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The Washington Post

Bernie Sanders’s false claim that he has released his full federal tax returns

Plainly put, Sanders has not released any full federal tax return -- and earns Four Pinocchios.

Pro-Trump group misleads viewers about Ted Cruz’s stance on refugees and immigration

The ad uses clever wording to mislead viewers and earns Two Pinocchios.

Trump’s nonsensical claim he can eliminate $19 trillion in debt in eight years

Trump yet again earns Four Pinocchios. No matter how you slice it, the math simply does not add up.

Highlights

The Four-Pinocchio claim that ‘on average, girls first become victims of sex trafficking at 13 years old’

Once again, politicians and the media blithely repeat a Four-Pinocchio statistic on sex trafficking that does not hold up to scrutiny.

Fact-checking the 2016 presidential hopefuls

See a visual analysis.

Why you should be wary of statistics on ‘modern slavery’ and ‘trafficking’

Depending on the estimate cited, the number of victims changes by tens of millions.

Fact-checking the Clinton-Sanders spat over Big Oil contributions

Hillary Clinton says the Sanders campaign is "lying" about oil industry contributions. We check the math.

Fiorina’s claim that Hillary Clinton supports abortion ‘up until the moment’ of birth

Fiorina, a surrogate for Sen. Ted Cruz, makes a sweeping but false claim about Clinton's abortion stance.

Donald Trump’s claim he evolved into ‘pro-life’ views, like Ronald Reagan

Trump should drop this comparison, which lacks historical context and is not really comparable to his own shift on abortion.

Trump’s claim that the U.S. pays the ‘lion’s share’ for NATO

Trump's claims about NATO are confusing and wrong, depending on how you do the math.

Chelsea Clinton’s bungled answer on her mother’s college affordability plan

Chelsea Clinton oversimplified two components of her mother’s college affordability plan and bungled her talking points.

Trump’s smear of Time magazine as the source for his ‘facts’

Trump blames Time magazine for giving him incorrect information, but the magazine got it right and Trump got it wrong.

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