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Latest Fact-Checks By Matthew Crowley

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Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile
stated on March 24, 2024 remarks on ABC's "This Week"
The current Congress is “the least productive in our lifetime.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson, Matthew Crowley • April 3, 2024
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on September 17, 2023 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
“CEOs are now making 400 times more than their average worker.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson, Matthew Crowley • September 21, 2023
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on August 13, 2023 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
“In three short years, we achieved energy independence.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson, Matthew Crowley • August 16, 2023
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on May 24, 2023 a Twitter Spaces event
“There's not been a single book banned in the state of Florida.”
False
By Amy Sherman, Matthew Crowley • May 31, 2023
Tim Scott
Tim Scott
stated on April 11, 2023 Senate Banking Committee press release
“For African American families in particular, the homeownership rate remains relatively unchanged since 1968, the year the Fair Housing Act was signed into law.”
True
By Matthew Crowley • May 19, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy
Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on April 30, 2023 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
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,” benefiting Walt Disney Co.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson, Matthew Crowley • May 4, 2023
Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley
stated on April 10, 2023 a town hall in Salix, Iowa
There is “$500 billion of unspent COVID money” that can be rescinded.
Half-True
By Matthew Crowley • May 1, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 27, 2023 An address at the White House
“We cut Black child poverty in half in 2021 because of the child tax credit.”
Mostly True
By Matthew Crowley • March 22, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on January 30, 2023 A speech in Baltimore
“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 it ranks No. 2.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson, Matthew Crowley • February 13, 2023