Latest Half-True Fact-checks in Congress Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category AFL-CIO dicho el Abril 13, 2020 en a Facebook post: "The Postal Service is not losing money because of Amazon. It’s losing money because in 2006, the Republican-led Congress passed a law forcing it to prepay its pensions for 75 years, which no other corporation does ... Without this law, the Postal Service would be turning a profit.” Occupy Democrats dicho el Marzo 12, 2020 en 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.” Bernie Sanders dicho el Febrero 24, 2020 en a CNN town hall: Says Democratic members of Congress who represent Cuban Americans in Florida and have been critical of Sanders “just so happen to be supporting other candidates.” Facebook posts dicho el Enero 12, 2020 en a Facebook post: The percent of millionaires in Congress is 50% while the percent among the U.S. public is 1 percent Ron Johnson dicho el Junio 12, 2019 en a Facebook post: Obama-era ban on whole and 2% milk in schools has caused "notable decline" in student milk consumption. Kirsten Gillibrand dicho el Junio 10, 2019 en an interview: "Even in the last Congress, President Trump signed 18 of my bills." Richard Cordray dicho el Septiembre 25, 2018 en an ad: Says "Mike DeWine wanted to allow insurance companies to refuse to pay for pre-existing conditions." Paul Ryan dicho el Abril 17, 2018 en a news conference: Says that on the tax reform law, Democratic leaders "are promising to take it all away." Donald Trump dicho el Marzo 14, 2018 en in a tweet: Says Democratic obstruction is the reason why "many important positions in government are unfilled." Jim Renacci dicho el Enero 24, 2018 en an interview on Fox Business Network: In 2005 or 2006 U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer "voted for the wall." Dan Kohl dicho el Noviembre 7, 2017 en a Facebook post: Says Glenn Grothman "is the single-most partisan member of the House." Beto O'Rourke dicho el Marzo 31, 2017 en a U.S. Senate campaign kickoff event in Dallas: "I’m one of two members of Congress out of 535 that takes no corporate cash, no political action committee money." Save My Care dicho el Mayo 8, 2017 en a digital ad: U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo voted for a health care bill that will let insurance companies "charge five times more for people over 50." David Price dicho el Marzo 22, 2017 en a report from his Congressional office: "Under the Republican health care repeal proposal North Carolina faces the 2nd highest premium increase in the nation. North Carolina residents will face an average cost increase of over $7,500." Luis Gutierrez dicho el Marzo 12, 2017 en CNN's State of the Union: "2009-2010, let's remember, hundreds of Republican amendments were adopted in the ACA." Bernie Sanders dicho el Febrero 5, 2017 en an interview on CNN: Says former President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominations "required 60 votes." Maggie Hassan dicho el Septiembre 15, 2016 en a speech: "During her first four years in Washington Sen. Ayotte voted with the Koch brothers nearly 90 percent of the time." End Citizens United dicho el Agosto 22, 2016 en a campaign ad: Says U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin voted to "force seniors to pay more for prescription drugs." Deborah Ross dicho el Agosto 22, 2016 en a campaign ad: Says in Washington, D.C., Sen. Richard Burr "took millions from special interests, went there and cashed in, voted to cut (his) own taxes and raise taxes on working folks." Zephyr Teachout dicho el Junio 28, 2016 en her victory speech after winning the Democratic primary.: "John Faso took money from fossil fuel companies as they tried to take your land by eminent domain for a fracked gas pipeline." Tim Canova dicho el Junio 1, 2016 en a post on Medium: Says he "helped to draft parts of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform bill." Pete Gallego dicho el Abril 22, 2016 en Pete Gallego campaign press release: Says Will Hurd "cosponsored a bill that would militarize our border and allow 200 miles of new roads to be built in the Big Bend region -- cutting up our beloved park." George Holding dicho el Mayo 19, 2016 en a debate on WRAL: Says North Carolina Rep. Renee Ellmers was the only Republican to vote against "an amendment to prioritize the deportation of sexual criminals who are illegal