Latest Fact-checks in Legal Issues Instagram posts stated on January 17, 2024 in Instagram posts: Kentucky Republican lawmaker “wants to legalize sexual relations with first cousins.” Ron DeSantis stated on November 30, 2023 in Fox News' “The Great Red vs. Blue State Debate.": “Your minor child can go to California without your knowledge or without your consent, and get hormone therapy, puberty blockers and a sex change operation.” Donald Trump stated on November 8, 2023 in a rally in Hialeah: “Just like the Cuban regime, the Biden administration is trying to put their political opponents in jail, shutting down free speech.” Protect Women Ohio stated on October 30, 2023 in a video: Ohio’s Issue 1 “allows for abortion after viability for…financial reasons.” Shannon Watts stated on October 25, 2023 in a post on X: “It is harder to buy Sudafed than an AR-15 in Maine.” Facebook posts stated on October 8, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: "Estados Unidos le cancelara el Parole a los venezolanos". Melissa Agard stated on October 17, 2023 in Public appearance: “Since 1981, the state Senate has only rejected five executive appointments. The GOP today is more than doubling that number.” Facebook posts stated on October 1, 2023 in a Facebook video: New York Attorney General Letitia James and Judge Arthur Engoron valued Mar-a-Lago at $18 million. Jesse Watters stated on September 28, 2023 in a segment of "The Five" on Fox News: James Biden’s text message to Hunter Biden that says, “I can work with you(r) father alone,” shows that Joe Biden was “in business” with Hunter Biden. Kevin McCarthy stated on September 12, 2023 in a news conference: “We know the bank records show that nearly $20 million in payments were directed to the Biden family members and associates through various shell companies.” Facebook posts stated on August 30, 2023 in a Facebook post: A new Florida law says “a father must submit a DNA test before signing the birth certificates.” Donald Trump stated on August 15, 2023 in a Truth Social post: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis “campaigned and raised money on, ‘I will get Trump.’” Donald Trump stated on August 4, 2023 in a speech in Alabama: “They are trying to make it illegal to question the results of a bad election.” Jack Posobiec stated on August 1, 2023 in a tweet: Judge Tanya Chutkan “is the only federal judge in Washington, D.C., who has sentenced Jan. 6 defendants to sentences longer than the government had requested.” Facebook posts stated on June 27, 2023 in a Facebook post: Kevin McCarthy “announces impeachment proceeding for Biden regime.” Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2023 in a video: “New California bill charges parents with child abuse for refusing to ‘affirm’ their kid’s gender identity.” Joe Biden stated on June 10, 2023 in a speech: In the U.S., “a person can be married in the morning and thrown out of a restaurant for being gay in the afternoon.” Instagram posts stated on June 9, 2023 in an Instagram post: “They are trying to throw Trump in jail for the rest of his life for having a couple dozen documents that he had authority to declassify.” Facebook posts stated on June 8, 2023 in a post: Trump "hasn't been 'indicted.' It's all part of the Operation.” X posts stated on June 9, 2023 in a tweet: Photo of woman in Team Trump attire is Aileen Cannon, the Trump-appointed judge presiding over the classified documents case. Derrick Van Orden stated on April 13, 2023 in Radio interview: On exceptions to Wisconsin's abortion ban The Gateway Pundit stated on May 10, 2023 in a Facebook post: New Washington state law allows “government to take away minors from parents if they refuse to agree to gender-transition surgery.” Marc Short stated on May 7, 2023 in remarks on CNN's "State of the Union": “This year, there have been 13,000 deaths by gun violence. The vast majority, 95% of them, are in inner cities, where you have some of the strictest gun control laws in the country.” Ron Johnson stated on April 24, 2023 in Public statement: Says Social Security is a “legal Ponzi scheme.” Vivek Ramaswamy stated on April 30, 2023 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Gov. Ron DeSantis signed “a last-minute exception into an anti-discrimination law for anyone who also operates a theme park more than 25 acres in Florida,” benefiting Walt Disney Co. X posts stated on April 18, 2023 in a Tweet: Missouri’s attorney general has a website “where people can report trans individuals and the people who help them.” Chris Murphy stated on April 3, 2023 in a tweet: “The 5 states with the highest gun homicide rates in the nation all have loose gun laws” while “the 5 states with the lowest rates have some of the toughest laws.” Tom Fitton stated on April 4, 2023 in a segment on Fox Business: “President Trump is officially a political prisoner.” Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Trump just shared a bombshell letter from Stormy Daniels debunking DA Bragg's case.” Janet Protasiewicz stated on March 9, 2023 in TV ad: As a sitting Supreme Court justice, Daniel Kelly recused himself from a case, then “he pocketed $20,000 in contributions” from the plaintiff and family members and “unrecused himself so he could judge the case.”
