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Hakeem Jeffries

Hakeem Jeffries is a member of Congress representing parts of Queens and Brooklyn in New York City.

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Latest Fact-Checks Of Hakeem Jeffries

Hakeem Jeffries twists Karoline Leavitt’s words about ballroom as Trump priority
By Louis Jacobson
October 24, 2025

“The Trump administration just declared that erecting a ballroom is the president’s main priority,” rather than issues such as the cost of living and health…

Donald Trump’s cuts to medical research would be steep, but Hakeem Jeffries exaggerates them
By Louis Jacobson
September 29, 2025

"Republicans have effectively ended medical research in the United States of America."

Permanent tax breaks for billionaires, temporary for everyone else? That’s exaggerated
By Louis Jacobson
July 8, 2025

President Donald Trump’s tax law has “tax breaks for billionaires, permanent; tax breaks for everybody else, expire.”

Hakeem Jeffries said 20% of veteran households use food stamps. That’s Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson
May 12, 2025

“About 20% of households with veterans rely upon” the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Did Donald Trump rack up more debt than any other president?
By Louis Jacobson
May 22, 2023

“(Donald) Trump ran up more debt than any other president in American history.”

Hakeem Jeffries said a U.S. debt limit default would be a historical first. He’s mostly right.
By Louis Jacobson
January 11, 2023

A “default on our debt” would be unprecedented in American history.

Did Trump’s budget include a $2 trillion cut for Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security?
By Dan Clark
May 4, 2018

President Donald Trump’s budget "threatened to cut $2 trillion from Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid"

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