Latest Fact-Checks In Ethics

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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 29, 2019 a social media post
"Elaine Chao BUSTED Sending $97 Million Contract To Help Mitch McConnell Win Reelection."
Half-True
January 9, 2020
William Barr
William Barr
stated on December 9, 2019 a statement
"The Inspector General’s report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • December 11, 2019
Ron Kind
Ron Kind
stated on November 17, 2019 a TV interview
"I am the only member of Congress that voted for both inquiries -- the Clinton inquiry and now the Trump inquiry."  
True
By Mica Soellner • November 25, 2019
Eric Trump
Eric Trump
stated on October 15, 2019 a Fox News appearance
"When my father became commander in chief of this country, we got out of all international business."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • October 18, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 30, 2019 a tweet
"Longstanding whistleblower rules (were changed) just before submittal of the fake whistleblower report."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 1, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 25, 2019 a phone call
"A lot of people are talking about" the removal of a "very fair prosecutor" in Ukraine.
False
By John Kruzel • September 26, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on May 6, 2019 a Facebook post
"In 2010, Maxine Waters steered $12 million in TARP funds to her husband’s private bank account. She was indicted but served no time."
False
May 16, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 28, 2018 a Facebook post
Says Red Cross President and CEO Marsha J. Evans makes "$651,957 plus expenses" a year and "only 9 cents of every dollar" donated to the organization goes to helping people in need.  
False
By Samantha Putterman • February 8, 2019
Chuck Woolery
Chuck Woolery
stated on January 17, 2019 in a tweet
"Nancy Pelosi's bill for alcohol on her flights from Washington to San Fran every week? We pay for it. 1000 dollars. On average 52,000 Bucks, a year for BOOZE. Tax payer money."
Pants on Fire!
By John Kruzel • January 22, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on January 13, 2019 a Facebook post
Quotes President Donald Trump as saying, "You tell people a lie three times, they will believe anything. You tell people what they want to hear, play to their fantasies, and then you close the deal."
False
By Jon Greenberg • January 15, 2019
Gil Cisneros
Gil Cisneros
stated on September 17, 2018 a spoof website
Says California Republican Young Kim is "a tax cheat" who "illegally claimed a $7,000 annual homestead exemption on a house she wasn’t living in," had "multiple tax liens placed on her" as a result and "owes over $10,000 in unpaid federal income taxes."  
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • November 2, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 16, 2018 in a tweet
"I have no financial interests in Saudi Arabia."
Half-True
By John Kruzel • October 18, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 25, 2018 a blog post
"SHOCK REPORT: Senator McCaskill BUSTED Funneling Millions of Tax Dollars to Her Hubby."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • August 1, 2018
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on July 21, 2018 a debate
"In December of 2017, the Prince William board of supervisors had a meeting ... (Corey Stewart) skipped that meeting to go campaign in Alabama for Roy Moore to be a U.S. senator … You haven't disavowed Roy Moore's name yet."
True
By Bill McCarthy • July 24, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on January 11, 2018 a blog post
"Twitter caught leaking Donald Trump’s private messages in undercover sting."
False
By Bill McCarthy • June 28, 2018
Corey Stewart
Corey Stewart
stated on June 13, 2018 in an interview
"I have always condemned … any of these white supremacists or bigots or anything like that."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • June 20, 2018
Corey Stewart
Corey Stewart
stated on June 13, 2018 in a tweet
Says Sen. Tim Kaine "approves of and even applauds his son's participation in a known terrorist organization, #Antifa."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • June 20, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on June 6, 2018 in a blog post
"Mitt Romney: ‘Trump has some very serious emotional problems, he must resign before we…’"
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • June 8, 2018
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on May 18, 2018 a TV ad
"Jim Renacci has been a lobbyist even while in Congress" and "voted to make it easier for lobbyists to hold key government positions and harder to investigate conflicts of interest."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • May 31, 2018
Rod Blagojevich
Rod Blagojevich
stated on May 28, 2018 a Wall Street Journal op-ed
"I’m in prison for practicing politics."
Pants on Fire!
By Bob Secter, John Chase • May 29, 2018
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