The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 9/14/2019

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Claim by Julian Castro: “The difference between what I support and what you support, Vice President Biden, is that you require them to opt in (to a Medicare public option), and I would not require them to opt in. … They would automatically be enrolled. That’s a big difference. … Are you forgetting what…

PolitiFact rating: Mostly False

Julian Castro’s attack on Joe Biden falls flat

Claim by Donald Trump: “I want China to do well [in economic growth], and I hope they do well, but they’ve had now the worst year in 57 years.”

Washington Post rating: Wrong

Fact check of Trump’s claims about China

Claim by Josh Kaul: Says people convicted of felonies or under restraining orders “can buy a firearm without going through a background check.”

PolitiFact rating: True

Can you buy a gun after a felony or restraining order?

Claim by Bernie Sanders: Medicare for All will save the average American substantial sums of money on his or her health care bill.

PolitiFact rating: Lacks solid numbers

The cost of Medicare for All: Sticker shock or bill relief?

Claim by Elizabeth Warren: “54 senators said, let’s do background checks, let’s get rid of assault weapons, and with 54 senators it failed because of the filibuster.”

PolitiFact rating: Half True

Sen. Elizabeth Warren conflated votes on assault weapons, background checks