Congress Scorecard True 0% 61 Checks Mostly True 0% 88 Checks Half True 0% 0 Checks Mostly False 0% 104 Checks False 0% 189 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 85 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Congress Donald Trump stated on January 11, 2026 in remarks to reporters: Credit card companies would be “in violation of the law” if they don’t cap interest rates at 10% by Jan. 20. January 12, 2026 Josh Hawley stated on October 7, 2025 in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing: “The FBI tapped my phone” and those of other senators. October 9, 2025 stated on September 29, 2025 in The People's Cabinet podcast: “If the government shuts down, members of Congress still get paid. The janitors never get paid.” September 30, 2025 Social Media stated on September 12, 2025 in social media posts: Former President Barack Obama eliminated a law that “held news corporations accountable for lying to the American people.” September 17, 2025 Chris Murphy stated on August 27, 2025 in an X post: Following the passage of a 2022 gun safety law, mass shootings “began to drop.” August 28, 2025 Threads posts stated on August 6, 2025 in a Threads post: The official U.S. government website erased sections of the U.S. Constitution without amending it. August 7, 2025 stated on June 13, 2025 in an email: “Democrats have 24 more seats (in Congress) than they would have if illegal aliens were not counted in the census.” August 7, 2025 Donald Trump stated on June 29, 2025 in an interview on Fox News' 'Sunday Morning Futures': The One Big Beautiful Bill will deliver the promise of “no tax on Social Security.” June 30, 2025 Elizabeth Warren stated on June 24, 2025 in an X post: “If every one of the 340 million people in America paid a new $35 copay to visit the doctor, that still wouldn’t be enough to cover how much Meta would get from just one tax break in Donald Trump's ‘Big Beautiful Bill.’" June 27, 2025 American Action Network stated on June 4, 2025 in an ad: The Republican tax and spending bill will provide a “tax cut for Social Security recipients.” June 24, 2025 Load More Latest Articles Democratic fight over DHS funding could lead to government shutdown. How could it play out? • January 29, 2026 Is the War Powers Resolution unconstitutional, as President Donald Trump says? • January 9, 2026 Was Trump required to notify Congress in advance about Venezuela operation? • January 7, 2026 Fact-checking Donald Trump following U.S. attacks on Venezuela and capture of Nicolás Maduro • January 3, 2026 ‘We have nothing to hide.’ How Donald Trump shifted on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files • November 17, 2025 The Epstein files, Trump and Congress: What happens next? • November 13, 2025 Nancy Pelosi to retire: How the Democratic leader stretched facts and became a misinformation magnet • November 6, 2025 Las acciones de Trump podrían afectar las elecciones de medio término de 2026. ¿Qué significaría? • November 5, 2025 How do you get rid of the filibuster? Trump has called for an end, but it wouldn’t be easy • November 4, 2025 Trump’s actions could affect the 2026 midterm elections. What will it mean for voters? • November 3, 2025