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Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on September 27, 2023 an interview with Sean Hannity
“We are more energy independent today” under President Joe Biden.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 28, 2023
Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley
stated on September 27, 2023 a GOP presidential primary debate in California
“Ron DeSantis is against fracking. He is against drilling.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • September 28, 2023
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 22, 2023 an Instagram post
U.S. aid to Ukraine will continue during a government shutdown, but programs for food stamps, transportation, education, justice, environmental protection and homelessness will not.
Half-True
September 26, 2023
Randi Weingarten
Randi Weingarten
stated on September 20, 2023 an X post
"Texas teacher fired for reading Diary of Anne Frank to class.”
Half-True
September 22, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 14, 2023 a speech
“I taught at the University of Pennsylvania for four years.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • September 19, 2023
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on September 12, 2023 a news conference
“We know the bank records show that nearly $20 million in payments were directed to the Biden family members and associates through various shell companies.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson, Madison Czopek • September 18, 2023
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
stated on August 14, 2023 a campaign email
A Democrat-sponsored bill proposes a “1,000% gun tax on most firearms.”
Half-True
By Paul Specht • September 8, 2023
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on September 5, 2023 a interview
Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, “in the last five years, spending has gone up 30%" in Florida.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman, Samantha Putterman • September 8, 2023
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on August 13, 2023 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
“In three short years, we achieved energy independence.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson, Matthew Crowley • August 16, 2023
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 29, 2023 a rally
The Trump administration “built nearly 500 miles of border wall.”
Half-True
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • August 9, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on July 28, 2023 a speech in Maine
"Wages are up after being adjusted for inflation."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 3, 2023
Nicole Malliotakis
Nicole Malliotakis
stated on July 14, 2023 a radio interview
“You can work at some McDonald’s in this country for more money than … signing up for the military.”
Half-True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • July 28, 2023
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on July 9, 2023 an interview with Fox News' Maria Bartiromo
Federal “agencies and government have grown 50% since 2019.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson, Sevana Wenn • July 13, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy
Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on June 18, 2023 an interview with "Fox News Sunday"
“Young Americans across this country are no longer proud to be American.”
Half-True
By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa • June 28, 2023
Tim Scott
Tim Scott
stated on June 21, 2023 a Fox News town hall
“Median income in this country is … $35,000 a year. Because of Joe Biden's inflation, the average monthly expenses have increased by $500, almost.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 26, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on June 15, 2023 a speech
"Twenty-six out of every 100 students” in K-12 speak Spanish.
Half-True
By Maria Briceño • June 21, 2023
Bill Cassidy
Bill Cassidy
stated on June 12, 2023 a social media posts
“The White House Gift Shop is putting out a commemorative coin for Donald Trump's indictment.”
Half-True
By Loreben Tuquero • June 13, 2023
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on June 7, 2023 a roundtable discussion.
“A place like California, they give (immigrants in the country illegally) benefits. They give unemployment checks.”
Half-True
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • June 9, 2023
Alex Epstein
Alex Epstein
stated on May 5, 2023 a post
A chart on Arctic sea ice provides evidence that Al Gore was wrong when he said in 2009 that the north polar ice cap would lose all of its ice “within the next five to seven years.”
Half-True
By Andy Nguyen • May 31, 2023
Tim Scott
Tim Scott
stated on May 22, 2023 his presidential announcement speech
“The share of working-age men choosing to work is the lowest it has ever been.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 24, 2023
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