Latest Fact-Checks In Congress

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 11, 2026 remarks to reporters
Credit card companies would be “in violation of the law” if they don’t cap interest rates at 10% by Jan. 20.
False
By Louis Jacobson • January 12, 2026
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on October 7, 2025 a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
“The FBI tapped my phone” and those of other senators.
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • October 9, 2025
stated on September 29, 2025 The People's Cabinet podcast
“If the government shuts down, members of Congress still get paid. The janitors never get paid.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • September 30, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on September 12, 2025 social media posts
Former President Barack Obama eliminated a law that “held news corporations accountable for lying to the American people.”
False
By Loreben Tuquero • September 17, 2025
Chris Murphy
Chris Murphy
stated on August 27, 2025 an X post
Following the passage of a 2022 gun safety law, mass shootings “began to drop.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 28, 2025
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on August 6, 2025 a Threads post
The official U.S. government website erased sections of the U.S. Constitution without amending it.
False
By Samantha Putterman • August 7, 2025
stated on June 13, 2025 an email
“Democrats have 24 more seats (in Congress) than they would have if illegal aliens were not counted in the census.”
False
By Paul Specht • August 7, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 29, 2025 an interview on Fox News' 'Sunday Morning Futures'
The One Big Beautiful Bill will deliver the promise of “no tax on Social Security.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero • June 30, 2025
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on June 24, 2025 an X post
“If every one of the 340 million people in America paid a new $35 copay to visit the doctor, that still wouldn’t be enough to cover how much Meta would get from just one tax break in Donald Trump's ‘Big Beautiful Bill.’"
Half-True
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • June 27, 2025
American Action Network
American Action Network
stated on June 4, 2025 an ad
The Republican tax and spending bill will provide a “tax cut for Social Security recipients.”
Half-True
By Loreben Tuquero • June 24, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on June 12, 2025 an image
Says Karoline Leavitt said, “America cannot function if President Trump has to deal with co-equal branches of government having the ability to check his power.”
False
By Ella Moore • June 13, 2025
Mike Johnson
Mike Johnson
stated on May 25, 2025 a "Face the Nation" episode
“We are not cutting” the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
False
By Loreben Tuquero • May 29, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on May 25, 2025 social media posts
The Republican tax and spending bill will let President Donald Trump “delay or cancel elections — legally.”
False
By Amy Sherman • May 28, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on May 21, 2025 X posts
Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., started singing during a May 20 CNN interview.
False
By Loreben Tuquero • May 23, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 20, 2025 remarks to reporters in the U.S. Capitol
In the House bill, “we’re not changing Medicaid,” only cutting “waste, fraud and abuse.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 22, 2025
Karoline Leavitt
Karoline Leavitt
stated on May 19, 2025 a White House press briefing
President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill “does not add to the deficit.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 21, 2025
Robert Reich
Robert Reich
stated on May 13, 2025 an X post
While serving in Congress, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy “voted against upgrading air traffic control systems.”
Mostly False
By Loreben Tuquero • May 21, 2025
Markwayne Mullin
Markwayne Mullin
stated on March 25, 2025 a video on X
“Hillary Clinton was sending classified documents that were stamped TS or TSSCI.”
False
By Madison Czopek • March 28, 2025
Kevin O'Leary
Kevin O'Leary
stated on February 24, 2025 an interview on CNN
“We've never audited government for 100 years.”
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • February 26, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on February 11, 2025 a post
Rep. Nancy Pelosi has a $223,000 salary and a $202 million net worth. Sen. Mitch McConnell has a $200,000 salary and a $95 million net worth. Sen. Chuck Schumer has a $210,000 salary and a $75 million net worth. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has a $285,000 salary and a $67 million net worth.
Mostly False
By Sara Swann • February 18, 2025
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