“Beto O’Rourke wants to confiscate guns because he can’t buy one himself due to his criminal record.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
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“Milwaukee has less taxing power than most similar cities and is the only U.S. city of 400,000 or more "that does not have a sales tax or local income tax.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
“New York Times Now Admits New Kavanaugh Accusation Is Fake News.”
PolitiFact rated this: Times did not retract
“Says Elizabeth Warren "was paid $400,000 to teach one class.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
“Says the word newspaper stands for "north, east, west, south, past and present event report.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“The Obama-Biden Administration did not conduct workplace raids—in fact, it ended them.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
“Bruce Lee said, "You will continue to suffer if you have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to you. True power is sitting back and observing everything with logic. If words control you that means everyone else can control you. Breathe and allow things to pass.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Says several well-known charities such as Goodwill and American Red Cross overpay their CEOs and spend a small percentage on helping people.”
PolitiFact rated this: Misses the mark
“And very importantly, I don't know if you know this, they have warnings. If it breaks, it’s considered a hazardous waste site; it’s gases inside.”
PolitiFact rated this: Isn't true for LEDs
“Says instead of arresting a teen who was sneaking into a gym, a Chicago cop "shot him 53 times.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“54 senators said, let's do background checks, let's get rid of assault weapons, and with 54 senators it failed because of the filibuster.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
“Medicare for All will save the average American substantial sums of money on his or her health care bill.”
PolitiFact rated this: Lacks solid numbers
“Over 90% of the American people think we have to get assault weapons off the street — period.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
“Says John Bolton "fundamentally was a man of the left.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Says people convicted of felonies or under restraining orders "can buy a firearm without going through a background check.”
PolitiFact rated this: True
“Says the Obama administration "didn't lock people up in cages.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“The difference between what I support and what you support, Vice President Biden, is that you require them to opt in (to a Medicare public option), and I would not require them to opt in. … They would automatically be enrolled. That’s a big difference. … Are you forgetting what you said two minutes ago?”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
“The Odessa shooter "had a Beto sticker on his truck.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“The United States is "very energy independent.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
“Was it 150 million people on private insurance? 50 million of those people lose their private insurance every year when they quit their jobs, or they go unemployed, or their employer changes their insurance policy.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False