WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING / 89 CLAIMS RATED
The claims board
Each claim is a proposition people repeat about Bill and Hillary Clinton, rated against the public record as of 22 October 2026. Fact-checkers are cited as sources, not as the final word. Grouped by rating, then topic.
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- DOCUMENTED — Shown by primary records, court or official findings, recordings or the Clintons’ own words. The claim as stated holds up.
- PARTLY TRUE — A real fact sits inside the claim, but the popular version adds, omits or overstates something material.
- DISPUTED — Credible evidence points in more than one direction, or the claim turns on accounts that informed people weigh differently.
- UNPROVEN — Not established by any public record available on 22 October 2026. It may be investigated or believed; it is not shown. Not the same as false.
- FALSE — Contradicted by primary records, recordings, dates or official findings.
DOCUMENTED · 30
DOCUMENTED Epstein
“Bill Clinton flew on Jeffrey Epstein’s private jet.”
True. Flight logs list him on 26 legs of four trips in 2002–03.
Who says it: Flight logs, FactCheck.org, Clinton’s office.
Evidence for the claim
- The logs and his office’s own statement confirm the flights.
Evidence against / limits
- His office says the trips were foundation work; his last logged flight was November 2003, before Epstein’s Florida case.
Sources: ABC News: Timeline of Bill Clinton’s interactions with Jeffrey Epstein, 27 Feb 2026 ↗ · FactCheck.org: The Epstein connections fueling conspiracy theories (2019) ↗
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DOCUMENTED Epstein
“Epstein visited the Clinton White House repeatedly.”
True. Visitor logs reviewed by ABC show 17 sign-ins from 1993 to 1995; a 1993 photo shows him with the president.
Who says it: ABC News, the Clinton Library photo.
Evidence for the claim
- Visitor logs; the Ralph Alswang photograph.
Evidence against / limits
- Logs show entry, not whom he saw or why.
Sources: ABC News: Timeline of Bill Clinton’s interactions with Jeffrey Epstein, 27 Feb 2026 ↗ · Snopes: Was Bill Clinton photographed with Epstein and Maxwell at the White House? 27 Apr 2022 ↗
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DOCUMENTED Epstein
“Clinton wrote a note for Epstein’s 50th birthday album.”
True. The note praises Epstein’s “childlike curiosity.”
Who says it: House Oversight release, September 2025.
Evidence for the claim
- The album and his sworn acknowledgement.
Evidence against / limits
- He says it meant nothing inappropriate; it predates public knowledge of the abuse.
Sources: House Oversight: Epstein estate records released September 8, 2025 ↗ · ABC News: Bill Clinton deposition questions and answers, March 2, 2026 ↗
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DOCUMENTED Epstein
“The Clintons defied House subpoenas until threatened with contempt.”
True. They refused, the committee voted for contempt, then they agreed to depositions.
Who says it: House Oversight Committee.
Evidence for the claim
- The committee votes and dates.
Evidence against / limits
- They argued the subpoenas lacked merit; they then testified for hours under oath.
Sources: House Oversight: Committee holds Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt, 21 Jan 2026 ↗ · House Oversight: February 3, 2026 deposition agreement and contempt recommendation history ↗
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DOCUMENTED Bill: women, Lewinsky & impeachment
“Bill Clinton had a sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky and lied about it.”
True. He admitted it in August 1998; a judge found his deposition answers “intentionally false.”
Who says it: Starr report, his own statement, Judge Wright.
Evidence for the claim
- His admission; the contempt finding; the bar agreement.
Evidence against / limits
- He was acquitted by the Senate; no criminal conviction.
Sources: Bill Clinton, televised statement after grand-jury testimony, August 17, 1998 ↗ · Jones v. Clinton, 36 F. Supp. 2d 1118 (1999): civil contempt opinion ↗
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DOCUMENTED Bill: women, Lewinsky & impeachment
“Clinton was impeached for perjury and obstruction.”
True. The House impeached him on both; the Senate acquitted.
Who says it: House and Senate records.
Evidence for the claim
- House votes 228–206 and 221–212.
Evidence against / limits
- Senate votes 45–55 and 50–50; 67 needed.
Sources: Official Senate record: articles adopted by the House December 19, 1998 ↗ · Senate roll call 17: grand-jury perjury article, February 12, 1999 ↗ · Senate roll call 18: obstruction article, February 12, 1999 ↗
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DOCUMENTED Bill: women, Lewinsky & impeachment
“Clinton paid Paula Jones $850,000.”
True. The case was settled for $850,000 without an apology or admission, after the judge had thrown it out.
Who says it: Court records.
Evidence against / limits
- No finding on her allegation.
Sources: Text of the Clinton–Jones settlement, November 1998 ↗
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DOCUMENTED The emails
“Hillary Clinton broke State Department rules with her private server.”
True. The inspector general found she did not seek approval and would not have got it.
Who says it: State Department IG, FBI.
Evidence against / limits
- Earlier secretaries also used personal email, though not a private server.
Sources: State Inspector General: email records and cybersecurity, May 2016 ↗ · FBI Director Comey: July 5, 2016 investigative findings ↗
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DOCUMENTED The emails
“Classified information passed through her server.”
True. The FBI found 110 emails in 52 chains classified when sent, including some Top Secret.
Who says it: FBI Director Comey.
Evidence against / limits
- Most were not marked; about 2,000 were classified later.
Sources: FBI Director Comey: July 5, 2016 investigative findings ↗
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DOCUMENTED The emails
“Bill Clinton met the attorney general privately during the email probe.”
True. The IG called Lynch’s failure to cut the visit short “an error in judgment,” and found no evidence the case was discussed.
Who says it: DOJ inspector general.
Evidence for the claim
- The meeting on 27 June 2016.
Evidence against / limits
- No evidence of discussing the case.
