Fact Check Posts – Page 11

Mike Johnson
stated on November 5, 2023 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":

“Only in Washington can you cut funding, add a pay-for to a new spending measure, and they say it's terrible for the deficit.”

By Louis Jacobson • November 7, 2023

Joe Biden
stated on November 1, 2023 in a speech in Northfield, Minn.:

"Over the past four decades, we’ve lost over 400,000 farms in America (and) over 140 million acres of farmland. And that’s an area roughly equal to the size of Minnesota, North and South Dakota combined.”

By Louis Jacobson, Renee Romo • November 7, 2023

Kamala Harris
stated on October 28, 2023 in an interview with CBS News:

“Because of our economic policies we now are reducing inflation.”

By Louis Jacobson • November 3, 2023

Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on October 28, 2023 in an address to the Republican Jewish Coalition:

“Gen Z is divided 50-50 on whether they support Hamas or Israel.”

By Louis Jacobson • November 2, 2023

Nikki Haley
stated on October 12, 2023 in a town hall in Exeter, N.H.:

China is “the largest developer of neuro-strike weapons, weapons engineered to change the brain activity of military commanders and segments of the population.”

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • November 1, 2023

Shannon Watts
stated on October 25, 2023 in a post on X:

“It is harder to buy Sudafed than an AR-15 in Maine.”

By Louis Jacobson • October 27, 2023

Mike Johnson
stated on October 25, 2023 in his acceptance speech as speaker:

“Prices have increased over 17% in the last two years.”

By Louis Jacobson • October 26, 2023

Mike Johnson
stated on October 25, 2023 in his acceptance speech as speaker:

“In the time it’s going to take me to deliver this speech, we’ll go up another $20 million in debt.”

By Louis Jacobson • October 26, 2023

Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on October 13, 2023 in a speech at the First in the Nation summit in Nashua, N.H.:

"95% of over-the-counter pharmaceuticals" in the U.S. come from China.

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • October 26, 2023

Donald Trump
stated on October 23, 2023 in remarks at a rally in Derry, N.H.:

“When I came into office, Iran had $70 billion in foreign exchange reserves. … By the time I left, they had nothing. They were broke.”

By Louis Jacobson • October 26, 2023

Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on October 18, 2023 in a press gaggle in New Hampshire:

"Russia has hypersonic missile capabilities ahead of that of the U.S.”

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • October 20, 2023

Donald Trump
stated on October 7, 2023 in a news release:

"Sadly, American taxpayer dollars helped fund these attacks, which many reports are saying came from the Biden administration.”

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • October 11, 2023

Tim Scott
stated on October 7, 2023 in a post on X:

The Biden administration “wanted Israel to stand down after the attack" by Hamas.

By Louis Jacobson • October 10, 2023

Donald Trump
stated on September 27, 2023 in a speech in Michigan:

When I took office, “the auto industry was on its knees gasping its last breath.” Trump administration “tariffs and taxes saved the American auto industry from extinction."

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • October 5, 2023

Matt Gaetz
stated on October 1, 2023 in an interview on ABC's "This Week":

"Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt."

By Louis Jacobson • October 2, 2023

Gavin Newsom
stated on September 27, 2023 in an interview with Sean Hannity:

“We are more energy independent today” under President Joe Biden.

By Louis Jacobson • September 28, 2023

Bernie Sanders
stated on September 17, 2023 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":

“CEOs are now making 400 times more than their average worker.”

By Louis Jacobson, Matthew Crowley • September 21, 2023

Joe Biden
stated on September 14, 2023 in a speech:

“I taught at the University of Pennsylvania for four years.”

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • September 19, 2023

Donald Trump
stated on September 17, 2023 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

The price of "bacon is up five times" under President Joe Biden.

By Louis Jacobson • September 18, 2023

Kevin McCarthy
stated on September 12, 2023 in 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.”

By Louis Jacobson • September 18, 2023

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