Bernie Sanders is Senator from Vermont who ran for Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 2016 and 2020.
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Did Bernie Sanders say that a woman cannot be president?
During the January 2020 Democratic debate at 43:27 the moderator asked Bernie why he said that a woman cannot win an election https://youtu.be/Ppm_mqo9Tyc?t=2607 . Bernie responds by denying that he ever said that. However, Warren confirms that he…
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Did Bernie Sanders say immigrants steal our jobs?
In an interview with the former Maryland governor, Martin O’Malley, that appeared in The Guardian there are some notable claims that I haven't heard of till now. For example, this part refers to Bernie Sanders (emphasis mine):
Here’s a guy who has…
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Did Bernie Sanders never "earn a steady paycheck" before 40?
There is a meme going around the conservative news sites and aggregators that 2016 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders didn't "earn a steady paycheck" before the age of 40. See, for instance:
The Gateway Pundit
The American Spectator
Louder with…
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Will 36,000 people die per year due to the repeal of the ACA?
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders recently tweeted:
As Republicans try to repeal the Affordable Care Act, they should be reminded every day that 36,000 people will die yearly as a result.
(emphasis mine). How accurate is this statement? Where is the…
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In California, does it cost more to send someone to prison than to send them to Stanford?
According to Bernie Sanders' Facebook page:
Is this statement true?
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Do these photos from the Civil Rights Era show Bernie Sanders?
Senator Bernie Sanders, a candidate for the Democratic presidential nominee, features the above photos in the campaign ad Progress as evidence of his contributions to civil rights. While no one doubts that Sanders participated in the civil rights…
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Does Bernie Sanders have more individual donors than any candidate in history?
This NPR / article has the headline
"Bernie Sanders Now Has More Donors At This Point Than Any Other Candidate In History"
I am skeptical that this is true especially in the latter part of the Obama '08 campaign.
Is there any authoritative…
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Did Senators Sanders and Warren support Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum?
A PIIE article states
Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren strongly oppose free trade pacts such as TPP and USMCA, support Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum, and are intensely critical of China. Apart from USMCA, their positions do…
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Was Bernie Sanders not a registered Democrat (in 2017)?
A 2017 opinion-marked article in the Hill by Michael Starr Hopkins (himself apparently a Democrat) claims:
All the talk about building an economy that works for all Americans means nothing if “Bernie bros” attack every Democrat who isn’t Sanders.…
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Is Bernie Sanders the first candidate to win the first three states in a competitive primary?
I saw this float around Facebook. It seems it originated from the Twitter account of People For Bernie,
Bernard Sanders is the only candidate in history (in a competitive primary) to win the popular vote in the first 3 states. - People For…
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Did the DNC try to prevent Bernie Sanders from getting the Democratic nomination?
In a question on the politics stack exchange, a user asks why the Democratic National committee tried to prevent Bernie Sanders from being selected as their candidate in the 2016 presidential election. Is the underlying supposition of this question…
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Did the Sanders campaign attack Biden with a "doctored video"?
From Politico,
INDIANOLA, Iowa — Joe Biden accused Bernie Sanders’ campaign Saturday of issuing a “doctored video” to attack him over Social Security, a false claim that ratcheted up the tension between the two campaigns in the run-up to the Iowa…
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