Latest Fact-Checks In Stimulus

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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 7, 2022 in a post on Facebook:
A $5,000 stimulus loan is available.
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 6, 2023
Club for Growth Action
Club for Growth Action
stated on October 21, 2022 in an ad:
Catherine Cortez Masto "was the deciding vote” to send COVID-19 stimulus checks to more than 1 million prisoners.
Mostly False
October 27, 2022
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on October 4, 2022 in a TV ad.:
Abigail Spanberger supported “nearly $1 billion in stimulus checks for prisoners, including domestic terrorists.”
Half-True
By Warren Fiske • October 18, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 12, 2022 in a post:
"President Biden confirm(ed) everyone will receive their $1k gas checks this week!!"
False
June 14, 2022
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on April 25, 2022 in an ad:
Sen. Mark Kelly voted “for benefits to illegals.”
False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • May 2, 2022
Jane Timken
Jane Timken
stated on April 13, 2022 in a campaign ad:
Joe Biden's spending “has sent prices skyrocketing."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • April 20, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 20, 2022 in a Facebook post:
The IRS is taking money away from people who received unemployment benefits.
Mostly False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • March 3, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 18, 2022 in a Facebook post:
$2,000 stimulus checks were due on Jan. 19.
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • February 3, 2022
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on August 23, 2021 in a TV ad.:
Glenn Youngkin “called COVID relief ‘unnecessary.’”
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • September 1, 2021
David Suetterlein
David Suetterlein
stated on August 9, 2021 in a floor speech.:
The General Assembly gave Gov. Ralph Northam “a $1 billion blank check.”
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • August 16, 2021
Bobby Scott
Bobby Scott
stated on July 12, 2021 in a tweet.:
“Every Republican in Congress voted to defund the police when they voted against the American Rescue Plan.”
False
By Warren Fiske • July 22, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 7, 2021 in Facebook posts:
“Montana is canceling unemployment because of a workforce shortage.”
Half-True
May 12, 2021
Nicole Malliotakis
Nicole Malliotakis
stated on March 8, 2021 in a Tweet:
"If you are a hard-working law-abiding citizen who earns $80,000, you don’t get a stimulus check. But if you are a convicted murderer or rapist sitting in jail, you do."
Mostly True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • March 19, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 13, 2021 in an Instagram post:
“Donald J. Trump’s signature is on the new stimulus checks.”
False
March 16, 2021
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on March 14, 2021 in a tweet:
The COVID economic relief package “included $600 million for San Francisco, part of which goes to cover the tab for free alcohol and marijuana for the homeless."
False
By Jon Greenberg • March 16, 2021
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 8, 2021 in a post on Trending Politics:
“Schumer and Pelosi sneak funding into COVID bill.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • March 11, 2021
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on March 6, 2021 in a tweet:
“Senate Democrats just voted to give stimulus checks to criminals in prison.”
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • March 9, 2021
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on March 6, 2021 in a tweet:
In rejecting his amendment, “Democrats voted to send reopening money to schools that refuse to reopen.”
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • March 9, 2021
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 1, 2021 in an interview with CBS News:
The $1.9 trillion relief package is “about a bridge for Chuck Schumer, a tunnel for Nancy Pelosi.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • March 2, 2021
Ted Budd
Ted Budd
stated on February 24, 2021 in a speech:
“There’s about 9% of (the American Rescue Plan) actually going to COVID, meaning 91% of it is not even COVID-related.”
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg, Paul Specht • March 1, 2021
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