Latest Mostly True Fact-checks on Bernie Sanders Bernie Sanders stated on March 26, 2016 in a speech: "Under the federal Controlled Substance Act, marijuana is listed in the same Schedule I as heroin," even though "marijuana is not a killer drug like heroin." Bernie Sanders stated on April 15, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New York: "When this campaign began, I said that we’ve got to end the starvation minimum wage of $7.25, raise it to $15. Secretary Clinton said let's raise it to $12." Bernie Sanders stated on April 14, 2016 in the Brooklyn presidential debate: "I remain one of the poorer members of the United States Senate." Bernie Sanders stated on April 10, 2016 in in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press: Says Hillary Clinton supported and continues to "support fracking." Bernie Sanders stated on April 6, 2016 in a tweet: "The largest U.S. companies would owe $620 billion in U.S. taxes on the cash they store in tax havens." Bernie Sanders stated on March 22, 2016 in a campaign speech: "Today, the United States has, sadly, one of the lowest voter turnouts of any major country on earth." Bernie Sanders stated on March 9, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Miami: "If you look at Latino kids between 17 and 20 who graduated high school, 36 percent of them are unemployed or underemployed. … African-American kids are unemployed or underemployed to the tune of 51 percent." Bernie Sanders stated on March 9, 2016 in the Democratic debate at Miami Dade College: When Honduran children came into this country, "Secretary Clinton said send them back." Bernie Sanders stated on March 9, 2016 in a Democratic debate in Miami: When New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer wanted to "provide driver’s licenses to those who are undocumented. (Hillary Clinton) said don’t do it." Bernie Sanders stated on March 6, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Flint, Mich.: "Almost every poll has shown that Sanders vs. Trump does a lot better than Clinton vs. Trump … and, that’s true nationally." Bernie Sanders stated on March 6, 2016 in a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.: "(Flint, Mich., is) paying three times more for poison water than I am paying in Burlington, Vt., for clean water." Bernie Sanders stated on February 24, 2016 in a news conference: "Since (welfare reform) was signed into law, the number of families living in extreme poverty has more than doubled." Bernie Sanders stated on February 7, 2016 in a video: "The richest 80 people in the world own more wealth than the bottom half of the global population." Bernie Sanders stated on February 11, 2016 in a PBS Democratic debate: "In America, we pay, by far, the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs." Bernie Sanders stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: "Making public colleges and universities tuition-free, that exists in countries all over the world, used to exist in the United States." Bernie Sanders stated on January 24, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press.": Says his views on reparations for slavery are the same as Barack Obama's and Hillary Clinton's. Bernie Sanders stated on January 24, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Donald Trump "thinks that climate change is a hoax, invented by the Chinese." Bernie Sanders stated on January 19, 2016 in a town hall in Underwood, Iowa: "I have a D-minus voting record from the NRA." Bernie Sanders stated on November 14, 2015 in comments at the Iowa Democratic debate: 500,000 U.S. troops came home from Iraq and Afghanistan "with PTSD and traumatic brain injury." Bernie Sanders stated on November 6, 2015 in a Democratic presidential candidates' forum in Rock Hill, S.C.: "Over half of the black workers in this country earn less" than $15 an hour. Bernie Sanders stated on October 14, 2015 in the CNN Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas: "Every other major country" has family paid leave. Bernie Sanders stated on October 13, 2015 in the first Democratic debate: "Today in America, we have more people in jail than any other country on Earth." Bernie Sanders stated on September 28, 2015 in comments on Twitter.: "Unlike virtually every other campaign, we don't have a super PAC." Bernie Sanders stated on September 14, 2015 in a speech.: "The top 1/10th of 1 percent today in America owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent." Bernie Sanders stated on August 12, 2015 in web site: "African Americans are twice as likely to be arrested and almost four times as likely to experience the use of force during encounters with the police." Bernie Sanders stated on July 1, 2015 in a speech: "The top one-tenth of 1 percent" of Americans "own almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent." Bernie Sanders stated on July 6, 2015 in a rally in Portland, Maine: For African-Americans between the ages of 17 and 20, "the real unemployment rate … is 51 percent." Bernie Sanders stated on June 4, 2015 in a post on Twitter: "The gap between the very rich and everyone else in America is wider today than at any time since the 1920s." Bernie Sanders stated on June 11, 2015 in an interview on PBS: "A black male baby born today, if we do not change the system, stands a one-in-three chance (of) ending up in jail." Bernie Sanders stated on April 19, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "99 percent of all new income today (is) going to the top 1 percent."
