He dominates our annual review of political falsehoods.
The ‘King of Whoppers’: Donald Trump
Person: Jeb Bush
Video: Climate Change Claims
In this video, FlackCheck.org reviews some of the false and misleading claims about climate change that we have written about for our SciCheck feature.
FactChecking the Fifth GOP Debate
The Republican field meets for its final debate of 2015.
Climate Change Review
With the recent climate change agreement in Paris, we provide here a recap of false and misleading claims about climate change that we have fact-checked in recent years.
Ted Kennedy and the No-Fly List Myth
Several Republican presidential candidates cite Ted Kennedy as a reason why they oppose President Obama’s proposal to block the sale of guns to known or suspected terrorists on the no-fly list. But the TSA says it’s a “myth” that Kennedy was on the no-fly list.
Bush on Senate Opponents’ Records
Jeb Bush derided the legislative accomplishments of GOP primary rivals, Sens. Ted Cruz, Rand Paul and Marco Rubio, saying they “have a combined two bills that became law that they’ve sponsored.” True, but he ignores the way things work in the Senate.
A GOP Talking Point Turned False
Several Republicans have claimed that business deaths outnumber business births in the U.S. That was accurate for individual firms for 2009 to 2011, but no longer.
Bush Attacks Obama, With All Due Respect
Jeb Bush claims that President Obama “believes that America’s leadership and presence in the world is not a force for good.” But we found 19 instances of Obama describing the U.S. as “a force for good,” or something very similar.
Bush Misleads on Premium Growth
Jeb Bush said President Obama promised to lower health insurance premiums. Actually, the president promised to cut the rate of growth in premiums.
Mailbag: Emails and Economic Growth
This week, readers sent us letters about Hillary Clinton’s emails and Jeb Bush’s comments on economic growth.