Fact Checking Worksheet

1. Copy and Paste your Opening Statement for your ISSUE. Highlight
the FACTS, STATISTICS, EVIDENCE that are mentioned in your speech.
Now I know what youre thinking, how could Trump not include any information about me
on his website? But weve only been a team since July 15th, it takes time to write a biography
nowadays, but Im sure Trump has one on the way. Im also sure that when you read it you will
understand just how good of a team we will make.
I personally (Pence) have worked with Ted Cruz and he is a great man. Like any political
campaign, candidates will always fight and argue to get your vote, but in the end, both Donald
Trump and Senator Cruz stand for the same side and very similar ideals. It only makes sense
that after such a long and well fought battle that we can come to an agreement to make America
great again, instead of constantly fighting. Donald Trump has even said We have fought the
battle and he was a tough and brilliant opponent. I look forward to working with him for many
years to come in order to make America great again. Ted Cruz made a very wise choice by
siding with Trump, now instead of splitting the republican vote we can all focus on voting for
Trump and keeping Hillary Clinton out of office.
Also I have been asked how I feel about Donald Trump disagreeing with my stance on
Russian involvement in Syria. Like any two people we dont agree on everything. However
similar our views may be, we still have our differences. As Vice President I will support Trumps
decisions but also assist him in making them. We need not to focus on the small issues of our
disagreements and focus on what matters like stopping ISIS, which Clinton made into a very
powerful nation and a very rich nation, very very quickly. Even though we may disagree on how
to get rid of ISIS, in the end, we both want the same thing.
Obama has made some very radical claims about my running mate, Donald Trump. He
even said He seems to be in the middle of the game making excuses all the time for why he
might be losing, to that I say look at our poll numbers. Trump is a businessman and thats how
we need to run this country, weve had the same old democratic president for the past eight
years and hes brought down the economy and brought up taxes. We need change and Donald
Trump is the man to bring it. The claim that Trump is a bad business man has also been brought
up multiple times for no reason at all. He has paid all of the people who he needed to pay, no
more, no less. He wouldnt be a very good businessman if he went around giving out money to
people for no reason. Trump has also said that he admired Putins strong hold over his country.
Of course we dont agree with everything hes done to his people, but we do respect his firm
leadership. Hes a no nonsense kind of guy and in his position, its necessary. Trump just wants
whats best for the american people, they say in politic you cant please everyone but we can
sure try.

2. Check out what other fact-checkers have said about EACH specific
statement. USE THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES: Politifact ; Factcheck.org,
theWashington Posts Fact Checker; SNOPES-- credit them appropriately!!
It does not take three months to write a short bio about
someone who could be our vice president.
This one is true. When it comes to their ideals, they are
both very conservative but Trump a little less so. (Politifact)
Although Clinton was in office when ISIS first came to
power she is not to be held responsible for this because she was
acting under the Bush administration at the time. So even the small

amount of blame that could lie on her doesnt. Therefore this

statement is false. (Politifact)
Obama actually, made our economy better, no matter
what you look at it is doing great because of him. Whether you look
at the unemployment rate, the stock market, gas prices or even the
12 million jobs created its all gotten better. (Politifact)
Obama did raise taxes on some with the affordable care
act, but it also benefited others more than it hurt them, and to some
the change was so miniscule it was unnoticable. Because he raise
taxes on some this statement has some truth behind it but is still
mostly false. (Politifact)

3. Find an EXPERT OR WITNESS OPINION. What does the expert

have to say about this quote?
According to CNN when obama took office the
unemployment rate was at 10.6% now he has lowered it to 5%
Trump claims ISIS wasnt on the map before Hillary
came along in 2009, but Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, a senior fellow at
the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, has said that ISIS was
first forming back in 2004
According to politicususa.com, Economists agree that
Obama has made significant gains in our economy, especially in the
case of job growth

4. SUMMARY ANALYSIS: From your research and deeper

understanding of this issue, summarize your findings and analysis in a
TRUTH STATEMENT.
Overall this opening statement is mostly true, but that is
only because Pence doesnt go in depth about things and never takes
any firm stances. He just says generic things like make America
great again. I purposefully wrote it this way because I feel like Pence
isnt very confrontational and he is actually kind of smart. Therefore
he knows that Trump is full of crap and he has to both agree with
Trump while also trying to please the general public, which is a hard
thing to do. Although a few things he said are lies they arent
presented in a way to which someone could firmly say, No, youre
wrong. Overall though, it is truthful.

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VIDEOS:
Quick note about Video

Copy & Paste the LINK

Ex: Obama schooling/factchecking his opposition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=_SbnuuFiJF8

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