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Search results for "Bernie Sanders is an Independent."

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Fact-checks (3316)

Martin O'Malley stated on November 06, 2015 in the First in the South Democratic Presidential forum.:
"When President Obama was running for re-election … Senator Sanders was trying to find someone to primary him."
By Linda Qiu• November 10, 2015
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."
By Tom Kertscher• February 27, 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
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 February 03, 2016 in a campaign ad:
Says he was endorsed by the Valley News newspaper.
By Clay Wirestone• February 4, 2016
Bernie Sanders stated on December 19, 2015 in the Dec. 19 Democratic presidential debate:
The United States spends "almost three times per capita what they spend in the U.K." on health care and "50 percent more than they pay in France."
By Jon Greenberg• December 20, 2015
Bloggers stated on June 07, 2016 in a headline in the Justice Gazette:
Says Bernie Sanders "wins California landslide, But ⅔ of his votes aren’t counted."
By Chris Nichols• June 10, 2016
Bloggers stated on April 02, 2016 in several blog and social media posts:
Say Bernie Sanders "won Nevada after all."
By Riley Snyder• April 7, 2016
Bernie Sanders stated on May 26, 2016 in a fundraising letter:
Says Russ Feingold’s "campaign is powered by small-dollar contributions like ours."
By Sarah Hauer• June 22, 2016
Scott Walker stated on February 24, 2020 in a tweet:
"Bernie (Sanders) is a communist."
By Eric Litke• March 4, 2020
Bernie Sanders stated on August 12, 2015 in web site:
"African Americans are twice as likely to be arrested and almost four times as likely to experience the use of force during encounters with the police."  
By Mark Reynolds• August 30, 2015
Zerlina Maxwell stated on March 02, 2019 in in a panel discussion:
Says Bernie Sanders "did not mention race or gender until 23 minutes into this speech" announcing his 2020 presidential run.
By John Kruzel• March 5, 2019
Bernie Sanders stated on January 19, 2016 in a town hall in Underwood, Iowa:
"I have a D-minus voting record from the NRA."
By Katie Sanders• January 20, 2016
Facebook posts stated on February 20, 2020 in social media:
“Bernie Sanders voted in favor of every war during his tenure.”
By Louis Jacobson• March 2, 2020
Mark Pocan stated on April 30, 2019 in a tweet:
"The United States is the ONLY industrialized country without universal healthcare."    
By D.L. Davis• June 21, 2019
Bernie Sanders stated on September 28, 2015 in comments on Twitter.:
"Unlike virtually every other campaign, we don't have a super PAC."
By Linda Qiu• September 30, 2015
Julián Castro stated on March 08, 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."
By Filipa Ioannou• April 30, 2016
Bernie Sanders stated on February 13, 2016 in an a television ad:
"Bernie Sanders passed more roll call amendments in a Republican Congress than any other member."
By Linda Qiu• March 24, 2016
Mike Crute stated on April 19, 2017 in a radio show:
Says Bernie Sanders "is the most popular politician in America today."  
By Tom Kertscher• April 27, 2017
Hillary Clinton stated on March 09, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Miami:
In 2006, Bernie Sanders "voted in the House with hard-line Republicans for indefinite detention for undocumented immigrants, and then he sided with those Republicans to stand with vigilantes known as Minutemen who were taking up outposts along the border to hunt down immigrants."
By Louis Jacobson• March 10, 2016

Articles (1623)

How Bernie Sanders runs in the Democratic primary when he’s an independent in the Senate

By Louis Jacobson• March 2, 2020

Is Bernie Sanders a Democrat?

By Linda Qiu• February 23, 2016

What Bernie Sanders has said about the Democrats over the years

By Louis Jacobson• March 3, 2020

Bernie Sanders talks and talks. Are his facts right?

By Louis Jacobson• December 10, 2010

Sanders hitting same themes as years ago

By April Hunt• August 3, 2015

Bernie Sanders says half of Americans have less than $10,000 in savings accounts

By W. Gardner Selby• April 21, 2015

Ad Watch: Fact-checking Joe Biden's claim that Bernie Sanders thought about challenging Barack Obama

By Louis Jacobson• February 26, 2020

Is the Walmart family wealthier than 40 percent of the United States?

By Molly Moorhead• July 31, 2012

Julián Castro, Bernie Sanders and the Minutemen ‘hate group’

By W. Gardner Selby• May 7, 2016

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 and the Truth-O-Meter

By Lauren Carroll• April 29, 2015

Who is Bernie Sanders? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate

By Jon Greenberg• June 12, 2019

Bernie Sanders has entered millionaire class, tax returns show

By Xander Landen, Kit Norton• April 16, 2019

The Stump Speech Analyzer: Bernie Sanders

By Louis Jacobson• January 23, 2020

Our 5 most-read fact-checks from November

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

Bernie Sanders leads our High Five for July

By James B. Nelson• August 3, 2015

Bernie Sanders — socialist or democratic socialist?

By Linda Qiu• August 26, 2015

Examining Bernie Sanders’ claim: Prop 61 ‘great for California taxpayers’

By Chris Nichols• October 12, 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