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Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on March 30, 2023 an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer:
“In the next two years, we'll spend more on interest on our national debt than we do on the national defense.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 5, 2023
Jared Moskowitz
Jared Moskowitz
stated on March 26, 2023 an interview on CNN:
Former President Donald Trump “instructed all the governors to shut down” because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • April 3, 2023
Brandon Creighton
Brandon Creighton
stated on March 19, 2023 Interview with WFAA:
When discussing education savings accounts, "We would be 31st in the nation to have these policies going forward on behalf of kids.”
Half-True
By Aarón Torres • March 30, 2023
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on March 24, 2023 an interview with Fox Business' Maria Bartiromo:
“We have a national debt the size of our nation’s economy for the first time since World War II.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 30, 2023
Janet Protasiewicz
Janet Protasiewicz
stated on March 9, 2023 TV ad:
As a sitting Supreme Court justice, Daniel Kelly recused himself from a case, then “he pocketed $20,000 in contributions” from the plaintiff and family members and “unrecused himself so he could judge the case.”
Half-True
By Laura Schulte • March 24, 2023
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on February 16, 2023 the State of the State speech:
"Businesses large and small have led Texas to be ranked the number one state for business every year that I’ve been governor."
Half-True
By Aarón Torres • March 20, 2023
Darrin Madison
Darrin Madison
stated on February 8, 2023 News release:
Under a GOP bill on cash bail, "a large quantity of people who are accused of crimes, including anyone who even witnesses certain crimes, could now be detained and subject to bail."
Half-True
By Madeline Heim • March 17, 2023
Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley
stated on March 3, 2023 a speech at CPAC:
Democrats "want to ban gas powered cars and gas stoves.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 13, 2023
Chain email
Chain email
stated on March 7, 2023 a chain email:
Because of daylight saving time, “NO alarm set for the 2:00 a.m. hour will go off” on March 12.
Half-True
By Madison Czopek • March 9, 2023
Viral image
Viral image
stated on February 20, 2023 a Facebook post:
Canada has only “had 11 school shooting deaths … in history.”
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 23, 2023
DeSantis Watch
DeSantis Watch
stated on February 8, 2023 a Facebook post:
"Ron DeSantis voted to cut $473 billion from Medicare."
Half-True
By Yacob Reyes • February 22, 2023
Sawyer Hackett
Sawyer Hackett
stated on January 16, 2023 a tweet:
Gov. Abbott “signed a bill last year eliminating the requirements for Texas schools to teach MLK’s ‘I have a dream’ speech.”
Half-True
By Nusaiba Mizan • February 14, 2023
Erick Erickson
Erick Erickson
stated on January 27, 2023 a video:
“Right now, driving 100 miles in an electric vehicle is more expensive than driving an internal combustion engine car.”
Half-True
By Andy Nguyen • February 14, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 3, 2023 a speech in Philadelphia:
“We created more new jobs in two years than any president did in their entire term.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 7, 2023
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on December 27, 2022 Twitter:
"During my time in office, we've increased per pupil aid by more than $300 per student. Now, our schools have returned to the top 10 in the country after falling to 17 under the previous administration.”
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • February 7, 2023
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on January 30, 2023 a tweet:
"(Ron) DeSantis' bill would remove: background checks, instruction, training and oversight."
Half-True
By Yacob Reyes • February 6, 2023
X posts
X posts
stated on January 25, 2023 a tweet:
“Female student-athletes in Florida need to provide their schools with detailed information about their periods.”
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • February 3, 2023
Chip Roy
Chip Roy
stated on January 23, 2023 a tweet:
"Under Biden, we have seen over 4.6 million encounters at our southern border. Most have been released into the interior and will stay here indefinitely."
Half-True
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • February 3, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on January 25, 2023 a tweet:
“Two years ago this week, 18 million people were out of work needing unemployment benefits. Today, that number is under 1.6 million, the lowest in decades.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 27, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on January 20, 2023 a speech at the White House:
“One quarter” of today’s $31.4 trillion federal debt “was accumulated in the four years of my predecessor,” Donald Trump.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 25, 2023
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