Sources: DOJ Inspector General: FBI and DOJ actions before the 2016 election ↗
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DOCUMENTED Benghazi
“Her State Department failed to protect the Benghazi mission.”
True. The review board found security “grossly inadequate” and leadership failures in two bureaus.
Who says it: Accountability Review Board, House committees.
Evidence for the claim
- ARB findings and 29 recommendations.
Evidence against / limits
- The board did not single out Clinton personally.
Sources: Benghazi Accountability Review Board briefing, December 19, 2012 ↗ · House Select Committee on Benghazi: final report, 2016 ↗
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DOCUMENTED Benghazi
“The administration blamed a video while Clinton privately called it a terrorist attack.”
True. Her private messages called it an attack by “an al Qaeda-like group”; public statements linked it to protests.
Who says it: House select committee.
Evidence for the claim
- Her email to Chelsea; notes of her call with Egypt’s prime minister.
Evidence against / limits
- Why the public account lagged is still argued.
Sources: House Select Committee on Benghazi: final report, 2016 ↗ · FactCheck.org: Benghazi hearing — what’s new, Oct 2015 ↗
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DOCUMENTED 2016, Russia & the DNC
“Russia hacked the Clinton campaign and the DNC.”
True. Mueller and the bipartisan Senate committee found GRU hackers did it; 12 officers were indicted.
Who says it: Mueller, Senate Intelligence Committee.
Evidence against / limits
- That is separate from whether the Trump campaign conspired, which Mueller did not establish.
Sources: DOJ: report on Russian interference in the 2016 election ↗ · DOJ: Indictment of twelve Russian intelligence officers for election hacking (2018) ↗ · Senate Intelligence Committee: final Russia report, Volume 5 ↗
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DOCUMENTED 2016, Russia & the DNC
“The Clinton campaign paid for the Steele dossier.”
True, through Perkins Coie and Fusion GPS. The FEC fined the campaign and DNC for misreporting the spending.
Who says it: Durham, the FEC.
Evidence for the claim
- FEC settlements: $8,000 and $105,000.
Evidence against / limits
- Opposition research is legal; the fines were civil.
Sources: FEC: enforcement matter 7449 and related matter 7291 ↗ · Special Counsel Durham: report on 2016 investigative activities, May 2023 ↗
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DOCUMENTED 2016, Russia & the DNC
“Donna Brazile leaked debate questions to the Clinton campaign.”
True. She forwarded topics before a CNN town hall and later called it a mistake.
Who says it: Podesta emails, Brazile’s 2017 essay.
Evidence against / limits
- Topics, not a full set of questions, per the emails.
Sources: ABC News: Brazile calls passing town-hall topics to the Clinton camp “a mistake I will forever regret,” 18 Mar 2017 ↗
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DOCUMENTED Foundation, speeches & donors
“The Clintons made more than $150 million from speeches.”
True. CNN documented $153 million from 2001 to 2016.
Who says it: CNN.
Evidence against / limits
- Legal personal income; any trade for it is unproven.
Sources: CNN: Clintons earned $153 million in paid speeches, Feb 2016 ↗
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DOCUMENTED Foundation, speeches & donors
“The foundation took $1 million from Qatar without telling State.”
True per Reuters: a 2011 gift that the foundation did not submit for review under its ethics agreement.
Who says it: Reuters.
Evidence for the claim
- Reuters reporting; the foundation’s response.
Evidence against / limits
- Nothing shows what Qatar got for it.
Sources: Reuters: Clinton charity confirms Qatar’s $1 million gift while she was at State, Nov 2016 ↗
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DOCUMENTED Foundation, speeches & donors
“FBI leaders restricted an investigation of the Clinton Foundation.”
Senate documents released in 2025–26 show a 2016 FBI case was limited; no subpoenas or interviews were allowed for a time.
Who says it: Sen. Chuck Grassley.
Evidence for the claim
- FBI emails and an electronic communication released by Grassley.
Evidence against / limits
- What the case would have found is unknown.
Sources: Grassley: New records on DOJ efforts to shut down the Clinton Foundation investigation, 15 Dec 2025 ↗ · Grassley letter and released FBI records: Uranium One and foundation inquiries, April 27, 2026 ↗
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DOCUMENTED Foundation, speeches & donors
“Hillary’s brother sat on a gold-mining company’s board in Haiti.”
True. Tony Rodham was on the board of a company that got a Haitian mining permit.
Who says it: Washington Post.
Evidence against / limits
- No evidence in the record we read that the Clintons helped get the permit.
Sources: Washington Post: Role of Hillary Clinton’s brother in Haiti gold mine raises eyebrows, 20 Mar 2015 ↗
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DOCUMENTED The 1990s scandals
“Foreign money flowed into Clinton’s 1996 campaign.”
True. Fundraisers including John Huang and Johnny Chung were convicted or pleaded guilty; the DNC returned millions.
Who says it: Senate investigators, DOJ.
Evidence against / limits
- The Clintons were not charged.
Sources: DOJ: James Riady plea agreement announced, January 11, 2001 ↗ · DOJ: John Huang pleads guilty, August 12, 1999 ↗
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DOCUMENTED The 1990s scandals
“Big donors were rewarded with nights in the Lincoln Bedroom.”
True. The Senate majority report documented access for donors; the minority disputed the legal conclusions.
Who says it: Senate Governmental Affairs Committee.
Evidence for the claim
- White House guest records.
Evidence against / limits
- Whether it was illegal is disputed.
Sources: Senate Report 105-167, volume 1: 1996 fundraising investigation ↗ · Senate Report 105-167, volume 4: additional and minority views ↗
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DOCUMENTED The 1990s scandals
“Hillary’s missing billing records turned up in the White House.”
True. They surfaced in the White House residence in January 1996, long after investigators had asked for them.
