Misleading claims at the convention touched on health care, approval ratings and incarceration.
FactChecking Day 2 of the DNC
Issues: health care
Clinton’s Greatest Hits
A compendium of the top false and misleading claims by the Democratic presidential candidate.
Video: Trump ‘to Abolish VA’?
Hillary Clinton said that she “read” that Donald Trump “said he wants to … abolish the VA.” But Clinton distorted the facts, as CNN’s Jake Tapper explains in this week’s fact-checking video.
Trump ‘Wants to Abolish VA’?
Hillary Clinton claimed that she “read” that Donald Trump “said he wants to … abolish the VA.” That’s the opposite of what Trump has said.
Trump’s Cherry-Picked ACA Rates
Republican front-runner Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed, for months, that premiums under the Affordable Care Act are “going up 35, 45, 55 percent.” Trump cherry-picks insurers’ rate increases on the ACA marketplaces.
Clinton on Sanders’ Health Care History
Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton said, “I don’t know where [Bernie Sanders] was when I was trying to get health care in ’93 and ’94.” Sanders cosponsored a single-payer health insurance bill in 1993, and Clinton thanked him for his work on the issue that year.
Video: FactChecking Trump and Clinton
This week’s fact-checking video from CNN’s Jake Tapper focuses on two claims: one made by Donald Trump and one made by Chelsea Clinton.
FactChecking the Fourth Democratic Debate
Sunday showdown in South Carolina: Democrats highlight differences on health care, guns and more.
Clinton’s Attack on Sanders’ Health Plan
The Clinton campaign has made a series of misleading attacks on Sen. Bernie Sanders’ health care plan, saying he wants to “dismantle Medicare” and private insurance and that he would turn over “your and my health insurance to governors.” Not exactly.
Video: FactChecking Obama’s Address
In his latest video as part of our fact-checking partnership, CNN’s Jake Tapper highlights four claims we wrote about from President Obama’s final State of the Union to the nation.