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Occupy Democrats

Occupy Democrats

Occupy Democrats, founded in 2012, is an advocacy group created to counterbalance the Republican tea party, and to "give President Obama and other progressive Democrats a Congress that will work with them to grow the economy, create jobs, promote fairness and fight inequality, and get money out of politics!"

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Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on June 11, 2025 Facebook post
"Undocumented immigrants paid more taxes last year than Amazon, GM, IBM & Netflix combined."
Mostly True
By Ella Moore • June 27, 2025
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on February 15, 2023 a photo on Facebook
“Obama imposed stricter rules on trains carrying toxins. Trump killed them.”
Mostly True
By Sara Swann • February 17, 2023
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on January 12, 2023 a Facebook post
"Social Security has nothing to do with the deficit or the national debt."
Mostly False
January 18, 2023
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on April 8, 2022 in a Twitter post
The chairman of Virginia’s Republican Party made a “shockingly racist post” about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
False
By Gabrielle Settles • April 12, 2022
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on April 5, 2022 a Facebook post
Josh Mandel doctored an image in a campaign ad but "forgot to Photoshop the hands that clearly show he put his face on the body of a Black soldier."
False
By Bill McCarthy • April 7, 2022
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on September 1, 2021 on social media
Texas “ranks 50th in baby wellness checks, ranks 50th in clinical care for infants, ranks 50th in uninsured women, ranks 43rd in maternal mortality, ranks 44th in school funding per child, and ranks 46th in child hunger.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 8, 2021
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on August 15, 2021 an Instagram post
Donald Trump in 2020 "said he trusted the Taliban and then set in motion an even earlier exit" from Afghanistan.
Half-True
August 17, 2021
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on March 12, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Rep. Matt Gaetz and Sen. Ted Cruz took two weeks paid sick leave to self-quarantine. Gaetz “voted in 2013 to make it illegal for any city in Florida to enact paid sick leave,” and Cruz “voted in 2015 in the U.S. Senate against paid sick leave.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 17, 2020
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on July 22, 2019 a Facebook post
"Fox ‘News’ just announced that they will not air Mueller’s testimony about his report, which they claim ‘exonerates’ Trump."
False
By Bill McCarthy • July 23, 2019
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on October 13, 2018
"Ted Cruz had a net worth of $500K when he entered the Senate in 2012. Now he’s worth $4.6 million. Pretty impressive for a guy with a $174K salary."
False
October 29, 2018
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on October 15, 2018 a post on Facebook
"The Postal Service only gives tribal residents PO boxes. The Republican-controlled Supreme Court just said it’s totally okay for North Dakota to demand that ONLY residents with street addresses can vote. Native Americans were the last to get the right to vote, and now they are the first to lose it."
Half-True
By Tessa Weinberg • October 23, 2018
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on August 20, 2016 a posting on Facebook
Says President Barack Obama "has taken less vacation days than any other president in a generation," while Congress "has taken more vacation days than any other Congress in history."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 9, 2016
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on January 12, 2016 a blog post.
Says Virginia Del. Mark Cole "wants schools to check children’s genitals before using bathroom."
False
By Sean Gorman • January 18, 2016
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on December 2, 2015 a Facebook post
"If Trump had just put his father’s money in a mutual fund ... he’d have $8 billion."
False
By Jon Greenberg • December 9, 2015
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on April 25, 2015 a meme first posted on Facebook
Says "Bush Jr. handed Obama a $1.4 trillion deficit" and Obama "reduced Bush Jr.’s deficit to just $492 billion."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • August 27, 2015
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on August 23, 2015 a Facebook post
Says Bobby Jindal’s parents "used his birthright citizenship to become Americans, making him an anchor baby."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • August 25, 2015
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on July 17, 2015 a meme on Facebook
"House Republicans just passed a bill that makes it legal for single mothers to be fired by their employers."
False
By Anna Bruzgulis • July 28, 2015
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on March 15, 2015 a Facebook post
After actions by Gov. Scott Walker and Republicans, Wisconsin "is dead broke."
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • July 6, 2015
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on June 16, 2015 a post on Facebook
Says Hillary Clinton "has donated every cent she's ever earned from speaking fees to charity."
False
By Anna Bruzgulis • June 16, 2015
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on May 4, 2015 a Facebook meme
"Ben Carson is running for president to ‘eliminate dependency on government.’ But he doesn’t mention that he grew up in public schools, got public housing and food stamps, got free glasses from a government program, was helped by Affirmative Action, and got Pell Grants for college."  
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • May 11, 2015
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Latest Fact-Checks About Occupy Democrats

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Facebook posts
stated on February 1, 2021 on social media
Under the 2017 tax law, “people who make under $75,000 will have their taxes raised in 2021 and every 2 years after that until 2027.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 5, 2021
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