a:8:{s:8:"encoding";s:5:"UTF-8";s:5:"title";s:12:"Fact Checker";s:4:"link";s:48:"http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker";s:11:"description";s:53:"The Truth Behind The Rhetoric | By Glenn Kessler";s:8:"language";s:5:"en-US";s:13:"lastBuildDate";s:31:"Thu, 03 May 2018 11:24:10 +0000";s:5:"items";a:10:{i:0;a:6:{s:5:"title";s:77:"The unsupported claim that James Clapper tipped Jake Tapper about the dossier";s:4:"link";s:141:"http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/wp/2018/05/03/the-unsupported-claim-that-james-clapper-tipped-jake-tapper-about-the-dossier/";s:11:"description";s:822:"
“It’s an incredible development. Now, the Intel Committee’s report found that Clapper, quote, admitted to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in private testimony that he briefed CNN’s Jake Tapper in early January of 2017. This was shortly before Trump’s inauguration. Tapper along with two other journalists, so-called journalists from CNN, published a report […]";s:8:"category";s:14:"For the Record";s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/?p=28558";s:7:"pubDate";s:31:"Thu, 03 May 2018 07:00:44 +0000";}i:1;a:6:{s:5:"title";s:93:"President Trump’s repeated claim that Comey ‘leaked classified information’";s:4:"link";s:136:"http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/wp/2018/05/02/president-trumps-repeated-claim-that-comey-leaked-classified-information/";s:11:"description";s:810:"
Comey “said he gave it [his memo] to a friend and he gave it to a friend to leak classified information. It’s all classified. It was totally classified.” — President Trump, in an interview on “Fox and Friends,” April 26, 2018 “James Comey is a proven LEAKER & LIAR. . . . He leaked CLASSIFIED information, […]";s:8:"category";s:12:"4 Pinocchios";s:4:"guid";s:56:"http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/?p=28519";s:7:"pubDate";s:31:"Wed, 02 May 2018 07:00:23 +0000";}i:2;a:6:{s:5:"title";s:64:"President Trump has made 3,001 false or misleading claims so far";s:4:"link";s:127:"http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/wp/2018/05/01/president-trump-has-made-3001-false-or-misleading-claims-so-far/";s:11:"description";s:764:"
In the 466 days since he took the oath of office, President Trump has made 3,001 false or misleading claims, according to The Fact Checker’s database that analyzes, categorizes and tracks every suspect statement uttered by the president. That’s an average of nearly 6.5 claims a day. When we first started this project for the […]";s:8:"category";s:12:"4 Pinocchios";s:4:"guid";s:56:"http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/?p=28363";s:7:"pubDate";s:31:"Tue, 01 May 2018 07:00:50 +0000";}i:3;a:6:{s:5:"title";s:98:"Kevin McCarthy claims that the labor participation rate is ‘going back up’ under Trump";s:4:"link";s:148:"http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/wp/2018/04/30/kevin-mccarthys-claim-that-the-labor-participation-rate-is-going-back-up-under-trump/";s:11:"description";s:835:"
“Under Obama, our [labor force] participation rate actually dropped from 65 to 62. It’s going back up to more people in the workforce here.” — House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), in an interview on “Mornings With Maria” on Fox Business Network, April 23 McCarthy could well become the next speaker if Republicans retain control […]";s:8:"category";s:12:"2 Pinocchios";s:4:"guid";s:56:"http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/?p=28312";s:7:"pubDate";s:31:"Mon, 30 Apr 2018 07:00:31 +0000";}i:4;a:6:{s:5:"title";s:78:"Do small businesses face $83,000 in start-up costs to comply with regulations?";s:4:"link";s:139:"http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/wp/2018/04/27/do-small-businesses-face-83000-in-start-up-costs-to-comply-with-regulations/";s:11:"description";s:830:"
