Fact Check Posts – Page 7

Facebook posts
stated on August 30, 2019 a Facebook post

"In 1789, being a member of Congress in the U.S. was considered a civic duty, and they were only paid 50 cents a day."

By Samantha Putterman • September 5, 2019

Viral image
stated on August 6, 2019 a post on Facebook

"Not one Democrat called for gun control" after a man shot at Republican lawmakers playing softball.

August 14, 2019

Facebook posts
stated on July 19, 2019 a Facebook post

Says congressional salaries have gone up 231% over the last 30 years...Now Congress is saying they need a $4,500 raise.

By Samantha Putterman • August 7, 2019

Occupy Democrats
stated on July 22, 2019 a Facebook post

"Fox ‘News’ just announced that they will not air Mueller’s testimony about his report, which they claim ‘exonerates’ Trump."

By Bill McCarthy • July 23, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on July 18, 2019 a press briefing

Says that when his supporters chanted "send her back" about Ilhan Omar, he stopped it.

By Amy Sherman • July 19, 2019

Kevin McCarthy
stated on May 19, 2019 an interview on Fox News

Says U.S. Rep. Justin Amash "votes more with Nancy Pelosi than he ever does with me."

By Stefanie Pousoulides • June 3, 2019

Facebook posts
stated on May 14, 2019 a Facebook post

Says NASA spent more than $165 million over 10 years to develop a pen that "writes in zero gravity, upside down" and in extreme temperatures while the "Russians used a pencil instead."

By Samantha Putterman • May 21, 2019

Joe Biden
stated on May 1, 2019 an interview

"I was always labeled as one of the most liberal members of the United States Congress."

By John Kruzel • May 6, 2019

Kamala Harris
stated on March 8, 2019 a tweet

Says Trump administration is "raiding money" from military service member pensions to pay for the border wall.

By Chris Nichols • March 28, 2019

Rick Scott
stated on February 25, 2019 an Orlando Sentinel op-ed

The Democrats’ Green New Deal includes "working towards ending air travel."

By Amy Sherman • February 28, 2019

E. Gordon Gee
stated on September 20, 2018 an interview with the Daily Athenaeum

In public approval, "the press is rated right now below that of Congress, and that is very low; it’s in the single digits."

By Mary Alice Truitt • October 29, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on September 18, 2018 an exchange with reporters

On investigating during the Supreme Court confirmation process, "The FBI doesn’t do that."

By Jon Greenberg • September 20, 2018

Roland Gutierrez
stated on July 18, 2018 a campaign email blast

Says Pete Gallego canceled a "planned meeting with the families of Sandy Hook victims."

By Jasper Scherer • July 27, 2018

Ted Cruz
stated on July 17, 2018 a campaign press release

Says Beto O’Rourke is "the only candidate to the U.S. Senate to call for" impeaching President Donald Trump.

By W. Gardner Selby • July 25, 2018

Jessica Morse
stated on July 19, 2018 a tweet

Says Congressman Tom McClintock, R-Calif., "has authored three laws since he’s been in office; two renamed post offices."

By Chris Nichols • July 24, 2018

Bloggers
stated on June 26, 2018 a blog post

"A Trump fan was just charged with trying to murder Maxine Waters on same day Trump threatened her."

By Bill McCarthy • June 28, 2018

Political Thinkers
stated on March 29, 2018 a headline

After attacking Emma Gonzalez, U.S. Rep. Steve King is "facing arrest."

By Amy Sherman • April 5, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on March 14, 2018 Private fundraiser

Says Conor Lamb "ran on a campaign that said very nice things about me."

By Colin Deppen • March 22, 2018

Mark Harris
stated on February 9, 2018 a newsletter

Rep. Pittenger is "constantly rated as one of the most liberal Republicans in Congress."

By Paul Specht • March 15, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on February 28, 2018 in a meeting

"You take Pulse nightclub. If you had one person in that room that could carry a gun and knew how to use it, it wouldn’t have happened, or certainly to the extent that it did."

By John Kruzel • March 1, 2018

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