Bernie Sanders stated on March 26, 2016 in a speech: "Under the federal Controlled Substance Act, marijuana is listed in the same Schedule I as heroin," even though "marijuana is not a killer drug like heroin." Bernie Sanders stated on April 15, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New York: "When this campaign began, I said that we’ve got to end the starvation minimum wage of $7.25, raise it to $15. Secretary Clinton said let's raise it to $12." Bernie Sanders stated on April 14, 2016 in the Brooklyn presidential debate: "I remain one of the poorer members of the United States Senate." Bernie Sanders stated on April 10, 2016 in in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press: Says Hillary Clinton supported and continues to "support fracking." Bernie Sanders stated on April 6, 2016 in a tweet: "The largest U.S. companies would owe $620 billion in U.S. taxes on the cash they store in tax havens." Bernie Sanders stated on March 22, 2016 in a campaign speech: "Today, the United States has, sadly, one of the lowest voter turnouts of any major country on earth." Bernie Sanders stated on March 9, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Miami: "If you look at Latino kids between 17 and 20 who graduated high school, 36 percent of them are unemployed or underemployed. … African-American kids are unemployed or underemployed to the tune of 51 percent." Bernie Sanders stated on March 9, 2016 in the Democratic debate at Miami Dade College: When Honduran children came into this country, "Secretary Clinton said send them back." Bernie Sanders stated on March 9, 2016 in a Democratic debate in Miami: When New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer wanted to "provide driver’s licenses to those who are undocumented. (Hillary Clinton) said don’t do it." Bernie Sanders stated on March 6, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Flint, Mich.: "Almost every poll has shown that Sanders vs. Trump does a lot better than Clinton vs. Trump … and, that’s true nationally." Bernie Sanders stated on March 6, 2016 in a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.: "(Flint, Mich., is) paying three times more for poison water than I am paying in Burlington, Vt., for clean water." Bernie Sanders stated on February 24, 2016 in a news conference: "Since (welfare reform) was signed into law, the number of families living in extreme poverty has more than doubled." Bernie Sanders stated on February 7, 2016 in a video: "The richest 80 people in the world own more wealth than the bottom half of the global population." Bernie Sanders stated on February 11, 2016 in a PBS Democratic debate: "In America, we pay, by far, the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs." Bernie Sanders stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: "Making public colleges and universities tuition-free, that exists in countries all over the world, used to exist in the United States." Bernie Sanders stated on January 24, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press.": Says his views on reparations for slavery are the same as Barack Obama's and Hillary Clinton's. Bernie Sanders stated on January 24, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Donald Trump "thinks that climate change is a hoax, invented by the Chinese." Bernie Sanders stated on January 19, 2016 in a town hall in Underwood, Iowa: "I have a D-minus voting record from the NRA." Bernie Sanders stated on November 14, 2015 in comments at the Iowa Democratic debate: 500,000 U.S. troops came home from Iraq and Afghanistan "with PTSD and traumatic brain injury." Bernie Sanders stated on November 6, 2015 in a Democratic presidential candidates' forum in Rock Hill, S.C.: "Over half of the black workers in this country earn less" than $15 an hour. Bernie Sanders stated on October 14, 2015 in the CNN Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas: "Every other major country" has family paid leave. Bernie Sanders stated on October 13, 2015 in the first Democratic debate: "Today in America, we have more people in jail than any other country on Earth." Bernie Sanders stated on September 28, 2015 in comments on Twitter.: "Unlike virtually every other campaign, we don't have a super PAC." Bernie Sanders stated on September 14, 2015 in a speech.: "The top 1/10th of 1 percent today in America owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent." Bernie Sanders stated on August 12, 2015 in web site: "African Americans are twice as likely to be arrested and almost four times as likely to experience the use of force during encounters with the police." Bernie Sanders stated on July 1, 2015 in a speech: "The top one-tenth of 1 percent" of Americans "own almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent." Bernie Sanders stated on July 6, 2015 in a rally in Portland, Maine: For African-Americans between the ages of 17 and 20, "the real unemployment rate … is 51 percent." Bernie Sanders stated on June 4, 2015 in a post on Twitter: "The gap between the very rich and everyone else in America is wider today than at any time since the 1920s." Bernie Sanders stated on June 11, 2015 in an interview on PBS: "A black male baby born today, if we do not change the system, stands a one-in-three chance (of) ending up in jail." Bernie Sanders stated on April 19, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "99 percent of all new income today (is) going to the top 1 percent."
