Latest True Fact-checks Craig Thompson stated on July 5, 2021 in TV interview: "We’ve got 115,000 miles of roads in this state and 90% is owned by the locals.” Gwen Moore stated on August 3, 2021 in Twitter: “324,000 pregnant people experience domestic violence during their pregnancy.” Chip Roy stated on July 29, 2021 in a hearing: A quorum-breaking Texas Democrat said in 2007 that mail-in ballot fraud “is the greatest source of voter fraud in this state.” Mandela Barnes stated on May 23, 2021 in Twitter: “It’s been over 50 years since minimum (wage) and inflation parted ways, then over a decade since the federal minimum went up at all.” Glenn Grothman stated on June 8, 2021 in Twitter: “We have a record 9.3 million job openings in the U.S.” Mark Born stated on June 2, 2021 in Twitter: “Before the pandemic, just over 40,000 were on continuing UI claims. Now, there are well over 100,000 on state or federal UI benefits.” Lorraine Lewandrowski stated on February 24, 2021 in a hearing of the New York Senate Agriculture Committee: It’s not currently “legal for a New York state student to have a glass of fresh whole milk.” Mandela Barnes stated on May 23, 2021 in Twitter: “Since 1978, CEO compensation rose over 1,000% and only 11.9% for average workers.” Tim Kaine stated on May 24, 2021 in an op-ed on CNBC: “New Haven, Conn., had to issue bonds for a bridge after using funds for that bridge to pay for a police misconduct settlement." Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders stated on April 7, 2021 in Twitter: Wisconsin’s 2019-21 budget produced the first positive general fund balance since 2000, and the governor’s proposed 2021-23 budget would return it to a deficit. Robert Martwick stated on May 10, 2021 in a podcast interview: Opposition to having a fully elected Chicago Board of Education is in the “super minority.” Greg Abbott stated on May 18, 2021 in an interview: “We now have more job openings than we do people who are on unemployment. We have 60% more job openings today than we did the month before the pandemic hit the state of Texas.” Lindsay James stated on May 11, 2021 in a tweet: “There are more job openings than there are people on unemployment" in Iowa. Jeff Jackson stated on May 3, 2021 in a tweet: Says he was “one of the 2 (state Senators) who voted against” North Carolina’s body camera law. Kevin Kiley stated on April 26, 2021 in a tweet: “San Francisco had twice as many drug overdose deaths as COVID deaths last year.” Kirk Cox stated on April 7, 2021 in a radio interview.: On Virginia’s new marijuana law: “You can have up to one pound with only a $25 fine.” Van Wanggaard stated on April 19, 2021 in Statement: Foxconn “is the largest taxpayer in Racine County.” Zach Wahls stated on April 8, 2021 in a weekly newsletter: “The federal American Rescue Plan will purchase more food from farmers for distribution." Pete Buttigieg stated on April 6, 2021 in an interview with The Grio: “There is racism physically built into some of our highways.” Greg Abbott stated on March 30, 2021 in a tweet: “Twice as many children are in Border Patrol custody under Biden than Trump peak in 2019.” Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2021 in a Facebook post: U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz was the lone vote in the House against an anti-human trafficking bill. Tony Evers stated on March 14, 2021 in TV interview: “There’s still (only) a handful of school districts" doing no in-person instruction. Jim Justice stated on March 4, 2021 in a tweet: West Virginia “is the only state to decline in population over the last 70 years” Terry McAuliffe stated on March 10, 2021 in a speech: “If you look at the average teacher pay compared to the average pay of your citizens, Virginia ranks last.” Barbara Dittrich stated on February 16, 2021 in Column: "Pot today is not the weed baby boomers were smoking." Beth Wessel-Kroeschell stated on January 22, 2021 in public comments: "86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check." Facebook posts stated on March 2, 2021 in a Facebook post: The Georgia House passed a bill that “makes it a misdemeanor to give food or water to voters waiting in line.” Chuck Todd stated on March 7, 2021 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press": “The filibuster was never an idea of the founding fathers.” Energy Transfer stated on February 26, 2021 in testimony: “Pipelines do not freeze. They are naturally insulated. They’re buried beneath the ground.” Chris Kapenga stated on February 10, 2021 in Twitter: “The National Academy of Medicine points to a significant correlation between marijuana and psychosis, schizophrenia, and other psychotic disorders, particularly in teenagers where the risk of developing schizophrenia increases three fold.”
