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FACT CHECK: Are Gun-Makers 'Totally Free Of Liability For Their Behavior'?

Clinton wants gun manufacturers to be held more liable for crimes committed with their weapons. Darren McCollester/Getty Images hide caption

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FACT CHECK: Are Gun-Makers 'Totally Free Of Liability For Their Behavior'?

October 6, 2015 • Hillary Clinton said Monday that the gun industry isn't legally responsible for its behavior. She's (partially) right.

Fact Check: Hillary Clinton's Email Defense Is A Mixed Bag

Hillary Clinton waits behind a curtain before a rally at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee on Thursday. She continues to struggle to explain her use of a private email server while secretary of state. Morry Gash/AP hide caption

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Fact Check: Hillary Clinton's Email Defense Is A Mixed Bag

September 11, 2015 • Hillary Clinton's campaign posted a four-point defense of her use of a private email server as secretary of state. But there's more nuance in those points than the campaign lets on.

Fact Check: Is Refinancing Student Debt Really Good Policy?

Students protest the rising costs of college loans in Los Angeles in 2012. Citing bank bailouts, the protesters called for student debt cancellations. David McNew/Getty Images hide caption

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Fact Check: Is Refinancing Student Debt Really Good Policy?

August 21, 2015 • Student loan debt is turning into a major campaign issue, and one solution many candidates can agree on is allowing graduates to refinance their student loans. But it may not be the best way to help.

Fact Check: Is Refinancing Student Debt Really Good Policy?

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Fact Check: Was Planned Parenthood Started To 'Control' The Black Population?

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Fact Check: Was Planned Parenthood Started To 'Control' The Black Population?

August 14, 2015 • "I know who Margaret Sanger is, and I know that she believed in eugenics, and that she was not particularly enamored with black people," candidate Ben Carson said of the organization's founder.

Fact Check: Candidates Don't Tell The Whole Stories In First Debate

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Fact Check: Candidates Don't Tell The Whole Stories In First Debate

August 7, 2015 • In the prime-time Republican presidential debate Thursday, the candidates bragged about their records as governors and in the private sector, but the facts didn't always add up.

Fact Check: Candidates Don't Tell The Whole Stories In First Debate

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Fact Check: How Does Planned Parenthood Spend That Government Money?

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Fact Check: How Does Planned Parenthood Spend That Government Money?

August 5, 2015 • The government spends $500 million a year on Planned Parenthood. Here's where that money goes, where it comes from and how it's used.

Fact Check: 36 Percent Or Not? Inside Jeb Bush's Tax Math

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Fact Check: 36 Percent Or Not? Inside Jeb Bush's Tax Math

July 8, 2015 • Did Bush really pay 36 percent over all those years of tax returns or not? Here's how the campaign got to that number.

Fact Check: Could Jeb Bush Really Grow GDP At 4 Percent? It's Hard To See How

Jeb thinks he can grow the economy at a 4 percent rate. That sounds nice, but it's unlikely to happen. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Fact Check: Could Jeb Bush Really Grow GDP At 4 Percent? It's Hard To See How

June 18, 2015 • The Republican candidate says he can create 4 percent GDP growth as president, but there's little evidence that a president really can cause that kind of growth alone.

Fact Check: 3 Questions Answered About Bill Clinton's LLC

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Fact Check: Is The Clinton Foundation 'The Most Transparent'?

April 27, 2015 • Since Hillary Clinton launched her presidential run, her family's foundation has been scrutinized. The Clintons responded, calling it the most transparent organization of its kind. But is that true?

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Fact Check: Hillary Clinton, Those Emails And The Law

Hillary Clinton: "I took the unprecedented step of asking that the State Department make all my work-related emails public for everyone to see." Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption

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