Who says it: Starr’s office.
Evidence for the claim
- The records and the investigation.
Evidence against / limits
- Who held them and why is not proven.
Sources: Independent Counsel final report, Volume II Part B Chapter 3: Hillary Clinton’s Madison representation ↗
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DOCUMENTED The 1990s scandals
“Hillary’s brother was paid to lobby for pardons.”
True. Hugh Rodham took about $400,000 and returned it after it became public.
Who says it: Los Angeles Times.
Evidence against / limits
- The Clintons said they were “deeply disturbed.”
Sources: Los Angeles Times: Hugh Rodham to return pardon fees, 22 Feb 2001 ↗
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DOCUMENTED The 1990s scandals
“Clinton granted clemency to FALN members.”
True. He offered clemency to 16; 14 accepted; none was convicted of a bombing that killed anyone.
Who says it: Congress (Senate condemnation 95–2).
Evidence against / limits
- Hillary Clinton opposed the offer.
Sources: CNN: FALN members accept clemency, 10 Sep 1999 ↗ · CNN: Senate votes 95–2 to condemn the FALN clemency, 14 Sep 1999 ↗
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DOCUMENTED The 1990s scandals
“The Clintons left with gifts and furniture that weren’t theirs.”
They agreed to pay for or return items worth about $114,000.
Who says it: ABC News, congressional critics.
Evidence for the claim
- Their agreement to pay and return items.
Evidence against / limits
- Some gifts were legally theirs.
Sources: ABC News: Clintons return furniture to the White House, Feb 2001 ↗
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DOCUMENTED Things she said
“Hillary called Trump supporters “deplorables.””
True, of half of them. She said the other half needed understanding.
Who says it: The Trump campaign.
Evidence against / limits
Sources: TIME: Read Hillary Clinton’s “basket of deplorables” remarks, 10 Sep 2016 ↗
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DOCUMENTED Things she said
“Hillary called Black youth “superpredators.””
She used the word about “gangs of kids”; she did not name a race, but the context made it a fair inference, and she apologised.
Who says it: Priebus, Black Lives Matter activists, Sanders.
Evidence against / limits
Sources: PolitiFact: Did Hillary Clinton call African-American youth “superpredators”? 28 Aug 2016 ↗
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DOCUMENTED Things she said
“Bill Clinton admitted his crime bill made mass incarceration worse.”
True. He told the NAACP: “I signed a bill that made the problem worse.”
Who says it: Bill Clinton.
Evidence against / limits
- He also defended parts of the law.
Sources: CNN: Bill Clinton says he made the mass-incarceration problem worse, 15 Jul 2015 ↗
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DOCUMENTED Things she said
“She laughed about Gaddafi’s death: “We came, we saw, he died.””
True, on camera.
Who says it: CBS News.
Evidence against / limits
- It was a quip between interviews.
Sources: CBS News: Clinton on Qaddafi — “We came, we saw, he died,” 20 Oct 2011 ↗
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DOCUMENTED Health & family
“Her campaign hid her illness until she collapsed.”
She had been diagnosed with pneumonia two days earlier; it was disclosed only after the video.
Who says it: Reporters, critics.
Evidence for the claim
- The doctor’s statement after the event.
Evidence against / limits
- No evidence of a hidden serious illness.
Sources: CBS News: Hillary Clinton diagnosed with pneumonia ahead of 9/11 ceremony, doctor says, 11 Sep 2016 ↗
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PARTLY TRUE · 15
PARTLY TRUE Epstein
“A deposition says Clinton “likes them young.””
The words are in a deposition, but they are Johanna Sjoberg repeating something Epstein told her. She said she never met Clinton.
Who says it: Viral posts after the January 2024 unsealing.
Evidence for the claim
- Sjoberg testified Epstein said it.
Evidence against / limits
- Second-hand from Epstein; the same witness never saw Clinton; Clinton denies any interest in minors.
Sources: Sjoberg deposition, May 18, 2016; unsealed January 2024, pp. 41 and 108–109 ↗ · ABC News: Bill Clinton deposition questions and answers, March 2, 2026 ↗
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PARTLY TRUE Bill: women, Lewinsky & impeachment
“Clinton was disbarred.”
His Arkansas license was suspended for five years with a $25,000 fine; he resigned from the Supreme Court bar rather than face disbarment there.
Who says it: Commentators.
Evidence for the claim
- He lost the right to practise law.
Evidence against / limits
- “Suspended” is the accurate word for Arkansas.
Sources: Arkansas Committee on Professional Conduct: agreed order, case 2000-013 ↗ · Presidential statement on legal resolution, January 19, 2001 (Weekly Compilation) ↗
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PARTLY TRUE Bill: women, Lewinsky & impeachment
“Clinton had a 12-year affair with Gennifer Flowers.”
He admitted under oath to one sexual encounter with her; the 12-year affair is her account.
Who says it: Flowers.
Evidence for the claim
- His 1998 grand-jury acknowledgement.
Evidence against / limits
- He denied the long affair.
Sources: Official evidentiary record: Bill Clinton’s August 17, 1998 grand-jury testimony ↗
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PARTLY TRUE Bill: women, Lewinsky & impeachment
“Hillary Clinton viciously attacked her husband’s accusers.”
She disparaged women who alleged consensual affairs, notably Flowers. There is little evidence she attacked women who alleged assault.
Who says it: Donald Trump (2016 debate).
Evidence for the claim
- “Some failed cabaret singer”; campaign efforts against Flowers.
Evidence against / limits
- PolitiFact found no evidence she attacked Broaddrick or Jones.
Sources: PolitiFact: Trump says Hillary Clinton “viciously” attacked Bill Clinton’s accusers, 10 Oct 2016 ↗
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PARTLY TRUE The emails
“She wiped the server with BleachBit and smashed phones with a hammer.”