Instagram posts stated on January 17, 2024 in Instagram posts: Kentucky Republican lawmaker “wants to legalize sexual relations with first cousins.” Ron DeSantis stated on November 30, 2023 in Fox News' “The Great Red vs. Blue State Debate.": “Your minor child can go to California without your knowledge or without your consent, and get hormone therapy, puberty blockers and a sex change operation.” Donald Trump stated on November 8, 2023 in a rally in Hialeah: “Just like the Cuban regime, the Biden administration is trying to put their political opponents in jail, shutting down free speech.” Protect Women Ohio stated on October 30, 2023 in a video: Ohio’s Issue 1 “allows for abortion after viability for…financial reasons.” Shannon Watts stated on October 25, 2023 in a post on X: “It is harder to buy Sudafed than an AR-15 in Maine.” Facebook posts stated on October 8, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: "Estados Unidos le cancelara el Parole a los venezolanos". Melissa Agard stated on October 17, 2023 in Public appearance: “Since 1981, the state Senate has only rejected five executive appointments. The GOP today is more than doubling that number.” Facebook posts stated on October 1, 2023 in a Facebook video: New York Attorney General Letitia James and Judge Arthur Engoron valued Mar-a-Lago at $18 million. Jesse Watters stated on September 28, 2023 in a segment of "The Five" on Fox News: James Biden’s text message to Hunter Biden that says, “I can work with you(r) father alone,” shows that Joe Biden was “in business” with Hunter Biden. Kevin McCarthy stated on September 12, 2023 in a news conference: “We know the bank records show that nearly $20 million in payments were directed to the Biden family members and associates through various shell companies.” Facebook posts stated on August 30, 2023 in a Facebook post: A new Florida law says “a father must submit a DNA test before signing the birth certificates.” Donald Trump stated on August 15, 2023 in a Truth Social post: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis “campaigned and raised money on, ‘I will get Trump.’” Donald Trump stated on August 4, 2023 in a speech in Alabama: “They are trying to make it illegal to question the results of a bad election.” Jack Posobiec stated on August 1, 2023 in a tweet: Judge Tanya Chutkan “is the only federal judge in Washington, D.C., who has sentenced Jan. 6 defendants to sentences longer than the government had requested.” Facebook posts stated on June 27, 2023 in a Facebook post: Kevin McCarthy “announces impeachment proceeding for Biden regime.” Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2023 in a video: “New California bill charges parents with child abuse for refusing to ‘affirm’ their kid’s gender identity.” Joe Biden stated on June 10, 2023 in a speech: In the U.S., “a person can be married in the morning and thrown out of a restaurant for being gay in the afternoon.” Instagram posts stated on June 9, 2023 in an Instagram post: “They are trying to throw Trump in jail for the rest of his life for having a couple dozen documents that he had authority to declassify.” Facebook posts stated on June 8, 2023 in a post: Trump "hasn't been 'indicted.' It's all part of the Operation.” X posts stated on June 9, 2023 in a tweet: Photo of woman in Team Trump attire is Aileen Cannon, the Trump-appointed judge presiding over the classified documents case. Derrick Van Orden stated on April 13, 2023 in Radio interview: On exceptions to Wisconsin's abortion ban The Gateway Pundit stated on May 10, 2023 in a Facebook post: New Washington state law allows “government to take away minors from parents if they refuse to agree to gender-transition surgery.” Marc Short stated on May 7, 2023 in remarks on CNN's "State of the Union": “This year, there have been 13,000 deaths by gun violence. The vast majority, 95% of them, are in inner cities, where you have some of the strictest gun control laws in the country.” Ron Johnson stated on April 24, 2023 in Public statement: Says Social Security is a “legal Ponzi scheme.” Vivek Ramaswamy stated on April 30, 2023 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Gov. Ron DeSantis signed “a last-minute exception into an anti-discrimination law for anyone who also operates a theme park more than 25 acres in Florida,” benefiting Walt Disney Co. X posts stated on April 18, 2023 in a Tweet: Missouri’s attorney general has a website “where people can report trans individuals and the people who help them.” Chris Murphy stated on April 3, 2023 in a tweet: “The 5 states with the highest gun homicide rates in the nation all have loose gun laws” while “the 5 states with the lowest rates have some of the toughest laws.” Tom Fitton stated on April 4, 2023 in a segment on Fox Business: “President Trump is officially a political prisoner.” Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Trump just shared a bombshell letter from Stormy Daniels debunking DA Bragg's case.” Janet Protasiewicz stated on March 9, 2023 in TV ad: As a sitting Supreme Court justice, Daniel Kelly recused himself from a case, then “he pocketed $20,000 in contributions” from the plaintiff and family members and “unrecused himself so he could judge the case.”
