Veterans Scorecard true 0% 16 Checks mostly-true 0% 14 Checks Half True 0% 17 Checks mostly-false 0% 29 Checks false 0% 35 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 15 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Veterans Hakeem Jeffries stated on May 8, 2025 in a press conference: “About 20% of households with veterans rely upon” the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. May 12, 2025 Viral image stated on August 18, 2024 in a Facebook post: Video shows a CNN segment about “veterans cancelling their auto insurance.” August 29, 2024 Donald Trump stated on May 10, 2023 in a CNN town hall: “Many of these teachers are soldiers, ex-soldiers, ex-policeman.” By Amy Sherman • May 11, 2023 Mike Bost stated on April 26, 2023 in a House floor speech: Addressing the impact of the House GOP debt-ceiling bill on veterans’ programs, "I'm dead serious that we're not cutting veterans, and I mean it." May 9, 2023 Blake Masters stated on October 15, 2022 in a tweet: Immigrants illegally in the country are treated “better than military veterans.” By Jon Greenberg • October 21, 2022 Tim Westley stated on March 30, 2022 in an interview: "We have (people detained by ICE) that have to be seen within 24 hours, while veterans are seen within months. By Nusaiba Mizan • April 25, 2022 Kevin Nicholson stated on March 28, 2022 in Fundraising email: “Over the course of two months, Tony Evers refused to remove (Curtis Schmitt Jr.) from the (state’s veterans) Board despite having the authority to do (so).” By Madeline Heim • April 8, 2022 Viral image stated on September 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Biden orders VA to withhold benefits from unvaccinated veterans.” September 14, 2021 The Gateway Pundit stated on August 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: U.S. veteran group rescued Afghan allies “behind Biden’s back.” September 1, 2021 Facebook posts stated on May 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: Congress created “a generous mortgage relief program” for veterans. May 28, 2021 Tom Cotton stated on April 8, 2021 in a tweet: “New York's 1,200+ homeless veterans are ineligible for these $15,600 payments.” By Cassidey Kavathas • May 18, 2021 Jim Justice stated on September 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: “West Virginia has one of the greatest percentages of veterans in any state.” By Ivy Ward, Melissa Stone • October 15, 2020 Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in the first 2020 presidential debate: Says Joe Biden “had 308,000 military people dying because you couldn’t provide them proper healthcare in the military.” By Jon Greenberg • September 30, 2020 National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on July 6, 2020 in website profiteeringpeters.com: Says Gary Peters "fought against funding for the VA, veterans housing programs, military pay raises, and health care and research for veterans and their families. He also fought against funding for processing veterans’ disability claims.” By Clara Hendrickson • July 8, 2020 Sid Miller stated on November 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: Image shows U.S. National Guard Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester. By Madlin Mekelburg • December 3, 2019 Pete Buttigieg stated on November 20, 2019 in Democratic primary debate in Atlanta: "The president had to confess in writing, in court to illegally diverting charitable contributions that were supposed to go to veterans." By Miriam Valverde • November 21, 2019 Sid Miller stated on November 9, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Confederate veterans were conferred with many of the same benefits of other United States military veterans by Acts of Congress back in 1929 and 1957." By Madlin Mekelburg • November 15, 2019 Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says President Trump donated his "second quarter salary to rebuild military cemeteries" and that the media ignored it and every other story of him donating his salary as POTUS. By Samantha Putterman • November 14, 2019 Facebook posts stated on August 13, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says Barbara Walters said Jane Fonda "betrayed not only the idea of our country, but specific men who served and sacrificed during the Vietnam War." October 30, 2019 Viral image stated on May 4, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Brooke Baldwin said, "Don’t hire veterans! They’re too damaged to be trusted with authority." October 25, 2019 Load More Latest Articles Addressing claims that VA hospital rules allow discrimination against Dems and unmarried veterans • June 25, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: Did JD Vance benefit from DEI initiatives at Yale Law? By Gideon Hess • February 19, 2025 Fact-check: Senate confirmation hearing for defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth By Louis Jacobson, Sara Swann • January 14, 2025 Live: Fact-checking Trump’s Cabinet nominees’ Senate confirmation hearings • January 14, 2025 Was Joe Biden’s uncle eaten by cannibals after World War II crash? Experts say it’s highly unlikely By Louis Jacobson • April 18, 2024 Checking Evers’ promises on Act 10, prisons, commissions By Eric Litke • January 22, 2021 One last time (as president): Fact-checking Donald Trump’s departure speech By Louis Jacobson • January 20, 2021 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s closing arguments of the 2020 campaign By Miriam Valverde • October 27, 2020 Latest promises about Veterans Donald Trump End veteran homelessness Joe Biden Protect military personnel and veterans from deportation Joe Biden compromises on promise to protect military personnel and veterans from deportation | December 30, 2024 Joe Biden Increase access to VA care beyond 5-year eligibility for combat veterans Biden kept promise on increasing access to care for veterans | December 16, 2022 Joe Biden Create national center to reduce veteran suicide New programs, but no new center, for veteran suicide prevention | December 4, 2024 Donald Trump Increase veterans’ health care More money and more options for veterans | July 15, 2020 Donald Trump Create private White House veterans hotline Trump administration launched its ‘White House’ veterans hotline, based in West Virginia | August 9, 2018 Barack Obama Create a ‘Green Vet Initiative’ to promote environmental jobs for veterans Two programs accomplish the goal | January 7, 2010 Barack Obama Increase the Veterans Administration budget to recruit and retain more mental health professionals Funding bill signed into law | April 5, 2010 Barack Obama Expand Veterans Centers in rural areas More Veterans Centers in rural areas | December 9, 2011 Barack Obama Establish standards of care for traumatic brain injury treatment Treatment of traumatic brain injury: better, but still flawed | December 19, 2012 Barack Obama Fully fund the Veterans Administration New law for Veterans Administration mandates advanced appropriations; more money in budgets | June 24, 2010 Barack Obama Assure that the Veterans Administration budget is prepared as ‘must-pass’ legislation Bill signed by Obama makes sure vets get money on time | October 23, 2009 Latest promises about Veterans
Joe Biden Protect military personnel and veterans from deportation Joe Biden compromises on promise to protect military personnel and veterans from deportation | December 30, 2024
Joe Biden Increase access to VA care beyond 5-year eligibility for combat veterans Biden kept promise on increasing access to care for veterans | December 16, 2022
Joe Biden Create national center to reduce veteran suicide New programs, but no new center, for veteran suicide prevention | December 4, 2024
Donald Trump Create private White House veterans hotline Trump administration launched its ‘White House’ veterans hotline, based in West Virginia | August 9, 2018
Barack Obama Create a ‘Green Vet Initiative’ to promote environmental jobs for veterans Two programs accomplish the goal | January 7, 2010
Barack Obama Increase the Veterans Administration budget to recruit and retain more mental health professionals Funding bill signed into law | April 5, 2010
Barack Obama Expand Veterans Centers in rural areas More Veterans Centers in rural areas | December 9, 2011
Barack Obama Establish standards of care for traumatic brain injury treatment Treatment of traumatic brain injury: better, but still flawed | December 19, 2012
Barack Obama Fully fund the Veterans Administration New law for Veterans Administration mandates advanced appropriations; more money in budgets | June 24, 2010
Barack Obama Assure that the Veterans Administration budget is prepared as ‘must-pass’ legislation Bill signed by Obama makes sure vets get money on time | October 23, 2009
