Fact Check Posts – Page 82

Chris Murphy
stated on December 23, 2018 a tweet:

"The 2017/2018 budgets gave (President Donald) Trump billions for border upgrades. He’s spent ALMOST NONE of it. 6%."

By Louis Jacobson • January 4, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on December 26, 2018 remarks to U.S. troops:

Says troops recently received "one of the biggest pay raises" ever, and that it was the first pay increase in "more than 10 years."

By Samantha Putterman • December 27, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on December 20, 2018 a tweet:

"Russia, Iran, Syria & many others are not happy" about U.S. troops leaving Syria.

By Miriam Valverde • December 21, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on December 18, 2018 in a tweet:

Says 19,000 text messages exchanged between former FBI officials that were "purposely and illegally deleted ... would have explained (the special counsel investigation) hoax."

By John Kruzel • December 19, 2018

Christine Lagarde
stated on December 9, 2018 an interview with CBS News' Face the Nation:

"In the United States, if there was equal participation of women in the labor market, GDP would be up by 5 percent."

By Jon Greenberg • December 12, 2018

Amy Klobuchar
stated on December 3, 2018 a tweet:

"After a decade of progress, the rate of uninsured children is now rising."

By Jon Greenberg • December 5, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on December 4, 2018 in a tweet:

Says the United States loses "250 Billion Dollars a year on illegal immigration, not including the terrible drug flow. Top Border Security, including a Wall, is $25 Billion. Pays for itself in two months."

By Miriam Valverde • December 5, 2018

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
stated on December 2, 2018 a tweet:

"$21T in Pentagon accounting errors. Medicare for All costs ~$32T. That means 66% of Medicare for All could have been funded already by the Pentagon."

By Louis Jacobson • December 3, 2018

Nancy Pelosi
stated on November 16, 2018 in a press conference :

"There’s bipartisan consensus that (Matthew Whitaker’s) appointment violates the Appointments Clause of the Constitution."

By John Kruzel • November 29, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on November 25, 2018 a tweet:

Says of immigrant family separations at the border, "we had the exact same policy as the Obama administration."

By Miriam Valverde • November 29, 2018

Sarah Huckabee Sanders
stated on November 27, 2018 a press briefing:

"Tear gas was used on average once a month during the Obama administration for very similar circumstances."

By Miriam Valverde • November 28, 2018

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
stated on November 19, 2018 a tweet:

In her defeat of Republican Rep. Karen Handel, Democratic challenger Lucy McBath "was outspent 5-1."

By Louis Jacobson • November 28, 2018

Steve Daines
stated on November 15, 2018 a Senate hearing:

Sanctuary jurisdictions "violate the laws of our nation."

By Miriam Valverde • November 27, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on November 21, 2018 a tweet:

Just before Thanksgiving, oil was $54 a barrel, down from $82. "Thank you to Saudi Arabia."

By Kyra Haas, Louis Jacobson • November 26, 2018

Tom Cotton
stated on November 16, 2018 a tweet:

"There have been no hearings" on a criminal justice bill being considered in the Senate.

By Louis Jacobson • November 20, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on November 14, 2018 an interview with the Daily Caller:

"If you buy, you know, a box of cereal, if you do anything, you have a voter ID. … The only thing you don’t is if you’re a voter of the United States."

By Louis Jacobson • November 16, 2018

Eric Swalwell
stated on November 12, 2018 a tweet:

"15,000 troops will not see their families for #Thanksgiving because of @realDonaldTrump’s Scaravan Stunt. Oh yeah, it’s also costing you 200 million dollars."

By Manuela Tobias • November 15, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on November 7, 2018 a press conference:

"In the House, Republicans dramatically outperformed historical precedents."

By Louis Jacobson • November 8, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on November 7, 2018 in a press conference:

"This election marks the largest Senate gains for a president's party in a first midterm election since at least President Kennedy's in 1962."

By John Kruzel • November 8, 2018

Bloggers
stated on November 6, 2018 a Facebook post:

Says "Kurt Russell supports Trump" by wearing a Trump T-shirt.

By Tessa Weinberg • November 6, 2018

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