Fact Check Posts – Page 5

Donald Trump
stated on May 29, 2018 a tweet

"Democrats mistakenly tweet 2014 pictures from Obama’s term showing children from the Border in steel cages."

By Amy Sherman • May 29, 2018

Tina Smith
stated on May 21, 2018 a tweet

"Taking into account inflation, the federal minimum wage is actually worth less than what it was worth 50 years ago."

By Louis Jacobson • May 22, 2018

Bernie Sanders
stated on April 30, 2018 a tweet

"You know what Amazon paid in federal income taxes last year? Zero."

By Manuela Tobias • May 3, 2018

Jenny Wilson
stated on April 20, 2018 in a press release

Says Mitt Romney is using "a million of his presidential campaign dollars to finance his Utah Senate race."

By John Kruzel • April 27, 2018

Evan Jenkins
stated on March 20, 2018 a press release

West Virginia "has the highest overdose death rate in the nation."

By Louis Jacobson • March 23, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on March 10, 2018 a rally

Says China and Singapore impose the death penalty on drug dealers.

By Miriam Valverde • March 14, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on March 6, 2018 a tweet

The 2018 Academy Awards show was the "lowest rated Oscars in HISTORY."

By Louis Jacobson • March 6, 2018

Patrick Morrisey
stated on February 21, 2018 a tweet

"The impending work stoppage is unlawful."

By Louis Jacobson • February 26, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on January 30, 2018 his State of the Union address

"Small business confidence is at an all-time high."

By Louis Jacobson • January 31, 2018

Nancy Pelosi
stated on January 18, 2018 a press conference

Reauthorizing the Children’s Health Insurance Program "for six years saves $1 billion" and doing it for 10 years saves $6 billion.

By Louis Jacobson • January 24, 2018

Jeff Flake
stated on January 17, 2018 the U.S. Senate

Says Donald Trump's use of the term "fake news" to undermine journalism "seems (to have) inspired dictators and authoritarians."

By John Kruzel • January 22, 2018

Norm Eisen
stated on January 7, 2018 a tweet

The White House staff risks violating federal ethics rules if they participate in Donald Trump’s "fake news awards."

By John Kruzel • January 11, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on January 5, 2018 a tweet

The Dow Jones Industrial Average "jumped 1000 points in last 5 weeks, Record fastest 1000 point move in history."

By Louis Jacobson • January 8, 2018

Jeff Flake
stated on October 31, 2017 a speech on the Senate floor

Says Roy Moore said a "practicing Muslim should not be a member of Congress because of his faith."

By Jon Greenberg • November 9, 2017

Eric Schneiderman
stated on September 6, 2017 an interview on The Rachel Maddow Show

"No court has held (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) unconstitutional."

By Miriam Valverde • September 11, 2017

Adam Schiff
stated on August 20, 2017 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."

By John Kruzel • August 29, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on August 7, 2017 a tweet

Says his time away from Washington coincides with a "long planned renovation" for the White House.

By Manuela Tobias • August 8, 2017

Ivanka Trump
stated on June 12, 2017 an interview on "Fox & Friends"

"There are currently 6 million jobs available in this country that are due in part to the skills gap."

By Louis Jacobson • June 16, 2017

Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on June 1, 2017 a tweet

"Syria and Nicaragua are the only nations that didn't sign the Paris Agreement. Nicaragua said it wasn't tough enough."

By Miriam Valverde • June 1, 2017

John Kelly
stated on May 28, 2017 a Fox News interview

"Many of the countries in question (in Trump’s travel ban) don't even have a U.S. embassy there to help us vet."

By Miriam Valverde • May 31, 2017

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