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Politics & government fact checks
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PolitiFactPolitics & government
Says Trump told Fox News "the Democrats can subpoena me and my administration for the next 10, 15, 20 years and we will never capitulate. They need to face the fact that I am in charge, this is my country and I will do as I please, they have no control over me. The people support me and will always support me."
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
Washington PostPolitics & government
“Oh, and Mitch [McConnell] made millions from China.”
Publisher’s rating: Three Pinocchios
PolitiFactPolitics & government
Video shows former President Donald Trump freezing up.
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactPolitics & government
Says President Donald Trump is “morbidly obese.”
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactPolitics & government
Jim Jordan told Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, “You’re just dumb.”
Publisher’s rating: False
FactCheck.orgPolitics & government
“60% of counties in this country are refusing to implement the nation’s gun laws."
Publisher’s rating: Exaggerates
PolitiFactPolitics & government
Photo shows “Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles” bowing to Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I.
Publisher’s rating: False
FactCheck.orgPolitics & government
Vice President Kamala Harris said that young people between 18 and 24 are "stupid."
Publisher’s rating: Out of Context
PolitiFactPolitics & government
Video shows former President Donald Trump attacking the Clintons in 2023.
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactPolitics & government
Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins and Mitt Romney “are pro-pedophile.”
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
FactCheck.orgPolitics & government
“Trump’s Project 2025 will end” the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
PolitiFactPolitics & government
“Wisconsin is the only state where all Republicans voted against protecting its citizens.”
Publisher’s rating: Mostly True
PolitiFactPolitics & government
“Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pays mainstream media $600 million to report in favor of him.”
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactPolitics & government
A photo shows Ilhan Omar without a head scarf.
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
Maldita.esPolitics & government
Niña con una chapa de la bandera republicana mira a Leonor
Publisher’s rating: Falso
Washington PostPolitics & government
“President Obama and Vice President Biden never even tried to fix this during their eight-year period. The reason they didn’t try is because they had no idea how to do it.”
Publisher’s rating: Four Pinocchios
PolitiFactPolitics & government
“It took the Legislature nearly 300 days to act on a (COVID-19) bill during this pandemic.”
Publisher’s rating: Half True