Old talking points die hard. Mike Pence is still claiming that the number of people living in poverty has gone up by 7 million under President Obama, nearly a week after the news came out that 3.5 million escaped poverty last year alone.
We give a rundown of repeated claims in our “Groundhog Friday” feature. This week’s edition includes claims on jobs, Iran, the trade deficit and income inequality.
The speakers went too far in their claims on guns, Benghazi, coal jobs, Keystone and more.
A statistical measure of the U.S. on crime, guns, jobs, health insurance and more under Barack Obama.
In this video, FlackCheck.org looks back at some of our past fact-checking of Sen. Lindsey Graham’s statements.
Sen. Lindsey Graham has joined the field of candidates vying for the Republican presidential nomination. Graham, who has served in Congress for more than 20 years, made the announcement today in his home state of South Carolina.
Republicans have tried to temper the latest jobs report by noting that the labor force participation rate has continued to decline. But in at least two instances, the claims have gone too far.