Fact Check Posts – Page 4

Ro Khanna
stated on April 19, 2018 a Facebook post

"Most of our taxes are spent on the so-called ‘War on Terror.’"

By Louis Jacobson • April 24, 2018

Eric Bolling
stated on April 4, 2018 a tweet

"USPS loses $1.46 each Amazon package it delivers."

By Manuela Tobias • April 6, 2018

Ron Wyden
stated on March 29, 2018 a tweet

"Republicans in Congress are plotting to take away Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security."

By Louis Jacobson • April 5, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on April 2, 2018 a tweet

"Only fools, or worse, are saying that our money losing Post Office makes money with Amazon. THEY LOSE A FORTUNE, and this will be changed."

By Manuela Tobias • April 2, 2018

Ryan Zinke
stated on March 13, 2018 testimony before a Senate committee

A Trump administration proposal for the Interior Department "is the largest investment in our public lands infrastructure in our nation's history."

By Louis Jacobson • March 19, 2018

Bobbie Richardson
stated on February 3, 2018 a tweet

"The president is cutting the CDC budget by 80%.

By Paul Specht • February 16, 2018

Claire McCaskill
stated on April 14, 2017 a town hall

"If Donald Trump would stay home from Mar-a-Lago one weekend, it would pay the entire meals on wheels budget for the state of Missouri for almost two years."

By Grace Hase • May 23, 2017

Jack Kingston
stated on March 12, 2017 an interview on CNN

"I remember years ago looking at a CBO report that in 1964 predicted that Medicare would cost $9 billion 10 years later. And I think it was already over $100 billion at that point."

March 20, 2017

Rand Paul
stated on January 11, 2017 a Senate confirmation hearing

"We give (foreign aid) to developing countries, and 70 percent of it's stolen off the top."

By Jon Greenberg • January 17, 2017

Keith Ellison
stated on January 5, 2017 a tweet

"House GOP rules package bars CBO from counting spikes in deficit spending spurred by an ACA repeal."

By Louis Jacobson • January 12, 2017

Rudy Giuliani
stated on September 4, 2016 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"

"Food stamps have gone up two-and-a-half times under Barack Obama."

By Louis Jacobson • September 7, 2016

Club for Growth
stated on March 17, 2016 a political ad

Says Donald Trump promised "to take care of everybody (through government-run healthcare and) the government's going to pay for it."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 21, 2016

Jeb Bush
stated on February 2, 2016 an appearance at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, N.H.

The debt "comes up all the time in town meetings ... but it's never asked in the debates. It's really weird. It hasn't been brought up."

By Louis Jacobson • February 2, 2016

Dale Kooyenga
stated on January 20, 2016 a radio interview

"A lot of student loans are already refinanced by the federal government."

January 27, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on October 28, 2015 the third GOP primary debate.

Says his plan would cut taxes without increasing the deficit.

By Linda Qiu • November 5, 2015

Ben Carson
stated on October 28, 2015 the third GOP primary debate.

Says his tax plan wouldn't leave the federal government with a $1.1 trillion hole.

By Linda Qiu • November 4, 2015

Hillary Clinton
stated on August 11, 2015 a speech

Says Scott Walker rejected legislation to make college loan payments tax deductible and the result was "to raise taxes on students."

September 9, 2015

Facebook posts
stated on August 13, 2015 a meme on social media

Says 57 percent of federal spending goes to the military and just 1 percent goes to food and agriculture, including food stamps.

By Louis Jacobson • August 17, 2015

Ted Cruz
stated on July 12, 2014 a roundtable with Texas businesses

"Every year we spend roughly $500 billion on tax compliance. That is roughly the budget of our entire military, entirely wasted on tax compliance."

By W. Gardner Selby • May 20, 2015

Anne Nolan
stated on November 12, 2014 a Journal commentary

"In Rhode Island, a recent study showed that among a group of people who had been homeless for a year or more, Medicaid costs averaged about $60,000 per person."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 23, 2014

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