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
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
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
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
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
Elon Musk
Elon Musk
stated on February 10, 2025 an X post
“FEMA sent $59M LAST WEEK to luxury hotels in New York City to house illegal migrants… That money is meant for American disaster relief.”
False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • February 14, 2025
Brian Mast
Brian Mast
stated on February 2, 2025 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
From the U.S. Agency for International Development funding, “10 to 30 cents on the dollar is what actually goes to aid.”
False
By Amy Sherman • February 5, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 7, 2025 a press conference
“They’re still counting the (2024 election) vote in some areas.”
False
By Amy Sherman • January 7, 2025
Department of Government Efficiency
Department of Government Efficiency
stated on December 18, 2024 an X post
Spending plan to prevent a government shutdown includes “a pay increase for members of Congress from $174,000 to $243,000 per year.”
False
By Madison Czopek • December 19, 2024
Social Media
Social Media
stated on December 7, 2024 posts
“Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was set to testify against Nancy Pelosi for insider trading.”
False
By Loreben Tuquero • December 10, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 3, 2024 a video
A “no-strings-attached $1,000 stimulus” check has been approved for “every U.S. resident” ahead of Donald Trump’s presidency.”
False
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • December 10, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on November 24, 2024 a Threads post
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said “if every member of Congress had to resign for doing what Matt Gaetz has been accused of, Democrats would have a supermajority.’"
False
November 27, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 27, 2024 an Instagram post
Vice Presidential nominee Tim Walz “says that if Democrats win they’ll make (U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) speaker of the house.”
False
October 29, 2024
Kari Lake
Kari Lake
stated on September 13, 2024 a post on X
Rep. Ruben Gallego’s “first act in Congress was to propose legislation to BAN the use of the term ‘illegal alien.’”
False
By Mia Osmonbekov • September 19, 2024
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