immigrants." Roy Zimmerman dicho el Marzo 13, 2016 en a YouTube video: "Republicans control the U.S. Senate with 54 seats, but those 54 senators were elected by only two-thirds the number of voters who elected the Democrats. In the Senate, the majority party represents a minority of the people." Hillary Clinton dicho el Marzo 6, 2016 en the Democratic debate in Flint: Says Bernie Sanders "was against the auto bailout" and "voted against the money that ended up saving the auto industry." Bernie Sanders dicho el Febrero 2, 2016 en a campaign event in Keene, N.H.: Says Goldman Sachs CEO said Congress would "have to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and give huge tax breaks to the wealthy and the large corporations." Hillary Clinton dicho el Enero 25, 2016 en a CNN town hall: When terrorists killed more than 250 Americans in Lebanon under Ronald Reagan, "the Democrats didn’t make that a partisan issue." Paul Ryan dicho el Mayo 17, 2015 en on CNN's "State of the Union": "Every president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt has had" fast-track trade authority. Joe Biden dicho el Marzo 9, 2015 en a statement released to the media: "The vast majority of our international commitments take effect without congressional approval." Ann McLane Kuster dicho el Enero 6, 2015 en an interview with the Concord Monitor at her Concord office : Says she has opposed measures to weaken the Dodd-Frank Wall Street regulatory bill and campaign-finance legislation when they were offered as stand-alone bills.
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AFL-CIO dicho el Abril 13, 2020 en a Facebook post: "The Postal Service is not losing money because of Amazon. It’s losing money because in 2006, the Republican-led Congress passed a law forcing it to prepay its pensions for 75 years, which no other corporation does ... Without this law, the Postal Service would be turning a profit.” Occupy Democrats dicho el Marzo 12, 2020 en 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.” Bernie Sanders dicho el Febrero 24, 2020 en a CNN town hall: Says Democratic members of Congress who represent Cuban Americans in Florida and have been critical of Sanders “just so happen to be supporting other candidates.” Facebook posts dicho el Enero 12, 2020 en a Facebook post: The percent of millionaires in Congress is 50% while the percent among the U.S. public is 1 percent Ron Johnson dicho el Junio 12, 2019 en a Facebook post: Obama-era ban on whole and 2% milk in schools has caused "notable decline" in student milk consumption. Kirsten Gillibrand dicho el Junio 10, 2019 en an interview: "Even in the last Congress, President Trump signed 18 of my bills." Richard Cordray dicho el Septiembre 25, 2018 en an ad: Says "Mike DeWine wanted to allow insurance companies to refuse to pay for pre-existing conditions." Paul Ryan dicho el Abril 17, 2018 en a news conference: Says that on the tax reform law, Democratic leaders "are promising to take it all away." Donald Trump dicho el Marzo 14, 2018 en in a tweet: Says Democratic obstruction is the reason why "many important positions in government are unfilled." Jim Renacci dicho el Enero 24, 2018 en an interview on Fox Business Network: In 2005 or 2006 U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer "voted for the wall." Dan Kohl dicho el Noviembre 7, 2017 en a Facebook post: Says Glenn Grothman "is the single-most partisan member of the House." Beto O'Rourke dicho el Marzo 31, 2017 en a U.S. Senate campaign kickoff event in Dallas: "I’m one of two members of Congress out of 535 that takes no corporate cash, no political action committee money." Save My Care dicho el Mayo 8, 2017 en a digital ad: U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo voted for a health care bill that will let insurance companies "charge five times more for people over 50." David Price dicho el Marzo 22, 2017 en a report from his Congressional office: "Under the Republican health care repeal proposal North Carolina faces the 2nd highest premium increase in the nation. North Carolina residents will face an average cost increase of over $7,500." Luis Gutierrez dicho el Marzo 12, 2017 en CNN's State of the Union: "2009-2010, let's remember, hundreds of Republican amendments were adopted in the ACA." Bernie Sanders dicho el Febrero 5, 2017 en an interview on CNN: Says former President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominations "required 60 votes." Maggie Hassan dicho el Septiembre 15, 2016 en a speech: "During her first four years in Washington Sen. Ayotte voted with the Koch brothers nearly 90 percent of the time." End Citizens United dicho el Agosto 22, 2016 en a campaign ad: Says U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin voted to "force seniors to pay more for prescription drugs." Deborah Ross dicho el Agosto 22, 2016 en a campaign ad: Says in Washington, D.C., Sen. Richard Burr "took millions from special interests, went there and cashed in, voted to cut (his) own taxes and raise taxes on working folks." Zephyr Teachout dicho el Junio 28, 2016 en her victory speech after winning the Democratic primary.: "John Faso took money from fossil fuel companies as they tried to take your land by eminent domain for a fracked gas pipeline." Tim Canova dicho el Junio 1, 2016 en a post on Medium: Says he "helped to draft parts of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform bill." Pete Gallego dicho el Abril 22, 2016 en Pete Gallego campaign press release: Says Will Hurd "cosponsored a bill that would militarize our border and allow 200 miles of new roads to be built in the Big Bend region -- cutting up our beloved park." George Holding dicho el Mayo 19, 2016 en a debate on WRAL: Says North Carolina Rep. Renee Ellmers was the only Republican to vote against "an amendment to prioritize the deportation of sexual criminals who are illegal immigrants." Roy Zimmerman dicho el Marzo 13, 2016 en a YouTube video: "Republicans control the U.S. Senate with 54 seats, but those 54 senators were elected by only two-thirds the number of voters who elected the Democrats. In the Senate, the majority party represents a minority of the people." Hillary Clinton dicho el Marzo 6, 2016 en the Democratic debate in Flint: Says Bernie Sanders "was against the auto bailout" and "voted against the money that ended up saving the auto industry." Bernie Sanders dicho el Febrero 2, 2016 en a campaign event in Keene, N.H.: Says Goldman Sachs CEO said Congress would "have to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and give huge tax breaks to the wealthy and the large corporations." Hillary Clinton dicho el Enero 25, 2016 en a CNN town hall: When terrorists killed more than 250 Americans in Lebanon under Ronald Reagan, "the Democrats didn’t make that a partisan issue." Paul Ryan dicho el Mayo 17, 2015 en on CNN's "State of the Union": "Every president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt has had" fast-track trade authority. Joe Biden dicho el Marzo 9, 2015 en a statement released to the media: "The vast majority of our international commitments take effect without congressional approval." Ann McLane Kuster dicho el Enero 6, 2015 en an interview with the Concord Monitor at her Concord office : Says she has opposed measures to weaken the Dodd-Frank Wall Street regulatory bill and campaign-finance legislation when they were offered as stand-alone bills.
AFL-CIO dicho el Abril 13, 2020 en a Facebook post: "The Postal Service is not losing money because of Amazon. It’s losing money because in 2006, the Republican-led Congress passed a law forcing it to prepay its pensions for 75 years, which no other corporation does ... Without this law, the Postal Service would be turning a profit.”
Occupy Democrats dicho el Marzo 12, 2020 en 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.”
Bernie Sanders dicho el Febrero 24, 2020 en a CNN town hall: Says Democratic members of Congress who represent Cuban Americans in Florida and have been critical of Sanders “just so happen to be supporting other candidates.”
Facebook posts dicho el Enero 12, 2020 en a Facebook post: The percent of millionaires in Congress is 50% while the percent among the U.S. public is 1 percent
Ron Johnson dicho el Junio 12, 2019 en a Facebook post: Obama-era ban on whole and 2% milk in schools has caused "notable decline" in student milk consumption.
Kirsten Gillibrand dicho el Junio 10, 2019 en an interview: "Even in the last Congress, President Trump signed 18 of my bills."
Richard Cordray dicho el Septiembre 25, 2018 en an ad: Says "Mike DeWine wanted to allow insurance companies to refuse to pay for pre-existing conditions."
Paul Ryan dicho el Abril 17, 2018 en a news conference: Says that on the tax reform law, Democratic leaders "are promising to take it all away."
