Latest Fact-Checks In Congress

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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
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on August 11, 2024 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 a tweet
“Bennie Thompson objected to the 2004 Presidential election.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • June 10, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 24, 2022 a national address from the White House.
"When we passed the assault weapons ban, mass shootings went down. When the law expired, mass shootings tripled."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • May 25, 2022
Steve Kerr
Steve Kerr
stated on May 24, 2022 remarks to the media
“90% of Americans, regardless of political party, want universal background checks.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • May 25, 2022
Chuck Todd
Chuck Todd
stated on January 30, 2022 remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press"
“Clarence Thomas is about to become the only member of the current Supreme Court who was nominated by a president of one party and confirmed by a Senate controlled by the other party.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 31, 2022
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