This is Ben Carson’s first-ever debate. Some of his critics have called him a hypocrite, saying he’s running “to eliminate dependency on government” when he benefitted from welfare and other public services as a child; we say that’s Half True.
by PolitiFact Wisconsinvia twitter8/7/2015 1:54:58 AM
Lawrence O’Donnell claimed that the president and vice-president can’t be from the same state. We rated that False. Could we see a Bush-Rubio ticket? Absolutely.
by PolitiFact Wisconsinvia twitter8/7/2015 1:59:01 AM
No one on stage has approved of Hillary Clinton’s past e-mail tendencies. Curious about the controversy surrounding her campaign? Check out our breakdown of the situation’s latest developments.
by PolitiFact Wisconsinvia twitter8/7/2015 2:15:25 AM
Curious what people were saying before the State Department struck a deal with Iran? We reviewed a few claims made before the deal was announced in June.
Obama’s Iran deal is under attack from all sides tonight. Were State Department negotiators aiming to “dismantle” Iran’s nuclear program from the beginning? We rated that False.
One complaint about the Iran deal: We’ll have to wait 24 days to make inspections. That’s true for some parts of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. But others will be under surveillance 24/7, 365.
Earlier tonight, Donald Trump said, "The Mexican government ... they send the bad ones over." We just published a fact-check that rated his statement Pants on Fire!