Several Republican presidential candidates made false and exaggerated claims at a candidate forum in New Hampshire on Aug. 3.
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Mailbag: Bernie Sanders on the Rich
This week, readers sent us letters about a claim made by Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is running for the Democratic nomination for president, about income inequality in the United States.
Mailbag: Trump’s Announcement Speech
This week, a reader sent us a letter about Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s controversial remarks about Mexican immigrants coming to the United States.
Polar Bears and Extreme Weather
SciCheck writer Dave Levitan of FactCheck.org was interviewed by Ira Flatow for a segment on Science Friday about the 10th International Conference on Climate Change.
FlackCheck Video: FactChecking Jeb Bush
This video reviews some of the past claims we have fact-checked from former Florida governor Jeb Bush.
FlackCheck Video: Trump Announcement
This “Campaign Watch” video from FlackCheck.org covers several false and misleading statements Donald Trump made during his presidential announcement speech.
FlackCheck Video: The Santorum File
This “Campaign Watch” video from FlackCheck.org features our most recent fact-checks of Rick Santorum.
FlackCheck Video: FactChecking Rick Perry
This video from FlackCheck.org looks at several claims made by Rick Perry on immigration, jobs and taxes that we have previously checked.
FlackCheck Video: Pataki on Welfare Changes
In this video, FlackCheck.org reviews George Pataki’s claim that his “conservative policies” as governor “reduced the number of New Yorkers on welfare by 1 million.”
FlackCheck Video: O’Malley on Earned Wages
Martin O’Malley says “70 percent of us are earning the same or less than they were 12 years ago.” That’s not correct.