Latest Fact-checks in Federal Budget Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Donald Trump stated on December 26, 2018 in remarks to U.S. troops: Says troops recently received "one of the biggest pay raises" ever, and that it was the first pay increase in "more than 10 years." Bloggers stated on December 13, 2018 in a Facebook post: Quotes Donald Trump as saying in 2013, "A shutdown falls on the President’s lack of leadership. He can’t even control his own party and get people together in a room. A shutdown means the president is weak." Roy Blunt stated on December 1, 2018 in a tweet: The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2019 "includes the largest pay raise in nearly 10 years." David McKinley stated on November 15, 2018 in a tweet: The United States "spends more on potato chips than we do on ALL energy R&D." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on December 2, 2018 in a tweet: "$21T in Pentagon accounting errors. Medicare for All costs ~$32T. That means 66% of Medicare for All could have been funded already by the Pentagon." Donald Trump stated on November 10, 2018 in a tweet: "There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor." Nate McMurray stated on October 30, 2018 in a debate: "Do you know that New York State pays out way more than they ever get back?" Don Bacon stated on October 16, 2018 in a debate: Says revenues "are actually up after tax reform." Ted Cruz stated on October 16, 2018 in a Senate debate: With the Republican-backed tax cut, "we’re seeing the result, and to date, federal tax revenues have gone up." Andrew Gillum stated on September 2, 2018 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": Says there is a report "that showed that, should we move to cover more people to a Medicare for All system, we could actually save the system trillions over an extended period of time." West Virginia Republican Party stated on August 1, 2018 in a tweet: "Thanks to President Trump and Republican leadership, the number of people collecting food stamps has declined by more than two million." Tammy Baldwin stated on June 26, 2018 in a public forum: Says the Trump administration "has banned the CDC even using the word ‘transgender.’ " Jacky Rosen stated on August 13, 2018 in a campaign endorsement event: Says Sen. Dean Heller "wants to cut programs like Social Security and Medicare to pay for tax cuts for his ultra-wealthy donors." Kyrsten Sinema stated on June 11, 2018 in campaign website: Says she is "the only candidate for Senate who refuses to cut Medicare and Social Security or raise the retirement age." Adam Putnam stated on July 17, 2018 in a TV ad: "Congressman DeSantis voted to cut Social Security and Medicare" and "voted to increase the retirement age." Kevin Cramer stated on July 31, 2018 in a radio interview: "I've always voted for keeping the government open. I’ve never cast a vote to shut down the government." Bernie Sanders stated on July 30, 2018 in a video: Says the Koch Brothers sponsored "a study that shows that Medicare for All would save the American people $2 trillion over a 10-year period." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on July 26, 2018 in an interview on the Daily Show: "Just last year we gave the military a $700 billion budget increase, which they didn’t even ask for." Bloggers stated on July 25, 2018 in a blog post: "SHOCK REPORT: Senator McCaskill BUSTED Funneling Millions of Tax Dollars to Her Hubby." Corey Stewart stated on July 21, 2018 in a debate: "President Trump proposed the increase to $700 billion to our military budget, which included the 355-ship Navy, which included a military pay increase, a modest one, which included, a yet even more modest housing allowance, but yet (Sen. Tim Kaine) even voted against giving more money to our men and women who are in the military service and against our housing allowance." Dana Wachs stated on April 11, 2018 in an interview: Says Scott Walker "has turned down $1 billion of Medicaid money over the course of his tenure." Nancy Pelosi stated on May 23, 2018 in a CNN town hall: A recent spending bill had at least "$1.6 billion in there ... for schools to give them an opportunity to secure them." Donald Trump stated on May 20, 2018 in a tweet: The Mueller investigation is "soon to be $20,000,000." Nancy Pelosi stated on May 10, 2018 in remarks at the Peter G. Peterson Foundation: "Two-thirds of the people who use Medicaid are poor children, but two-thirds of the money is for long-term care for seniors, whether in a facility or at home." Donald Trump stated on May 9, 2018 in remarks at the White House: Says the 2018 defense authorization bill includes raises for the military "for the first time in 10 years." Kevin Nicholson stated on May 4, 2018 in an interview: "Tammy Baldwin cosponsored legislation that wanted to establish the Department of Peace and Nonviolence." Hakeem Jeffries stated on April 29, 2018 in an interview on CNN: President Donald Trump’s budget "threatened to cut $2 trillion from Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid" Donald Trump stated on April 28, 2018 in a speech in Washington, Mich.: "We have spent $7 trillion, trillion with a T, $7 trillion in the Middle East." Ro Khanna stated on April 19, 2018 in a Facebook post: "Most of our taxes are spent on the so-called ‘War on Terror.’" Bernie Sanders stated on April 19, 2018 in a speech at Duke University: "We’ve spent more money on the military than the next 12 nations combined."
