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Ken Martin
Ken Martin
stated on August 5, 2025 in a press conference:
Texas Republicans held one hearing on flood response but eight hearings on redistricting
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 6, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 5, 2025 in an interview on CNBC:
Bureau of Labor Statistics employment numbers “were rigged” when the agency revised them “down by almost 900,000 jobs” after the 2024 election.
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • August 5, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 28, 2025 in an interview:
“I’ve stopped six wars” since taking office in January 2025.
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • August 5, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on July 27, 2025 in a social media post:
President Donald Trump “made 4,725 wire transfers” to Jeffrey Epstein, totaling nearly $1.1 billion.
False
By Gabrielle Lazor, Loreben Tuquero • August 5, 2025
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on July 28, 2025 in a Threads post:
“Home Depot signed a deal that pays them $250 million with DHS, allowing ICE agents to stake out their parking lots and arrest immigrants.”
False
By Maria Briceño • August 5, 2025
Josh Stein
Josh Stein
stated on June 6, 2025 in an X post:
“Guns are the leading cause of death for children in North Carolina.”
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • August 5, 2025
Francesca Hong
Francesca Hong
stated on June 12, 2025 in X, formerly Twitter:
“Nearly 25 cents of every $1 spent via SNAP goes to farmers and ranchers.”
True
By Madeline Heim • July 30, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on July 29, 2025 in a post:
Oprah Winfrey refused to open her private Maui road during July 29, 2025, tsunami warnings.
Pants on Fire!
By Maria Briceño • July 30, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 27, 2025 in a press briefing:
“We gave $60 million two weeks ago” for food aid to Gaza.
Half-True
By Gabrielle Lazor, Samantha Putterman • July 30, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on July 28, 2025 in an X post:
Suspect in July 28 New York City shooting “was shouting Free Palestine and wearing a Keffiyeh.”
False
By Maria Briceño • July 29, 2025
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu
stated on July 27, 2025 in remarks:
“There is no starvation in Gaza.”
Pants on Fire!
By Madison Czopek • July 29, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 26, 2025 in a Truth Social post:
Democrats paid Beyoncé $11 million for an endorsement.
False
By Maria Briceño • July 28, 2025
Markwayne Mullin
Markwayne Mullin
stated on July 27, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":
The Jeffrey Epstein plea agreement “was a sweetheart plea deal that was made under the Obama administration.”
False
By Amy Sherman • July 28, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on July 24, 2025 in social media posts:
Images show “Egyptian youth who put some food, baby formula, rice, and flour in bottles and threw them into the sea, hoping it would reach Gaza.”
False
By Loreben Tuquero • July 28, 2025
Ritchie Torres
Ritchie Torres
stated on July 20, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":
“Since Donald Trump's inauguration, we have seen an 11% decline in the value of the dollar, the steepest decline in more than a half a century.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 25, 2025
U.S. Trade Representative
U.S. Trade Representative
stated on July 20, 2025 in a social media post:
“America had a trade surplus in ice cream in 2020 under President Trump's leadership, but that surplus turned into a trade deficit of $40.6 million under President Biden's watch.”
Mostly True
By Gabrielle Lazor • July 24, 2025
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on July 18, 2025 in an X post:
Florida: #51 in mental health care, #1 in home insurance costs, #1 in elder fraud, #1 in rent hikes.
Half-True
By Ella Moore, Samantha Putterman • July 23, 2025
Howard Lutnick
Howard Lutnick
stated on July 20, 2025 in an interview with CBS' "Face the Nation":
Tariffs are “going to pay off our deficit.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 22, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 22, 2025 in a press conference:
In 2016, after Donald Trump won the presidency, then-President Barack Obama was “trying to lead a coup” with Trump’s opponent, Hillary Clinton.
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • July 22, 2025
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on July 19, 2025 in a post on TikTok:
“The White House just announced that Trump only has four days left” because of his chronic venous insufficiency.
Pants on Fire!
By Madison Czopek • July 21, 2025
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