FACT CHECK: Are Gun-Makers 'Totally Free Of Liability For Their Behavior'?
We want to cut through the spin with a new feature we're calling "Break It Down."Break It Down is going to be a regular part of our campaign coverage. We're going to try some new things. It might read...
View ArticleFact Check: 3 Questions Answered About Bill Clinton's LLC
Another day, another inquiry into the finances of Hillary and Bill Clinton.This one starts with an Associated Press report that a limited liability company — WJC, LLC— has served as a platform for the...
View ArticleFact Check: Could Jeb Bush Really Grow GDP At 4 Percent? It's Hard To See How
Jeb Bush's presidential candidacy announcement this week, after months of campaigning, came as no surprise. One small surprise that did pop up in his remarks, however, was a lofty goal he has set for...
View ArticleFact Check: 36 Percent Or Not? Inside Jeb Bush's Tax Math
Jeb Bush released more tax returns than any other presidential candidate in history. Over 33 years, the former Florida governor's campaign said he paid an average effective tax rate of 36 percent.......
View ArticleFact Check: How Does Planned Parenthood Spend That Government Money?
Jeb Bush is again in damage-control mode, this time over an offhand remark he made about Planned Parenthood. He said at an event hosted by the Southern Baptist Convention that Planned Parenthood should...
View ArticleFact Check: Candidates Don't Tell The Whole Stories In First Debate
This post was updated at 2:04 p.m. ETRepublican presidential hopefuls tossed around a lot of statistics during their debate last night. Some of those numbers are revealing. Others may be concealing or...
View ArticleFact Check: Was Planned Parenthood Started To 'Control' The Black Population?
Ben Carson alleged in an interview with Fox News Wednesday that Planned Parenthood puts most of its clinics in black neighborhoods to "control the population" and that its founder, Margaret Sanger,...
View ArticleFact Check: Is Refinancing Student Debt Really Good Policy?
Student loans have become an issue in the presidential campaign, especially on the Democratic side. And it's no wonder. There are more than 40 million Americans with some $1.3 trillion in outstanding...
View ArticleFact Check: Hillary Clinton's Email Defense Is A Mixed Bag
Five months have passed since we first fact checked Hillary Clinton's arguments defending her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state. The controversy has not gone away, and the...
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