Craig Thompson stated on July 5, 2021 in TV interview: "We’ve got 115,000 miles of roads in this state and 90% is owned by the locals.” Gwen Moore stated on August 3, 2021 in Twitter: “324,000 pregnant people experience domestic violence during their pregnancy.” Chip Roy stated on July 29, 2021 in a hearing: A quorum-breaking Texas Democrat said in 2007 that mail-in ballot fraud “is the greatest source of voter fraud in this state.” Mandela Barnes stated on May 23, 2021 in Twitter: “It’s been over 50 years since minimum (wage) and inflation parted ways, then over a decade since the federal minimum went up at all.” Glenn Grothman stated on June 8, 2021 in Twitter: “We have a record 9.3 million job openings in the U.S.” Mark Born stated on June 2, 2021 in Twitter: “Before the pandemic, just over 40,000 were on continuing UI claims. Now, there are well over 100,000 on state or federal UI benefits.” Lorraine Lewandrowski stated on February 24, 2021 in a hearing of the New York Senate Agriculture Committee: It’s not currently “legal for a New York state student to have a glass of fresh whole milk.” Mandela Barnes stated on May 23, 2021 in Twitter: “Since 1978, CEO compensation rose over 1,000% and only 11.9% for average workers.” Tim Kaine stated on May 24, 2021 in an op-ed on CNBC: “New Haven, Conn., had to issue bonds for a bridge after using funds for that bridge to pay for a police misconduct settlement." Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders stated on April 7, 2021 in Twitter: Wisconsin’s 2019-21 budget produced the first positive general fund balance since 2000, and the governor’s proposed 2021-23 budget would return it to a deficit. Robert Martwick stated on May 10, 2021 in a podcast interview: Opposition to having a fully elected Chicago Board of Education is in the “super minority.” Greg Abbott stated on May 18, 2021 in an interview: “We now have more job openings than we do people who are on unemployment. We have 60% more job openings today than we did the month before the pandemic hit the state of Texas.” Lindsay James stated on May 11, 2021 in a tweet: “There are more job openings than there are people on unemployment" in Iowa. Jeff Jackson stated on May 3, 2021 in a tweet: Says he was “one of the 2 (state Senators) who voted against” North Carolina’s body camera law. Kevin Kiley stated on April 26, 2021 in a tweet: “San Francisco had twice as many drug overdose deaths as COVID deaths last year.” Kirk Cox stated on April 7, 2021 in a radio interview.: On Virginia’s new marijuana law: “You can have up to one pound with only a $25 fine.” Van Wanggaard stated on April 19, 2021 in Statement: Foxconn “is the largest taxpayer in Racine County.” Zach Wahls stated on April 8, 2021 in a weekly newsletter: “The federal American Rescue Plan will purchase more food from farmers for distribution." Pete Buttigieg stated on April 6, 2021 in an interview with The Grio: “There is racism physically built into some of our highways.” Greg Abbott stated on March 30, 2021 in a tweet: “Twice as many children are in Border Patrol custody under Biden than Trump peak in 2019.” Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2021 in a Facebook post: U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz was the lone vote in the House against an anti-human trafficking bill. Tony Evers stated on March 14, 2021 in TV interview: “There’s still (only) a handful of school districts" doing no in-person instruction. Jim Justice stated on March 4, 2021 in a tweet: West Virginia “is the only state to decline in population over the last 70 years” Terry McAuliffe stated on March 10, 2021 in a speech: “If you look at the average teacher pay compared to the average pay of your citizens, Virginia ranks last.” Barbara Dittrich stated on February 16, 2021 in Column: "Pot today is not the weed baby boomers were smoking." Beth Wessel-Kroeschell stated on January 22, 2021 in public comments: "86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check." Facebook posts stated on March 2, 2021 in a Facebook post: The Georgia House passed a bill that “makes it a misdemeanor to give food or water to voters waiting in line.” Chuck Todd stated on March 7, 2021 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press": “The filibuster was never an idea of the founding fathers.” Energy Transfer stated on February 26, 2021 in testimony: “Pipelines do not freeze. They are naturally insulated. They’re buried beneath the ground.” Chris Kapenga stated on February 10, 2021 in Twitter: “The National Academy of Medicine points to a significant correlation between marijuana and psychosis, schizophrenia, and other psychotic disorders, particularly in teenagers where the risk of developing schizophrenia increases three fold.”