A contractor used BleachBit after the House subpoena, and an aide said phones were destroyed with a hammer. Neither has been shown to be her order.
Who says it: Trump, Trey Gowdy, conservative media.
Evidence for the claim
- FBI notes confirm both events.
Evidence against / limits
- The FBI found no evidence she directed deletion to evade the subpoena.
Sources: PolitiFact: Making sense of the bleach and hammer claims, 16 Jun 2023 ↗ · FBI Director Comey: July 5, 2016 investigative findings ↗
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PARTLY TRUE Benghazi
“She said it made no difference how four Americans died.”
She said “What difference at this point does it make?” about the attackers’ motive, and went on to say the job was to find out what happened.
Who says it: Critics, campaign ads.
Evidence against / limits
- Clipped; the full answer is about motive, not the deaths.
Sources: PolitiFact: In context — Clinton’s “What difference does it make” comment, 8 May 2013 ↗
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PARTLY TRUE 2016, Russia & the DNC
“Durham proved the Clinton campaign framed Trump.”
Durham criticised the FBI sharply, but his trials of Sussmann and Danchenko ended in acquittals. Only Clinesmith, an FBI lawyer, was convicted.
Who says it: Trump allies.
Evidence for the claim
- Durham’s findings on the FBI.
Evidence against / limits
- No conviction tied to the campaign.
Sources: Special Counsel Durham: report on 2016 investigative activities, May 2023 ↗
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PARTLY TRUE 2016, Russia & the DNC
“The DNC rigged the 2016 primary for Clinton.”
The DNC tilted toward Clinton, per Donna Brazile’s account of a 2015 agreement. There is no evidence ballots or counts were rigged.
Who says it: Sanders supporters, Donna Brazile, Trump.
Evidence for the claim
- The fundraising agreement; leaked DNC emails.
Evidence against / limits
- Brazile said she found “no evidence” of rigging the vote; states count primary ballots.
Sources: Donna Brazile interviewed about DNC independence, November 2017 ↗ · Wilding v. DNC Services Corp., 11th Cir., 28 Oct 2019 ↗
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PARTLY TRUE Foundation, speeches & donors
“Uranium One investors gave millions to the Clinton Foundation.”
Money flowed from people tied to the company, and Bill Clinton was paid $500,000 for a Moscow speech. No evidence shows it bought a decision.
Who says it: New York Times, Clinton Cash.
Evidence for the claim
- Donations and the speech fee.
Evidence against / limits
- FactCheck found no evidence of influence.
Sources: FactCheck.org: the facts on Uranium One, October 2017 ↗ · FactCheck.org: Clinton lacked unilateral veto power over Uranium One, April 2015 ↗
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PARTLY TRUE The 1990s scandals
“Hillary turned $1,000 into $100,000 in cattle futures as a bribe.”
The profit is documented, close to $100,000. That it was a bribe is unproven.
Who says it: 1994 reporting, critics.
Evidence for the claim
- Tax records of the trades.
Evidence against / limits
Sources: Associated Press, March 30, 1994: released trading records and expert questions ↗ · Contemporaneous report: previously unreported commodities income and back taxes ↗
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PARTLY TRUE The 1990s scandals
“Hillary lied about the travel-office firings.”
Independent counsel Ray found her statements “factually false” but evidence insufficient to prove she knowingly lied.
Who says it: Independent counsel, critics.
Evidence against / limits
Sources: CNN: Ray says first lady’s travel-office answers were “factually false,” but no prosecution, 18 Oct 2000 ↗
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PARTLY TRUE The 1990s scandals
“Clinton pardoned Marc Rich in exchange for donations.”
Denise Rich gave $450,000 to the library and more to Democrats; the pardon process was irregular. A trade is unproven.
Who says it: Congress, critics in both parties.
Evidence for the claim
- Donations and the bypassing of normal review.
Evidence against / limits
Sources: House Report 107-454: Justice Undone, volume 1 ↗ · ABC News: Denise Rich gave $450,000 to Clinton library, 10 Feb 2001 ↗
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PARTLY TRUE The 1990s scandals
“Clinton staff vandalised the White House on the way out.”
GAO confirmed damage, theft and pranks, including W-less keyboards; early claims were inflated.
Who says it: GAO, Bush aides.
Evidence against / limits
- The count of damaged keyboards could not be determined.
Sources: GAO-02-360: The 2001 presidential transition — damage, theft and pranks ↗
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PARTLY TRUE The Arkansas years
“Bill Clinton dodged the draft.”
He thanked an ROTC officer for “saving me from the draft,” then re-entered the draft pool and was never called. Whether that is “dodging” is a judgment.
Who says it: 1992 opponents.
Evidence against / limits
- He did make himself available for the draft lottery.
Sources: PBS Frontline: Bill Clinton’s 1969 letter to Col. Eugene Holmes ↗
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PARTLY TRUE The Arkansas years
“Hillary defended a child rapist and laughed about it.”
She was appointed, defended him hard and attacked the girl’s credibility. On tape she laughs about the case, not at the victim.
Who says it: Trump (2016), Kathy Shelton.
Evidence against / limits
- Prosecutor confirmed she asked off; PolitiFact rated “laughing at the girl” false.
Sources: FactCheck.org: Clinton’s 1975 rape case, June 2016 ↗ · PolitiFact: Trump says Clinton laughed about a rape case, 10 Oct 2016 ↗
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DISPUTED · 5
DISPUTED Epstein
“Clinton visited Little St. James at least once.”
Accounts conflict. Giuffre described an island dinner; Maxwell, Clinton’s office and no flight record support a visit.
Who says it: Virginia Giuffre (2011), commentators.
Evidence for the claim
- Giuffre’s 2011 account; Doug Band’s reported testimony about Epstein’s homes is cited by some.