Donald Trump dicho el Marzo 14, 2018 en in a tweet: Says Democratic obstruction is the reason why "many important positions in government are unfilled."
Jim Renacci dicho el Enero 24, 2018 en an interview on Fox Business Network: In 2005 or 2006 U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer "voted for the wall."
Dan Kohl dicho el Noviembre 7, 2017 en a Facebook post: Says Glenn Grothman "is the single-most partisan member of the House."
Beto O'Rourke dicho el Marzo 31, 2017 en a U.S. Senate campaign kickoff event in Dallas: "I’m one of two members of Congress out of 535 that takes no corporate cash, no political action committee money."
Save My Care dicho el Mayo 8, 2017 en a digital ad: U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo voted for a health care bill that will let insurance companies "charge five times more for people over 50."
David Price dicho el Marzo 22, 2017 en a report from his Congressional office: "Under the Republican health care repeal proposal North Carolina faces the 2nd highest premium increase in the nation. North Carolina residents will face an average cost increase of over $7,500."
Luis Gutierrez dicho el Marzo 12, 2017 en CNN's State of the Union: "2009-2010, let's remember, hundreds of Republican amendments were adopted in the ACA."
Bernie Sanders dicho el Febrero 5, 2017 en an interview on CNN: Says former President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominations "required 60 votes."
Maggie Hassan dicho el Septiembre 15, 2016 en a speech: "During her first four years in Washington Sen. Ayotte voted with the Koch brothers nearly 90 percent of the time."
End Citizens United dicho el Agosto 22, 2016 en a campaign ad: Says U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin voted to "force seniors to pay more for prescription drugs."
Deborah Ross dicho el Agosto 22, 2016 en a campaign ad: Says in Washington, D.C., Sen. Richard Burr "took millions from special interests, went there and cashed in, voted to cut (his) own taxes and raise taxes on working folks."
Zephyr Teachout dicho el Junio 28, 2016 en her victory speech after winning the Democratic primary.: "John Faso took money from fossil fuel companies as they tried to take your land by eminent domain for a fracked gas pipeline."
Tim Canova dicho el Junio 1, 2016 en a post on Medium: Says he "helped to draft parts of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform bill."
Pete Gallego dicho el Abril 22, 2016 en Pete Gallego campaign press release: Says Will Hurd "cosponsored a bill that would militarize our border and allow 200 miles of new roads to be built in the Big Bend region -- cutting up our beloved park."
George Holding dicho el Mayo 19, 2016 en a debate on WRAL: Says North Carolina Rep. Renee Ellmers was the only Republican to vote against "an amendment to prioritize the deportation of sexual criminals who are illegal immigrants."
Roy Zimmerman dicho el Marzo 13, 2016 en a YouTube video: "Republicans control the U.S. Senate with 54 seats, but those 54 senators were elected by only two-thirds the number of voters who elected the Democrats. In the Senate, the majority party represents a minority of the people."
Hillary Clinton dicho el Marzo 6, 2016 en the Democratic debate in Flint: Says Bernie Sanders "was against the auto bailout" and "voted against the money that ended up saving the auto industry."
Bernie Sanders dicho el Febrero 2, 2016 en a campaign event in Keene, N.H.: Says Goldman Sachs CEO said Congress would "have to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and give huge tax breaks to the wealthy and the large corporations."
Hillary Clinton dicho el Enero 25, 2016 en a CNN town hall: When terrorists killed more than 250 Americans in Lebanon under Ronald Reagan, "the Democrats didn’t make that a partisan issue."
Paul Ryan dicho el Mayo 17, 2015 en on CNN's "State of the Union": "Every president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt has had" fast-track trade authority.
Joe Biden dicho el Marzo 9, 2015 en a statement released to the media: "The vast majority of our international commitments take effect without congressional approval."
Ann McLane Kuster dicho el Enero 6, 2015 en an interview with the Concord Monitor at her Concord office : Says she has opposed measures to weaken the Dodd-Frank Wall Street regulatory bill and campaign-finance legislation when they were offered as stand-alone bills.
