An ad from a conservative advocacy group attacks Sen. Ted Cruz as “weak” on defense, but makes several misleading claims to back up that assessment.
Ad Attacks Cruz as ‘Weak’ on Defense
Issues: immigration
Facts on Rubio’s Immigration Record
In his latest fact-checking video, CNN’s Jake Tapper looks at the facts behind Ted Cruz’s attacks on Marco Rubio’s immigration record.
Cruz Distorts Rubio’s Immigration Stance
In an attack on Sen. Marco Rubio’s stance on immigration, Sen. Ted Cruz makes two overly broad accusations that distort Rubio’s position.
FactChecking the Seventh GOP Debate
There was no Donald Trump, but plenty to fact-check in the last GOP debate before the Iowa caucuses.
Cruz on Birthright Citizenship
Marco Rubio, Mike Huckabee and Donald Trump have all wrongly attacked rival Ted Cruz for flip-flopping on birthright citizenship since his run for Senate in 2011. Cruz has consistently opposed the policy.
FactChecking the Sixth Republican Debate
Candidates spin some old and new points in the latest GOP debate.
False Debate Claims Put in Ads
Two claims from the fifth Republican debate that we flagged as misleading are now being used in new TV ads.
Did Cruz Support Legalization?
In one of the more memorable exchanges of the Republican debate, Sen. Marco Rubio said he was “puzzled” by Sen. Ted Cruz’s attacks on his immigration position, because Cruz himself “supports[s] legalizing people who are in this country illegally.”
FactChecking the Fifth GOP Debate
The Republican field meets for its final debate of 2015.
Cruz Attacks Rubio on Refugees
Sen. Ted Cruz falsely claims the 2013 immigration bill Sen. Marco Rubio co-sponsored “would have dramatically expanded President Obama’s authority to admit Syrian refugees with no background checks whatsoever,” making it “easier to bring Syrian Muslim refugees” to the U.S.