Latest Fact-checks on Bernie Sanders Bernie Sanders stated on February 2, 2016 in a campaign event in Keene, N.H.: Says Goldman Sachs CEO said Congress would "have to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and give huge tax breaks to the wealthy and the large corporations." Bernie Sanders stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Durham, N.H.: Says a Sanders campaign ad "never said ... a newspaper endorsed us that did not." Bernie Sanders stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic debate on MSNBC: Americans "are working longer hours for low wages . . . and yet almost all new income and wealth is going to the top 1 percent." Bernie Sanders stated on February 3, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says he was endorsed by the Valley News newspaper. Bernie Sanders stated on February 1, 2016 in a political ad: "While our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1 percent." 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 19, 2016 in a town hall meeting in Underwood, Iowa.: "Almost all of the polls that have come out suggest that I am a much stronger candidate against the Republicans than is Hillary Clinton." 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 January 17, 2016 in comments during the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate: "Very little of (the defense) budget — less than 10 percent — actually goes into fighting ISIS and international terrorism." Bernie Sanders stated on January 17, 2016 in comments during the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate: "I helped write" the Affordable Care Act. Bernie Sanders stated on January 17, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton called Barack Obama "naive" for saying he was would "sit down and talk to the Iranians" during the 2008 Democratic primary. Bernie Sanders stated on December 20, 2015 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press".: "We didn't go out and take" information from the Hillary Clinton campaign. Bernie Sanders stated on December 19, 2015 in the Dec. 19 Democratic presidential debate: The United States spends "almost three times per capita what they spend in the U.K." on health care and "50 percent more than they pay in France." Bernie Sanders stated on November 19, 2015 in a speech at Georgetown University: "Instead of fighting ISIS, (the Saudis) have focused more on a campaign to oust Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen." Bernie Sanders stated on October 28, 2015 in a speech.: "It costs a hell of a lot more money to put somebody in jail than send them to the University of Virginia." Bernie Sanders stated on November 14, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa.: Climate change is "directly related" to the growth of terrorism. Bernie Sanders stated on November 14, 2015 in the Democratic debate in Iowa: Out of the total U.S. military budget, "significantly less than 10 percent of that money is used to fight international terrorism." Bernie Sanders stated on November 14, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa: The United States is "the only major country on earth that doesn't guarantee health care to all people as a right, not a privilege." Bernie Sanders stated on November 14, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa: Says income tax rates under Eisenhower were as high as 90 percent. 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 28, 2015 in a speech.: The Koch Brothers are "spending more money than either the Democratic or Republican parties" in the 2016 elections. Bernie Sanders stated on October 13, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas: "We are imprisoning or giving jail sentences to young people who are smoking marijuana." 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 October 13, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas: "African-American youth unemployment is 51 percent. Hispanic youth unemployment is 36 percent." 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 22, 2015 in a tweet: The largest low-wage employer "is not McDonalds or Walmart but the U.S. government." 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 February 2, 2016 in a campaign event in Keene, N.H.: Says Goldman Sachs CEO said Congress would "have to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and give huge tax breaks to the wealthy and the large corporations." Bernie Sanders stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Durham, N.H.: Says a Sanders campaign ad "never said ... a newspaper endorsed us that did not." Bernie Sanders stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic debate on MSNBC: Americans "are working longer hours for low wages . . . and yet almost all new income and wealth is going to the top 1 percent." Bernie Sanders stated on February 3, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says he was endorsed by the Valley News newspaper. Bernie Sanders stated on February 1, 2016 in a political ad: "While our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1 percent." 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 19, 2016 in a town hall meeting in Underwood, Iowa.: "Almost all of the polls that have come out suggest that I am a much stronger candidate against the Republicans than is Hillary Clinton." 