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Latest Fact-Checks In Congress

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USA In Front
USA In Front
stated on December 10, 2017 in a headline:
"Update: Chuck Schumer’s steamy affair with a high school cheerleader confirmed."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • December 18, 2017
Jeff Flake
Jeff Flake
stated on October 31, 2017 in a speech on the Senate floor:
Says Roy Moore said a "practicing Muslim should not be a member of Congress because of his faith."  
True
By Jon Greenberg • November 9, 2017
Dan Kohl
Dan Kohl
stated on November 7, 2017 in a Facebook post:
Says Glenn Grothman "is the single-most partisan member of the House."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • November 8, 2017
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on September 30, 2017 in remarks before the NE Tarrant Tea Party group:
On preserving 60-vote threshold to end a Senate filibuster.
Full Flop
By W. Gardner Selby • October 20, 2017
Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley
stated on October 15, 2017 in comments on ABC:
"And I think that his engagement with Congress is something that never happened under President Obama. They were never allowed to debate it. They were never allowed to discuss it. So, now Congress is going to be fully engaged on the threats of Iran."
Mostly False
By Allison Colburn • October 19, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 27, 2017 in an interview:
"We have one senator who’s a ‘yes’ vote ... but he’s in the hospital. And he’s a ‘yes’ vote. So we can’t do it by Friday. So we have the votes" to pass a health care bill. 
False
By John Kruzel • September 28, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 18, 2017 in a blog post:
"House Dems introduce bill to remove citizenship requirement from presidency."  
Pants on Fire!
By Miriam Valverde • September 20, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on August 29, 2017 in Internet posts:
Says video shows Mike Pence quoting the Bible as justification for "Congress not to fund Katrina relief effort."
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • August 31, 2017
Adam Schiff
Adam Schiff
stated on August 20, 2017 in an interview:
"I think what the authors of the (25th) Amendment principally had in mind was some kind of physical incapacitation or serious mental illness or a breakdown, an inability to function in office."
True
By John Kruzel • August 29, 2017
Senate Leadership Fund
Senate Leadership Fund
stated on August 22, 2017 in in an ad:
Says Kelli Ward hosted a town hall on "chemtrail conspiracy theories" and is open to sponsoring chemtrails legislation.
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • August 25, 2017
US Daily News 24
US Daily News 24
stated on July 28, 2017 in a headline:
Says Debbie Wasserman Schultz "going to mental hospital after what she did overnight desperate to escape arrest."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • August 2, 2017
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on March 31, 2017 in a U.S. Senate campaign kickoff event in Dallas:
"I’m one of two members of Congress out of 535 that takes no corporate cash, no political action committee money."
Half-True
By Fauzeya Rahman • July 27, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 17, 2017 in a speech:
"We’ve signed more bills -- and I’m talking about through the legislature -- than any president ever."  
False
By Tom Kertscher • July 20, 2017
Greg Gutfeld
Greg Gutfeld
stated on July 15, 2017 in a broadcast of the "Greg Gutfeld Show":
Says Ted Kennedy met "with the KGB in order to beat Ronald Reagan in 1984."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • July 18, 2017
Devin Nunes
Devin Nunes
stated on June 19, 2017 in a radio interview:
President Trump has signed more bills into law "than any president previously before at this stage in the game."
False
By Chris Nichols • June 27, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 20, 2017 in a tweet:
Says Jon Ossoff "doesn't even live in (his) district."
True
By Jon Greenberg • June 20, 2017
Principled PAC
Principled PAC
stated on June 18, 2017 in an ad:
"The same unhinged leftists cheering last week's shooting are all backing Jon Ossoff." 
Pants on Fire!
By John Kruzel • June 19, 2017
Richard Burr
Richard Burr
stated on June 13, 2017 in his opening statement before Jeff Session's testimony:
Says the Senate Intelligence Committee has held 10 public hearings this year, "more than double that held by the committee in any recent year."
True
By Will Doran • June 14, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on May 10, 2017 in Internet posts:
President Trump greenlighted Congress to ramp up Clinton investigation.
Pants on Fire!
By John Kruzel • May 31, 2017
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
stated on May 19, 2017 in a press release supporting the Back The Blue Act of 2017:
"Last year was one of the deadliest years ever for law enforcement officers."
False
By Will Doran • May 23, 2017
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