Bernie Sanders stated on March 26, 2016 in a speech: "Under the federal Controlled Substance Act, marijuana is listed in the same Schedule I as heroin," even though "marijuana is not a killer drug like heroin."
Bernie Sanders stated on April 15, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New York: "When this campaign began, I said that we’ve got to end the starvation minimum wage of $7.25, raise it to $15. Secretary Clinton said let's raise it to $12."
Bernie Sanders stated on April 14, 2016 in the Brooklyn presidential debate: "I remain one of the poorer members of the United States Senate."
Bernie Sanders stated on April 10, 2016 in in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press: Says Hillary Clinton supported and continues to "support fracking."
Bernie Sanders stated on April 6, 2016 in a tweet: "The largest U.S. companies would owe $620 billion in U.S. taxes on the cash they store in tax havens."
Bernie Sanders stated on March 22, 2016 in a campaign speech: "Today, the United States has, sadly, one of the lowest voter turnouts of any major country on earth."
Bernie Sanders stated on March 9, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Miami: "If you look at Latino kids between 17 and 20 who graduated high school, 36 percent of them are unemployed or underemployed. … African-American kids are unemployed or underemployed to the tune of 51 percent."
Bernie Sanders stated on March 9, 2016 in the Democratic debate at Miami Dade College: When Honduran children came into this country, "Secretary Clinton said send them back."
Bernie Sanders stated on March 9, 2016 in a Democratic debate in Miami: When New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer wanted to "provide driver’s licenses to those who are undocumented. (Hillary Clinton) said don’t do it."
Bernie Sanders stated on March 6, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Flint, Mich.: "Almost every poll has shown that Sanders vs. Trump does a lot better than Clinton vs. Trump … and, that’s true nationally."
Bernie Sanders stated on March 6, 2016 in a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.: "(Flint, Mich., is) paying three times more for poison water than I am paying in Burlington, Vt., for clean water."
Bernie Sanders stated on February 24, 2016 in a news conference: "Since (welfare reform) was signed into law, the number of families living in extreme poverty has more than doubled."
Bernie Sanders stated on February 7, 2016 in a video: "The richest 80 people in the world own more wealth than the bottom half of the global population."
Bernie Sanders stated on February 11, 2016 in a PBS Democratic debate: "In America, we pay, by far, the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs."
Bernie Sanders stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: "Making public colleges and universities tuition-free, that exists in countries all over the world, used to exist in the United States."
Bernie Sanders stated on January 24, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press.": Says his views on reparations for slavery are the same as Barack Obama's and Hillary Clinton's.
Bernie Sanders stated on January 24, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Donald Trump "thinks that climate change is a hoax, invented by the Chinese."
Bernie Sanders stated on January 19, 2016 in a town hall in Underwood, Iowa: "I have a D-minus voting record from the NRA."
Bernie Sanders stated on November 14, 2015 in comments at the Iowa Democratic debate: 500,000 U.S. troops came home from Iraq and Afghanistan "with PTSD and traumatic brain injury."
Bernie Sanders stated on November 6, 2015 in a Democratic presidential candidates' forum in Rock Hill, S.C.: "Over half of the black workers in this country earn less" than $15 an hour.
Bernie Sanders stated on October 14, 2015 in the CNN Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas: "Every other major country" has family paid leave.
Bernie Sanders stated on October 13, 2015 in the first Democratic debate: "Today in America, we have more people in jail than any other country on Earth."
Bernie Sanders stated on September 28, 2015 in comments on Twitter.: "Unlike virtually every other campaign, we don't have a super PAC."
Bernie Sanders stated on September 14, 2015 in a speech.: "The top 1/10th of 1 percent today in America owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent."
Bernie Sanders stated on August 12, 2015 in web site: "African Americans are twice as likely to be arrested and almost four times as likely to experience the use of force during encounters with the police."
Bernie Sanders stated on July 1, 2015 in a speech: "The top one-tenth of 1 percent" of Americans "own almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent."
Bernie Sanders stated on July 6, 2015 in a rally in Portland, Maine: For African-Americans between the ages of 17 and 20, "the real unemployment rate … is 51 percent."
Bernie Sanders stated on June 4, 2015 in a post on Twitter: "The gap between the very rich and everyone else in America is wider today than at any time since the 1920s."
Bernie Sanders stated on June 11, 2015 in an interview on PBS: "A black male baby born today, if we do not change the system, stands a one-in-three chance (of) ending up in jail."
Bernie Sanders stated on April 19, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "99 percent of all new income today (is) going to the top 1 percent."