2 People 188 Fact-checks 75 Articles People (2) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Catherine Cortez Masto Fact-checks (188) Facebook posts stated on January 16, 2019 in Facebook posts: U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has secured a seat on the House Financial Services Committee but her "credit score is 430 and has had two checking accounts closed, along with two sheriff's evictions." By Samantha Putterman• January 23, 2019 Facebook posts stated on July 09, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as saying "I’m speaking with myself, number one, because I have a very good brain and I’ve said lots of things." By Samantha Putterman• July 11, 2019 Viral image stated on January 21, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said "owning guns IS NOT a right, if it were a right it would be in the Constitution." By Ciara O'Rourke• January 24, 2019 TikTok posts stated on January 09, 2022 in a TikTok video: Video shows Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pouring shots for a group of people “days before testing positive” for COVID-19. By Madison Czopek• January 18, 2022 Viral image stated on March 08, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "was fired from ‘Hot Dog On A Stick’ in 2008 — for incompetence." By Ciara O'Rourke• March 12, 2019 Viral image stated on February 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: Claims to show a photo of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with her legs spread. By Ciara O'Rourke• February 26, 2019 Facebook posts stated on July 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez as saying private truck drivers are "destroying America" and should be "government regulated and drivers should be on full-time camera until we can figure out how to automate our shipping and do away with them altogether." By Samantha Putterman• July 19, 2019 Facebook posts stated on June 19, 2023 in a video: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “faces 5 Years in Jail For FEC Crimes." By Gabrielle Settles• June 23, 2023 Bloggers stated on December 12, 2018 in a Facebook post: Quotes incoming U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as saying "under capitalism, man oppresses man. Under socialism, it’s the other way around." By Samantha Putterman• December 18, 2018 Viral image stated on March 30, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, "We need to repeal Daylight Savings Time as a primary measure to decrease the rate of climate change. Less hours of sun shine equal less heat hitting Earth’s surface." By Ciara O'Rourke• April 2, 2019 Viral image stated on February 26, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, "We must block Trump from stopping the return of the heroic Alabama mother from ISIS. In many ways she is more of a hero then our veterans. Welcome home sister!" By Ciara O'Rourke• February 27, 2019 Viral image stated on July 17, 2022 in a Facebook post: Jim Jordan told Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, “You’re just dumb.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 19, 2022 Viral image stated on February 05, 2022 in a Facebook post: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, “I don’t need truckers. I get my food from the grocery store.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 7, 2022 Instagram posts stated on July 19, 2022 in an Instagram post: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was “faking being arrested” during an abortion-rights protest outside the Supreme Court. By Bill McCarthy• July 20, 2022 Bloggers stated on January 09, 2020 in a story: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Christianity should be ignored as "superstitious nonsense." By Samantha Putterman• January 13, 2020 Viral image stated on October 23, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows U.S. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Nancy Pelosi discussing Jan. 6 with President Joe Biden. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 2, 2023 Maria Bartiromo stated on January 22, 2019 in in an interview: "According to the Tax Foundation, the top 10 percent of earners already pay almost 80 percent of all taxes." By John Kruzel• January 24, 2019 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on July 13, 2018 in an interview on PBS' "Firing Line": "Unemployment is low because everyone has two jobs. Unemployment is low because people are working 60, 70, 80 hours a week and can barely feed their family." By Louis Jacobson• July 18, 2018 Viral image stated on July 06, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez compared smoking marijuana and transgender women in the Olympics. By Ciara O'Rourke• July 9, 2021 Facebook posts stated on February 12, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took a "$10 million payout from Netflix." By Samantha Putterman• February 15, 2019 Articles (75) No, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez probably didn't say that By Ciara O'Rourke• March 27, 2019 Why Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez nominated Bernie Sanders at the Democratic convention By Jon Greenberg• August 19, 2020 Explaining Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 70 percent marginal tax rate idea By Louis Jacobson• January 8, 2019 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the