Republicans make false and misleading claims on jobs, taxes and entitlements in economic-focused debates.
FactChecking the CNBC Debates
Issues: immigration
Trump Attacks Bush on Sanctuary Cities
Donald Trump says that “the state of Florida had sanctuary cities while Jeb Bush was governor,” and “nobody said anything.” But we could find no evidence that any Florida city or county fit the bill of a sanctuary city at that time, at least not officially.
Donald Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Claim
In the first video for CNN’s “State of the Union” and FactCheck.org’s new partnership, Jake Tapper discusses statements Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump made about birthright citizenship.
Trump on Birthright Citizenship
Donald Trump was off base with his claim that Mexico does not have a birthright citizenship policy like the U.S. Although the two countries use different terminology, the two policies are actually very similar.
Trump’s Immigration Plan
Republican Donald Trump’s immigration plan includes several statements that stray from the facts.
FactChecking the GOP Debate, Early Edition
The Republican presidential candidates who failed to make the cut for the Aug. 6 prime-time debate repeated a number of past false and misleading claims, while adding some new ones that we hadn’t heard before.
FlackCheck Video: FactChecking Rick Perry
This video from FlackCheck.org looks at several claims made by Rick Perry on immigration, jobs and taxes that we have previously checked.
Coming to America
Q: Is President Obama flying children from Central America to the U.S.?
A: Yes. An administration program allows certain immigrant parents lawfully in the U.S. to bring their children to the country as refugees or parolees.
FlackCheck Video: Marco Rubio Announcement
The latest “Campaign Watch” video from FlackCheck.org highlights past claims we have fact-checked from Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.
FactChecking Marco Rubio
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has joined what promises to be a crowded field of Republican candidates for president. Rubio informed his top donors of his decision on April 13.