Fact Check Posts – Page 17

Joe Biden
stated on May 12, 2022 in a tweet:

“When President Biden took office … there was no vaccine available.”

By Louis Jacobson • May 16, 2022

Kathy Barnette
stated on May 12, 2022 in an interview with Fox News' Laura Ingraham:

Joe Biden “inherited inflation of 1.7%. Now we're well over 8% and growing.”

By Louis Jacobson • May 13, 2022

Kathy Barnette
stated on May 12, 2022 in an interview with Glenn Beck:

“Agriculture is the No. 1 industry here in Pennsylvania.”

By Louis Jacobson • May 13, 2022

Joe Biden
stated on May 10, 2022 in remarks at the White House:

“My Treasury Department is planning to pay down the national debt this quarter, which never happened under my predecessor.”

By Louis Jacobson • May 13, 2022

Joe Biden
stated on April 14, 2022 in a speech at North Carolina A&T State University:

"For four years, I was a full professor at the University of Pennsylvania."

By Louis Jacobson • April 22, 2022

Raphael Warnock
stated on April 5, 2022 in a letter to President Joe Biden:

“While the initial increase in oil prices resulted in a near instantaneous increase in gas prices for consumers, the subsequent decrease in crude oil prices has failed to meaningfully provide relief for Georgia's families at the pump.”

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • April 20, 2022

Ron Klain
stated on April 3, 2022 in an interview on ABC's "This Week":

The economy was "dead in the water when we got here. Virtually no jobs created."

By Louis Jacobson • April 4, 2022

Donald Trump
stated on March 31, 2022 in a public statement:

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve has “been mostly empty” for decades.

By Louis Jacobson • April 1, 2022

Bill O'Reilly
stated on March 15, 2022 in a video on his website:

“As soon as Biden took office, he eliminated all subsidies for fossil fuels.”

By Louis Jacobson • March 17, 2022

Joe Biden
stated on March 14, 2022 in a speech to the National League of Cities:

“Make no mistake: The current spike in gas prices is largely the fault of Vladimir Putin.”

By Louis Jacobson • March 16, 2022

Russian Embassy in Canada
stated on March 1, 2022 in a statement:

"The Russian army does not occupy Ukrainian territory."

By Louis Jacobson • March 3, 2022

Joe Biden
stated on March 1, 2022 in his State of the Union address:

“Our economy created over 6.5 million new jobs just last year, more jobs in one year than ever before in the history of the United States of America.”

By Louis Jacobson • March 2, 2022

Dmitry Peskov
stated on February 20, 2022 in an interview with a Russian TV network:

“Russia has never attacked anyone throughout its history.”

By Louis Jacobson • February 21, 2022

Patrick Gaspard
stated on February 13, 2022 in remarks on ABC's "This Week":

"Inflation has been caused by the global economies shutting down all at once, reopening all at once. And … the U.S. economy is recovering at a far faster pace than any other country in the OECD."

By Louis Jacobson • February 16, 2022

Sean Spicer
stated on February 8, 2022 in a tweet:

The Biden administration “is spending $30 million on crack pipes.”

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • February 10, 2022

Kayleigh McEnany
stated on February 8, 2022 in a Facebook post:

“President Trump sanctioned Russia. President Biden gave them a pipeline.”

By Louis Jacobson • February 9, 2022

Joe Biden
stated on January 27, 2022 in a statement:

Thanks to the American Rescue Plan’s changes to the Affordable Care Act, “four out of five consumers (are) finding quality coverage for under $10 a month.”

By Louis Jacobson • February 2, 2022

Chuck Todd
stated on January 30, 2022 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press":

“Clarence Thomas is about to become the only member of the current Supreme Court who was nominated by a president of one party and confirmed by a Senate controlled by the other party.”

By Louis Jacobson • January 31, 2022

Mitt Romney
stated on January 16, 2022 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

“People are 7% poorer now because of Biden inflation.”

By Louis Jacobson • January 20, 2022

Joe Biden
stated on January 19, 2022 in a news conference:

“This country’s working people actually got a raise.”

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson • January 20, 2022

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