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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 7, 2022 a post on Facebook
A $5,000 stimulus loan is available.
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 6, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 12, 2022 a post
"President Biden confirm(ed) everyone will receive their $1k gas checks this week!!"
False
By Monique Curet • June 14, 2022
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on April 25, 2022 an ad
Sen. Mark Kelly voted “for benefits to illegals.”
False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • May 2, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 18, 2022 a Facebook post
$2,000 stimulus checks were due on Jan. 19.
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • February 3, 2022
Bobby Scott
Bobby Scott
stated on July 12, 2021 a tweet.
“Every Republican in Congress voted to defund the police when they voted against the American Rescue Plan.”
False
By Warren Fiske • July 22, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 13, 2021 an Instagram post
“Donald J. Trump’s signature is on the new stimulus checks.”
False
March 16, 2021
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on March 14, 2021 a tweet
The COVID economic relief package “included $600 million for San Francisco, part of which goes to cover the tab for free alcohol and marijuana for the homeless."
False
By Jon Greenberg • March 16, 2021
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 8, 2021 a post on Trending Politics
“Schumer and Pelosi sneak funding into COVID bill.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • March 11, 2021
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 21, 2014 a debate
Says high-speed rail would have created 60,000 jobs.
False
By Katie Sanders, Steve Contorno • October 22, 2014
Young Conservatives of Texas
Young Conservatives of Texas
stated on March 13, 2014 a press release
Ryan Sitton’s company "accepted over $650,000 in Obama stimulus dollars."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 25, 2014
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on January 28, 2014 a response to the State of the Union address
Says President Barack Obama "spent nearly a trillion dollars on make-work government jobs."
False
By Louis Jacobson • January 30, 2014
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 3, 2012 the first presidential debate in Denver
"In one year, (President Obama) provided $90 billion in breaks to the green energy world … into solar and wind, to Solyndra and Fisker and Tesla and Ener1."
False
By Becky Bowers • October 5, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on September 4, 2012 a news release
"The president went on a stimulus-fueled spending binge that stuck every American man, woman and child with a $50,000 share of this $16 trillion debt."
False
By Tom Feran • September 19, 2012
American Future Fund
American Future Fund
stated on August 9, 2012 an advertisement
Says U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich "spent a trillion of our tax dollars on a stimulus for failed companies here and jobs overseas."
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 14, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on July 18, 2012 a campaign commercial
Says stimulus money went to buy electric cars from Finland as a payback to Obama supporters.
False
By Jon Greenberg • July 20, 2012
Allen West
Allen West
stated on May 14, 2012 a newsletter
An "Obamacare slush fund" paid to spay and neuter dogs and cats, then counted it as an "anti-obesity campaign."
False
By Amy Sherman • May 30, 2012
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
stated on April 26, 2012 a TV ad
Says the stimulus bill sent tax credits overseas, such as "half a billion to an electric car company that created hundreds of jobs in Finland."
False
By Becky Bowers • May 3, 2012
Jeb Hensarling
Jeb Hensarling
stated on October 26, 2011 a hearing of the congressional "Supercommittee"
The departments of Commerce, Education and Energy and the EPA saw their spending increase by between 130 percent and 219 percent between 2008 and 2010.
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 28, 2011
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on July 5, 2011 a news release
Says U.S. Rep. Ron Kind’s "stimulus cost taxpayers $278,000 per job."
False
August 1, 2011
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on July 5, 2011 a Twitter message.
Says President Barack Obama’s "own economists say the stimulus cost $278K per job ‘created.’ "
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, W. Gardner Selby • July 20, 2011
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