Latest True Fact-checks Jeff Jackson stated on May 3, 2021 in a tweet: Says he was “one of the 2 (state Senators) who voted against” North Carolina’s body camera law. Kevin Kiley stated on April 26, 2021 in a tweet: “San Francisco had twice as many drug overdose deaths as COVID deaths last year.” Kirk Cox stated on April 7, 2021 in a radio interview.: On Virginia’s new marijuana law: “You can have up to one pound with only a $25 fine.” Van Wanggaard stated on April 19, 2021 in Statement: Foxconn “is the largest taxpayer in Racine County.” Zach Wahls stated on April 8, 2021 in a weekly newsletter: “The federal American Rescue Plan will purchase more food from farmers for distribution." Pete Buttigieg stated on April 6, 2021 in an interview with The Grio: “There is racism physically built into some of our highways.” Greg Abbott stated on March 30, 2021 in a tweet: “Twice as many children are in Border Patrol custody under Biden than Trump peak in 2019.” Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2021 in a Facebook post: U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz was the lone vote in the House against an anti-human trafficking bill. Tony Evers stated on March 14, 2021 in TV interview: “There’s still (only) a handful of school districts" doing no in-person instruction. Jim Justice stated on March 4, 2021 in a tweet: West Virginia “is the only state to decline in population over the last 70 years” Terry McAuliffe stated on March 10, 2021 in a speech: “If you look at the average teacher pay compared to the average pay of your citizens, Virginia ranks last.” Barbara Dittrich stated on February 16, 2021 in Column: "Pot today is not the weed baby boomers were smoking." Beth Wessel-Kroeschell stated on January 22, 2021 in public comments: "86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check." Facebook posts stated on March 2, 2021 in a Facebook post: The Georgia House passed a bill that “makes it a misdemeanor to give food or water to voters waiting in line.” Chuck Todd stated on March 7, 2021 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press": “The filibuster was never an idea of the founding fathers.” Energy Transfer stated on February 26, 2021 in testimony: “Pipelines do not freeze. They are naturally insulated. They’re buried beneath the ground.” Chris Kapenga stated on February 10, 2021 in Twitter: “The National Academy of Medicine points to a significant correlation between marijuana and psychosis, schizophrenia, and other psychotic disorders, particularly in teenagers where the risk of developing schizophrenia increases three fold.” Tom Cotton stated on February 22, 2021 in a digital ad opposing Xavier Becerra's nomination to be HHS secretary: “Becerra supports Bernie’s government takeover of your health care, eliminating your employer-provided coverage.” Tom Wolf stated on February 22, 2021 in a speech: “We’re the only major gas-producing state in the US that doesn’t have a severance tax.” Cory Booker stated on February 9, 2021 in a statement: “There is a direct connection between discriminatory policies within the USDA and the enormous land loss we have seen among Black farmers over the past century." Beto O'Rourke stated on February 16, 2021 in a tweet: “Energy experts and State House Dems, among others, were warning of this (the Texas power blackout) for years.” Facebook posts stated on February 16, 2021 in a Facebook post: "The Texas power grid is not part of the US power grid because they wanted to avoid federal regulation.” Gordon Hintz stated on February 5, 2021 in TV interview: “We know mask mandates work. There’s enough evidence out there between counties that have done it and counties that haven’t." Chuck Grassley stated on January 14, 2021 in a tweet: Insulin prices have "gone THRU THE ROOF for patients/taxpayers bc of manufacturer, health plan & PBM biz practices." Jenna Wadsworth stated on January 26, 2021 in a tweet: North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall "has won more statewide races than probably anyone else alive." Jennifer Boysko stated on January 18, 2021 in a committee debate.: “The United States is the only industrialized, modernized country that does not already have a paid family medical leave program in place.” Marco Rubio stated on January 22, 2021 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden “has issued more executive fiats than anyone in such a short period of time, ever, more than Obama, more than Trump, more than anyone.” Tony Evers stated on January 12, 2021 in Speech: "We put $330 million in general school aids — the largest in more than a decade." Pat Toomey stated on January 19, 2021 in a hearing: “There will be several thousand dollars in payments going to families with six-figure incomes who’ve had no income interruption whatsoever.” Kirk Cox stated on January 13, 2021 in a speech.: Virginia ranks “in the bottom third of states” in administering the COVID-19 vaccine.
