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Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi

Rep. Nancy Pelosi represents a district in California. She served as speaker of the U.S. House January 2019-2021. Formerly the speaker of the House from 2007-11, Pelosi served as the House minority leader from 2003 to 2007 and from 2011 to 2019.

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Latest Fact-Checks By Nancy Pelosi

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Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on November 9, 2024 an interview
“Fewer people came in under President Biden than came under Donald Trump.”
False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • November 15, 2024
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on April 29, 2024 an interview with MSNBC
Former President Donald Trump “has the worst record of job loss of any president.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 2, 2024
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on May 15, 2022 an interview on ABC's "This Week"
“When unemployment goes down, inflation goes up.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 17, 2022
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on August 1, 2021 a tweet
"The CDC has the power to extend the eviction moratorium.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 3, 2021
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on March 14, 2021 an interview on ABC's "This Week"
The Republican tax bill passed in 2017 "gave 83% of the benefits to the top 1%."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 16, 2021
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on June 28, 2020 ABC News’ “This Week”
Federal aid for state and local governments through a proposed coronavirus relief bill would amount to “half of what the Republicans put onto the national debt.”
Mostly True
By Sophie Austin • July 7, 2020
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on June 23, 2020 a Telemundo interview
“80% of the American people support our Dreamers. Over 70% think they should have a path to citizenship, and that's Democrats, Republicans, independents.”
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • June 26, 2020
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on May 19, 2020 a CNN interview
Says President Donald Trump is “morbidly obese.”
False
By Emily Venezky • May 19, 2020
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on May 4, 2020 a TV interview
Illinois “got into fiscal problems because of a Republican governor who was governor there” before Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • May 8, 2020
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on April 16, 2020 a statement
“Even President Trump’s own EPA has admitted that this rule (on air pollutants) threatens to cause serious health problems including brain damage and death and to inflict billions of dollars of economic damage on our struggling economy.”
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • April 23, 2020
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on March 12, 2020 a press conference
Of the Trump administration’s European travel restrictions that exempt the U.K.: “Well, you can just get into the Chunnel, and you’ll be in the U.K.”
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • March 12, 2020
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on December 17, 2019 a tweet
Says voter roll purge would mean "more than 200,000 registered Wisconsin voters will be prohibited from voting."
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • December 18, 2019
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on November 17, 2019 an interview on "Face the Nation"
President Trump "hasn’t built any new (border) wall" during his time in office.
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • November 23, 2019
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on October 31, 2019 an interview with Stephen Colbert
Says under the Democratic impeachment inquiry, Republicans get "more rights than we ever received in any of the other impeachment proceedings."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • November 4, 2019
Nancy Pelosi
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."
False
By John Kruzel • November 29, 2018
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on July 26, 2018 a tweet
"Between the first and second quarters of 2018 — after the tax cuts were enacted — real wages fell by 1.8 percent."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 1, 2018
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on May 23, 2018 a CNN town hall
A recent spending bill had at least "$1.6 billion in there ... for schools to give them an opportunity to secure them."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 24, 2018
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on May 10, 2018 remarks at the Peter G. Peterson Foundation
"Two-thirds of the people who use Medicaid are poor children, but two-thirds of the money is for long-term care for seniors, whether in a facility or at home."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 11, 2018
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on January 18, 2018 a press conference
Reauthorizing the Children’s Health Insurance Program "for six years saves $1 billion" and doing it for 10 years saves $6 billion.
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 24, 2018
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on December 8, 2017 a statement released by her office
"Even with full control of the House, Senate and White House, Republicans have still failed to deliver on their promise of higher wages for working families."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • December 12, 2017
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Latest Fact-Checks About Nancy Pelosi

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stated on January 6, 2025 an Instagram post
Video shows U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., falling.
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January 7, 2025
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on November 6, 2024 a Threads post
“Nancy Pelosi stated today that if the Democrats get the House the first thing they’re going to do is impeach Donald Trump before he gets elected.”
False
November 8, 2024
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stated on November 3, 2024 an Instagram post
Video shows “drunk Nancy Pelosi.”
Pants on Fire!
November 8, 2024
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stated on October 23, 2023 a Facebook post
Video shows U.S. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Nancy Pelosi discussing Jan. 6 with President Joe Biden.
False
October 2, 2023
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Facebook posts
stated on September 18, 2023 a Facebook post
U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi was arrested.
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September 20, 2023
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Facebook posts
stated on June 10, 2023 a Facebook post
Video shows an aide to U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi snapping at former U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy.
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June 13, 2023
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Facebook posts
stated on May 5, 2023 a Facebook post
Video shows House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announcing U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi “will be impeached.”
False
May 9, 2023
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Facebook posts
stated on May 6, 2023 a Facebook post
Says U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi “is guilty of treason.”
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May 8, 2023
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Facebook posts
stated on May 2, 2023 a Facebook post
Video shows U.S. Rep. Doug Collins exploding “with rage after Pelosi admits dirty ‘squad’ plan for Trump impeachment.”
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May 4, 2023
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Facebook posts
stated on April 1, 2023 a Facebook post
“Pelosi cries like a kid after Trump’s lawyer proves her client ‘innocence.’”
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April 4, 2023
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stated on December 14, 2022 a Facebook post
A video shows Nancy Pelosi unveiling a portrait of former U.S. Energy Department employee.
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December 19, 2022
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Facebook posts
stated on December 11, 2022 a Facebook post
A video shows Rep. Jim Jordan threatening House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with “‘possible’ jail time.”
Pants on Fire!
December 16, 2022
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stated on December 6, 2022 a Facebook post
“JAG charges Nancy Pelosi with treason and seditious conspiracy.”
Pants on Fire!
December 12, 2022
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Instagram posts
stated on November 17, 2022 an Instagram post
A fake Nancy Pelosi said she won’t seek the speaker position again because the real Pelosi was arrested in 2021.
Pants on Fire!
November 18, 2022
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Instagram posts
stated on November 3, 2022 an Instagram post
The attack on Paul Pelosi was a “false flag.”
Pants on Fire!
November 5, 2022
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stated on November 2, 2022 an Instagram post
The FBI took over the investigation into the attack on Paul Pelosi because San Francisco authorities weren’t sticking to Nancy Pelosi’s talking points.
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November 4, 2022
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stated on October 7, 2022 an Instagram post
Reuters reported that Nancy Pelosi bought 10 million shares of cannabis stock.
False
November 3, 2022
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stated on November 1, 2022 an Instagram post
“Leaked audio tape of the 911 call from the Paul Pelosi attack has surfaced. The call proves that the liberal media has lied about what really happened.”
False
November 3, 2022
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stated on November 30, 2022 an Instagram post
“Two far-right websites attributed to David DePape to smear conservatives were fabricated — they were created Friday.”
Pants on Fire!
November 2, 2022
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stated on October 31, 2022 an Instagram post
David DePape “stripped down to his underwear, grabbed a hammer, and jogged all the way to Nancy Pelosi’s house.”
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November 2, 2022
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