Instagram posts stated on January 17, 2024 in Instagram posts: Kentucky Republican lawmaker “wants to legalize sexual relations with first cousins.”
Ron DeSantis stated on November 30, 2023 in Fox News' “The Great Red vs. Blue State Debate.": “Your minor child can go to California without your knowledge or without your consent, and get hormone therapy, puberty blockers and a sex change operation.”
Donald Trump stated on November 8, 2023 in a rally in Hialeah: “Just like the Cuban regime, the Biden administration is trying to put their political opponents in jail, shutting down free speech.”
Protect Women Ohio stated on October 30, 2023 in a video: Ohio’s Issue 1 “allows for abortion after viability for…financial reasons.”
Shannon Watts stated on October 25, 2023 in a post on X: “It is harder to buy Sudafed than an AR-15 in Maine.”
Facebook posts stated on October 8, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: "Estados Unidos le cancelara el Parole a los venezolanos".
Melissa Agard stated on October 17, 2023 in Public appearance: “Since 1981, the state Senate has only rejected five executive appointments. The GOP today is more than doubling that number.”
Facebook posts stated on October 1, 2023 in a Facebook video: New York Attorney General Letitia James and Judge Arthur Engoron valued Mar-a-Lago at $18 million.
Jesse Watters stated on September 28, 2023 in a segment of "The Five" on Fox News: James Biden’s text message to Hunter Biden that says, “I can work with you(r) father alone,” shows that Joe Biden was “in business” with Hunter Biden.
Kevin McCarthy stated on September 12, 2023 in a news conference: “We know the bank records show that nearly $20 million in payments were directed to the Biden family members and associates through various shell companies.”
Facebook posts stated on August 30, 2023 in a Facebook post: A new Florida law says “a father must submit a DNA test before signing the birth certificates.”
Donald Trump stated on August 15, 2023 in a Truth Social post: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis “campaigned and raised money on, ‘I will get Trump.’”
Donald Trump stated on August 4, 2023 in a speech in Alabama: “They are trying to make it illegal to question the results of a bad election.”
Jack Posobiec stated on August 1, 2023 in a tweet: Judge Tanya Chutkan “is the only federal judge in Washington, D.C., who has sentenced Jan. 6 defendants to sentences longer than the government had requested.”
Facebook posts stated on June 27, 2023 in a Facebook post: Kevin McCarthy “announces impeachment proceeding for Biden regime.”
Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2023 in a video: “New California bill charges parents with child abuse for refusing to ‘affirm’ their kid’s gender identity.”
Joe Biden stated on June 10, 2023 in a speech: In the U.S., “a person can be married in the morning and thrown out of a restaurant for being gay in the afternoon.”
Instagram posts stated on June 9, 2023 in an Instagram post: “They are trying to throw Trump in jail for the rest of his life for having a couple dozen documents that he had authority to declassify.”
Facebook posts stated on June 8, 2023 in a post: Trump "hasn't been 'indicted.' It's all part of the Operation.”
X posts stated on June 9, 2023 in a tweet: Photo of woman in Team Trump attire is Aileen Cannon, the Trump-appointed judge presiding over the classified documents case.
Derrick Van Orden stated on April 13, 2023 in Radio interview: On exceptions to Wisconsin's abortion ban
The Gateway Pundit stated on May 10, 2023 in a Facebook post: New Washington state law allows “government to take away minors from parents if they refuse to agree to gender-transition surgery.”
Marc Short stated on May 7, 2023 in remarks on CNN's "State of the Union": “This year, there have been 13,000 deaths by gun violence. The vast majority, 95% of them, are in inner cities, where you have some of the strictest gun control laws in the country.”
Ron Johnson stated on April 24, 2023 in Public statement: Says Social Security is a “legal Ponzi scheme.”
Vivek Ramaswamy stated on April 30, 2023 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Gov. Ron DeSantis signed “a last-minute exception into an anti-discrimination law for anyone who also operates a theme park more than 25 acres in Florida,” benefiting Walt Disney Co.
X posts stated on April 18, 2023 in a Tweet: Missouri’s attorney general has a website “where people can report trans individuals and the people who help them.”
Chris Murphy stated on April 3, 2023 in a tweet: “The 5 states with the highest gun homicide rates in the nation all have loose gun laws” while “the 5 states with the lowest rates have some of the toughest laws.”
Tom Fitton stated on April 4, 2023 in a segment on Fox Business: “President Trump is officially a political prisoner.”
Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Trump just shared a bombshell letter from Stormy Daniels debunking DA Bragg's case.”
Janet Protasiewicz stated on March 9, 2023 in TV ad: As a sitting Supreme Court justice, Daniel Kelly recused himself from a case, then “he pocketed $20,000 in contributions” from the plaintiff and family members and “unrecused himself so he could judge the case.”