“According to a survey by the National Small Business Association, the average small business spends $83,000 to comply with regulations in just their first year of existence.” — President Trump, remarks at the Latino Coalition Legislative Summit, March 7, 2018 President Trump often highlights the burdens of government regulations on small businesses. He regularly claims […]";s:8:"category";s:12:"3 Pinocchios";s:4:"guid";s:56:"http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/?p=28292";s:7:"pubDate";s:31:"Fri, 27 Apr 2018 07:00:22 +0000";}i:5;a:6:{s:5:"title";s:80:"Rand Paul’s claim that cutting $13 billion a year would balance the budget";s:4:"link";s:136:"http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/wp/2018/04/26/rand-pauls-claim-that-cutting-13-billion-a-year-would-balance-the-budget/";s:11:"description";s:794:"
“The bottom line has to equal 1 percent. A 1 percent cut each year is about $13 billion, actually balances the budget in five years.” — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), in an interview on CNN, April 17, 2018 Regular readers of The Fact Checker know that we long have looked askance at claims that balancing […]";s:8:"category";s:12:"4 Pinocchios";s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/?p=28280";s:7:"pubDate";s:31:"Thu, 26 Apr 2018 07:00:10 +0000";}i:6;a:6:{s:5:"title";s:78:"President Trump’s claim that death sentences would stop drug trafficking";s:4:"link";s:135:"http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/wp/2018/04/25/president-trumps-claim-that-death-sentences-would-stop-drug-trafficking/";s:11:"description";s:728:"
“These people [drug dealers] kill thousands of people over the course of their lives through drugs. So we’re going to have to get much, much tougher in terms of penalty. And if you want to stop it — if you look at certain countries where they have, as an example, the death penalty, and say, […]";s:8:"category";s:12:"3 Pinocchios";s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/?p=28259";s:7:"pubDate";s:31:"Wed, 25 Apr 2018 07:00:35 +0000";}i:7;a:6:{s:5:"title";s:83:"Trump’s complaint it would take 9 years to get his nominees approved (Part 2)";s:4:"link";s:138:"http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/wp/2018/04/24/trumps-complaint-it-would-take-9-years-to-get-his-nominees-approved-part-2/";s:11:"description";s:784:"
“At this rate, and many of the papers checked it out yesterday, and they actually said I was right, but it would be nine years before these people were — we have hundreds of people in, waiting to be approved. And the Democrats are taking 30 hours per person, they’re taking the maximum time.” — President […]";s:8:"category";s:12:"Donald Trump";s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/?p=28244";s:7:"pubDate";s:31:"Tue, 24 Apr 2018 20:28:23 +0000";}i:8;a:6:{s:5:"title";s:61:"Is health care the ‘number one issue in America’?";s:4:"link";s:110:"http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/wp/2018/04/24/is-health-care-the-number-one-issue-in-america/";s:11:"description";s:727:"
“There is no question we’ll have to act [on health care]. It’s the No. 1 issue in America. The polls are clear.” — Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), quoted in an article in Vox, April 18, 2018 Politicians are often eager to cite polling as a reason for action. In an article that highlighted a proposal […]";s:8:"category";s:11:"1 Pinocchio";s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/?p=28228";s:7:"pubDate";s:31:"Tue, 24 Apr 2018 07:00:05 +0000";}i:9;a:6:{s:5:"title";s:85:"Trump’s complaint that it will take 9 years to get all his nominations approved";s:4:"link";s:142:"http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/wp/2018/04/23/trumps-complaint-that-it-will-take-9-years-to-get-all-his-nominations-approved/";s:11:"description";s:811:"
“Democrats are obstructing good (hopefully great) people wanting to give up a big portion of their life to work for our Government, hence, the American People. They are ‘slow walking’ all of my nominations — hundreds of people. At this rate it would take 9 years for all approvals!” — President Trump, in a tweet, […]";s:8:"category";s:12:"Donald Trump";s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/?p=28210";s:7:"pubDate";s:31:"Mon, 23 Apr 2018 07:00:41 +0000";}}s:11:"items_count";i:10;}
