Transparency Scorecard true 0% 19 Checks mostly-true 0% 20 Checks Half True 0% 21 Checks mostly-false 0% 20 Checks false 0% 26 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 7 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Transparency James Woods stated on December 10, 2023 in an X post: Joe Biden’s net worth was $41 million in 2022. By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • December 19, 2023 Tony Evers stated on November 13, 2019 in a public forum: On whether he can release one day’s worth of emails. By Eric Litke • December 27, 2019 Jeanne Ives stated on December 3, 2019 in a tweet: Says U.S. Rep. Sean Casten has held numerous "invite-only" town halls. By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • December 5, 2019 TJ Donovan stated on October 18, 2019 in Op-ed published in VTDigger: "Most of the requests for records possessed by the Attorney General’s Office are from private law firms and companies." By Xander Landen • October 22, 2019 Facebook posts stated on July 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says the National Mall’s webcam was "abruptly shut down" and removed from the White House’s website to stop viewers from seeing the lack of attendees at president Trump’s Fourth of July event. By Samantha Putterman • July 9, 2019 Donald Trump stated on May 20, 2019 in remarks at the White House: "There has never been, ever before, an administration that’s been so open and transparent." By Louis Jacobson • June 4, 2019 Viral image stated on March 18, 2019 in a Facebook post: Shows a photo of two similar Wall Street Journal newspapers with different headlines about President Donald Trump, and describes the editions as, "Same paper, same dates, different markets. What did you just learn? Feeling manipulated yet?" By Samantha Putterman • March 26, 2019 Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Mitch McConnell's "biggest donor" is a "Russian oligarch that the GOP just lifted sanctions on." By Samantha Putterman • February 14, 2019 Toni Preckwinkle stated on January 9, 2019 in a TV ad: Says she "made sure Laquan McDonald’s autopsy went public" and "called for the dash cam footage to be released." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • January 15, 2019 Robin Vos stated on January 10, 2013 in a public forum: On limiting late night legislative debates. By D.L. Davis • December 11, 2018 Kathy Manning stated on October 23, 2018 in a debate: "I'm not taking any corporate PAC money." By Will Doran • October 28, 2018 Leah Vukmir stated on September 23, 2018 in an interview: Says Tammy Baldwin was the only member of the Wisconsin congressional delegation "to have a report outlining that a doctor was overprescribing opioids" at the Tomah VA, "later a veteran died" and Baldwin "covered it up." October 3, 2018 Marc Molinaro stated on September 14, 2018 in in a news conference: Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo is "stealing money from the MTA and sending it upstate for projects that have nothing to do with transit." By Jill Terreri Ramos • September 21, 2018 Club for Growth stated on July 12, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Leah Vukmir "claimed the open records law didn't apply to her, got sued, lost and cost taxpayers $15,000 in legal fees." By Jennifer Walter • August 14, 2018 Senate Leadership Fund stated on July 24, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Sen. Joe Donnelly’s "family got caught outsourcing jobs to Mexico, and ‘Mexico Joe’ profited up to $80,000." By Katie Akin • July 26, 2018 Jeff Flake stated on January 17, 2018 in the U.S. Senate: Says Donald Trump's use of the term "fake news" to undermine journalism "seems (to have) inspired dictators and authoritarians." By John Kruzel • January 22, 2018 Donald Trump stated on January 4, 2018 in a tweet: "I authorized Zero access to White House (actually turned him down many times) for author of phony book! I never spoke to him for book." By John Kruzel • January 5, 2018 JB Pritzker stated on December 6, 2017 in a candidate forum: "I released way more (tax) information than Bruce Rauner has." By Matt Dietrich • December 11, 2017 Daniel Biss stated on November 27, 2017 in a tweet: These guys are now pretty much living up to the @BruceRauner standard. And falling dismally short of the @MittRomney standard. Even Romney released his full tax returns. By Matt Dietrich • December 4, 2017 Scot Ross stated on November 3, 2017 in an interview: "Since 2015, Scott Walker has not done a public event where you don't have to pay admission or be on an approved list." November 15, 2017 Load More Latest Articles Know who’s talking to you: A guide to interpreting Facebook political ads By Jon Greenberg • January 26, 2022 Trump has pushed out 5 inspectors general since April. Here’s who they are By Bill McCarthy • May 19, 2020 Latest promises about Transparency Joe Biden Require all federal candidates to release tax returns Twin efforts to require tax return disclosure fail to make it to Biden’s desk | December 9, 2024 Joe Biden Prevent the White House from interfering in federal investigations and prosecutions Joe Biden’s pardon of Hunter Biden counters yearslong distance from Justice Department prosecutions | December 3, 2024 Barack Obama Negotiate health care reform in public sessions televised on C-SPAN Obama said he’d televise health reform negotiations on C-SPAN | July 10, 2009 Barack Obama Limit term of director of national intelligence No progress on changing the DNI’s term | January 14, 2011 Barack Obama Create a national declassification center Executive order creates national declassification center | December 30, 2009 Barack Obama Require Cabinet officials to host Internet town hall meetings Cabinet officials frequently talk to citizens online | January 11, 2012 Barack Obama Make White House communications public Visitor logs are public, emails and phone calls are not | July 9, 2012 Barack Obama Conduct regulatory agency business in public President called for transparency, but agencies haven’t always followed through | July 10, 2012 Barack Obama Release presidential records Obama signs executive order on presidential records | January 22, 2009 Barack Obama Tougher rules against revolving door for lobbyists and former officials Grassley demands waivers and recusals on former lobbyists in the Obama administration | June 12, 2009 Barack Obama Require new hires to affirm their hiring was not due to political affiliation or contributions Obama bans hires based on politics | January 21, 2009 Latest promises about Transparency
Joe Biden Require all federal candidates to release tax returns Twin efforts to require tax return disclosure fail to make it to Biden’s desk | December 9, 2024
Joe Biden Prevent the White House from interfering in federal investigations and prosecutions Joe Biden’s pardon of Hunter Biden counters yearslong distance from Justice Department prosecutions | December 3, 2024
Barack Obama Negotiate health care reform in public sessions televised on C-SPAN Obama said he’d televise health reform negotiations on C-SPAN | July 10, 2009
Barack Obama Limit term of director of national intelligence No progress on changing the DNI’s term | January 14, 2011
Barack Obama Create a national declassification center Executive order creates national declassification center | December 30, 2009
Barack Obama Require Cabinet officials to host Internet town hall meetings Cabinet officials frequently talk to citizens online | January 11, 2012
Barack Obama Make White House communications public Visitor logs are public, emails and phone calls are not | July 9, 2012
Barack Obama Conduct regulatory agency business in public President called for transparency, but agencies haven’t always followed through | July 10, 2012
Barack Obama Release presidential records Obama signs executive order on presidential records | January 22, 2009
Barack Obama Tougher rules against revolving door for lobbyists and former officials Grassley demands waivers and recusals on former lobbyists in the Obama administration | June 12, 2009
Barack Obama Require new hires to affirm their hiring was not due to political affiliation or contributions Obama bans hires based on politics | January 21, 2009
