Latest Mostly False Fact-checks in Corrections and Updates Sensible Transportation Solutions for Austin PAC stated on October 23, 2016 in an ad in the Austin American-Statesman: Says Austin Mayor Steve Adler’s transportation plans linked to Proposition 1 on the ballot remove "27+ miles of traffic lanes around the city," replacing "them with lanes dedicated to usage by bicycles" and buses. Ted Strickland stated on October 20, 2016 in the U.S. Senate debate in Cleveland: Says Rob Portman was a registered foreign agent whose "client was Haiti, at a time when the Baby Doc, Duvalier, who was a despot, was killing people." Donald Trump stated on September 6, 2016 in a speech in North Carolina: Says "Hillary Clinton set aside environmental and labor rules to help a South Korean company with a record of violating workers’ rights set up what amounts to a sweatshop in Haiti." Dan Flynn stated on September 13, 2016 in a letter to state health officials: "Not one illness has been reported from raw milk in" Texas "in more than four years. A total of six illnesses have occurred in the last 20 years." Anthony Weiner stated on July 27, 2016 in an appearance on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": "We know this now. The banks no longer loan (Donald Trump) money because he's a terrible risk. So he goes to these (Russian) oligarchs and borrows money." Bike Austin stated on June 8, 2016 in a press release: "Bike lanes and sidewalks have been proven to reduce crashes by up to 38 percent on Austin’s streets." Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in in a speech critiquing Hillary Clinton: Says Hillary Clinton’s State Department "approved the transfer of 20 percent of America’s uranium holdings to Russia, while nine investors in the deal funneled $145 million to the Clinton Foundation." Donald Trump stated on June 19, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says delegates can't "legally" change the Republican National Convention rules to prevent Donald Trump’s nomination. Pat McCrory stated on May 24, 2016 in a radio interview on Charlotte's WBT: Says the Human Rights Campaign is secretly funded Ted Cruz stated on April 22, 2016 in an attack ad: Says Donald Trump thinks "a grown man pretending to be a woman (should) be allowed to use the women's restroom." Ted Cruz stated on February 3, 2016 in a town hall in Henniker, N.H.: "During eight years under Ronald Reagan, African-American median income rose by about $5,000." Bernie Sanders stated on January 17, 2016 in comments during the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate: "I helped write" the Affordable Care Act. Wendy Davis stated on September 21, 2015 in an appearance on MSNBC’s “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell”: After the Texas cutoff of aid to women’s health care services including Planned Parenthood clinics, "over 150,000… women lost the only health care they had. Our Medicaid birth rate shot up. It cost taxpayers over $130 million in one year alone in extra Medicaid birth costs." Ben Carson stated on September 22, 2015 in an interview with Fox's "The Kelly File": There is not "one of the Muslim nations" that doesn't have "discrimination against women, discrimination against gays, subjugation of other religious beliefs." Barack Obama stated on June 18, 2015 in remarks at the White House: "This type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesn’t happen in other places with this kind of frequency." Children's Defense Fund-Texas stated on April 28, 2015 in a press release: "In the last 24 months, 10 rural Texas hospitals have been forced to shut their doors because state leaders" chose not to expand Medicaid. Ted Cruz stated on March 23, 2015: "Today roughly half of born-again Christians aren’t voting. They’re staying home." Florida Students for Concealed Carry stated on March 16, 2015 in Florida Senate higher education committee hearing: "According to the state of Florida, you are almost twice as likely to be attacked by an alligator than by someone who happens to carry a conceal-and-carry permit." Laura Ingraham stated on February 4, 2014 in a broadcast of the "Laura Ingraham Show": Says Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has an "immigrant family background." Jeb Bush stated on October 27, 2014 in a fundraising letter: "1/3 of our kids drop out (of high school), cannot go to college or start a career." Greg Abbott stated on September 19, 2014 in a debate in the Rio Grande Valley.: A 2011 measure passed into law with Wendy Davis’ support "removes from the attorney general the ability to settle lawsuits just like" the school funding case. Lon Burnam stated on August 22, 2014 in telephone press conference: "Russia has more diversity in its governmental representation than we do in Texas." Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on August 15, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says of Mitch McConnell, "What can happen in 30 years? A senator can become a multi-millionaire in public office." Henry Cuellar stated on July 16, 2014: Says drug cartels are using social media to offer rebates so more children from Central America get smuggled to the United States. Ending Spending Action Fund stated on August 13, 2014 in a campaign ad: "In six years, (U.S. Rep. Gary) Peters introduced zero bills that became law." Steve King stated on July 10, 2014 in an interview on Fox news: Says "nothing" in Obama’s $3.7 billion request to address the child immigrant situation "actually secures the border." Marco Rubio stated on May 20, 2014 in an interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly: Surface temperatures on Earth "have stabilized." Wendy Davis stated on April 22, 2014 in an online post: "Under Greg Abbott, Texas four-year-olds would be forced to undergo standardized tests." Senate Majority PAC stated on March 26, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says the Koch brothers "funded the fight to let flood insurance premiums soar ... Now they’re spending millions to buy a Senate seat for Bill Cassidy so he can fight for them." Kathleen Sebelius stated on March 18, 2014 in an oped column in the Austin American-Statesman: On HealthCare.Gov, Texan Mark Sullivan "found a good" health insurance "plan that includes dental, for less than $80 a month."
Sensible Transportation Solutions for Austin PAC stated on October 23, 2016 in an ad in the Austin American-Statesman: Says Austin Mayor Steve Adler’s transportation plans linked to Proposition 1 on the ballot remove "27+ miles of traffic lanes around the city," replacing "them with lanes dedicated to usage by bicycles" and buses. Ted Strickland stated on October 20, 2016 in the U.S. Senate debate in Cleveland: Says Rob Portman was a registered foreign agent whose "client was Haiti, at a time when the Baby Doc, Duvalier, who was a despot, was killing people." Donald Trump stated on September 6, 2016 in a speech in North Carolina: Says "Hillary Clinton set aside environmental and labor rules to help a South Korean company with a record of violating workers’ rights set up what amounts to a sweatshop in Haiti." Dan Flynn stated on September 13, 2016 in a letter to state health officials: "Not one illness has been reported from raw milk in" Texas "in more than four years. A total of six illnesses have occurred in the last 20 years." Anthony Weiner stated on July 27, 2016 in an appearance on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": "We know this now. The banks no longer loan (Donald Trump) money because he's a terrible risk. So he goes to these (Russian) oligarchs and borrows money." Bike Austin stated on June 8, 2016 in a press release: "Bike lanes and sidewalks have been proven to reduce crashes by up to 38 percent on Austin’s streets." Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in in a speech critiquing Hillary Clinton: Says Hillary Clinton’s State Department "approved the transfer of 20 percent of America’s uranium holdings to Russia, while nine investors in the deal funneled $145 million to the Clinton Foundation." Donald Trump stated on June 19, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says delegates can't "legally" change the Republican National Convention rules to prevent Donald Trump’s nomination. Pat McCrory stated on May 24, 2016 in a radio interview on Charlotte's WBT: Says the Human Rights Campaign is secretly funded Ted Cruz stated on April 22, 2016 in an attack ad: Says Donald Trump thinks "a grown man pretending to be a woman (should) be allowed to use the women's restroom." Ted Cruz stated on February 3, 2016 in a town hall in Henniker, N.H.: "During eight years under Ronald Reagan, African-American median income rose by about $5,000." Bernie Sanders stated on January 17, 2016 in comments during the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate: "I helped write" the Affordable Care Act. Wendy Davis stated on September 21, 2015 in an appearance on MSNBC’s “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell”: After the Texas cutoff of aid to women’s health care services including Planned Parenthood clinics, "over 150,000… women lost the only health care they had. Our Medicaid birth rate shot up. It cost taxpayers over $130 million in one year alone in extra Medicaid birth costs." Ben Carson stated on September 22, 2015 in an interview with