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Search results for "All false statements Bernie Sanders"

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Viral image stated on September 08, 2015 in a shareable graphic on the Web:
Says Bernie Sanders opposes "requiring all children to have a K-12 education."
By Louis Jacobson• September 21, 2015
Viral image stated on June 09, 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."
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 9, 2019
Facebook posts stated on March 02, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Bernie Sanders in 1963 — arrested protesting segregation. Joe Biden in 1975 — passionate speech defending segregation.”
By Amy Sherman• March 4, 2020
Bernie Sanders stated on August 16, 2015 in an interview on "Meet the Press":
"We spend almost twice as much per capita on health care as do the people of any other country."
By Will Cabaniss• August 16, 2015
Bernie Sanders stated on July 10, 2019 in an op-ed in the Washington Post:
"42 percent of (Walmart’s) associates are black."
By Jon Greenberg• July 12, 2019
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.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 25, 2020
Facebook posts stated on February 18, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Socialist Workers Party leader Bernie Sanders supported Ayatollah Khomeini against the US, condemned president Carter for imperialism, and accused the hostages of being CIA spies.”
By Samantha Putterman• February 25, 2020
Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“I pay $165 a month on my student loans for the next 13 years to pay them off. With Bernie Sanders’ plan, my student loans will be forgiven. I’ll only have to pay $450 extra in taxes a month for the next 25 years to make sure I’ll have no more student debt.”
By Tom Kertscher• March 6, 2020
Dinesh D'Souza stated on April 17, 2016 in a Facebook post:
"As a U.S. senator with salary and perks, ‪#‎Bernie‬ is in the top 1 percent, but still paid only 13 percent in taxes last year."
By Lauren Carroll• April 20, 2016
Facebook posts stated on March 31, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Quotes Bernie Sanders as saying, "Christianity is an insult to Muslims."  
By Samantha Putterman• April 2, 2019
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.”
By Miriam Valverde• February 27, 2020
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."  
By Amy Sherman• February 25, 2019
Scott Walker stated on February 24, 2020 in a tweet:
"Bernie (Sanders) is a communist."
By Eric Litke• March 4, 2020
Bloggers stated on June 06, 2018 in in a blog post:
"Mitt Romney: ‘Trump has some very serious emotional problems, he must resign before we…’"
By Bill McCarthy• June 8, 2018
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."
By Linda Qiu• July 25, 2016
Sean Duffy stated on September 14, 2017 in a Facebook Live town hall:
Vermont had to "scrap" its single-payer health insurance program because it was "going bankrupt."  
By Tom Kertscher• September 20, 2017
Bloggers stated on March 07, 2020 in a blog post:
Says Jimmy Carter has endorsed Bernie Sanders.
By Samantha Putterman• March 11, 2020
Bernie Sanders stated on July 25, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention:
"The top 1 percent in recent years has earned 85 percent of all new income."
By Linda Qiu• July 27, 2016
Bernie Sanders stated on September 24, 2019 in a speech:
"49% of all new income goes to the top 1%."
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• September 29, 2019
Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Bernie Sanders marched with Fidel Castro and Che Guevara in Cuba.
By Amy Sherman• March 5, 2019

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Checking in on Bernie Sanders’ Truth-O-Meter record

By Linda Qiu• December 7, 2015

Fact-checking Bernie Sanders and his 2016 campaign

By Adam Thorp• July 25, 2016

Bernie Sanders talks and talks. Are his facts right?

By Louis Jacobson• December 10, 2010

Bernie Sanders back in California

By Chris Nichols• September 21, 2017

Bernie Sanders has never felt the burn of PolitiFact’s Pants On Fire rating

By Chris Nichols• April 19, 2016

Bernie Sanders and the Truth-O-Meter

By Lauren Carroll• April 29, 2015

Ad Watch: Joe Biden’s ad about Bernie Sanders’ attack on Social Security

By Amy Sherman• March 10, 2020

A look at recent claims by Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in advance of Milwaukee debate

By James B. Nelson• February 10, 2016

The greatest fact-checking hits of Bernie Sanders' 2020 campaign

By Jon Greenberg• April 8, 2020

Our top 5 fact-checks for April 2016

By Lauren Carroll• May 2, 2016

Fact-checking the Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders health care debate

By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu• February 8, 2017

Sanders hitting same themes as years ago

By April Hunt• August 3, 2015

Fact-checking the New Hampshire Democratic debate

By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• February 4, 2016

PolitiFact California’s Top 10 fact checks of 2016

By Chris Nichols• December 29, 2016

Fact-checking the Democratic debate in Miami

By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu, Amy Sherman• March 10, 2016

Fact-checking a Hillary Clinton speech in Milwaukee

By Tom Kertscher• March 30, 2016

PolitiFact’s Top 5 for April 2015

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Katie Sanders• April 30, 2015

Fact checking Bernie Sanders' Madison speech

By Tom Kertscher• March 28, 2016

PolitiFact’s Top 5 fact-checks for March 2016

By Lauren Carroll• April 4, 2016

Ad Watch: Bernie Sanders ad uses Obama praise for him out of context

By Amy Sherman• March 5, 2020