Latest Fact Checks By Matthew Crowley

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Congress Dome April 2024

Is the current Congress the least productive of our lifetime? So far, yes

By Louis Jacobson , Matthew Crowley
April 3, 2024
The current Congress is “the least productive in our lifetime.”
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Sanders UAW speech in Detroit, 9-15-2023

Do CEOs today earn 400 times more than their typical workers, as Bernie Sanders said?

By Louis Jacobson , Matthew Crowley
September 21, 2023
“CEOs are now making 400 times more than their average worker.”
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Ron DeSantis in Iowa, 5-13-2023

Ron DeSantis said that not ‘a single book’ was banned in Florida. Districts have removed dozens.

By Amy Sherman , Matthew Crowley
May 31, 2023
“There's not been a single book banned in the state of Florida.”
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Tim Scott speaks at town hall 5-8-23

Sen. Tim Scott said Black homeownership has been static since 1968 housing law. He’s right.

By Matthew Crowley
May 19, 2023
“For African American families in particular, the homeownership rate remains relatively unchanged since 1968, the year the Fair Housing Act was signed into law.”
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Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, 1-9-2019

Vivek Ramaswamy largely right on Ron DeSantis, Disney carve-out

By Louis Jacobson , Matthew Crowley
May 4, 2023
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed “a last-minute exception into an anti-discrimination law for anyone who also operates a theme park more than 25 acres in Florida,”…
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Nikki Haley in South Carolina, 4-6-2023

Is Nikki Haley right that $500 billion in COVID-19 funding could be rescinded? It’s not that simple

By Matthew Crowley
May 1, 2023
There is “$500 billion of unspent COVID money” that can be rescinded.
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President Joe Biden, Black history month, 2-27-2023

Biden says expanded child tax credit sharply cut poverty for Black children; data shows he’s right

By Matthew Crowley
March 22, 2023
“We cut Black child poverty in half in 2021 because of the child tax credit.”
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President Biden announces Baltimore rail project 1-30-2023

Biden says U.S. is losing ground to China in R&D spending. His rankings are off.

By Louis Jacobson , Matthew Crowley
February 13, 2023
“We used to rank No. 1 in the world in research and development, now we rank No. 9. China used to rank No. 8, now…
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