Evidence against / limits
- Clinton’s office and Maxwell deny it; Giuffre doubted Maxwell’s helicopter story in 2016.
Sources: Business Insider: Giuffre denied flying with Clinton to the island in a 2016 deposition, Jan 2024 ↗ · ABC News: Maxwell told the deputy attorney general that Clinton never went to the island, 22 Aug 2025 ↗ · ABC News: Timeline of Bill Clinton’s interactions with Jeffrey Epstein, 27 Feb 2026 ↗
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DISPUTED Epstein
“The “WJC” emails show Maxwell writing to Bill Clinton.”
Clinton and, reportedly, Doug Band say the account was Band’s. The emails are real; who read them is in dispute.
Who says it: Online readers of the 2026 releases.
Evidence for the claim
- The address carries Clinton’s initials.
Evidence against / limits
- Clinton’s sworn account and Band’s reported testimony.
Sources: CNN: Longtime Clinton aide walks back claim former president visited Epstein’s island, 30 Jun 2026 ↗ · ABC News: Bill Clinton deposition questions and answers, March 2, 2026 ↗
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DISPUTED Bill: women, Lewinsky & impeachment
“Bill Clinton raped Juanita Broaddrick in 1978.”
Unresolved. Her account has contemporaneous support from a friend; it also has her own earlier sworn denial and his denial. Never tried.
Who says it: Broaddrick, Trump (2016), conservative media.
Evidence for the claim
- Norma Rogers’s account of her injuries; other friends heard it years later.
Evidence against / limits
- Her 1998 affidavit denying it; his lawyer’s denial; no charge.
Sources: Transcript of Lisa Myers’s February 24, 1999 Dateline interview with Juanita Broaddrick (third-party mirror) ↗ · Observer: NBC’s vetting of the Juanita Broaddrick interview (April 1999) ↗
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DISPUTED Bill: women, Lewinsky & impeachment
“Clinton groped Kathleen Willey near the Oval Office.”
Prosecutors found the evidence insufficient either way and did not decide whose account was true.
Who says it: Willey, critics.
Evidence against / limits
- Independent counsel Ray found inconsistencies in her and her friend’s statements; he denied it.
Sources: Independent Counsel final report, Appendix B: Kathleen Willey allegations ↗
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DISPUTED The emails
“She broke the law and should have been prosecuted.”
Comey called her “extremely careless” but said “no reasonable prosecutor” would bring the case. Critics say others were charged for less.
Who says it: Trump (“lock her up”), critics.
Evidence for the claim
- Classified material; carelessness; deletions.
Evidence against / limits
- FBI and DOJ found no intent; the IG found no bias in the charging decision.
Sources: FBI Director Comey: July 5, 2016 investigative findings ↗ · 18 U.S.C. § 793: gathering, transmitting or losing defense information ↗ · DOJ Inspector General: FBI and DOJ actions before the 2016 election ↗
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UNPROVEN · 16
UNPROVEN Epstein
“There is a secret Epstein client list with Clinton on it.”
No such list has been published, and the Justice Department said in 2025 none exists. Address books and logs are lists of contacts, not crimes.
Who says it: Commentators across the spectrum.
Evidence for the claim
- DOJ reversed itself about releases, which feeds doubt.
Evidence against / limits
- DOJ memo; millions of released pages contain no such list.
Sources: DOJ and FBI memorandum on the Epstein investigation, July 2025 ↗ · Federal Register: DOJ report under Public Law 119–38, August 27, 2026, 91 FR 55356–55362 ↗
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UNPROVEN Epstein
“A federal probe will charge Clinton over Epstein.”
The Clayton inquiry was opened at Trump’s request in November 2025; it has produced no public findings or charges.
Who says it: Supporters of the inquiry.
Evidence against / limits
- No charges as of 22 October 2026.
Sources: NBC News: Trump directs DOJ to investigate Epstein’s relationships with Clinton and others, 14 Nov 2025 ↗
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UNPROVEN Epstein
“Clinton pressured Vanity Fair not to publish stories about Epstein.”
He denied it under oath (“Hell no”); no document shows it.
Who says it: A claim attributed to Giuffre.
Evidence for the claim
- The allegation was raised to him under oath.
Evidence against / limits
- His sworn denial; no corroboration published.
Sources: ABC News: Bill Clinton deposition questions and answers, March 2, 2026 ↗
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UNPROVEN The emails
“Foreign governments hacked her server.”
The FBI said it found no direct evidence the server was hacked, but could not rule it out.
Who says it: Trump, critics.
Evidence for the claim
- Hostile actors had access to people she emailed.
Evidence against / limits
- No direct evidence of a successful hack.
Sources: FBI Director Comey: July 5, 2016 investigative findings ↗
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UNPROVEN 2016, Russia & the DNC
“Hillary Clinton approved a plan to tie Trump to Russia.”
The intelligence exists; DNI Ratcliffe said the IC “does not know the accuracy” of the Russian analysis behind it.
Who says it: DNI Ratcliffe, Durham, Trump allies.
Evidence for the claim
- Brennan’s notes of an “alleged approval” on 26 July 2016.
Evidence against / limits
- The source is Russian intelligence analysis; no proof of approval.
Sources: DNI Ratcliffe letter to Sen. Graham declassifying the “Clinton Plan” intelligence, 29 Sep 2020 ↗ · Special Counsel Durham: report on 2016 investigative activities, May 2023 ↗
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UNPROVEN 2016, Russia & the DNC
“A Florida grand jury will indict Clinton allies for a “grand conspiracy.””
More than 130 subpoenas have been reported; no charges as of 22 October 2026.
Who says it: Administration officials.
Evidence for the claim
- An active grand jury is reported.
Evidence against / limits
- The official appointed to help lead it resigned without prosecutions.