Jeff Jackson stated on May 3, 2021 in a tweet: Says he was “one of the 2 (state Senators) who voted against” North Carolina’s body camera law. Kevin Kiley stated on April 26, 2021 in a tweet: “San Francisco had twice as many drug overdose deaths as COVID deaths last year.” Kirk Cox stated on April 7, 2021 in a radio interview.: On Virginia’s new marijuana law: “You can have up to one pound with only a $25 fine.” Van Wanggaard stated on April 19, 2021 in Statement: Foxconn “is the largest taxpayer in Racine County.” Zach Wahls stated on April 8, 2021 in a weekly newsletter: “The federal American Rescue Plan will purchase more food from farmers for distribution." Pete Buttigieg stated on April 6, 2021 in an interview with The Grio: “There is racism physically built into some of our highways.” Greg Abbott stated on March 30, 2021 in a tweet: “Twice as many children are in Border Patrol custody under Biden than Trump peak in 2019.” Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2021 in a Facebook post: U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz was the lone vote in the House against an anti-human trafficking bill. Tony Evers stated on March 14, 2021 in TV interview: “There’s still (only) a handful of school districts" doing no in-person instruction. Jim Justice stated on March 4, 2021 in a tweet: West Virginia “is the only state to decline in population over the last 70 years” Terry McAuliffe stated on March 10, 2021 in a speech: “If you look at the average teacher pay compared to the average pay of your citizens, Virginia ranks last.” Barbara Dittrich stated on February 16, 2021 in Column: "Pot today is not the weed baby boomers were smoking." Beth Wessel-Kroeschell stated on January 22, 2021 in public comments: "86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check." Facebook posts stated on March 2, 2021 in a Facebook post: The Georgia House passed a bill that “makes it a misdemeanor to give food or water to voters waiting in line.” Chuck Todd stated on March 7, 2021 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press": “The filibuster was never an idea of the founding fathers.” Energy Transfer stated on February 26, 2021 in testimony: “Pipelines do not freeze. They are naturally insulated. They’re buried beneath the ground.” Chris Kapenga stated on February 10, 2021 in Twitter: “The National Academy of Medicine points to a significant correlation between marijuana and psychosis, schizophrenia, and other psychotic disorders, particularly in teenagers where the risk of developing schizophrenia increases three fold.” Tom Cotton stated on February 22, 2021 in a digital ad opposing Xavier Becerra's nomination to be HHS secretary: “Becerra supports Bernie’s government takeover of your health care, eliminating your employer-provided coverage.” Tom Wolf stated on February 22, 2021 in a speech: “We’re the only major gas-producing state in the US that doesn’t have a severance tax.” Cory Booker stated on February 9, 2021 in a statement: “There is a direct connection between discriminatory policies within the USDA and the enormous land loss we have seen among Black farmers over the past century." Beto O'Rourke stated on February 16, 2021 in a tweet: “Energy experts and State House Dems, among others, were warning of this (the Texas power blackout) for years.” Facebook posts stated on February 16, 2021 in a Facebook post: "The Texas power grid is not part of the US power grid because they wanted to avoid federal regulation.” Gordon Hintz stated on February 5, 2021 in TV interview: “We know mask mandates work. There’s enough evidence out there between counties that have done it and counties that haven’t." Chuck Grassley stated on January 14, 2021 in a tweet: Insulin prices have "gone THRU THE ROOF for patients/taxpayers bc of manufacturer, health plan & PBM biz practices." Jenna Wadsworth stated on January 26, 2021 in a tweet: North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall "has won more statewide races than probably anyone else alive." Jennifer Boysko stated on January 18, 2021 in a committee debate.: “The United States is the only industrialized, modernized country that does not already have a paid family medical leave program in place.” Marco Rubio stated on January 22, 2021 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden “has issued more executive fiats than anyone in such a short period of time, ever, more than Obama, more than Trump, more than anyone.” Tony Evers stated on January 12, 2021 in Speech: "We put $330 million in general school aids — the largest in more than a decade." Pat Toomey stated on January 19, 2021 in a hearing: “There will be several thousand dollars in payments going to families with six-figure incomes who’ve had no income interruption whatsoever.” Kirk Cox stated on January 13, 2021 in a speech.: Virginia ranks “in the bottom third of states” in administering the COVID-19 vaccine.
