This edition of Groundhog Friday features repeat claims from Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton on the Iran nuclear deal, foreign policy experience and wages.
Groundhog Friday
Locations: National
GMOs in Organic Food?
In opposition to a controversial GMO labeling bill, a senator falsely claimed, “You could literally have a GMO plant be raised under organic conditions, and I believe because of this bill, it could be certified organic.”
Video: Clinton’s Classified Emails
Did Hillary Clinton commit perjury when she testified under oath before Congress about emails that she sent and received as secretary of state? That’s the subject of this week’s fact-checking video from CNN’s Jake Tapper.
Dueling Claims on Crime Trend
President Barack Obama said there have been “huge drops in the murder rates” in cities like New York, Los Angeles and Dallas. Donald Trump said “violent crime has increased in cities across America.” Which is it? We’ll score this one for Obama.
Killed in the Line of Duty
Donald Trump says there has been “a substantial rise in the number of officers killed in the line of duty — a very big rise.” There has been an increase in firearms-related deaths in the last six months compared to a year ago. But the number of police fatalities has substantially declined in recent years.
Trump’s ‘Rigged’ Claim
Trump is fond of the word “rigged,” and now says he’s a political trendsetter, claiming Bernie Sanders and then “everybody” followed his lead and started using the word “rigged” too. That’s false.
Obama’s Numbers July 2016 Update
Our quarterly update of statistical indicators on jobs, wages, debt, energy, illegal immigration, food stamps and more.
Trump’s Fanciful Iran Negotiation
In spinning a fanciful tale of how he would have negotiated a tougher nuclear agreement with Iran, Donald Trump betrayed a fundamental misunderstanding of who controlled billions of dollars in Iranian assets that were unfrozen as part of the deal.
Revisiting Clinton and Classified Information
On July 5, FBI Director James Comey said a “very small number” of emails sent and received by Hillary Clinton over her private server “bore markings indicating the presence of classified information.” We are now learning more about those emails.
Distorting the Asthma-Ozone Link
A Republican congressman falsely claimed there are “thousands of studies” that refute the Environmental Protection Agency’s conclusion that ground-level ozone, a component of smog, exacerbates asthma attacks.