Sources: NBC News: Comey subpoenaed in the Florida “grand conspiracy” probe, 2026 ↗ · NBC News: Prosecutor who led “grand conspiracy” probe resigns without charging anyone, 10 Sep 2026 ↗
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UNPROVEN Foundation, speeches & donors
“Foundation donors bought favors from Secretary Clinton.”
Donors got access; no record shows a policy decision traded for a donation.
Who says it: AP, Clinton Cash, Trump.
Evidence for the claim
- AP found many non-government visitors were donors; emails show donors seeking access.
Evidence against / limits
- No investigation charged a quid pro quo.
Sources: Associated Press explains its Clinton donor-access analysis, August 24, 2016 ↗ · TIME: newly released donor-related emails, August 9, 2016 ↗
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UNPROVEN Foundation, speeches & donors
“The Clintons stole Haiti’s earthquake money.”
Aid failures are documented by GAO; theft or steered contracts by the Clintons are not.
Who says it: Haitian activists, Trump.
Evidence for the claim
- Slow, poorly tracked spending.
Evidence against / limits
- State found no preferential treatment for donors.
Sources: GAO: Haiti reconstruction achieved mixed results, 2015 ↗ · FactCheck.org: assessing the claim about Haiti recovery contracts, 2016 ↗
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UNPROVEN The 1990s scandals
“The Clintons committed crimes in Whitewater.”
Their partners were convicted; independent counsel Robert Ray found insufficient evidence to charge either Clinton.
Who says it: Starr’s critics and supporters both cite it.
Evidence for the claim
- Partners Jim and Susan McDougal and Gov. Jim Guy Tucker were convicted.
Evidence against / limits
- No charges against the Clintons.
Sources: Independent Counsel final report, Volume II Part A: Clintons, McDougals and Whitewater ↗ · United States v. McDougal, Eighth Circuit opinion, February 23, 1998 ↗
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UNPROVEN The 1990s scandals
“The White House gathered FBI files to target enemies.”
Hundreds of files were improperly obtained; Ray found “no substantial and credible evidence” of a senior-level plot.
Who says it: House committee, critics.
Evidence for the claim
- The privacy failure is documented.
Evidence against / limits
- No proof of an enemies-list plan.
Sources: CNN: Independent counsel finds no “substantial and credible” evidence of Clinton involvement in Filegate, 16 Mar 2000 ↗ · House interim report on FBI background-investigation files, September 1996 ↗
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UNPROVEN The 1990s scandals
“Clinton traded satellite waivers to China for a donation.”
Loral’s CEO was the top Democratic donor in 1996; the company later paid export fines. A trade for the waiver is unproven.
Who says it: House Cox Committee, critics.
Evidence for the claim
- The donation and the waiver.
Evidence against / limits
- DOJ’s campaign task force reportedly found no evidence of corrupt influence.
Sources: Congressional Research Service: China’s technology acquisitions and U.S. satellite exports (98-485) ↗
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UNPROVEN The 1990s scandals
“Clinton turned down Sudan’s offer to hand over bin Laden.”
The 9/11 Commission found “no reliable evidence” of such an offer; Sudan offered to expel him to Saudi Arabia.
Who says it: Commentators, a Clinton remark later cited.
Evidence for the claim
- Sudan did offer to expel him.
Evidence against / limits
- No reliable evidence of an offer to hand him to the U.S.
Sources: 9/11 Commission staff statement no. 5: diplomacy (Sudan and bin Laden) ↗
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UNPROVEN Deaths & the “body count”
“Epstein was killed to protect the Clintons.”
The IG found guard failures but no evidence contradicting the FBI’s finding of no criminality.
Who says it: Online lists, Trump retweet.
Evidence for the claim
- Missed rounds, broken cameras, no cellmate.
Evidence against / limits
- DOJ IG and FBI findings; the 2025 DOJ memo.
Sources: DOJ Inspector General: Findings on Epstein custody and death, June 27, 2023 ↗ · DOJ and FBI memorandum on the Epstein investigation, July 2025 ↗
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UNPROVEN The Arkansas years
“Governor Clinton protected a drug-smuggling ring at Mena airport.”
The CIA IG found no evidence of CIA links to illegal activity there; nothing ties Clinton to it.
Who says it: The Clinton Chronicles, critics.
Evidence for the claim
- Smuggling did happen at Mena in the 1980s.
Evidence against / limits
- CIA IG summary; no charges.
Sources: Los Angeles Times: CIA finds no evidence it was involved in Mena drug trafficking, 9 Nov 1996 ↗
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UNPROVEN Things she said
“She asked, “Can’t we just drone this guy?” about Assange.”
Only anonymous sources in one blog post; she said she did not recall it.
Who says it: True Pundit.
Evidence against / limits
- No document or named witness.
Sources: Snopes: Did Hillary Clinton suggest a drone strike on Julian Assange? ↗
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UNPROVEN Health & family
“Webb Hubbell is Chelsea Clinton’s father.”
No evidence; she called herself “so proud to be my parents’ daughter.”
Who says it: Online rumor.
Evidence for the claim
- No supporting evidence identified in the public record.
Evidence against / limits
Sources: CBS Los Angeles: Chelsea Clinton, asked about paternity rumors: “I am so proud to be my parents’ daughter” ↗
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FALSE Epstein
“Clinton went to Epstein’s island 28 times.”
No flight record shows Clinton flying to the island, let alone 28 times. The number appears to mix up flight legs and visits.
Who says it: Donald Trump (July 2025), social posts.
Evidence for the claim
- Giuffre once said she dined with him on the island.
Evidence against / limits
- The logs show 26 legs on international trips, none to the island; Maxwell and his office deny any visit.
