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Sean Duffy

Sean Duffy

Sean Duffy is co-host of "The Bottom Line" on Fox Business, and a contributor on Fox News. In November 2024, President Donald Trump nominated Duffy to be U.S. transportation secretary. Duffy is a former Republican member of the U.S. House, representing Wisconsin's 7th District in the northwestern part of the state, from 2011-19. He also served as district attorney in Wisconsin's Ashland County.

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Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on March 17, 2024 a segment on Fox Business' "The Bottom Line"
Tyson Foods announced it would hire 52,000 migrants.
False
March 21, 2024
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on November 30, 2017 an interview
Says special counsel Robert Mueller "has brought in Democrat campaign donors at a very high level" on his team of lawyers.
Half-True
November 3, 2017
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on September 14, 2017 a Facebook Live town hall
Vermont had to "scrap" its single-payer health insurance program because it was "going bankrupt."  
False
September 20, 2017
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on July 20, 2017 a TV interview
"We're flying 1987 planes with 1987 technology."
Half-True
By Alan Hovorka • September 6, 2017
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on July 20, 2017 an interview
"You have almost half the counties in America that have one provider or no provider for insurance" on the Obamacare exchanges.  
Mostly False
August 4, 2017
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on July 17, 2017 a TV interview
Republicans have " won a thousand seats since Obamacare."
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • July 27, 2017
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on May 9, 2017 an interview
The Republican replacement for Obamacare does not give massive tax cuts to wealthy Americans.  
False
May 12, 2017
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on January 24, 2017 a news release
"Abortion providers like Planned Parenthood do little other than provide abortions."
Pants on Fire!
By Jonathan Anderson, Nora Hertel • February 24, 2017
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on December 1, 2016 an interview
Wisconsin has only one county, Dane, "that's hand counting the votes" in the 2016 presidential recount.  
Pants on Fire!
December 9, 2016
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on November 17, 2016 an interview
"Black Lives Matter, who are attacking law enforcement officers" -- Barack Obama "had them to the White House."
Mostly False
December 2, 2016
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on October 27, 2016 an interview on CNN
"One of George Soros' companies has provided some of the (voting) machines" for some states.  
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • October 31, 2016
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on August 23, 2016 an interview
Says Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin has "ties to the Muslim Brotherhood."  
False
September 14, 2016
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on July 18, 2016 a speech
"Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have left us with $19 trillion in debt."
Mostly False
July 19, 2016
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on April 22, 2016 a radio ad
On how to respond to Puerto Rico’s debt crisis.  
No Flip
By Sarah Hauer • May 13, 2016
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on December 9, 2015 an interview
Says President Barack Obama’s homeland security budget had "$16 million to fight climate change" but "didn't have a line item to fight violent extremism."  
Mostly False
December 18, 2015
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on September 18, 2015 a speech
"Millions of dollars are spent by Planned Parenthood to elect Democrats to the House of Representatives and the Senate."  
Mostly True
October 8, 2015
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on May 3, 2014 an interview
"Explosive growth in Medicare" is the reason federal deficit spending is predicted to top $1 trillion again after falling to $600 billion annually.
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • May 11, 2014
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on October 8, 2013 an interview
All members of Congress are required to be in Obamacare, but Obama and members of his administration "have their own gold-plated health care plans that they're in."  
Half-True
October 21, 2013
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on July 17, 2013 an interview
The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is "collecting financial information, monitoring financial information of millions of Americans" without their knowledge and "storing it for up to 10 years."  
Half-True
July 29, 2013
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on March 10, 2013 an interview
The United States spends "$2.2 billion on free cell phones, $27 million on Moroccan pottery classes" and pays for "the travel expenses for the watermelon queen in Alabama."    
Half-True
March 24, 2013
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Latest Fact-Checks About Sean Duffy

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on June 2, 2014 a news release
"Congressman Duffy has long record of voting against VA backlog fixes."  
False
By James B. Nelson • June 16, 2014
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on January 19, 2014 an email
A bill backed by Sean Duffy and other House Republicans "could actually require the Internal Revenue Service to conduct audits of rape victims" who get an abortion.  
False
February 9, 2014
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on August 29, 2012 a TV ad
Says Republican U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy "voted against paying our soldiers" and "against increasing combat pay" while voting "to protect his own pay."
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By Dave Umhoefer • September 16, 2012
Scott Keyes
Scott Keyes
stated on July 16, 2012 a blog post
Says U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy is among seven "Tea Party freshmen" who "spent an average of $15,000 on cars for themselves." 
Pants on Fire!
July 27, 2012
Pat Kreitlow
Pat Kreitlow
stated on June 6, 2012 a news release
Says GOP U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy of Wisconsin "voted twice to end Medicare."
Pants on Fire!
June 25, 2012
Julie Lassa
Julie Lassa
stated on September 21, 2010 a campaign TV ad
Says "Sean Duffy was a no-show" as Ashland County District Attorney while he was on the campaign trail
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • October 13, 2010
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on August 30, 2010 a campaign TV ad
"Sean Duffy backed plan to privatize Social Security."
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By James B. Nelson • September 10, 2010
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