There were some new clashes, and plenty of claims we’ve heard before, as seven Republican candidates faced off in California.
FactChecking the Second GOP Primary Debate
Person: Chris Christie
FactChecking Chris Christie’s Presidential Announcement
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie kicked off his campaign for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination with a June 6 town hall in Manchester, New Hampshire. We fact-checked his remarks, which included false or misleading claims about former President Donald Trump, the current Republican front-runner, whom Christie attacked several times.
No Democratic Prostitute Ring in N.J.
Q: Were three Democratic state senators arrested in New Jersey for running a prostitution ring?
A: No. The senators named in the story don’t even exist.
Cruz Wrong on Sandy Relief
Sen. Ted Cruz wrongly claimed that a 2013 Hurricane Sandy relief bill was “filled with pork and unrelated spending,” estimating that “two-thirds of what was spent in that bill had little or nothing to do with Hurricane Sandy.”
Spinning Trump’s Taxes
Donald Trump’s top surrogates took to the Sunday talk shows to put the best spin on a New York Times story about the GOP presidential nominee reporting a loss of $916 million on his personal income taxes in 1995.
Trump Surrogates Spin ‘Birther’ Narrative
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie falsely claimed that Donald Trump did not question President Barack Obama’s birthplace “on a regular basis” after the president produced his long-form birth certificate in April 2011.
Groundhog Friday
This week’s Groundhog Friday — a wrap-up of political claims we’ve debunked before — includes assertions about illegal immigration, tax returns, jobs, wages, the Iraq War and the trade deficit.
Clinton Wrong About Wall Street Attacks
Hillary Clinton falsely claimed she is “the only candidate” in the presidential campaign “on either side” who has been attacked in advertising funded by “Wall Street financiers and hedge fund managers.”
FactChecking the Eighth GOP Debate
The candidates made false and misleading claims in the Manchester meeting.
FactChecking the Sixth Republican Debate
Candidates spin some old and new points in the latest GOP debate.