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Latest Fact-Checks In Congress

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Donald Trump
stated on August 8, 2020 in press briefing in Bedminster, N.J.:
“The Democrats don’t want to do anything having to do with protecting people from eviction.”
False
By Sophie Austin • August 13, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on August 4, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says “Pelosi blackmails Congress! She demands mail-in voting or no 2nd stimulus for you and your family.”
False
By Emily Venezky • August 7, 2020
Jeff Bezos
stated on July 29, 2020 in a congressional hearing:
“The retail market we participate in is extraordinarily large and competitive. Amazon accounts for less than 1% of the $25 trillion global retail market, and less than 4% of U.S. retail.”
Half-True
By Emily Venezky • August 6, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on June 29, 2020 in a Facebook post:
The longest filibuster in U.S. history was 75 days and “took place in 1964, when Democrats tried to block the Civil Rights Act.”
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • July 30, 2020
Mark Pocan
stated on June 30, 2020 in a tweet:
“Our country and Constitution was built on a foundational separation of church and state.”
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • July 17, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on June 30, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Democratic leaders aren’t wearing masks or social distancing in private
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • July 8, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on March 25, 2020 in on social media:
Nancy Pelosi ordered a 220-seat Boeing 757 to fly to her home state, costing taxpayers nearly $5.8 million annually.
False
By Patrick Orsagos • June 12, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on May 10, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Nancy Pelosi said “Congress shall not vote remotely because it is not secure!” while also saying that “Americans should all vote for president by mail!”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • May 27, 2020
Nancy Pelosi
stated on May 19, 2020 in a CNN interview:
Says President Donald Trump is “morbidly obese.”
False
By Emily Venezky • May 19, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on April 13, 2020 in on social media:
Politicians “receive full pay retirement after serving 1 term!”
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 4, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on April 26, 2020 in on social media:
The government must have planned the coronavirus pandemic because the coronavirus relief bill had been introduced three years earlier.
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • April 27, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on April 14, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Nancy Pelosi’s “4th husband” filed for divorce.
False
By Tom Kertscher • April 20, 2020
AFL-CIO
stated on April 13, 2020 in 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.”
Half-True
By Bill McCarthy • April 15, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on March 20, 2020 in a text post:
Says the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act gives members of Congress a pay increase.
Pants on Fire!
By Daniel Funke • March 30, 2020
Occupy Democrats
stated on March 12, 2020 in 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.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 17, 2020
Bloggers
stated on March 12, 2020 in a story:
Says Nancy Pelosi was “caught trying to include abortion funding in bill to combat coronavirus.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • March 16, 2020
Bloggers
stated on March 6, 2020 in a story:
Says Nancy Pelosi delayed coronavirus funding so “Dems could campaign on it.”
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • March 10, 2020
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 24, 2020 in 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.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 2, 2020
Bloggers
stated on February 25, 2020 in a blog post:
“Congress files charges against Nancy Pelosi.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 26, 2020
Veronica Escobar
stated on February 4, 2020 in a speech:
“House Democrats have passed more than 275 bipartisan bills this Congress.”
Mostly True
By Madlin Mekelburg • February 12, 2020
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