Latest Fact-Checks In Impeachment

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X posts
X posts
stated on January 22, 2025 an X post
“The U.S. Senate has the votes to remove Trump from office if the House votes to impeach.”
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By Caleb McCullough • January 24, 2025
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on December 4, 2024 an Instagram post
“Trump was impeached for trying to investigate all the crimes that Joe Biden just pardoned Hunter over.”
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By Loreben Tuquero • December 6, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on November 6, 2024 a Threads post
“Nancy Pelosi stated today that if the Democrats get the House the first thing they’re going to do is impeach Donald Trump before he gets elected.”
False
November 8, 2024
JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on February 12, 2024 a memo shared with GOP colleagues
“The Ukraine supplemental includes a hidden impeachment clause against President Trump.”
False
By Madison Czopek • February 16, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 19, 2023 a Facebook post
Video shows “articles of impeachment to be filed against President Joe Biden today!”
False
August 22, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 27, 2023 a Facebook post
Kevin McCarthy “announces impeachment proceeding for Biden regime.”
False
June 29, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 12, 2022 a Facebook post
“Nancy Pelosi set to resign from Congress as Trump files impeachment lawsuits against her.”
False
September 14, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 13, 2021 a text post
Donald Trump's second impeachment "cost $33 million."
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By Daniel Funke • February 19, 2021
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 9, 2021 an article
“Manipulated Video used in House Impeachment Looks to Have VIOLATED House Rules”
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February 11, 2021
Jody Hice
Jody Hice
stated on November 12, 2020 a tweet
Democrats “spent 4 years refusing to acknowledge Trump’s 2016 victory.”
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By Hayat Norimine • November 24, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 28, 2019 a Facebook post
Says it was "a crime for Nixon to wiretap the Democrats at Watergate but OK for Obama to wiretap Republicans at Trump Tower.”
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By Bill McCarthy • May 21, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on May 4, 2020 a blog post
Greta Thunberg “going on hunger strike until Trump is removed.”
False
May 5, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on January 19, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Nancy Pelosi said, “If the Senate conducts a sham trial, our caucus will just impeach the president again. We have no shortage of impeachment offenses. This president is a criminal.”
False
February 7, 2020
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Viral image
stated on February 6, 2020 a Facebook post
Says William Barr tweeted, “BREAKING NEWS Senator Mitt Romney is the only Republican Senator who voted to remove President Trump from office… IN A COMPLETELY UNRELATED STORY Senator Mitt Romney is also the only Republican Senator who has a son who sits on the board of a Ukrainian Energy Company.”
False
February 7, 2020
Jeanne Ives
Jeanne Ives
stated on January 29, 2020 a press release
Says U.S. Rep. Sean Casten “demanded the impeachment of the Republican President before the Mueller report was even released.”
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By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • February 6, 2020
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 29, 2020 a TV ad in Iowa
"Vice President Biden threatened a foreign country and forced them to fire a prosecutor who was investigating a company," that paid his son Hunter.
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By Amy Sherman • January 30, 2020
Mike Pompeo
Mike Pompeo
stated on January 24, 2020 an NPR interview
When asked if he’s defended former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, "I've defended every single person on this team."
False
By Miriam Valverde • January 29, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 27, 2020 a tweet
"The Democrat controlled House never even asked John Bolton to testify."
False
By Bill McCarthy • January 27, 2020
Pat Cipollone
Pat Cipollone
stated on January 21, 2020 remarks in the Senate impeachment trial
"Not even (House Intelligence Chairman Adam) Schiff’s Republican colleagues were allowed into the SCIF" during the House impeachment investigation.
False
By Louis Jacobson • January 21, 2020
Mike Gallagher
Mike Gallagher
stated on December 20, 2019 a radio interview
Says the House impeachment vote was the third by Democrats — "They tried to impeach Trump for criticizing the NFL and for some other things." 
False
By Madeline Heim • January 21, 2020
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