Fox's "The Kelly File": There is not "one of the Muslim nations" that doesn't have "discrimination against women, discrimination against gays, subjugation of other religious beliefs." Barack Obama stated on June 18, 2015 in remarks at the White House: "This type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesn’t happen in other places with this kind of frequency." Children's Defense Fund-Texas stated on April 28, 2015 in a press release: "In the last 24 months, 10 rural Texas hospitals have been forced to shut their doors because state leaders" chose not to expand Medicaid. Ted Cruz stated on March 23, 2015: "Today roughly half of born-again Christians aren’t voting. They’re staying home." Florida Students for Concealed Carry stated on March 16, 2015 in Florida Senate higher education committee hearing: "According to the state of Florida, you are almost twice as likely to be attacked by an alligator than by someone who happens to carry a conceal-and-carry permit." Laura Ingraham stated on February 4, 2014 in a broadcast of the "Laura Ingraham Show": Says Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has an "immigrant family background." Jeb Bush stated on October 27, 2014 in a fundraising letter: "1/3 of our kids drop out (of high school), cannot go to college or start a career." Greg Abbott stated on September 19, 2014 in a debate in the Rio Grande Valley.: A 2011 measure passed into law with Wendy Davis’ support "removes from the attorney general the ability to settle lawsuits just like" the school funding case. Lon Burnam stated on August 22, 2014 in telephone press conference: "Russia has more diversity in its governmental representation than we do in Texas." Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on August 15, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says of Mitch McConnell, "What can happen in 30 years? A senator can become a multi-millionaire in public office." Henry Cuellar stated on July 16, 2014: Says drug cartels are using social media to offer rebates so more children from Central America get smuggled to the United States. Ending Spending Action Fund stated on August 13, 2014 in a campaign ad: "In six years, (U.S. Rep. Gary) Peters introduced zero bills that became law." Steve King stated on July 10, 2014 in an interview on Fox news: Says "nothing" in Obama’s $3.7 billion request to address the child immigrant situation "actually secures the border." Marco Rubio stated on May 20, 2014 in an interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly: Surface temperatures on Earth "have stabilized." Wendy Davis stated on April 22, 2014 in an online post: "Under Greg Abbott, Texas four-year-olds would be forced to undergo standardized tests." Senate Majority PAC stated on March 26, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says the Koch brothers "funded the fight to let flood insurance premiums soar ... Now they’re spending millions to buy a Senate seat for Bill Cassidy so he can fight for them." Kathleen Sebelius stated on March 18, 2014 in an oped column in the Austin American-Statesman: On HealthCare.Gov, Texan Mark Sullivan "found a good" health insurance "plan that includes dental, for less than $80 a month."
Sensible Transportation Solutions for Austin PAC stated on October 23, 2016 in an ad in the Austin American-Statesman: Says Austin Mayor Steve Adler’s transportation plans linked to Proposition 1 on the ballot remove "27+ miles of traffic lanes around the city," replacing "them with lanes dedicated to usage by bicycles" and buses.
Ted Strickland stated on October 20, 2016 in the U.S. Senate debate in Cleveland: Says Rob Portman was a registered foreign agent whose "client was Haiti, at a time when the Baby Doc, Duvalier, who was a despot, was killing people."
Donald Trump stated on September 6, 2016 in a speech in North Carolina: Says "Hillary Clinton set aside environmental and labor rules to help a South Korean company with a record of violating workers’ rights set up what amounts to a sweatshop in Haiti."
Dan Flynn stated on September 13, 2016 in a letter to state health officials: "Not one illness has been reported from raw milk in" Texas "in more than four years. A total of six illnesses have occurred in the last 20 years."
Anthony Weiner stated on July 27, 2016 in an appearance on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": "We know this now. The banks no longer loan (Donald Trump) money because he's a terrible risk. So he goes to these (Russian) oligarchs and borrows money."
Bike Austin stated on June 8, 2016 in a press release: "Bike lanes and sidewalks have been proven to reduce crashes by up to 38 percent on Austin’s streets."
Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in in a speech critiquing Hillary Clinton: Says Hillary Clinton’s State Department "approved the transfer of 20 percent of America’s uranium holdings to Russia, while nine investors in the deal funneled $145 million to the Clinton Foundation."
Donald Trump stated on June 19, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says delegates can't "legally" change the Republican National Convention rules to prevent Donald Trump’s nomination.
Pat McCrory stated on May 24, 2016 in a radio interview on Charlotte's WBT: Says the Human Rights Campaign is secretly funded
Ted Cruz stated on April 22, 2016 in an attack ad: Says Donald Trump thinks "a grown man pretending to be a woman (should) be allowed to use the women's restroom."
Ted Cruz stated on February 3, 2016 in a town hall in Henniker, N.H.: "During eight years under Ronald Reagan, African-American median income rose by about $5,000."
Bernie Sanders stated on January 17, 2016 in comments during the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate: "I helped write" the Affordable Care Act.
Wendy Davis stated on September 21, 2015 in an appearance on MSNBC’s “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell”: After the Texas cutoff of aid to women’s health care services including Planned Parenthood clinics, "over 150,000… women lost the only health care they had. Our Medicaid birth rate shot up. It cost taxpayers over $130 million in one year alone in extra Medicaid birth costs."
Ben Carson stated on September 22, 2015 in an interview with Fox's "The Kelly File": There is not "one of the Muslim nations" that doesn't have "discrimination against women, discrimination against gays, subjugation of other religious beliefs."
Barack Obama stated on June 18, 2015 in remarks at the White House: "This type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesn’t happen in other places with this kind of frequency."
Children's Defense Fund-Texas stated on April 28, 2015 in a press release: "In the last 24 months, 10 rural Texas hospitals have been forced to shut their doors because state leaders" chose not to expand Medicaid.
Ted Cruz stated on March 23, 2015: "Today roughly half of born-again Christians aren’t voting. They’re staying home."
Florida Students for Concealed Carry stated on March 16, 2015 in Florida Senate higher education committee hearing: "According to the state of Florida, you are almost twice as likely to be attacked by an alligator than by someone who happens to carry a conceal-and-carry permit."
Laura Ingraham stated on February 4, 2014 in a broadcast of the "Laura Ingraham Show": Says Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has an "immigrant family background."
Jeb Bush stated on October 27, 2014 in a fundraising letter: "1/3 of our kids drop out (of high school), cannot go to college or start a career."
Greg Abbott stated on September 19, 2014 in a debate in the Rio Grande Valley.: A 2011 measure passed into law with Wendy Davis’ support "removes from the attorney general the ability to settle lawsuits just like" the school funding case.
Lon Burnam stated on August 22, 2014 in telephone press conference: "Russia has more diversity in its governmental representation than we do in Texas."
Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on August 15, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says of Mitch McConnell, "What can happen in 30 years? A senator can become a multi-millionaire in public office."
Henry Cuellar stated on July 16, 2014: Says drug cartels are using social media to offer rebates so more children from Central America get smuggled to the United States.
Ending Spending Action Fund stated on August 13, 2014 in a campaign ad: "In six years, (U.S. Rep. Gary) Peters introduced zero bills that became law."
Steve King stated on July 10, 2014 in an interview on Fox news: Says "nothing" in Obama’s $3.7 billion request to address the child immigrant situation "actually secures the border."
Marco Rubio stated on May 20, 2014 in an interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly: Surface temperatures on Earth "have stabilized."
Wendy Davis stated on April 22, 2014 in an online post: "Under Greg Abbott, Texas four-year-olds would be forced to undergo standardized tests."
Senate Majority PAC stated on March 26, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says the Koch brothers "funded the fight to let flood insurance premiums soar ... Now they’re spending millions to buy a Senate seat for Bill Cassidy so he can fight for them."
Kathleen Sebelius stated on March 18, 2014 in an oped column in the Austin American-Statesman: On HealthCare.Gov, Texan Mark Sullivan "found a good" health insurance "plan that includes dental, for less than $80 a month."