Latest Fact-checks on Dave Brat 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 Dave Brat stated on October 21, 2018 in a radio interview.: On Abigail Spanberger: "She got $2.2 million from ActBlue...That is the George Soros resistance group." Dave Brat stated on October 11, 2018 in Facebook post.: Abigail Spanberger "wants a tax increase of $32 trillion - that’s with a `T,’ to pay for her socialist health care plan." Dave Brat stated on September 7, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "So the number on DACA is 800,000, but every one person can bring in their entire extended family once they reach a certain status. So it's 3 or 4 million, right?" Dave Brat stated on June 29, 2016 in a podcast.: "A few weeks ago, (the) education committee in Congress is deciding what’s going to be in your local salad bar." Dave Brat stated on May 24, 2016 in Facebook post.: "The labor force participation rate -- the share of the potential workforce that is actually working or looking for work-- currently stands below 63%, the lowest level since the 1970s." Dave Brat stated on October 11, 2015 in comments on "Meet the Press": Says Republican Rep. Charlie Dent wants to kick the Freedom Caucus out of the Republican conference "for voting our conscience." Dave Brat stated on August 10, 2015 in a speech.: "I was one of the few, very few, who voted `no’ on the Iran deal." Dave Brat stated on May 29, 2015 in a Facebook post: "In just 17 years, spending for Social Security, federal health care and interest on the debt will exceed ALL tax revenue!" Dave Brat stated on March 17, 2015 in a written statement.: Repealing Obamacare saves "our nation more than $2 trillion." Dave Brat stated on March 17, 2015 in a news release.: "Since President Obama took office in January 2009, the federal government has issued more than 468,500 pages of regulations." Dave Brat stated on February 16, 2015 in a Facebook post.: "...Over 30 years, federal spending on education has grown by 375 percent, but test scores remain flat." Dave Brat stated on October 15, 2014 in a speech.: "I’ll be the only economist in the (U.S.) House." Dave Brat stated on October 28, 2014 in a debate: "In K-12 education, our kids are scoring at the bottom of science and mathematics right now in the industrialized world -- at the bottom." Dave Brat stated on May 9, 2014 in a radio ad.: Eric Cantor "voted to fully fund Obamacare in October."
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Dave Brat stated on October 21, 2018 in a radio interview.: On Abigail Spanberger: "She got $2.2 million from ActBlue...That is the George Soros resistance group." Dave Brat stated on October 11, 2018 in Facebook post.: Abigail Spanberger "wants a tax increase of $32 trillion - that’s with a `T,’ to pay for her socialist health care plan." Dave Brat stated on September 7, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "So the number on DACA is 800,000, but every one person can bring in their entire extended family once they reach a certain status. So it's 3 or 4 million, right?" Dave Brat stated on June 29, 2016 in a podcast.: "A few weeks ago, (the) education committee in Congress is deciding what’s going to be in your local salad bar." Dave Brat stated on May 24, 2016 in Facebook post.: "The labor force participation rate -- the share of the potential workforce that is actually working or looking for work-- currently stands below 63%, the lowest level since the 1970s." Dave Brat stated on October 11, 2015 in comments on "Meet the Press": Says Republican Rep. Charlie Dent wants to kick the Freedom Caucus out of the Republican conference "for voting our conscience." Dave Brat stated on August 10, 2015 in a speech.: "I was one of the few, very few, who voted `no’ on the Iran deal." Dave Brat stated on May 29, 2015 in a Facebook post: "In just 17 years, spending for Social Security, federal health care and interest on the debt will exceed ALL tax revenue!" Dave Brat stated on March 17, 2015 in a written statement.: Repealing Obamacare saves "our nation more than $2 trillion." Dave Brat stated on March 17, 2015 in a news release.: "Since President Obama took office in January 2009, the federal government has issued more than 468,500 pages of regulations." Dave Brat stated on February 16, 2015 in a Facebook post.: "...Over 30 years, federal spending on education has grown by 375 percent, but test scores remain flat." Dave Brat stated on October 15, 2014 in a speech.: "I’ll be the only economist in the (U.S.) House." Dave Brat stated on October 28, 2014 in a debate: "In K-12 education, our kids are scoring at the bottom of science and mathematics right now in the industrialized world -- at the bottom." Dave Brat stated on May 9, 2014 in a radio ad.: Eric Cantor "voted to fully fund Obamacare in October."
Dave Brat stated on October 21, 2018 in a radio interview.: On Abigail Spanberger: "She got $2.2 million from ActBlue...That is the George Soros resistance group."
Dave Brat stated on October 11, 2018 in Facebook post.: Abigail Spanberger "wants a tax increase of $32 trillion - that’s with a `T,’ to pay for her socialist health care plan."
Dave Brat stated on September 7, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "So the number on DACA is 800,000, but every one person can bring in their entire extended family once they reach a certain status. So it's 3 or 4 million, right?"
Dave Brat stated on June 29, 2016 in a podcast.: "A few weeks ago, (the) education committee in Congress is deciding what’s going to be in your local salad bar."
Dave Brat stated on May 24, 2016 in Facebook post.: "The labor force participation rate -- the share of the potential workforce that is actually working or looking for work-- currently stands below 63%, the lowest level since the 1970s."
Dave Brat stated on October 11, 2015 in comments on "Meet the Press": Says Republican Rep. Charlie Dent wants to kick the Freedom Caucus out of the Republican conference "for voting our conscience."
Dave Brat stated on August 10, 2015 in a speech.: "I was one of the few, very few, who voted `no’ on the Iran deal."
Dave Brat stated on May 29, 2015 in a Facebook post: "In just 17 years, spending for Social Security, federal health care and interest on the debt will exceed ALL tax revenue!"
Dave Brat stated on March 17, 2015 in a written statement.: Repealing Obamacare saves "our nation more than $2 trillion."
Dave Brat stated on March 17, 2015 in a news release.: "Since President Obama took office in January 2009, the federal government has issued more than 468,500 pages of regulations."
Dave Brat stated on February 16, 2015 in a Facebook post.: "...Over 30 years, federal spending on education has grown by 375 percent, but test scores remain flat."
Dave Brat stated on October 28, 2014 in a debate: "In K-12 education, our kids are scoring at the bottom of science and mathematics right now in the industrialized world -- at the bottom."
Dave Brat stated on May 9, 2014 in a radio ad.: Eric Cantor "voted to fully fund Obamacare in October."