Jeff Jackson stated on May 3, 2021 in a tweet: Says he was “one of the 2 (state Senators) who voted against” North Carolina’s body camera law.
Kevin Kiley stated on April 26, 2021 in a tweet: “San Francisco had twice as many drug overdose deaths as COVID deaths last year.”
Kirk Cox stated on April 7, 2021 in a radio interview.: On Virginia’s new marijuana law: “You can have up to one pound with only a $25 fine.”
Van Wanggaard stated on April 19, 2021 in Statement: Foxconn “is the largest taxpayer in Racine County.”
Zach Wahls stated on April 8, 2021 in a weekly newsletter: “The federal American Rescue Plan will purchase more food from farmers for distribution."
Pete Buttigieg stated on April 6, 2021 in an interview with The Grio: “There is racism physically built into some of our highways.”
Greg Abbott stated on March 30, 2021 in a tweet: “Twice as many children are in Border Patrol custody under Biden than Trump peak in 2019.”
Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2021 in a Facebook post: U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz was the lone vote in the House against an anti-human trafficking bill.
Tony Evers stated on March 14, 2021 in TV interview: “There’s still (only) a handful of school districts" doing no in-person instruction.
Jim Justice stated on March 4, 2021 in a tweet: West Virginia “is the only state to decline in population over the last 70 years”
Terry McAuliffe stated on March 10, 2021 in a speech: “If you look at the average teacher pay compared to the average pay of your citizens, Virginia ranks last.”
Barbara Dittrich stated on February 16, 2021 in Column: "Pot today is not the weed baby boomers were smoking."
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell stated on January 22, 2021 in public comments: "86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check."
Facebook posts stated on March 2, 2021 in a Facebook post: The Georgia House passed a bill that “makes it a misdemeanor to give food or water to voters waiting in line.”
Chuck Todd stated on March 7, 2021 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press": “The filibuster was never an idea of the founding fathers.”
Energy Transfer stated on February 26, 2021 in testimony: “Pipelines do not freeze. They are naturally insulated. They’re buried beneath the ground.”
Chris Kapenga stated on February 10, 2021 in Twitter: “The National Academy of Medicine points to a significant correlation between marijuana and psychosis, schizophrenia, and other psychotic disorders, particularly in teenagers where the risk of developing schizophrenia increases three fold.”
Tom Cotton stated on February 22, 2021 in a digital ad opposing Xavier Becerra's nomination to be HHS secretary: “Becerra supports Bernie’s government takeover of your health care, eliminating your employer-provided coverage.”
Tom Wolf stated on February 22, 2021 in a speech: “We’re the only major gas-producing state in the US that doesn’t have a severance tax.”
Cory Booker stated on February 9, 2021 in a statement: “There is a direct connection between discriminatory policies within the USDA and the enormous land loss we have seen among Black farmers over the past century."
Beto O'Rourke stated on February 16, 2021 in a tweet: “Energy experts and State House Dems, among others, were warning of this (the Texas power blackout) for years.”
Facebook posts stated on February 16, 2021 in a Facebook post: "The Texas power grid is not part of the US power grid because they wanted to avoid federal regulation.”
Gordon Hintz stated on February 5, 2021 in TV interview: “We know mask mandates work. There’s enough evidence out there between counties that have done it and counties that haven’t."
Chuck Grassley stated on January 14, 2021 in a tweet: Insulin prices have "gone THRU THE ROOF for patients/taxpayers bc of manufacturer, health plan & PBM biz practices."
Jenna Wadsworth stated on January 26, 2021 in a tweet: North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall "has won more statewide races than probably anyone else alive."
Jennifer Boysko stated on January 18, 2021 in a committee debate.: “The United States is the only industrialized, modernized country that does not already have a paid family medical leave program in place.”
Marco Rubio stated on January 22, 2021 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden “has issued more executive fiats than anyone in such a short period of time, ever, more than Obama, more than Trump, more than anyone.”
Tony Evers stated on January 12, 2021 in Speech: "We put $330 million in general school aids — the largest in more than a decade."
Pat Toomey stated on January 19, 2021 in a hearing: “There will be several thousand dollars in payments going to families with six-figure incomes who’ve had no income interruption whatsoever.”
Kirk Cox stated on January 13, 2021 in a speech.: Virginia ranks “in the bottom third of states” in administering the COVID-19 vaccine.