The Republican National Committee thinks it has the smoking gun that proves Hillary Clinton used “multiple secret email addresses” as secretary of state. It doesn’t.
Clinton’s ‘Secret’ Email Accounts
Jeb Bush Off on Contributions to Warming
Jeb Bush claimed that the science is unclear as to how much humans contribute to global warming. The United Nations climate change research organization, however, said it was “extremely likely” that more than half of the warming since 1950 is due to human activities.
Clinton Misuses Stat on CEO Pay
Hillary Clinton said the “average American CEO” makes 300 times more than the typical worker, but she was referring to a study about CEOs and workers at only 350 companies.
FlackCheck Video: Fiorina on Student Loans
This FlackCheck.org video summarizes our May 7 story “Fiorina Misleads on Student Loans.” Carly Fiorina, a Republican presidential candidate, claimed that the government had “nationalized” the college loan industry.
FlackCheck Video: Huckabee Announcement
Mike Huckabee is making another run at the presidency after a failed attempt in 2008. This video from FlackCheck.org looks at some of the old lines he repeated during his May 5 announcement speech.
Does a Fetus Feel Pain at 20 Weeks?
A number of Republican House members say scientific research proves a 20-week-old fetus can feel pain. But the ability to feel pain at that specific point in gestation is unproven.
O’Malley’s Immigration Exaggeration
Martin O’Malley went too far in claiming that Hillary Clinton wanted to “return refugee children from Central America summarily back to death gangs and the drug gangs.”
Fiorina’s Selective Record at HP
Carly Fiorina uses different time frames to boost her record at HP when she says “we doubled the size of the company” and “took the growth rate from 2 percent to 9 percent.”
Christie’s False Part-Timer Claim
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie claims “we’ve had a huge shift from full-time work to part-time work” under President Obama. That’s false.
Santorum’s Puffery on Iran
Rick Santorum has a history of taking a hard line on Iran, but he engaged in a bit of revisionist history when he regaled South Carolina Republicans with the tale of a Senate battle over an Iran sanctions bill.