Latest Fact-Checks In Federal Budget

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 16, 2024 a rally in Vandalia, Ohio
"Your Social Security will be destroyed by the people coming in. There's too many of them. It's not sustainable."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 20, 2024
Marianne Williamson
Marianne Williamson
stated on November 7, 2023 an event at a store in Manchester, N.H.
Looking at “American aid to other countries … the vast majority of it is military aid.”
False
By Louis Jacobson, Renee Romo • November 14, 2023
Mike Johnson
Mike Johnson
stated on November 5, 2023 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
“Only in Washington can you cut funding, add a pay-for to a new spending measure, and they say it's terrible for the deficit.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 7, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 20, 2023 a Facebook post
The Pentagon “said we accidentally sent $6.2 billion to Ukraine.”
False
June 22, 2023
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on April 26, 2023 a TikTok post
Fauci, DOD and CDC funded deadly pathogen research at Sudan lab
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • May 8, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on March 9, 2023 a speech about his budget proposal
“More cops are killed responding to domestic violence calls than anything else.”
False
By Amy Sherman • March 15, 2023
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
stated on January 27, 2023 an interview with reporters
“The largest contributor to the debt ceiling, or to our deficit, has been the Trump tax cuts.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 1, 2023
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 30, 2022 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
“All Democrats in the Senate and House voted to cut $280 billion out of Medicare just two months ago.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 31, 2022
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on September 16, 2022 an ad
Sen. Raphael Warnock "voted with Biden to slash Medicare spending.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 29, 2022
Matt Gaetz
Matt Gaetz
stated on August 4, 2022 interview with Tucker Carlson on Fox News
The government is arming up the IRS because “Joe Biden is raising taxes and disarming Americans.”
False
August 12, 2022
American Prosperity Alliance
American Prosperity Alliance
stated on August 4, 2022 an ad
The Senate Democrats’ reconciliation bill “will strip $300 billion from Medicare.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 5, 2022
Stand Up To China
Stand Up To China
stated on January 20, 2022 an ad
Build Back Better “would be a huge payday for Chinese manufacturing” and “would fill our streets with cars made with Chinese parts.”
False
February 28, 2022
stated on January 26, 2022 an ad
The Biden-Harris administration "wants to hand out $450,000 to illegal immigrants."
False
January 26, 2022
Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC
Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC
stated on November 10, 2021 a Facebook post
“Trump cut Social Security benefits by over $3 billion.”
False
January 3, 2022
Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham
stated on December 12, 2021 an interview on Fox News Sunday
“The CBO says (the Build Back Better Act) is $3 trillion of deficit spending.”
False
By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson • December 14, 2021
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on November 18, 2021 a House floor speech
“Never in American history has so much been spent at one time. Never in American history will so many taxes be raised and so much borrowing be needed to pay for this reckless spending.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 19, 2021
Jen Psaki
Jen Psaki
stated on November 15, 2021 a White House press briefing
“No economist out there is projecting that (the Build Back Better bill) will have a negative impact on inflation.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 18, 2021
Ashley Hinson
Ashley Hinson
stated on October 21, 2021 a press release
Democrats are “asking for a blank check book to spend as much as they want without worrying about the repercussions.”
False
October 27, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on October 4, 2021 an Instagram post
President Joe Biden cut “$30 billion to Black colleges and universities.”
False
October 7, 2021
Derrick Van Orden
Derrick Van Orden
stated on May 11, 2021 Twitter
Says U.S. Rep. Ron Kind has “spent more $ in 100+ days than was spent fighting WWII
False
By D.L. Davis • June 4, 2021
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