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George Papadopoulos
George Papadopoulos
stated on April 12, 2021 in 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
By Tom Kertscher • April 15, 2021
Liz Cheney
Liz Cheney
stated on April 11, 2021 in 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 in 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
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 15, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“Minority farmers get big bonus, white ones get none,” because of Democrats.
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • March 30, 2021
stated on March 15, 2021 in a radio interview:
The American Rescue Plan Act “does not” include “checks and balances” on how funds for state and local governments can be spent.
Half-True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • March 21, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 9, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“Illegal aliens will receive $1,400 stimulus checks.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • March 12, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 7, 2021 in a Facebook post:
The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill "awards a $25 million bonus" to House members.
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • March 11, 2021
Roy Blunt
Roy Blunt
stated on February 25, 2021 in a tweet:
Says his amendment on a budget bill “would have helped get kids back in school after teachers were vaccinated. Every single Senate Democrat voted against it.”
Half-True
By William Skipworth • March 10, 2021
Stand for America
Stand for America
stated on February 24, 2021 in a Facebook post:
The COVID-19 rescue bill includes money for a list of projects that are not COVID-related.
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • February 26, 2021
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on February 24, 2021 in a Senate floor speech:
In the American Rescue Plan, “just about 1% of the money is for vaccines.”
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • February 26, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 17, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“FEMA is paying for hotel rooms!!!” for Texas winter storm victims.
False
By Tom Kertscher • February 19, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 9, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says Joe Biden “will redirect the $30 billion” that Donald Trump “left for U.S. farmers to ‘climate change.’”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • February 18, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 21, 2020 in in a Facebook post:
Says COVID-19 relief bill “provides more funding to foreign governments and to American arts centers, than to the American people.”
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • December 22, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 22, 2020 in the final 2020 presidential debate:
“President Obama would never give them long-term funding, and I did … I saved historically Black colleges and universities.”
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • October 27, 2020
Lucy McBath
Lucy McBath
stated on September 28, 2020 in an ad:
Says Karen Handel "slashed the Centers for Disease Control's ability to fight diseases, cutting millions in research funding."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • October 23, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 14, 2020 in a discussion with business leaders:
Speaking of the federal debt before the coronavirus pandemic, “we were starting to get that number down.”
False
By Miriam Valverde • October 19, 2020
Tommy Tuberville
Tommy Tuberville
stated on October 8, 2020 in an ad:
Says Doug Jones "has voted to spend our tax dollars on late-term abortions" and "supports abortion up until birth."
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 14, 2020
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on August 23, 2020 in a Facebook post:
"USPS currently has the most cash on hand in its history, (approximately) $15 billion."
Mostly True
By Veronica Mohesky • September 16, 2020
Darin LaHood
Darin LaHood
stated on August 24, 2020 in a TV interview:
“The post office right now, this year, is operating with about a $12 billion surplus.”
Pants on Fire!
By Deborah Wilber, Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • September 6, 2020
Steve Scalise
Steve Scalise
stated on August 30, 2020 in a video:
Says Ady Barkan asked Joe Biden, “Do we agree that we can redirect some of the funding for police?”
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • August 31, 2020
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