Twardlow Loc: Arkansas

Summary

The Republican candidates met once again, and we found several claims worthy of fact-checking. Here are some of the highlights from the debate:

Former CEO Carly Fiorina claimed that 92 percent of the job losses in President Obama’s first term belonged to women, but women — and men — gained jobs by the end of Obama’s first term.

Businessman Donald Trump disputed the idea that he had criticized Sen. Marco Rubio and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg for supporting H-1B visas. In fact, Trump’s immigration plan, posted on his website, is critical of both of them.

Trump also claimed his campaign was 100 percent self-funded, but more than half of the money his campaign has raised came from supporters’ contributions.

Fiorina blamed the Affordable Care Act for a large disparity in firm closings versus openings every year. But closings outnumbered firm births by the widest margin in 2009, a year before the law was enacted.

Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson said it was “total propaganda” to say he was involved with a controversial nutritional supplement company, but he appeared in promotional videos for the company, touting its products.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said that Social Security would be insolvent in seven to eight years. But even after the trust funds are exhausted — estimated to be in 14 to 19 years — the program can still pay out 73 percent of benefits for several decades.

Sen. Ted Cruz said women’s wages have declined under Obama, when in fact the latest figures show their wages have increased.

Rubio claimed CNBC’s John Harwood was wrong that a Tax Foundation analysis of his tax plan found those in the top 1 percent of earners would get nearly twice the gain as those in the middle. Harwood was right, and that’s on a percentage basis.

In the undercard debate, former New York Gov. George Pataki claimed the Iranians, Russians and Chinese “hacked” the private server Hillary Clinton used as secretary of state and obtained “state secrets.” There’s no evidence of that.

Opus Loc: South East Michigan

Does anybody find any of this surprising? You know the old saying, "How can you tell a politician is lying........their lips are moving."

Screamin Scott Loc: Marshfield Wi, Baltimore Md, now Dallas Ga

Same as the last Democratic debate fact check... All politicians lie thru their teeth to advance their own agendas.

yhtomit Loc: Port Land. Oregon

Of course everybody with an operating brain can recognize the biased journalism in their last paragraph. FACT,The FBI has not finished their investigation of the hilarities servers.... This tarnishes and casts a dark shadow over this entire post. They should have been present day accurate.

boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander

There is a difference between being wrong and lying. I am not saying that no one lied but just stating a fact.

Opus Loc: South East Michigan

For the most part I don't do much fact checking on Hilary for two reasons:
1.) I almost assume she is lying 90% of the time.
2.) Unless she runs against Adolf Hitler I would never even consider v****g for her.

green Loc: 22.1749611,-159.646704,20

I just have one thing to say to you...

yhtomit Loc: Port Land. Oregon

It really is proving to be a thorn in her backside.
Great picture.Thanks for posting it.