This video from FlackCheck.org addresses some of the claims that the Democrats have repeatedly made during debates.
Repeat Debate Claims: Dems Version
Stories by D'Angelo Gore
Staff Writer, FactCheck.org
Trump’s Defense of His ‘University’
Businessman Donald Trump has made false and misleading claims in response to attacks on “Trump University,” a now defunct program that offered tips on real estate to paying customers.
Still Clubbing Trump on Taxes
A rereleased TV ad says Donald Trump “supports higher taxes,” even though Trump has issued a tax plan, since the ad originally aired, that would significantly cut taxes for individuals and businesses.
Repeat Debate Claims: GOP Version
This video from FlackCheck.org covers some of the claims most often repeated during the Republican presidential debates.
Clinton’s ‘Charleston Loophole’ Claim
Hillary Clinton said the FBI needed “just one more day” to stop Dylann Roof from being able to purchase the handgun that he allegedly used to kill nine people at a church in Charleston, South Carolina, last year. That’s false.
‘New’ Taxes Aren’t New
It’s back! That false chain email about the “new” tax increases that aren’t new is circulating again.
Widow’s Home Wasn’t Bulldozed
A Ted Cruz TV ad says Donald Trump “colluded with Atlantic City insiders to bulldoze the home of an elderly widow” for a casino parking lot. The ad leaves the false impression that the widow lost her home, and she didn’t.
Christie PAC Wrong About Gitmo
A TV ad from a pro-Chris Christie super PAC shows the New Jersey governor saying, “30 percent of the people the president has released from Guantanamo have gone back in the terrorism business.” That’s way off.
Ted Cruz on Deportations
Sen. Ted Cruz claimed at the Dec. 15 Republican presidential debate that 12 million people were deported under President Clinton and 10 million people under George W. Bush. But those figures are inflated.
Cruz Attacks Rubio on Refugees
Sen. Ted Cruz falsely claims the 2013 immigration bill Sen. Marco Rubio co-sponsored “would have dramatically expanded President Obama’s authority to admit Syrian refugees with no background checks whatsoever,” making it “easier to bring Syrian Muslim refugees” to the U.S.