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Latest Fact-Checks In Federal Budget

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Bob Good
Bob Good
stated on November 4, 2021 in a radio interview.:
“The infrastructure bill itself is only 10% true infrastructure.”
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson, Warren Fiske • November 15, 2021
Lisa McClain
Lisa McClain
stated on November 6, 2021 in a tweet:
In the infrastructure bill that just passed the House, “only 10% is actual infrastructure.”
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • November 8, 2021
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Viral image
stated on October 23, 2019 in a Facebook post:
"The 550 U.S. billionaires together are worth $2.5 trillion. If we confiscated 100% of their wealth, we'd raise enough to run the federal government for less than eight months."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • November 2, 2021
Ashley Hinson
Ashley Hinson
stated on October 21, 2021 in a press release:
Democrats are “asking for a blank check book to spend as much as they want without worrying about the repercussions.”
False
By Kelsey Harrell • October 27, 2021
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on October 3, 2021 in 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 in 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
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stated on October 4, 2021 in an Instagram post:
President Joe Biden cut “$30 billion to Black colleges and universities.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 7, 2021
Don Lemon
Don Lemon
stated on September 29, 2021 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in a Facebook post:
“The Biden administration has decided to cancel $0 in student debt.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • May 28, 2021
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on May 5, 2021 in 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 in 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 in a Facebook post:
“A year ago we had the lowest unemployment in history without using taxpayers money.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • May 5, 2021
Randy Feenstra
Randy Feenstra
stated on April 28, 2021 in 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 in 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
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