Fact Check Posts – Page 3

Facebook posts
stated on February 15, 2021 a post on Facebook

“If you make $50,000/year, $36 of your taxes goes to food stamps. $4,000 goes to corporate subsidies.”

By Madison Czopek • February 19, 2021

Elaine Luria
stated on January 31, 2021 a campaign finance report.

On accepting corporate PAC donations

By Warren Fiske • February 5, 2021

Christina Blackcloud
stated on January 23, 2021 a tweet

The school voucher bill the Iowa Legislature is considering would "give your education tax dollars to corporations."

February 4, 2021

Raphael Warnock
stated on December 15, 2020 an ad

Says Kelly Loeffler supports "raising taxes on Georgia's middle class."

December 16, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on September 7, 2020 a Facebook post

“NIKE has stated, ‘We’re a $76 billion dollar company that can afford to let go of all ‘Make America Great Again’ customers.”

September 8, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on August 23, 2020 a Facebook post

Says Nancy Pelosi passed a bill awarding a $9 billion contract to her husband’s company.

August 26, 2020

Jeff Bezos
stated on July 29, 2020 a congressional hearing

“The retail market we participate in is extraordinarily large and competitive. Amazon accounts for less than 1% of the $25 trillion global retail market, and less than 4% of U.S. retail.”

By Emily Venezky • August 6, 2020

Instagram posts
stated on June 2, 2020 an Instagram post

“Companies that use prison labor: Whole Foods, McDonald’s, Walmart, Victoria’s Secret, AT&T, Bank of America, Starbucks, Wendy’s.”

By Miriam Valverde • June 22, 2020

Candace Owens
stated on June 11, 2020 a tweet

“According to its website Black Lives Matter, Inc is NOT a charity. It is a full-fledged corporation that does NOT have any locations.”

By Daniel Funke • June 17, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on June 1, 2020 a Facebook post

“The owner of Taco Bell said them animals need to be shot (black ppl)!”

June 16, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on March 29, 2020 a Facebook post

Says CEOs got advance notice of COVID, then resigned to dump stock.

April 13, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on March 23, 2020 a Facebook post

“Donald Trump would receive $17 million for three hotels closed for four days under Republican bill! How in the hell is this right?!”

March 26, 2020

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
stated on February 20, 2020 a tweet

Bernie Sanders has “never taken corporate lobbyist money in his *entire political career.*"

March 9, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on February 9, 2020 a Facebook post

“Starbucks CEO Has Admitted She Doesnt Like White People”

By Madison Czopek • February 20, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on November 6, 2019 a Facebook post

Says Nike pays factory workers, 80% of whom are women, "20 cents an hour" and has them work "70 to 80 hours a week."

By Samantha Putterman • November 22, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on November 20, 2019 a tweet

"Today I opened a major Apple Manufacturing plant in Texas that will bring high paying jobs back to America."

By Madlin Mekelburg • November 21, 2019

Facebook posts
stated on October 14, 2019 a Facebook post

Says Chick-fil-A funds the National Christian Foundation, which "paid a preacher to go to Uganda and help their lawmakers" with a bill that would impose the death penalty for homosexuality.

By Daniel Funke • October 25, 2019

Elizabeth Warren
stated on August 27, 2019 an op-ed in the Washington Post

"We lag behind many other developed nations in connectivity and speed, while also paying more for that service."

By Jon Greenberg • August 29, 2019

Facebook posts
stated on August 5, 2019 a Facebook post

Says every time someone purchases a Bang energy drink, a portion of the money is donated to help re-elect Donald Trump and "goes to the fund campaign for MAGA!"

By Samantha Putterman • August 13, 2019

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
stated on June 17, 2019 a tweet

Says Amazon is "paying full-time employees so little that they require gov food assistance."

By Bill McCarthy • June 21, 2019

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