Clinton, Sanders face off on foreign policy, health care, wages and Social Security in round two.
FactChecking the Sixth Democratic Debate
Clinton’s Exaggerated Wall Street Claim
Hillary Clinton exaggerated when she claimed Bernie Sanders “took about $200,000 from Wall Street firms” through the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. The DSCC did provide about $200,000 to support Sanders’ 2006 Senate race, but a small percentage of its contributions came from “Wall Street.”
Trump Wildly Inflates Unemployment
Donald Trump said he “heard” the unemployment rate was really 42 percent. It’s not. That figure would include retirees, teenagers, stay-at-home parents and anyone else who doesn’t need or want to work.
Debunking Obama’s Dubai Domicile
Q: Are the Obamas buying a vacation home in Dubai?
A: No. This rumor was circulated on a fake news website.
The Facts About Zika
Several members of Congress wrote to government officials about the recent Zika virus outbreak in Brazil and a suspected rise there in the number of microcephaly cases. But some of those letters overstated what’s known about these two phenomena.
Our Children’s Future
A super PAC supporting Republican presidential candidate and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson.
The 2016 Committee
A super PAC supporting Republican presidential candidate and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson.
FactChecking the Eighth GOP Debate
The candidates made false and misleading claims in the Manchester meeting.
Feb. 6: Clinton, Sanders, Trump
Trump Off-Base on Cruz Loan Rates
Donald Trump claimed that the loan rates Sen. Ted Cruz received during his 2012 Senate run were “lower than you could get, lower than anybody could get.” In fact, the evidence shows the interest rates Cruz reported were attainable at the time.