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Latest Fact-Checks In Congress

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Susan Collins
Susan Collins
stated on June 12, 2026 in an interview with the media:
The Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling on abortion “has not had an impact on the state of Maine in that Maine actually expanded its law.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • June 23, 2026
Graham Platner
Graham Platner
stated on June 9, 2026 in a primary night speech:
Sen. Susan Collins votes “with Donald Trump 95% of the time.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • June 10, 2026
Tammy Duckworth
Tammy Duckworth
stated on March 18, 2026 in an X post:
“9% of American citizens don't have the identification that the SAVE act requires to vote. Almost 1 in 10.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • March 20, 2026
Dan Koh
Dan Koh
stated on September 29, 2025 in 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
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on August 11, 2024 in an interview on CNN State of the Union:
Gov. Tim Walz delivered paid family leave in Minnesota but “Republicans are blocking” a Biden-Harris proposal.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • August 16, 2024
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on July 17, 2024 in a campaign video:
"Unlike Mike Pence, (JD) Vance said he would have carried out Trump's plan to overturn the 2020 election."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • July 18, 2024
Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile
stated on March 24, 2024 in 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
MAGA Inc
MAGA Inc
stated on October 28, 2023 in a TV ad in Iowa:
Gov. Ron DeSantis “actually sponsored the bill to make Puerto Rico a state.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • November 1, 2023
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on June 6, 2023 in campaign announcement speech:
Donald Trump “never changed one immigration law.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • June 12, 2023
Pramila Jayapal
Pramila Jayapal
stated on May 28, 2023 in in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union”:
The average amount of assistance for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is $6 a day.
Mostly True
By Sevana Wenn • June 6, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 27, 2023 in 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
Hakeem Jeffries
Hakeem Jeffries
stated on January 8, 2023 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
A “default on our debt” would be unprecedented in American history.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 11, 2023
Karine Jean-Pierre
Karine Jean-Pierre
stated on December 9, 2022 in a press conference:
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema "voted with the president 93% of the time."
Mostly True
By Yacob Reyes • December 14, 2022
Raphael Warnock
Raphael Warnock
stated on November 19, 2022 in a speech:
Herschel Walker “wants a nationwide ban on abortion” and said no exceptions “not even for rape or incest or life of the mother.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • November 22, 2022
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on October 19, 2022 in Political ad:
Says "Ron Johnson is making excuses for rioters who tried to overthrow our government, even calling them ‘peaceful protests.’”
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • November 3, 2022
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on October 30, 2022 in an interview on Meet the Press:
“One in six local election officials have received threats of violence” and threats against judges have doubled over four years and threats against members of Congress have increased by 10 times over five years.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • November 1, 2022
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on September 27, 2022 in a campaign ad:
“I voted with Trump on trade.”
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • October 4, 2022
Yuh-Line Niou
Yuh-Line Niou
stated on September 28, 2022 in a tweet:
Sen. Marco Rubio and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis “voted against aid for Hurricane Sandy.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • September 30, 2022
Val Demings
Val Demings
stated on July 13, 2022 in a campaign ad:
Sen. Marco Rubio has "one of the worst attendance records in the Senate."
Mostly True
By Yacob Reyes • July 14, 2022
House Republican Conference
House Republican Conference
stated on June 9, 2022 in a tweet:
“Bennie Thompson objected to the 2004 Presidential election.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • June 10, 2022
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