Video: GOP Convention, Day 1
CLEVELAND — FactCheck.org Managing Editor Lori Robertson discusses some of the false and misleading claims made on the first day of the Republican National Convention, which focused on public safety....
View ArticleTrump ‘Recommended’ Ohio for Convention?
Donald Trump told Fox News that he “recommended” that the Republican National Convention be held in Ohio, saying, “I wanted it to be here.” But Trump announced his intention to run for president nearly...
View ArticleGOP Convention, Day 2
Summary CLEVELAND — The theme of the second night of the Republican convention was “Make America Work Again,” but the false and misleading claims we flagged touched on topics beyond the economy and...
View ArticleVideo: Day 2 of GOP Convention
CLEVELAND — FactCheck.org’s Lori Robertson discusses fact-checking Day 2 of the Republican National Convention with USA Today‘s Paul Singer. The video can be found here. They covered these Republican...
View ArticleFactChecking Day 3 of the GOP Convention
Summary CLEVELAND — On the third night of the Republican convention, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence accepted his party’s nomination for vice president, and Sen. Ted Cruz rejected calls to endorse the GOP...
View ArticleVideo: Day 3 of the Convention
CLEVELAND — FactCheck.org’s Lori Robertson talks with USA Today‘s Paul Singer about claims made during the third day of the Republican National Convention. The video can be found here. Robertson and...
View ArticlePence on Employment Record
Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana claimed his “common-sense Republican leadership” is responsible for record employment in his state. But, in fact, Indiana’s job growth has lagged slightly behind the national...
View ArticleFactChecking Trump’s Big Speech
Summary CLEVELAND — In accepting his party’s nomination for president, Donald Trump said “here, at our convention, there will be no lies.” But we found plenty of instances where Trump twisted facts or...
View ArticleTrump Defends Oswald Claim
Donald Trump doubled down on his baseless insinuation that a photograph published by the National Enquirer shows Ted Cruz’s father with “crazy Lee Harvey Oswald having breakfast.” A day after accepting...
View ArticleClinton, Pence Mislead on Indiana Education
Presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said that the Republican vice presidential nominee, Gov. Mike Pence, “slashed education funding in Indiana.” But Pence claimed he made...
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