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Donald Trump stated on December 26, 2018 in remarks to U.S. troops: Says troops recently received "one of the biggest pay raises" ever, and that it was the first pay increase in "more than 10 years." Bloggers stated on December 13, 2018 in a Facebook post: Quotes Donald Trump as saying in 2013, "A shutdown falls on the President’s lack of leadership. He can’t even control his own party and get people together in a room. A shutdown means the president is weak." Roy Blunt stated on December 1, 2018 in a tweet: The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2019 "includes the largest pay raise in nearly 10 years." David McKinley stated on November 15, 2018 in a tweet: The United States "spends more on potato chips than we do on ALL energy R&D." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on December 2, 2018 in a tweet: "$21T in Pentagon accounting errors. Medicare for All costs ~$32T. That means 66% of Medicare for All could have been funded already by the Pentagon." Donald Trump stated on November 10, 2018 in a tweet: "There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor." Nate McMurray stated on October 30, 2018 in a debate: "Do you know that New York State pays out way more than they ever get back?" Don Bacon stated on October 16, 2018 in a debate: Says revenues "are actually up after tax reform." Ted Cruz stated on October 16, 2018 in a Senate debate: With the Republican-backed tax cut, "we’re seeing the result, and to date, federal tax revenues have gone up." Andrew Gillum stated on September 2, 2018 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": Says there is a report "that showed that, should we move to cover more people to a Medicare for All system, we could actually save the system trillions over an extended period of time." West Virginia Republican Party stated on August 1, 2018 in a tweet: "Thanks to President Trump and Republican leadership, the number of people collecting food stamps has declined by more than two million." Tammy Baldwin stated on June 26, 2018 in a public forum: Says the Trump administration "has banned the CDC even using the word ‘transgender.’ " Jacky Rosen stated on August 13, 2018 in a campaign endorsement event: Says Sen. Dean Heller "wants to cut programs like Social Security and Medicare to pay for tax cuts for his ultra-wealthy donors." Kyrsten Sinema stated on June 11, 2018 in campaign website: Says she is "the only candidate for Senate who refuses to cut Medicare and Social Security or raise the retirement age." Adam Putnam stated on July 17, 2018 in a TV ad: "Congressman DeSantis voted to cut Social Security and Medicare" and "voted to increase the retirement age." Kevin Cramer stated on July 31, 2018 in a radio interview: "I've always voted for keeping the government open. I’ve never cast a vote to shut down the government." Bernie Sanders stated on July 30, 2018 in a video: Says the Koch Brothers sponsored "a study that shows that Medicare for All would save the American people $2 trillion over a 10-year period." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on July 26, 2018 in an interview on the Daily Show: "Just last year we gave the military a $700 billion budget increase, which they didn’t even ask for." Bloggers stated on July 25, 2018 in a blog post: "SHOCK REPORT: Senator McCaskill BUSTED Funneling Millions of Tax Dollars to Her Hubby." Corey Stewart stated on July 21, 2018 in a debate: "President Trump proposed the increase to $700 billion to our military budget, which included the 355-ship Navy, which included a military pay increase, a modest one, which included, a yet even more modest housing allowance, but yet (Sen. Tim Kaine) even voted against giving more money to our men and women who are in the military service and against our housing allowance." Dana Wachs stated on April 11, 2018 in an interview: Says Scott Walker "has turned down $1 billion of Medicaid money over the course of his tenure." Nancy Pelosi stated on May 23, 2018 in a CNN town hall: A recent spending bill had at least "$1.6 billion in there ... for schools to give them an opportunity to secure them." Donald Trump stated on May 20, 2018 in a tweet: The Mueller investigation is "soon to be $20,000,000." Nancy Pelosi stated on May 10, 2018 in remarks at the Peter G. Peterson Foundation: "Two-thirds of the people who use Medicaid are poor children, but two-thirds of the money is for long-term care for seniors, whether in a facility or at home." Donald Trump stated on May 9, 2018 in remarks at the White House: Says the 2018 defense authorization bill includes raises for the military "for the first time in 10 years." Kevin Nicholson stated on May 4, 2018 in an interview: "Tammy Baldwin cosponsored legislation that wanted to establish the Department of Peace and Nonviolence." Hakeem Jeffries stated on April 29, 2018 in an interview on CNN: President Donald Trump’s budget "threatened to cut $2 trillion from Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid" Donald Trump stated on April 28, 2018 in a speech in Washington, Mich.: "We have spent $7 trillion, trillion with a T, $7 trillion in the Middle East." Ro Khanna stated on April 19, 2018 in a Facebook post: "Most of our taxes are spent on the so-called ‘War on Terror.’" Bernie Sanders stated on April 19, 2018 in a speech at Duke University: "We’ve spent more money on the military than the next 12 nations combined."
