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Latest Fact-Checks In Federal Budget

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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
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on October 3, 2021 Twitter
“The annual Pentagon budget hovers over $750 billion annually, twice that of the much debated Build Back Better Act that costs about $350 billion annually as currently proposed.”
True
By Laura Schulte • October 14, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 6, 2021 remarks at the White House
“Raising the debt limit is paying our old debts. It has nothing to do with new spending.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 13, 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
Don Lemon
Don Lemon
stated on September 29, 2021 an exchange between CNN hosts
Says Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema “are Republicans … Just look at the way they vote.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2021
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on September 23, 2021 an op-ed
“Democrats are responsible for the massive spending and debt growth, they alone need to take responsibility for raising the debt limit.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • September 27, 2021
Mandela Barnes
Mandela Barnes
stated on August 16, 2021 Twitter
In Afghanistan, “over 100 billion dollars spent on military contracts.”
True
By D.L. Davis • August 31, 2021
Jon Erpenbach
Jon Erpenbach
stated on June 15, 2021 Twitter
“Wisconsin is 49th in public health spending.”
Half-True
By Madeline Heim • July 9, 2021
Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley
stated on June 28, 2021 a Facebook post
“The national debt is now bigger than our economy. That hasn’t happened since World War Two – and we’re in peacetime. Joe Biden is digging a hole America can never fill.”
Half-True
By Jason Asenso, Louis Jacobson • July 2, 2021
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on May 21, 2021 Twitter
Says withdrawing troops from Afghanistan could save the U.S. $50 billion.
Mostly False
By Laura Schulte • June 8, 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
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 25, 2021 a Facebook post
“The Biden administration has decided to cancel $0 in student debt.”
Mostly False
May 28, 2021
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on May 5, 2021 Statement
The Biden administration’s American Jobs Plan will be “the biggest non-defense investment in research and development in the history of our country.”
Mostly True
By Laura Schulte • May 28, 2021
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on May 21, 2021 a tweet
“The federal government spent over $500k trying to force fish to exercise on treadmills, an additional $150k to see if gingerbread houses are earthquake proof.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • May 24, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 24, 2021 a Facebook post
“A year ago we had the lowest unemployment in history without using taxpayers money.”
False
May 5, 2021
Randy Feenstra
Randy Feenstra
stated on April 28, 2021 a tweet
"Only <6% of the $2.1 trillion 'infrastructure' bill contains funding for roads & bridges.”
Half-True
By Lyle Muller • April 30, 2021
Shelley Moore Capito
Shelley Moore Capito
stated on March 4, 2021 a press conference
President Joe Biden’s American Relief Plan “has a lot of money in it for schools, but if you really look at it … it says that the school money is going to go out until the year 2028.”
Mostly True
By Lara Bonatesta, Mackenzie Gilligan • April 15, 2021
George Papadopoulos
George Papadopoulos
stated on April 12, 2021 a Facebook post
Says Joe Biden is “withholding $150 million in aid from Ukraine” to “pressure Ukraine to drop all criminal investigations into him and his son, Hunter.”
False
April 15, 2021
Liz Cheney
Liz Cheney
stated on April 11, 2021 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
“Something less than 6% ... of this proposal that President Biden has put forward is actually focused on infrastructure.”
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • April 13, 2021
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on April 4, 2021 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
President Joe Biden’s infrastructure proposal “is fully paid for. Across 15 years, it would raise all of the revenue needed for these once-in-a-lifetime investments."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • April 7, 2021
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