Sources: ABC News: Timeline of Bill Clinton’s interactions with Jeffrey Epstein, 27 Feb 2026 ↗ · FactCheck.org: No evidence offered for repeated Clinton island visits (2025) ↗ · FactCheck.org: The Epstein connections fueling conspiracy theories (2019) ↗
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FALSE Epstein
“The released photos show Clinton committing a crime.”
The photos are real and some are awkward. None shows a crime, and the woman in the massage photo says he was “a perfect gentleman.”
Who says it: Social posts after the December 2025 release.
Evidence for the claim
- Hot-tub and other photos are genuine DOJ releases.
Evidence against / limits
- No date or place given by DOJ for most; no allegation tied to them.
Sources: CNBC: DOJ releases Epstein files under the transparency law, 19 Dec 2025 ↗ · Snopes: Is this a real photo of Chauntae Davies massaging Bill Clinton? 10 Jan 2024 ↗
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FALSE Epstein
“A victim has accused Bill Clinton of abuse in the Epstein case.”
No victim has publicly accused him of abuse in the Epstein case. A viral 2026 audio “accusation” was judged AI-generated.
Who says it: Social posts, The People’s Voice clip.
Evidence for the claim
- Several accusers place him near Epstein socially.
Evidence against / limits
- Giuffre and Davies said they saw nothing sexual involving him; the audio was fake.
Sources: Business Insider: Giuffre denied flying with Clinton to the island in a 2016 deposition, Jan 2024 ↗ · PolitiFact: Purported Clinton/Epstein survivor audio was AI-generated, February 26, 2026 ↗ · Snopes: Is this a real photo of Chauntae Davies massaging Bill Clinton? 10 Jan 2024 ↗
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FALSE Epstein
“Clinton barely knew Epstein.”
The record shows more than a passing acquaintance: four trips, White House sign-ins, a birthday note.
Who says it: Clinton’s 2019 statement, as often repeated.
Evidence for the claim
- His office says contact was limited and ended long ago.
Evidence against / limits
- The documented contact, even if it ended by 2003, was substantial.
Sources: House Oversight: Epstein estate records released September 8, 2025 ↗ · ABC News: Timeline of Bill Clinton’s interactions with Jeffrey Epstein, 27 Feb 2026 ↗ · ABC News: Bill Clinton deposition questions and answers, March 2, 2026 ↗
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FALSE Benghazi
“Washington ordered rescuers to stand down.”
No such order from Washington was found by either House committee. A local delay at the CIA annex is in dispute.
Who says it: 13 Hours, critics, some annex contractors.
Evidence for the claim
- Some team members say the base chief told them to stand down.
Evidence against / limits
- The base chief denies it; the 2016 select committee found no stand-down order to the military.
Sources: House Select Committee on Benghazi: final report, 2016 ↗ · House Intelligence Committee: final Benghazi report, 2014 ↗
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FALSE Benghazi
“Ambassador Stevens asked her for help 600 times.”
The “600 requests” count security requests across offices and years; Stevens did not personally send them to her.
Who says it: Donald Trump, Mike Pompeo.
Evidence for the claim
- Many requests went unmet.
Evidence against / limits
- Committee Democrats identified fewer than 200 requests, many granted; Stevens became ambassador in 2012.
Sources: PolitiFact: Trump “wildly exaggerates” Stevens’s requests for extra Benghazi security, 14 Oct 2016 ↗ · Washington Post Fact Checker: The “600 requests” for Benghazi security, 26 Jan 2016 ↗
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FALSE Foundation, speeches & donors
“Only about 10% of Clinton Foundation money goes to charity.”
False. The figure counts only outside grants; the foundation runs most of its programs itself. About 80% of 2013 spending was program spending.
Who says it: Trump surrogates, commentators.
Evidence for the claim
- Grants to others are a small share.
Evidence against / limits
- Program spending is most of the budget; charity raters agree.
Sources: PolitiFact: Trump surrogate repeats wrong talking point on Clinton Foundation giving, 6 Sep 2016 ↗ · CharityWatch: Clinton Foundation rating and methodology ↗
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FALSE Foundation, speeches & donors
“Clinton sold 20% of America’s uranium to Russia.”
False. The deal gave Rosatom a company with about 20% of U.S. licensed mining capacity; the NRC barred exports; State had one of nine CFIUS votes.
Who says it: Trump, Clinton Cash.
Evidence for the claim
- Rosatom did gain control of the company.
Evidence against / limits
- Capacity is not reserves; she had one vote; the official on the panel said she never intervened.
Sources: FactCheck.org: the facts on Uranium One, October 2017 ↗ · Treasury testimony explaining the CFIUS process ↗
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FALSE Foundation, speeches & donors
“The Clintons trafficked Haitian children.”
No evidence. The claim leans on a 2010 case in which American missionary Laura Silsby was arrested; it did not involve the Clintons.
Who says it: Online posts.
Evidence for the claim
- The Silsby arrest happened.
Evidence against / limits
- Nothing ties the Clintons to it.
Sources: ABC Australia: final missionary released after Haiti conviction, May 18, 2010 ↗
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FALSE Deaths & the “body count”
“Vince Foster was murdered.”
Five investigations, including Starr’s, found suicide.
Who says it: Online lists, some commentators; Trump called it “very fishy.”
Evidence for the claim
- Gaps in the first inquiry, such as on the gun.
Evidence against / limits
- Every inquiry concluded suicide.
Sources: Contemporaneous account of Starr’s final Foster report, October 10, 1997 ↗ · FactCheck.org: Clinton death-list claims and their political amplification (2020) ↗
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FALSE Deaths & the “body count”
“The Clintons have had dozens of people killed.”
No evidence ties them to any death on the lists; the best-known cases were ruled accidents or suicides.
Who says it: “Clinton body count” lists, Trump retweet (2019).
Evidence for the claim
- People connected to them have died.
Evidence against / limits
- Each case has its own record; none shows a killing.
