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Latest Fact-Checks On Tim Scott

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Tim Scott
Tim Scott
stated on April 26, 2026 in an X post:
“Secret Service remains unpaid” during the partial government shutdown.
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 29, 2026
Tim Scott
Tim Scott
stated on October 7, 2023 in a post on X:
The Biden administration “wanted Israel to stand down after the attack" by Hamas.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 10, 2023
Tim Scott
Tim Scott
stated on July 11, 2023 in a post on X, formerly Twitter:
“There have been more illegal encounters under Biden than the previous two administrations combined.”
False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • July 26, 2023
Tim Scott
Tim Scott
stated on June 21, 2023 in a Fox News town hall:
“Median income in this country is … $35,000 a year. Because of Joe Biden's inflation, the average monthly expenses have increased by $500, almost.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 26, 2023
Tim Scott
Tim Scott
stated on June 18, 2023 in a TV interview:
“Think about parents who show up at school board meetings. By this DOJ, they’re called domestic terrorists.”
False
By Sevana Wenn • June 22, 2023
Tim Scott
Tim Scott
stated on May 22, 2023 in his presidential announcement speech:
“The share of working-age men choosing to work is the lowest it has ever been.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 24, 2023
Tim Scott
Tim Scott
stated on April 11, 2023 in Senate Banking Committee press release:
“For African American families in particular, the homeownership rate remains relatively unchanged since 1968, the year the Fair Housing Act was signed into law.”
True
By Matthew Crowley • May 19, 2023
Tim Scott
Tim Scott
stated on August 10, 2022 in an interview on Fox News:
“The Congressional Budget Office says 90% of the revenue generated from the new IRS agents will come from people making less than $200,000 … and the revenue generated will be $300-plus billion.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • August 17, 2022
Tim Scott
Tim Scott
stated on April 28, 2021 in a GOP response to President Joe Biden's speech:
Says Democrats blocked his efforts at police reform.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • April 30, 2021
Tim Scott
Tim Scott
stated on April 6, 2021 in a tweet:
Says Georgia “has more day-of voting rights than Colorado.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • April 7, 2021
Tim Scott
Tim Scott
stated on November 26, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week":
"If you don't pay income taxes ... you'll have more money" under the Republican tax plan.
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 29, 2017