“On average, one person dies by suicide every 22 hours in West Virginia.”
PolitiFact rated this: True
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“On Sept. 5, 1993, "Vince Foster went to Fort Marcy Park and shot himself 3 times in the back of the head to avoid testifying against Hillary Clinton.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Photos from Sept. 11, 2001, show that "Donald Trump joined America’s heroes and carried victims over his shoulders down the steps of the burning World Trade Center. Obama spent the whole day sitting in the Oval Office with his feet on the desk watching basketball.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Says President Barack Obama was "furious" that he was caught on camera holding a pro-Muslim book.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Says Thomas Jefferson said "the government will one day be corrupt and filled with liars and the people will flock to the one who tells the truth.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Tens of thousands" of people leave New York every week”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“We are the only Democratic primary campaign that has laid out the true, full costs of any health care plan, Medicare for All or otherwise.”
PolitiFact rated this: More like true estimates
“People with pre-existing mental health conditions have access to firearms and not health care.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
“Says "Stacey Abrams wants to give illegal aliens the right to vote.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
“Says Thom Tillis voted to support Trump’s emergency declaration to fund the border wall even though it would "raid $80 million from North Carolina.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
“These are real ads running in New York City calling for the removal of ‘trash’ which includes white people, Trump supporters, and Christians.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“A photo shows Hillary Clinton shaking hands with Osama bin Laden.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Clint Eastwood called Barack Obama an "incompetent, lying, insincere, narcissistic, double-talking, socialist hypocrite, and fiscally irresponsible moron who spent eight years in the White House trying to … turn our wonderful country into a Muslim loving, socialist sh--hole like the one he came from, and I don’t mean Hawaii!”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“If an unmarked car tries to pull you over, you should dial 112 to confirm it’s actually a police officer because the number provides "a direct link to state trooper info," and that "this applies in all 50 states.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Taco Bell is selling menudo for the month of November.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“The House impeachment rules resolution "does not provide the president with due process protections that were afforded to both President Clinton and President Nixon.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
“When it comes to electability, every single time my party has won the presidency in the last 50 years, it’s been with a candidate who was new on the national scene, hadn’t spent a lot of time in Washington, and represented a new generation of leadership.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
“If folks are vaping a legal medical cannabis product that comes from any of the New York state operators, they will not have to worry about the negative impacts on their lungs.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
“Says Bill Cosby was framed for sexual assault by the Illuminati to stop him from buying NBC.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Says Democrats "have issued more subpoenas than they’ve passed bills.”
PolitiFact rated this: False