Sources: FactCheck.org: Clinton death-list claims and their political amplification (2020) ↗
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FALSE Deaths & the “body count”
“Ron Brown was assassinated.”
The Air Force blamed command failures, crew error and a poor approach; DOJ declined to investigate.
Who says it: Online lists.
Evidence for the claim
- No autopsy; some pathologists questioned a head wound.
Evidence against / limits
- Air Force board findings.
Sources: DVIDS: Air Force releases Brown crash investigation report, 1996 ↗ · Washington Post: Justice Dept. declines to probe death of Brown, 9 Jan 1998 ↗
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FALSE Deaths & the “body count”
“Mark Middleton was murdered.”
His family said it was suicide and the sheriff ruled it so.
Who says it: Daily Mail coverage, social posts.
Evidence for the claim
- Unusual scene details reported.
Evidence against / limits
- The family’s court petition.
Sources: PolitiFact: Former Clinton White House aide wasn’t murdered, 23 Feb 2023 ↗
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FALSE Online conspiracy stories
“Clinton associates ran a child-abuse ring from a pizza restaurant.”
False. A man fired a rifle in the restaurant looking for proof; there were no captive children and no basement.
Who says it: Online forums, InfoWars.
Evidence for the claim
- Podesta’s emails did mention pizza.
Evidence against / limits
- No evidence; the gunman was sentenced to four years.
Sources: Amanda Robb / Type Investigations: Anatomy of a Fake News Scandal (2017) ↗ · Washingtonian: Welch sentenced to four years, June 22, 2017 ↗
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FALSE Online conspiracy stories
“Seth Rich leaked DNC emails and was killed for it.”
Mueller found Russian hackers took the emails; Fox retracted its story and settled with Rich’s family.
Who says it: Fox (retracted), online.
Evidence against / limits
- Mueller; GRU indictment; Fox retraction.
Sources: Mueller report, Volume I, discussion of WikiLeaks and Seth Rich, pp. 48–49 ↗ · NPR / WXXI: Fox settles with Seth Rich’s parents (2020) ↗
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FALSE Online conspiracy stories
“Hillary Clinton was tried and executed at Guantanamo.”
False. The stories come from a self-described satire site.
Who says it: Real Raw News, social posts.
Evidence for the claim
- No supporting evidence identified in the public record.
Evidence against / limits
- Pentagon denial; Reuters fact-check.
Sources: Reuters Fact Check: Clinton and Podesta were not tried by the U.S. military at Guantanamo, 6 Dec 2023 ↗
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FALSE The Arkansas years
“Hillary was fired from the Watergate inquiry for lying.”
Pay records show she stayed until the work ended; Jerry Zeifman said he had no power to fire her.
Who says it: Viral posts citing Zeifman.
Evidence against / limits
- Pay records; his own 1999 words.
Sources: PolitiFact: No, Hillary Clinton wasn’t fired during Watergate, 22 Oct 2018 ↗
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FALSE Things she said
“She landed in Bosnia under sniper fire.”
Video shows a calm tarmac greeting; she said she “misspoke.”
Who says it: Hillary Clinton (2008).
Evidence for the claim
- No supporting evidence identified in the public record.
Evidence against / limits
- CBS video; her retraction.
Sources: PolitiFact: Video shows tarmac welcome, no snipers, 25 Mar 2008 ↗
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FALSE Things she said
“She was named after Sir Edmund Hillary.”
He was unknown until 1953; she was born in 1947. Her campaign called it a family story.
Who says it: Hillary Clinton.
Evidence for the claim
- No supporting evidence identified in the public record.
Evidence against / limits
- Dates; her campaign’s concession.
Sources: New York Times Empire Zone: Fact check — Hillary and Sir Edmund, 16 Oct 2006 ↗
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FALSE Things she said
“Hillary Clinton started the birther movement.”
Some 2008 supporters spread the rumor; the record does not show Clinton or her campaign starting or promoting it.
Who says it: Donald Trump (2016).
Evidence for the claim
- Supporters’ emails; Asher’s Blumenthal account.
Evidence against / limits
- PolitiFact; Blumenthal denies it.
Sources: PolitiFact: Fact-checking Trump’s claim that Clinton started birtherism, 16 Sep 2016 ↗ · PolitiFact: Hillary Clinton and the birther movement: still nothing there, 20 Sep 2016 ↗
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FALSE Health & family
“She faked a concussion to avoid Benghazi testimony.”
She was hospitalised with a blood clot and testified in January 2013.
Who says it: John Bolton, critics.
Evidence for the claim
- No supporting evidence identified in the public record.
Evidence against / limits
- Hospital treatment; her testimony.
Sources: Los Angeles Times: Hillary Clinton hospitalized with blood clot after concussion, 30 Dec 2012 ↗ · Los Angeles Times: Clinton accused of faking illness to avoid Benghazi testimony, 19 Dec 2012 ↗
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FALSE Health & family
“Hillary had seizures, Parkinson’s or dementia.”
The “leaked” records were forged; the viral “seizure” head-shake was, per the AP reporter there, an exaggerated joke.
Who says it: Online sites, some TV hosts.
Evidence for the claim
- Real health episodes in 2012 and 2016.
Evidence against / limits
- Forged documents; her doctor’s statements.
Sources: FactCheck.org: Fake Clinton medical records, Aug 2016 ↗ · CNN: Hillary Clinton health conspiracy theories explained, 22 Aug 2016 ↗
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FALSE Health & family
“Bill Clinton fathered a son, Danney Williams.”
A 1999 DNA comparison against the Starr report’s data found “no match, nothing even close.”
Who says it: Tabloids, 2016 revival.
Evidence for the claim
- No supporting evidence identified in the public record.
Evidence against / limits
Sources: Washington Post: The “love child” story turns into an orphan, 11 Jan 1999 ↗
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