Donald Trump stated on December 26, 2018 in remarks to U.S. troops: Says troops recently received "one of the biggest pay raises" ever, and that it was the first pay increase in "more than 10 years."
Bloggers stated on December 13, 2018 in a Facebook post: Quotes Donald Trump as saying in 2013, "A shutdown falls on the President’s lack of leadership. He can’t even control his own party and get people together in a room. A shutdown means the president is weak."
Roy Blunt stated on December 1, 2018 in a tweet: The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2019 "includes the largest pay raise in nearly 10 years."
David McKinley stated on November 15, 2018 in a tweet: The United States "spends more on potato chips than we do on ALL energy R&D."
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on December 2, 2018 in a tweet: "$21T in Pentagon accounting errors. Medicare for All costs ~$32T. That means 66% of Medicare for All could have been funded already by the Pentagon."
Donald Trump stated on November 10, 2018 in a tweet: "There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor."
Nate McMurray stated on October 30, 2018 in a debate: "Do you know that New York State pays out way more than they ever get back?"
Ted Cruz stated on October 16, 2018 in a Senate debate: With the Republican-backed tax cut, "we’re seeing the result, and to date, federal tax revenues have gone up."
Andrew Gillum stated on September 2, 2018 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": Says there is a report "that showed that, should we move to cover more people to a Medicare for All system, we could actually save the system trillions over an extended period of time."
West Virginia Republican Party stated on August 1, 2018 in a tweet: "Thanks to President Trump and Republican leadership, the number of people collecting food stamps has declined by more than two million."
Tammy Baldwin stated on June 26, 2018 in a public forum: Says the Trump administration "has banned the CDC even using the word ‘transgender.’ "
Jacky Rosen stated on August 13, 2018 in a campaign endorsement event: Says Sen. Dean Heller "wants to cut programs like Social Security and Medicare to pay for tax cuts for his ultra-wealthy donors."
Kyrsten Sinema stated on June 11, 2018 in campaign website: Says she is "the only candidate for Senate who refuses to cut Medicare and Social Security or raise the retirement age."
Adam Putnam stated on July 17, 2018 in a TV ad: "Congressman DeSantis voted to cut Social Security and Medicare" and "voted to increase the retirement age."
Kevin Cramer stated on July 31, 2018 in a radio interview: "I've always voted for keeping the government open. I’ve never cast a vote to shut down the government."
Bernie Sanders stated on July 30, 2018 in a video: Says the Koch Brothers sponsored "a study that shows that Medicare for All would save the American people $2 trillion over a 10-year period."
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on July 26, 2018 in an interview on the Daily Show: "Just last year we gave the military a $700 billion budget increase, which they didn’t even ask for."
Bloggers stated on July 25, 2018 in a blog post: "SHOCK REPORT: Senator McCaskill BUSTED Funneling Millions of Tax Dollars to Her Hubby."
Corey Stewart stated on July 21, 2018 in a debate: "President Trump proposed the increase to $700 billion to our military budget, which included the 355-ship Navy, which included a military pay increase, a modest one, which included, a yet even more modest housing allowance, but yet (Sen. Tim Kaine) even voted against giving more money to our men and women who are in the military service and against our housing allowance."
Dana Wachs stated on April 11, 2018 in an interview: Says Scott Walker "has turned down $1 billion of Medicaid money over the course of his tenure."
Nancy Pelosi stated on May 23, 2018 in a CNN town hall: A recent spending bill had at least "$1.6 billion in there ... for schools to give them an opportunity to secure them."
Donald Trump stated on May 20, 2018 in a tweet: The Mueller investigation is "soon to be $20,000,000."
Nancy Pelosi stated on May 10, 2018 in remarks at the Peter G. Peterson Foundation: "Two-thirds of the people who use Medicaid are poor children, but two-thirds of the money is for long-term care for seniors, whether in a facility or at home."
Donald Trump stated on May 9, 2018 in remarks at the White House: Says the 2018 defense authorization bill includes raises for the military "for the first time in 10 years."
Kevin Nicholson stated on May 4, 2018 in an interview: "Tammy Baldwin cosponsored legislation that wanted to establish the Department of Peace and Nonviolence."
Hakeem Jeffries stated on April 29, 2018 in an interview on CNN: President Donald Trump’s budget "threatened to cut $2 trillion from Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid"
Donald Trump stated on April 28, 2018 in a speech in Washington, Mich.: "We have spent $7 trillion, trillion with a T, $7 trillion in the Middle East."
Ro Khanna stated on April 19, 2018 in a Facebook post: "Most of our taxes are spent on the so-called ‘War on Terror.’"
Bernie Sanders stated on April 19, 2018 in a speech at Duke University: "We’ve spent more money on the military than the next 12 nations combined."
