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Ethics

Scorecard

true
0% 39 Checks
mostly true
0% 39 Checks
half true
0% 61 Checks
mostly false
0% 47 Checks
false
0% 65 Checks
Pants on Fire
0% 26 Checks
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All Fact-checks for Ethics

Jevin Hodge
Jevin Hodge
stated on September 30, 2022 a tweet:
David Schweikert has “been convicted of 11 House ethics violations.”
True
By Chad Bradley • November 4, 2022
Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
stated on June 17, 2022 an ad:
"Adam Laxalt fought an investigation into the oil industry, then they funded his campaign."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • August 12, 2022
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on July 19, 2022 an ad:
Instead of fighting opioid addiction, a nonprofit founded by J.D. Vance paid his “top political adviser” and funded “political polling.”
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • July 27, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 16, 2021 a Facebook post:
Says Burisma admitted in a Ukrainian court to paying Joe Biden $900,000.
False
By Michael Majchrowicz • March 19, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 31, 2021 a Facebook post:
Says Nancy Pelosi bought $1.25 million in Tesla stock the day before Joe Biden signed an order “for all federal vehicles” to be electric.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • February 2, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 31, 2020 a rally:
"I’ve released 22 years of my tax returns. You can go online and look. (Donald Trump) hasn’t released one.”
True
By Bill McCarthy • October 31, 2020
Raphael Warnock
Raphael Warnock
stated on October 28, 2020 an interview:
When Sen. Kelly Loeffler heard about the COVID-19 risk, she “focused on her own portfolio” and "profited from the pandemic."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 31, 2020
Congressional Leadership Fund
Congressional Leadership Fund
stated on October 7, 2020 an ad:
Says Debbie Mucarsel-Powell's family received $700,000 from the firm of "violent warlord Ihor Kolomoisky," who is compared to Fidel Castro and Nicolás Maduro.
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 16, 2020
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on October 6, 2020 an ad:
When Sara Gideon “knew the truth about” sexual allegations against a state lawmaker, “she could have called for an immediate investigation, but didn’t…Gideon knew for months, using her power to cover up.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • October 9, 2020
Sara Gideon
Sara Gideon
stated on September 16, 2020 an ad:
Says Susan Collins “pushed for policies that benefited her husband’s lobbying business.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • October 5, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 23, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says Nancy Pelosi passed a bill awarding a $9 billion contract to her husband’s company.
Pants on Fire!
By Noah Y. Kim • August 26, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 15, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Trump administration just FIRED 54 scientists & cut off 77 grants at Fauci's NIH for not disclosing their ties to Communist China!”
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • June 18, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 10, 2020 a Facebook post:
Hospitals get paid more to list patients as COVID-19.
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • April 21, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 12, 2020 an image:
Says Dr. Anthony Fauci “stands to lose 100 million dollars on Bill Gates ‘vaccine’ for the coronavirus. Because he invested in this vaccine.”
False
By Daniel Funke • April 15, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 29, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says CEOs got advance notice of COVID, then resigned to dump stock.
False
By Tom Kertscher • April 13, 2020
X posts
X posts
stated on April 5, 2020 a post:
Says Rudy Giuliani "bought $2M in shares of Novartis, a primary supplier of hydroxychloroquine" in early February.
False
By Daniel Funke • April 9, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 15, 2020 a Facebook post:
“So Oscar Health, the company tapped by Trump to profit from covid tests, is a Kushner company. Imagine that, profits over national safety.”
Half-True
By Bill McCarthy • March 23, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 16, 2019 a YouTube video:
“Nancy Pelosi’s Brother’s Company Received $737 Million from Obama’s Energy Dept!”
False
By Bill McCarthy • February 29, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 8, 2019 a Facebook post:
“Trump’s daughter works at the White House. Her husband works at the White House. Rudy’s son works at the White House. Barr’s son-in-law works at the White House. Barr’s daughter works at Treasury. Trump’s sons do foreign business. Trump’s daughter is getting Chinese patents and Saudi grants.”
Mostly True
By Bill McCarthy • February 11, 2020
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 29, 2020 a TV ad in Iowa:
"Vice President Biden threatened a foreign country and forced them to fire a prosecutor who was investigating a company," that paid his son Hunter.
False
By Amy Sherman • January 30, 2020
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Latest promises about Ethics

Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Ban federal workers from taking jobs at companies they regulated
Moving away from his promise, Trump lets “revolving door” restrictions lapse | February 17, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Place lifetime ban on White House officials lobbying for foreign government
Trump revoked lifetime ban on foreign lobbying in late executive order | January 26, 2021
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Place lifetime ban on foreign lobbyists raising money for American elections
Trump breaks promise to ban foreign lobbyists from raising election money | December 21, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Enact 5-year ban on White House and congressional officials from lobbying
Provisions of lobbying restrictions considered underwhelming | July 15, 2020
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
No signing statements to nullify instructions from Congress
After ignoring provision on notifying Congress of Guantanamo transfers, this moves to Promise Broken | June 4, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Ensure that stem cell research is conducted ethically and with vigorous oversight
2009 guidelines on embryonic stem cell research provide detailed oversight | November 30, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Seek independent watchdog agency to investigate congressional ethics violations
Ethics commission never got a presidential push | July 10, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Ban lobbyist gifts to executive employees
Obama signs executive order on lobbyists and gifts | January 21, 2009
Latest promises about Ethics