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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
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 19, 2025 una publicación en Facebook:
“El nuevo presidente ha aprobado el Programa Nacional de Alivio de Deuda 2025 para todos los hispanoamericanos”.
False
By Maria Briceño • March 27, 2025
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on February 8, 2025 a TikTok post:
People can get student debt “erased” by filing Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act complaints because the Department of Government Efficiency accessed federal student loan databases.
False
By Claire Cranford • March 27, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 22, 2024 una publicación en Facebook:
"El fondo de innovación para la deuda americana está ayudando a los hispanoamericanos a borrar hasta $50,000 de deuda de tarjetas de crédito...para evitar otra recesión".
False
By Marta Campabadal Graus • October 31, 2024
Tim Walz
Tim Walz
stated on September 21, 2024 in Bethlehem, Pa.:
“Donald Trump added more to the national debt than any other president, ever.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 25, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 3, 2024 una publicación en Facebook:
"La nueva ley de condonación elimina $15,000 de la deuda de tarjetas de crédito para todos los estadounidenses".
False
By Maria Briceño • September 9, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 27, 2024 una publicación en Facebook:
La comunidad de hispanos se puede beneficiar de una "Nueva ley de prosperidad nacional elimina hasta 47,000 en deudas de tarjetas de crédito".
False
By Maria Briceño • July 5, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 1, 2024 una publicación en Facebook:
“A todos los hispanoamericanos se les borraran sus deudas...porque quieren luchar contra la recesión que se avecina”.
False
By Maria Briceño • April 5, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 28, 2024 una publicación en Facebook:
"El reciente Programa de Alivio de Deudas 2024 está ayudando a miles de estadounidenses con deudas totales que superan los $13,000".
False
By Marta Campabadal Graus • April 4, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 21, 2024 una publicación en Facebook:
"El presidente Biden acaba de anunciar el nuevo programa 'Latinos sin deudas 2024' que ayudará a toda la comunidad hispana con problemas de deudas".
False
By Marta Campabadal Graus • April 3, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 23, 2024 a video:
“Biden signs an executive order to terminate Social Security, SSI, bans side hustle.”
Pants on Fire!
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • March 27, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 8, 2024 una publicación en Facebook:
Jorge Ramos reportó que "la nueva ley de empoderamiento económico elimina entre $15,000 y $100,000 de deuda de tarjeta de crédito para todos los estadounidenses hispanos".
False
By Marta Campabadal Graus • March 25, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 18, 2024 una publicación en Facebook:
Se acaba de lanzar "el Programa Oficial de Ayuda para Dificultades Económicas en 2024" para pagar tus deudas de tarjetas de crédito.
False
By Maria Briceño • March 21, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 13, 2024 una publicación en Facebook:
“A todos los hispanoamericanos se les borraran sus deudas hasta este sábado 16 de marzo, he aquí porque quieren luchar contra la recesión que se avecina”.
False
By Maria Briceño • March 20, 2024
Eric Hovde
Eric Hovde
stated on March 4, 2024 Campaign video:
“Since the end of the 2020 fiscal year, President Biden and Senator Baldwin have added over $7.3 trillion of debt, more than the first 228 years of our nation’s history combined.”
Half-True
By Hope Karnopp • March 14, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on March 7, 2024 his State of the Union address:
The Trump administration "added more to the national debt than any presidential term in American history."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 12, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on March 7, 2024 a State of the Union address:
"We’ve already cut the federal deficit by over $1 trillion."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 8, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 15, 2023 a Facebook post:
“Any American who needs $2,000 a month can get it now” thanks to a new government program.
False
By Maria Briceño • November 20, 2023
Mike Johnson
Mike Johnson
stated on November 5, 2023 an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
“Only in Washington can you cut funding, add a pay-for to a new spending measure, and they say it's terrible for the deficit.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 7, 2023
Mike Johnson
Mike Johnson
stated on October 25, 2023 his acceptance speech as speaker:
“In the time it’s going to take me to deliver this speech, we’ll go up another $20 million in debt.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 26, 2023
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