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Search results for "Ben Carson "

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Fact-checks (543)

Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2024 in a Facebook post:
“Dr. Ben Carson discovered 3 completely natural ingredients that resulted in headaches disappearing, blood cholesterol levels lowering, and elevated blood pressure disappearing.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• March 25, 2024
Facebook posts stated on December 11, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Dr. Ben Carson endorsed CBD gummies to treat high blood pressure.
By Sara Swann• January 3, 2024
Facebook posts stated on January 10, 2024 in an image on Facebook:
CNN reported that Dr. Ben Carson has discovered a natural cure for headaches, cholesterol levels and blood pressure symptoms.
By Katelyn Ferral• January 12, 2024
Ben Carson stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.:
Says he "didn’t have an involvement with" nutritional supplement company Mannatech.
By Lauren Carroll• October 29, 2015
Ted Cruz stated on February 06, 2016 in the New Hampshire GOP debate:
Says CNN reported Ben Carson was "taking a break from campaigning" and the Cruz campaign "forwarded that news to our volunteers."  
By Linda Qiu• February 7, 2016
Occupy Democrats stated on May 04, 2015 in a Facebook meme:
"Ben Carson is running for president to ‘eliminate dependency on government.’ But he doesn’t mention that he grew up in public schools, got public housing and food stamps, got free glasses from a government program, was helped by Affirmative Action, and got Pell Grants for college."  
By Katie Sanders• May 11, 2015
Facebook posts stated on February 03, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Ben Carson said "illegal immigrants caught voting should be stripped of their citizenship."
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 8, 2019
Ben Carson stated on April 22, 2015 in a speech:
"There are more young black males involved in the criminal justice system than there are in higher education."  
By Tom Kertscher• May 5, 2015
Ben Carson stated on March 04, 2015 in an interview on CNN:
"A lot of people who go into prison straight, and when they come out they’re gay."
By Lauren Carroll• March 4, 2015
Ben Carson stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth GOP debate.:
"The Chinese are there" in Syria.
By Linda Qiu• November 15, 2015
Ben Carson stated on October 09, 2015 in his book "A More Perfect Union":
"German citizens were disarmed by their government in the late 1930s," which allowed the Nazis to "carry out their evil intentions with relatively little resistance."    
By Jon Greenberg• October 26, 2015
Ben Carson stated on September 25, 2015 in Values Voter Summit:
When ICE releases illegal immigrants, "a lot of those people are not from Honduras and Mexico. They’re from Iraq and Somalia and Russia."  
By Amy Sherman• October 1, 2015
Ben Carson stated on April 06, 2015 in a speech in Manchester N.H.:
"We spent twice as much per capita for health care in this country as the next closest nation."
By Nick Reid• April 30, 2015
Ben Carson stated on November 04, 2015 in an edited Facebook post:
"Every signer of the Declaration of Independence had no federal elected office experience."
By Louis Jacobson• November 8, 2015
Ben Carson stated on May 21, 2019 in a tweet:
More than 100,000 people are waiting for public housing in Houston and people who are in the country illegally are taking their spaces.
By Madlin Mekelburg• May 30, 2019
Ben Carson stated on November 10, 2015 in the Republican debate in Milwaukee, Wis.:
"Every time we raise the minimum wage, the number of jobless people increases."
By Louis Jacobson• November 11, 2015
Ben Carson stated on February 13, 2016 in a GOP debate on CBS:
Says "Joseph Stalin said if you want to bring America down you, have to undermine three things: our spiritual life, our patriotism and our morality."
By Lauren Carroll• February 14, 2016
Ben Carson stated on November 22, 2015 in a TV interview.:
Says Thomas Jefferson helped "craft" the Constitution.
By Warren Fiske• November 27, 2015
Ben Carson stated on October 28, 2015 in the third GOP primary debate.:
Says his tax plan wouldn't leave the federal government with a $1.1 trillion hole.
By Linda Qiu• November 4, 2015
Ben Carson stated on October 29, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate:
Among manufacturers with fewer than 50 employees, "the average cost in terms of regulations is $34,000 per employee."  
By Lauren Carroll• October 30, 2015

Articles (237)

Ben Carson's first 10 fact-checks

By Lauren Carroll• September 29, 2015

Political group takes aim at Ben Carson’s past statements on women's issues

By Joshua Gillin• November 13, 2015

Mike Huckabee, Carly Fiorina and Ben Carson on the Truth-O-Meter

By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 4, 2015

Our top 5 most-read fact-checks from October

By Lauren Carroll• November 4, 2015

2015 Readers’ Poll results

By Lauren Carroll• December 21, 2015

Examining Ben Carson's proposal for health savings accounts

By Linda Qiu• October 27, 2015

Our 5 most-read fact-checks from November

By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu• November 30, 2015

PolitiFact Florida’s top 5 fact-checks for September 2015

By Amy Sherman• October 1, 2015

Fact-checking the Sept. 27 Sunday shows

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• September 27, 2015

Fact-checking the Sept. 27 Sunday shows

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• September 27, 2015

Fact-checking the Aug. 23 Sunday shows

By Will Cabaniss, Joshua Gillin, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• August 23, 2015

Fact-checking the Nov. 8 news shows

By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu, Aaron Sharockman• November 8, 2015

Live fact-checking the Republican New Hampshire presidential debate

By Lauren Carroll, Joshua Gillin, Linda Qiu, Amy Sherman• February 6, 2016

Fact-checking the Republican CNBC debate

By Linda Qiu• October 29, 2015

PolitiFact’s guide to the Republican tax plans (so far)

By Linda Qiu• November 5, 2015

Fact-checking presidential candidates on the Aug. 16 shows

By Will Cabaniss, Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• August 16, 2015

PunditFact fact-checks the Aug. 23 shows

By Will Cabaniss, Joshua Gillin, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• August 23, 2015

Ahead of the Milwaukee debate, a look at the candidates on the Truth-O-Meter

By Tom Kertscher• November 9, 2015

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

By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 20, 2016

Live fact-checking the Republican New Hampshire presidential debate

By Lauren Carroll, Joshua Gillin, Linda Qiu, Amy Sherman• February 7, 2016