This week, CNN’s Jake Tapper, working with FactCheck.org, highlights four claims Hillary Clinton made in a speech in Hampton, Illinois, on Sept. 5.
Video: FactChecking Clinton Stump Speech
Locations: National
Fired Over VA Wait Times
Speaking at a CNN town hall about the military, President Barack Obama suggested that his administration “fired a whole bunch of people who were in charge of some of these facilities” involved in the wait-times scandal at the Department of Veterans Affairs. That’s not the case.
Video: FactChecking the Veep Debate
FlackCheck.org, our sister website for political literacy, looks at a sampling of the claims that we flagged during the only vice presidential debate of the general election.
FactChecking the VP Debate
The vice presidential candidates got their one chance to debate, and it was a fact-checking bonanza.
To Be or Not to Be a Wolf
Rep. Debbie Dingell claimed “the science is clear” that red wolves are not “hybrids” between coyotes and gray wolves. But the science is not clear.
Spinning Trump’s Taxes
Donald Trump’s top surrogates took to the Sunday talk shows to put the best spin on a New York Times story about the GOP presidential nominee reporting a loss of $916 million on his personal income taxes in 1995.
Clinton on the Stump
Part two of our series checking the accuracy of claims made by the presidential candidates in their daily stump speeches.
Video: FactChecking Trump Stump Speech
In his latest video collaboration with FactCheck.org, CNN’s Jake Tapper highlights claims regularly made by Donald Trump in his speeches on the campaign trail.
Is Stop-and-Frisk Unconstitutional?
Q: Was the police technique of “stop-and-frisk” found unconstitutional?
A: The practice is not unconstitutional, but a judge ruled in 2013 that New York City’s stop-and-frisk program was carried out in a manner that violated the U.S. Constitution.
Trump on the Stump
We are checking the accuracy of claims made by the presidential candidates in their daily stump speeches. First up: Trump.