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Bernie Sanders stated on April 22, 2026 in a Senate committee hearing:

“As a result of the 'Big Beautiful Bill' 15 million Americans have been thrown off the healthcare that they need."

By Amy Sherman • April 30, 2026

Bernie Sanders stated on May 12, 2025 in a post on X:

“Republicans just unveiled their ‘big, beautiful bill,’ which will take Medicaid & health insurance away from 13.7 million Americans.”

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • May 16, 2025

Bernie Sanders stated on January 2, 2025 in a statement to the media:

H-1B guest workers are “being employed as dog trainers, massage therapists, cooks, and English teachers.”

By Amy Sherman • January 9, 2025

Bernie Sanders stated on September 17, 2023 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":

“CEOs are now making 400 times more than their average worker.”

By Louis Jacobson, Matthew Crowley • September 21, 2023

Bernie Sanders stated on July 19, 2023 in a press release.:

“Tens of millions of Americans live in communities where they cannot find a doctor while others have to wait months to be seen.”

By Michelle Andrews • July 28, 2023

Bernie Sanders stated on December 11, 2022 in an interview on CNN:

“We have 85 million Americans who have no health insurance.”

By Amy Sherman • December 13, 2022

Bernie Sanders stated on November 29, 2022 in an interview:

In the first three quarters of 2022, “the railroad industry made $21 billion in profits, provided $25 billion in stock buybacks and dividends” and CEOs are paid up to $20 million a year, while railroad workers have "zero guaranteed sick leave."

By Tom Kertscher • December 8, 2022

Bernie Sanders stated on October 3, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

"The pharmaceutical industry has 1,400 lobbyists on Capitol Hill right now trying to stop" Medicare drug price negotiation.

By Louis Jacobson • October 5, 2021

Bernie Sanders stated on August 29, 2021 in a speech:

“It is a result of the $300 per month that working parents are now receiving for their young children that we have reduced childhood poverty in the United States by 50%.”

By Lauren White • September 15, 2021

Donald Trump stated on July 14, 2020 in a White House speech:

Under Joe Biden’s policy, immigrants in the country illegally “get welfare benefits. United States citizens don't get what they're looking to give illegal immigrants.”

By Miriam Valverde • July 17, 2020

Bernie Sanders stated on March 15, 2020 in a Democratic presidential primary debate:

Says a 2007 immigration bill “was opposed by (the League of United Latin American Citizens), the largest Latino organization in America. The Southern Poverty Law Center called its guest-worker programs akin to slavery. … And you know who voted with me on that one, Joe? Barack Obama.”

By Miriam Valverde • March 17, 2020

Joe Biden stated on March 15, 2020 in the Democratic debate in Washington D.C.:

Says Bernie Sanders voted against the auto bailout

By Amy Sherman • March 16, 2020

Republican National Committee stated on March 5, 2020 in a mass email:

On key issues including taxes, health care, the Green New Deal, abortion, and guns, there is “no daylight between” Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden.

By Louis Jacobson • March 10, 2020

Bernie Sanders stated on March 4, 2020 in a news conference:

"If you look at California, if you look at people of color in general, African-Americans, Latinos, Asian-Americans, we won that big time. Big time. Not even close.”

By Chris Nichols • March 9, 2020

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on February 20, 2020 in a tweet:

Bernie Sanders has “never taken corporate lobbyist money in his entire political career."

By Tom Kertscher • March 9, 2020

Joe Biden stated on March 5, 2020 in an interview with NBC:

Says Bernie Sanders “voted against the Brady Bill five times for background checks on people.”

By Louis Jacobson • March 9, 2020

Viral image stated on March 2, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says an image of a Vermont mansion is one of Bernie Sanders homes.

By Samantha Putterman • March 6, 2020

Scott Walker stated on February 24, 2020 in a tweet:

"Bernie (Sanders) is a communist."

By Eric Litke • March 4, 2020

Facebook posts stated on March 2, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“Bernie Sanders in 1963 — arrested protesting segregation. Joe Biden in 1975 — passionate speech defending segregation.”

By Amy Sherman • March 4, 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.”

By Amy Sherman • March 2, 2020

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AOC and Bernie Sanders at Fighting Oligarchy rally in Tempe

Fact-check: Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘fighting oligarchy tour’

By Amy Sherman, Grace Abels • March 21, 2025

Why Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez nominated Bernie Sanders at the Democratic convention

By Jon Greenberg • August 19, 2020

Fact-checking Donald Trump on the Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders unity platform

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde, Sophie Austin • July 19, 2020

The greatest fact-checking hits of Bernie Sanders’ 2020 campaign

By Jon Greenberg • April 8, 2020

How Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders compare on their long voting records

By Langston Taylor, Steve Contorno • March 16, 2020

Fact-checking the Joe Biden-Bernie Sanders face-off: Long records, ample attacks

By Louis Jacobson • March 12, 2020

Ad Watch: Joe Biden’s ad about Bernie Sanders’ attack on Social Security

By Amy Sherman • March 10, 2020

Could Bernie Sanders legalize marijuana by executive order?

By Louis Jacobson • March 9, 2020

Ad Watch: Bernie Sanders ad uses Obama praise for him out of context

By Amy Sherman • March 5, 2020

Fact-checking Bernie Sanders’ attacks on Joe Biden over trade, Social Security differences

By Jon Greenberg • March 4, 2020

College student young voter in Texas 1-18-20

A closer look at turnout, young voters and a key Bernie Sanders strategy

By Louis Jacobson • March 4, 2020

Is Bernie Sanders an ineffective lawmaker? It depends on the year

By Jon Greenberg • March 4, 2020

What Bernie Sanders has said about the Democrats over the years

By Louis Jacobson • March 3, 2020

How Bernie Sanders runs in the Democratic primary when he’s an independent in the Senate

By Louis Jacobson • March 2, 2020

Ad Watch: Fact-checking Joe Biden’s claim that Bernie Sanders thought about challenging Barack Obama

By Louis Jacobson • February 26, 2020

Bernie Sanders’ complicated record on guns

By Jon Greenberg • February 10, 2020

Fact-checking Bernie Sanders in Milford, New Hampshire before the primary

By Jon Greenberg, Miriam Valverde • February 5, 2020

Fact-checking Bernie Sanders in Ames, Iowa

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • January 26, 2020

The Stump Speech Analyzer: Bernie Sanders

By Louis Jacobson • January 23, 2020

The fight between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders over Social Security, explained

By Amy Sherman • January 22, 2020

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