Sen. Bernie Sanders has repeatedly claimed that 1 in 5 seniors “live on an average income of $7,600 a year.” The reality is not quite so shocking.
Sanders’ ‘Shocking’ Senior Statistic
Muddying the Clean Water Act
Kentucky Sens. Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell misrepresented cases involving the Environmental Protection Agency and the Clean Water Act.
FlackCheck Video: FactChecking Jeb Bush
This video reviews some of the past claims we have fact-checked from former Florida governor Jeb Bush.
Where Does Clinton Foundation Money Go?
Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina says that “so little” of the charitable donations to the Clinton Foundation “actually go to charitable works” — a figure CARLY for America later put at about 6 percent of its annual revenues — but Fiorina is simply wrong.
Cruz Misses Mark on Endangered Species
Ted Cruz said that “one of the worst things that can happen to a species is to be listed on the Endangered Species Act.” But the ESA has led to recovery of a number of species, and there is little evidence that listing harms animals and plants.
FlackCheck Video: Trump Announcement
This “Campaign Watch” video from FlackCheck.org covers several false and misleading statements Donald Trump made during his presidential announcement speech.
FlackCheck Video: The Santorum File
This “Campaign Watch” video from FlackCheck.org features our most recent fact-checks of Rick Santorum.
Paul’s Injustice Inaccuracies
Sen. Rand Paul used a recent speech to Maryland Republicans partly to address injustices in the legal system. But he botched one statistic and slightly exaggerated another one.
Trump Tramples Facts
Real estate developer Donald Trump’s speech announcing he is running for the Republican nomination for president contained a number of false and misleading statements.
Bush Twists Florida’s Jobs Ranking
Jeb Bush uses some creative cherry-picking to back up the claim that as governor “we made Florida No. 1 in job creation.”