Clinton on economy, guns, emails

“Gun violence is by far the leading cause of death for young African-American men, outstripping the next nine causes of death combined.” — Hillary Clinton on Feb.17 in a speech posted on Medium

We found the relevant data on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. And we collected data on the 10 most common causes of death for African-American men and boys between the ages of 15 and 24, for 2014.

As long as you define “young” as being between the ages of 15 and 24, Clinton’s statement is accurate, according to CDC data.

We rated the statement True.

“It is a fact that the economy does better when we have a Democrat in the White House.” — Hillary Clinton on June 5 in a campaign speech

This is similar to her March statement in Phoenix that “The economy always does better when there’s a Democrat in the White House.”

Democratic presidents do have more gross domestic product growth than Republicans, according to quarterly GDP data dating back to 1947.

But Clinton’s comments require several caveats. The current growth in the economy under Obama is lower than the Republican average. Factors such as oil prices also reflect the higher GDP growth under Democratic presidents. On top of that, comparing one period of time to another or one president to another can be problematic.

We rated Clinton’s claim in Sacramento Half True.

Says she “never received nor sent any material that was marked classified” on her private email server while secretary of state. — Hillary Clinton on July 2 in an interview on MSNBC

Clinton has made this claim over and over again. An independent FBI investigation has found that to be inaccurate.

It’s important to remember that only “a very small number” of her emails, two, were marked classified when they were first sent, and just 110 out of the 30,000 she turned over were classified but unmarked.

But over the course of a year, Clinton and her staff have painted a picture of an email setup where absolutely zero classified information slipped through the cracks.

We rated this statement False.

AP Hillary Clinton in 2011 checks her BlackBerry. Clinton has said no classified material was on her email server.