Fact checkers follow up on GOP debates
Lori Robertson of FactCheck.org has a few observations about some things the candidates got wrong in the Republican debates.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/factchecking-the-cnn-republican-debate/ar-AAeoTPP?li=AAa0dzB&ocid=iehp
Here are some of the more interesting observations.
Donald Trump and Rand Paul both took shots at vaccinations, with Trump suggesting they cause autism, and Paul suggesting it would be better to spread out the vaccination schedule. As we all know, the whole anti-vax thing has been completely discredited. Ben Carson, who is a doctor after all, tried to set the record straight, but all three previously said parents should be allowed to depart from the recommended vaccine schedule.
Mike Huckabee said Hillary Clinton was being investigated by the FBI for destroying government records.
Trump went after his “anchor baby” issue again by claiming Mexico does not have birthright citizenship. They do, and Trump has been corrected on this before, but continues to make the claim. Trump said the US is the only country “…dumb enough…” to have birthright citizenship, even though 30 other countries have the same policy.
Carly Fiorina said the Planned Parenthood videos show what amounts to the murder of a baby to harvest its brain while it’s still alive. Maybe she thinks we do brain transplants now. She could surely use one.
Marko Rubio went after the climate change issues by claiming any effort we made o reduce emissions would do “…absolutely nothing…”
If you follow the link, there are specific explanations as to why the statements are wrong, with a list of source material showing why they are wrong. Of course, we know there’s about a 75 percent chance a Republican will be wrong whenever he or she says anything. They’re only right 25 percent of the time because they include statements such as, “My name is Donald Trump, and I lust after my daughter.” Pretty hard to get that wrong.