Latest Fact-Checks In Congress

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Elon Musk
Elon Musk
stated on February 10, 2025 an X post
“FEMA sent $59M LAST WEEK to luxury hotels in New York City to house illegal migrants… That money is meant for American disaster relief.”
False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • February 14, 2025
Brian Mast
Brian Mast
stated on February 2, 2025 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
From the U.S. Agency for International Development funding, “10 to 30 cents on the dollar is what actually goes to aid.”
False
By Amy Sherman • February 5, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 1, 2025 a Facebook post
Ukrainian officials released list of “kickbacks” given to 18 U.S. politicians.
Pants on Fire!
February 4, 2025
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on January 29, 2025 a Senate confirmation hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “made $2.5 million off suing one of the entities that (he would be regulating) and plans to keep getting a take of every lawsuit in the future.”
Half-True
By Sara Swann • January 30, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 27, 2024 a U.S. Supreme Court brief
On banning TikTok
Full Flop
By Amy Sherman, Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Samantha Putterman • January 16, 2025
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on January 2, 2025 a statement to the media
H-1B guest workers are “being employed as dog trainers, massage therapists, cooks, and English teachers.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • January 9, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 7, 2025 a press conference
“They’re still counting the (2024 election) vote in some areas.”
False
By Amy Sherman • January 7, 2025
Sara Jacobs
Sara Jacobs
stated on December 18, 2024 an X post
Government shutdowns in 2013 and 2018 “cost our economy billions of dollars each.”
True
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • December 19, 2024
Department of Government Efficiency
Department of Government Efficiency
stated on December 18, 2024 an X post
Spending plan to prevent a government shutdown includes “a pay increase for members of Congress from $174,000 to $243,000 per year.”
False
By Madison Czopek • December 19, 2024
Social Media
Social Media
stated on December 7, 2024 posts
“Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was set to testify against Nancy Pelosi for insider trading.”
False
By Loreben Tuquero • December 10, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 3, 2024 a video
A “no-strings-attached $1,000 stimulus” check has been approved for “every U.S. resident” ahead of Donald Trump’s presidency.”
False
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • December 10, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on November 24, 2024 a Threads post
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said “if every member of Congress had to resign for doing what Matt Gaetz has been accused of, Democrats would have a supermajority.’"
False
November 27, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on November 19, 2024 a Threads post
“The U.S Senate accidentally passed a bill banning Trump from becoming President, and Biden is planning to sign it.”
Pants on Fire!
November 20, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on October 30, 2024 a Threads post
"AOC is worth 29 Million dollars! How did that happen, on $174,000 per year?"
Pants on Fire!
October 30, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 27, 2024 an Instagram post
Vice Presidential nominee Tim Walz “says that if Democrats win they’ll make (U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) speaker of the house.”
False
October 29, 2024
JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on October 16, 2024 a campaign event
Says former President Donald Trump did not lose the 2020 election.
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • October 17, 2024
Robert Reich
Robert Reich
stated on October 8, 2024 an Instagram post
“Two weeks ago 100 GOP lawmakers voted against additional FEMA funding.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 11, 2024
Kari Lake
Kari Lake
stated on September 13, 2024 a post on X
Rep. Ruben Gallego’s “first act in Congress was to propose legislation to BAN the use of the term ‘illegal alien.’”
False
By Mia Osmonbekov • September 19, 2024
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on August 11, 2024 an interview on CNN State of the Union
Gov. Tim Walz delivered paid family leave in Minnesota but “Republicans are blocking” a Biden-Harris proposal.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • August 16, 2024
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on July 17, 2024 a campaign video
"Unlike Mike Pence, (JD) Vance said he would have carried out Trump's plan to overturn the 2020 election."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • July 18, 2024
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