Donald Trump cited apparent excerpts from Hillary Clinton’s past closed-door speeches, contained in emails leaked by WikiLeaks, but he twisted those excerpts in some cases.
Trump Twists Facts on WikiLeaks
Issues: immigration
Trump Muddies Immigrant Voting Issue
Donald Trump mangled the facts when he claimed that the Obama administration is “letting people pour into the country so they can go and vote.”
Video: FactChecking the Veep Debate
FlackCheck.org, our sister website for political literacy, looks at a sampling of the claims that we flagged during the only vice presidential debate of the general election.
Clinton on the Stump
Part two of our series checking the accuracy of claims made by the presidential candidates in their daily stump speeches.
Trump on the Stump
We are checking the accuracy of claims made by the presidential candidates in their daily stump speeches. First up: Trump.
Video: Trump Talks Immigration
Donald Trump’s trip to Mexico and his speech in Arizona on immigration are the focus of this week’s fact-checking video from CNN’s Jake Tapper.
Clinton’s Economic Speech
Two days after Donald Trump gave a major speech on economics in Detroit, Hillary Clinton came to Michigan to offer a rebuttal. We found that Clinton stretched the facts on a few points.
GOP Convention Opens in Cleveland
Republican speakers twist facts on immigration, crime, Benghazi and employment.
Trump’s Attack on Clinton’s Character
Donald Trump’s once delayed, and much anticipated, speech on Hillary Clinton’s character, included numerous false and misleading statements.
Trump’s Baseless Assimilation Claim
Donald Trump made a baseless claim that assimilation among Muslim immigrants in the U.S. is “pretty close” to “nonexistent.” The Pew Research Center conducted surveys in 2011 and concluded that “Muslim Americans appear to be highly assimilated.”