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 January 17, 2016 in comments during the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate: "Very little of (the defense) budget — less than 10 percent — actually goes into fighting ISIS and international terrorism." Bernie Sanders stated on January 17, 2016 in comments during the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate: "I helped write" the Affordable Care Act. Bernie Sanders stated on January 17, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton called Barack Obama "naive" for saying he was would "sit down and talk to the Iranians" during the 2008 Democratic primary. Bernie Sanders stated on December 20, 2015 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press".: "We didn't go out and take" information from the Hillary Clinton campaign. Bernie Sanders stated on December 19, 2015 in the Dec. 19 Democratic presidential debate: The United States spends "almost three times per capita what they spend in the U.K." on health care and "50 percent more than they pay in France." Bernie Sanders stated on November 19, 2015 in a speech at Georgetown University: "Instead of fighting ISIS, (the Saudis) have focused more on a campaign to oust Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen." Bernie Sanders stated on October 28, 2015 in a speech.: "It costs a hell of a lot more money to put somebody in jail than send them to the University of Virginia." Bernie Sanders stated on November 14, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa.: Climate change is "directly related" to the growth of terrorism. Bernie Sanders stated on November 14, 2015 in the Democratic debate in Iowa: Out of the total U.S. military budget, "significantly less than 10 percent of that money is used to fight international terrorism." Bernie Sanders stated on November 14, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa: The United States is "the only major country on earth that doesn't guarantee health care to all people as a right, not a privilege." Bernie Sanders stated on November 14, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa: Says income tax rates under Eisenhower were as high as 90 percent. 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 28, 2015 in a speech.: The Koch Brothers are "spending more money than either the Democratic or Republican parties" in the 2016 elections. Bernie Sanders stated on October 13, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas: "We are imprisoning or giving jail sentences to young people who are smoking marijuana." 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 October 13, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas: "African-American youth unemployment is 51 percent. Hispanic youth unemployment is 36 percent." 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 22, 2015 in a tweet: The largest low-wage employer "is not McDonalds or Walmart but the U.S. government." 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 February 2, 2016 in a campaign event in Keene, N.H.: Says Goldman Sachs CEO said Congress would "have to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and give huge tax breaks to the wealthy and the large corporations."
Bernie Sanders stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Durham, N.H.: Says a Sanders campaign ad "never said ... a newspaper endorsed us that did not."
Bernie Sanders stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic debate on MSNBC: Americans "are working longer hours for low wages . . . and yet almost all new income and wealth is going to the top 1 percent."
Bernie Sanders stated on February 3, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says he was endorsed by the Valley News newspaper.
Bernie Sanders stated on February 1, 2016 in a political ad: "While our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1 percent."
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 19, 2016 in a town hall meeting in Underwood, Iowa.: "Almost all of the polls that have come out suggest that I am a much stronger candidate against the Republicans than is Hillary Clinton."
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 January 17, 2016 in comments during the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate: "Very little of (the defense) budget — less than 10 percent — actually goes into fighting ISIS and international terrorism."
Bernie Sanders stated on January 17, 2016 in comments during the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate: "I helped write" the Affordable Care Act.
Bernie Sanders stated on January 17, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton called Barack Obama "naive" for saying he was would "sit down and talk to the Iranians" during the 2008 Democratic primary.
Bernie Sanders stated on December 20, 2015 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press".: "We didn't go out and take" information from the Hillary Clinton campaign.
Bernie Sanders stated on December 19, 2015 in the Dec. 19 Democratic presidential debate: The United States spends "almost three times per capita what they spend in the U.K." on health care and "50 percent more than they pay in France."
Bernie Sanders stated on November 19, 2015 in a speech at Georgetown University: "Instead of fighting ISIS, (the Saudis) have focused more on a campaign to oust Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen."
Bernie Sanders stated on October 28, 2015 in a speech.: "It costs a hell of a lot more money to put somebody in jail than send them to the University of Virginia."
Bernie Sanders stated on November 14, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa.: Climate change is "directly related" to the growth of terrorism.
Bernie Sanders stated on November 14, 2015 in the Democratic debate in Iowa: Out of the total U.S. military budget, "significantly less than 10 percent of that money is used to fight international terrorism."
Bernie Sanders stated on November 14, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa: The United States is "the only major country on earth that doesn't guarantee health care to all people as a right, not a privilege."
Bernie Sanders stated on November 14, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa: Says income tax rates under Eisenhower were as high as 90 percent.
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 28, 2015 in a speech.: The Koch Brothers are "spending more money than either the Democratic or Republican parties" in the 2016 elections.
Bernie Sanders stated on October 13, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas: "We are imprisoning or giving jail sentences to young people who are smoking marijuana."
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 October 13, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas: "African-American youth unemployment is 51 percent. Hispanic youth unemployment is 36 percent."
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 22, 2015 in a tweet: The largest low-wage employer "is not McDonalds or Walmart but the U.S. government."
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."
