Biden’s boast about rising wages ignores effect of inflation
“This country’s working people actually got a raise.”
Evidence scant that Joe Biden was arrested protesting for civil rights
As a youth, “I got arrested” protesting for civil rights.
Fact-checking Sotomayor on kids with severe COVID-19
“We have over 100,000 children, which we’ve never had before, in serious condition, and many on ventilators” due to the coronavirus.
Fentanyl deaths spike, but Facebook post overstates by how much
“More people, aged 18-45, died of Fentanyl overdoses in 2020 than covid, car accidents, cancer, + suicide combined.”
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrong about representing more constituents than Joe Manchin
“I represent more, or just as many or more, people than Joe Manchin does.”
Joe Biden wrong that he was against Afghanistan war from the start
“I’ve been against that war in Afghanistan from the very beginning.”
Sen. Graham’s false claim about Build Back Better adding $3 trillion in deficits
“The CBO says (the Build Back Better Act) is $3 trillion of deficit spending.”
How unusual would it be to create a filibuster carve-out for voting rights?
"Over time there have been 160-some carve-outs to the filibuster."
Do U.S. families have more money in their pockets now, despite inflation?
“Even after accounting for rising prices, the typical American family has more money in their pockets than they did last year.”
Why the GOP talking point about ‘government takeover’ of child care is wrong
The House-passed Build Back Better bill is a “government takeover of child care.”
Joe Biden incorrectly describes statistic on small-business growth
"The number of small businesses is up 30% compared to before the pandemic."
In marathon speech, Kevin McCarthy makes dubious claims about Build Back Better bill
“Never in American history has so much been spent at one time. Never in American history will so many taxes be raised and so much…