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.
Trump Tramples Facts
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.”
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.
FlackCheck Video: Pataki on Welfare Changes
In this video, FlackCheck.org reviews George Pataki’s claim that his “conservative policies” as governor “reduced the number of New Yorkers on welfare by 1 million.”
Sunday Spin from Clinton Surrogates
Two of Hillary Clinton’s high-profile surrogates made false and misleading claims on the Sunday talk shows the day after she officially kicked off her campaign.
FactChecking Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush, the brother of one president and son of another, plans to join the 2016 presidential campaign today. It is the first time he has run for national office, so our file on him isn’t as robust as those for some other candidates.
Cruz Cherry-picks Terrorism Comments
Sen. Ted Cruz has criticized President Obama and the White House for not mentioning how religious discrimination fueled terrorist attacks in Paris and Libya this year. But to make his point, Cruz focuses on certain remarks and ignores others.
FlackCheck Video: O’Malley on Earned Wages
Martin O’Malley says “70 percent of us are earning the same or less than they were 12 years ago.” That’s not correct.
FlackCheck Video: FactChecking Graham
In this video, FlackCheck.org looks back at some of our past fact-checking of Sen. Lindsey Graham’s statements.
Christie’s Tax Dodge
Chris Christie repeatedly has said that U.S. corporations are taxed twice on income earned abroad, claiming in one speech that IRS officials “don’t recognize the tax that you paid to a foreign country.” That’s false.