sanders said "something very similar" to what conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley had written as a college student in the 1990s -- that "women have a legitimate role in date rape."