Craig Thompson stated on July 5, 2021 in TV interview: "We’ve got 115,000 miles of roads in this state and 90% is owned by the locals.”
Gwen Moore stated on August 3, 2021 in Twitter: “324,000 pregnant people experience domestic violence during their pregnancy.”
Chip Roy stated on July 29, 2021 in a hearing: A quorum-breaking Texas Democrat said in 2007 that mail-in ballot fraud “is the greatest source of voter fraud in this state.”
Mandela Barnes stated on May 23, 2021 in Twitter: “It’s been over 50 years since minimum (wage) and inflation parted ways, then over a decade since the federal minimum went up at all.”
Glenn Grothman stated on June 8, 2021 in Twitter: “We have a record 9.3 million job openings in the U.S.”
Mark Born stated on June 2, 2021 in Twitter: “Before the pandemic, just over 40,000 were on continuing UI claims. Now, there are well over 100,000 on state or federal UI benefits.”
Lorraine Lewandrowski stated on February 24, 2021 in a hearing of the New York Senate Agriculture Committee: It’s not currently “legal for a New York state student to have a glass of fresh whole milk.”
Mandela Barnes stated on May 23, 2021 in Twitter: “Since 1978, CEO compensation rose over 1,000% and only 11.9% for average workers.”
Tim Kaine stated on May 24, 2021 in an op-ed on CNBC: “New Haven, Conn., had to issue bonds for a bridge after using funds for that bridge to pay for a police misconduct settlement."
Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders stated on April 7, 2021 in Twitter: Wisconsin’s 2019-21 budget produced the first positive general fund balance since 2000, and the governor’s proposed 2021-23 budget would return it to a deficit.
Robert Martwick stated on May 10, 2021 in a podcast interview: Opposition to having a fully elected Chicago Board of Education is in the “super minority.”
Greg Abbott stated on May 18, 2021 in an interview: “We now have more job openings than we do people who are on unemployment. We have 60% more job openings today than we did the month before the pandemic hit the state of Texas.”
Lindsay James stated on May 11, 2021 in a tweet: “There are more job openings than there are people on unemployment" in Iowa.
Jeff Jackson stated on May 3, 2021 in a tweet: Says he was “one of the 2 (state Senators) who voted against” North Carolina’s body camera law.
Kevin Kiley stated on April 26, 2021 in a tweet: “San Francisco had twice as many drug overdose deaths as COVID deaths last year.”
Kirk Cox stated on April 7, 2021 in a radio interview.: On Virginia’s new marijuana law: “You can have up to one pound with only a $25 fine.”
Van Wanggaard stated on April 19, 2021 in Statement: Foxconn “is the largest taxpayer in Racine County.”
Zach Wahls stated on April 8, 2021 in a weekly newsletter: “The federal American Rescue Plan will purchase more food from farmers for distribution."
Pete Buttigieg stated on April 6, 2021 in an interview with The Grio: “There is racism physically built into some of our highways.”
Greg Abbott stated on March 30, 2021 in a tweet: “Twice as many children are in Border Patrol custody under Biden than Trump peak in 2019.”
Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2021 in a Facebook post: U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz was the lone vote in the House against an anti-human trafficking bill.
Tony Evers stated on March 14, 2021 in TV interview: “There’s still (only) a handful of school districts" doing no in-person instruction.
Jim Justice stated on March 4, 2021 in a tweet: West Virginia “is the only state to decline in population over the last 70 years”
Terry McAuliffe stated on March 10, 2021 in a speech: “If you look at the average teacher pay compared to the average pay of your citizens, Virginia ranks last.”
Barbara Dittrich stated on February 16, 2021 in Column: "Pot today is not the weed baby boomers were smoking."
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell stated on January 22, 2021 in public comments: "86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check."
Facebook posts stated on March 2, 2021 in a Facebook post: The Georgia House passed a bill that “makes it a misdemeanor to give food or water to voters waiting in line.”
Chuck Todd stated on March 7, 2021 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press": “The filibuster was never an idea of the founding fathers.”
Energy Transfer stated on February 26, 2021 in testimony: “Pipelines do not freeze. They are naturally insulated. They’re buried beneath the ground.”
Chris Kapenga stated on February 10, 2021 in Twitter: “The National Academy of Medicine points to a significant correlation between marijuana and psychosis, schizophrenia, and other psychotic disorders, particularly in teenagers where the risk of developing schizophrenia increases three fold.”