As the election comes to a close, we provide a sampling of the misleading claims made by Hillary Clinton during speeches this week.
The Final Push: Clinton
Person: Donald Trump
Trump’s Tax Cut Claims
Donald Trump misleadingly touts tax cuts of 30 percent for “working people” or 35 percent for “a middle-class family with two children,” adding that Hillary Clinton “wants to raise your taxes up to the sky.” That distorts both Trump’s and Clinton’s plans.
Future45/45Committee
An anti-Hillary Clinton super PAC and its affiliated advocacy organization.
The Candidates on Climate Change
We delve into the presidential candidates’ stances and claims on an issue that has received little attention in this campaign.
Spinning the FBI Letter
Director James Comey’s vague announcement sparks partisan distortions.
Groundhog Friday
With less than two weeks left till Election Day, presidential and vice presidential nominees are crisscrossing the nation to get votes — and crossing up the voters with false and misleading claims.
Democratic Deceptions
TV ads tie Donald Trump to GOP candidates who don’t support him.
Videos: Clinton and Trump Fact-checks
CNN’s Jake Tapper and FactCheck.org offer two fact-checking videos this week covering claims made by Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
Still Cherry-Picking Premiums
Donald Trump claimed that a 25 percent average increase in premiums on the HealthCare.gov exchanges was a “phony number,” citing instead increases of “60, 70, 80 percent.” But Trump just as easily could have cherry-picked increases in the single digits.
Trump Wrong on Murder Rate
Donald Trump said that the murder rate in the U.S. is the “highest it’s been in 45 years” and “the press never talks about it.” The press doesn’t talk about it because Trump’s claim is wildly inaccurate.