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The Facts on Judge Jackson’s Defense Work for Gitmo Detainees

The Facts on Judge Jackson’s Defense Work for Gitmo Detainees
March 22, 2022

In the first day of Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn echoed a party talking point, saying that Jackson used her “time and talent not to serve our nation’s veterans or other vulnerable groups, but to provide free legal services to help terrorists get out of Gitmo and go back to the fight.” Jackson was a federal public defender on four cases, in which the men were not convicted, and continued to represent one man when she worked for a private firm.

Republican Convention Night 3

Republican Convention Night 3
August 27, 2020

The vice president accepted his party’s nomination and then delivered a speech filled with false and misleading claims..

Trump’s ISIS Claim Goes to the Dogs

Trump’s ISIS Claim Goes to the Dogs
November 26, 2019

During a White House event honoring a now-famous military dog, President Donald Trump repeated a false talking point on how much Islamic State-held land had been recaptured under his presidency.

Trump’s False Claim about Syrian ‘Safe Zone’

Trump’s False Claim about Syrian ‘Safe Zone’
October 29, 2019

In explaining his decision to pull U.S. forces from northern Syria and allow Turkey to set up a “safe zone” in Syria, President Donald Trump falsely claimed that Turkey has lost “thousands and thousands of people from that safe zone.”

Video: Has ISIS Been ‘Defeated’?

Video: Has ISIS Been ‘Defeated’?
January 21, 2019

In this fact-checking segment, CNN’s Jake Tapper reviews Vice President Mike Pence’s claim that “ISIS has been defeated.”

Opposition Overreach in Nevada

Opposition Overreach in Nevada
August 25, 2016

Here we go again: opposition researchers spinning sensational-sounding claims from flimsy facts. This time it’s a Democratic ad claiming GOP Rep. Joe Heck of Nevada voted “23 times” against banning terrorists from buying guns.

Americans on Terrorist Watch Lists

Americans on Terrorist Watch Lists
December 11, 2015

This week’s fact-checking video by CNN’s Jake Tapper reviews Sen. Marco Rubio’s claim about the U.S. government’s terrorist watch lists.

Ted Kennedy and the No-Fly List Myth

Ted Kennedy and the No-Fly List Myth
December 8, 2015

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.

Rubio Wrong on Terrorist List

Rubio Wrong on Terrorist List
December 7, 2015

Sen. Marco Rubio vastly overstated the number of Americans on government terrorist watch lists. He said there are “700,000 Americans on some watch list,” but the number is actually in the tens of thousands.