U.S. is running concentration camps. Many historians are skeptical By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• June 20, 2019 Ask PolitiFact: Where was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during the Capitol riot? By Bill McCarthy• February 4, 2021 In context: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez questions Michael Cohen during the House Oversight Committee By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 28, 2019 Fact-checking Trump’s misleading attacks on Omar, Ocasio-Cortez in North Carolina By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• July 18, 2019 PolitiFact’s complete coverage of the 2020 Democratic National Convention By Katie Sanders, PolitiFact Staff • August 21, 2020 Mailbag: ‘I am now starting to question your perspective’ By Louis Jacobson• April 8, 2019 Who is Michael Bennet? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Sophie Austin• June 18, 2019 Are New Yorkers really fleeing to Florida over taxes? By Amy Sherman• March 29, 2019 7 questions about the Green New Deal By Louis Jacobson• February 12, 2019 The misinformation campaign against Kamala Harris, what you need to know By Samantha Putterman• October 7, 2020 Despite Trump remarks on El Paso and Dayton, it's a weak link between video games, mass shootings By Tom Kertscher• August 6, 2019 The facts behind the detention of immigrants By Stefanie Pousoulides, Miriam Valverde• July 8, 2019 PolitiFact readers respond to our fact-checks related to Biden, Trump By Jeff Cercone• April 3, 2023 2020 Census citizenship question awaits Supreme Court review By Miriam Valverde• April 1, 2019 PolitiFact’s 15 most popular social media fact-checks from 2023 By Matthew Crowley• December 21, 2023 10 most popular social media fact-checks of 2020 By Daniel Funke• December 30, 2020 2018 Lie of the Year Readers’ Poll results By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 11, 2018
Facebook posts stated on January 16, 2019 in Facebook posts: U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has secured a seat on the House Financial Services Committee but her "credit score is 430 and has had two checking accounts closed, along with two sheriff's evictions." By Samantha Putterman• January 23, 2019 Facebook posts stated on July 09, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as saying "I’m speaking with myself, number one, because I have a very good brain and I’ve said lots of things." By Samantha Putterman• July 11, 2019 Viral image stated on January 21, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said "owning guns IS NOT a right, if it were a right it would be in the Constitution." By Ciara O'Rourke• January 24, 2019 TikTok posts stated on January 09, 2022 in a TikTok video: Video shows Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pouring shots for a group of people “days before testing positive” for COVID-19. By Madison Czopek• January 18, 2022 Viral image stated on March 08, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "was fired from ‘Hot Dog On A Stick’ in 2008 — for incompetence." By Ciara O'Rourke• March 12, 2019 Viral image stated on February 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: Claims to show a photo of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with her legs spread. By Ciara O'Rourke• February 26, 2019 Facebook posts stated on July 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez as saying private truck drivers are "destroying America" and should be "government regulated and drivers should be on full-time camera until we can figure out how to automate our shipping and do away with them altogether." By Samantha Putterman• July 19, 2019 Facebook posts stated on June 19, 2023 in a video: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “faces 5 Years in Jail For FEC Crimes." By Gabrielle Settles• June 23, 2023 Bloggers stated on December 12, 2018 in a Facebook post: Quotes incoming U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as saying "under capitalism, man oppresses man. Under socialism, it’s the other way around." By Samantha Putterman• December 18, 2018 Viral image stated on March 30, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, "We need to repeal Daylight Savings Time as a primary measure to decrease the rate of climate change. Less hours of sun shine equal less heat hitting Earth’s surface." By Ciara O'Rourke• April 2, 2019 Viral image stated on February 26, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, "We must block Trump from stopping the return of the heroic Alabama mother from ISIS. In many ways she is more of a hero then our veterans. Welcome home sister!" By Ciara O'Rourke• February 27, 2019 Viral image stated on July 17, 2022 in a Facebook post: Jim Jordan told Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, “You’re just dumb.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 19, 2022 Viral image stated on February 05, 2022 in a Facebook post: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, “I don’t need truckers. I get my food from the grocery store.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 7, 2022 Instagram posts stated on July 19, 2022 in an Instagram post: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was “faking being arrested” during an abortion-rights protest outside the Supreme Court. By Bill McCarthy• July 20, 2022 Bloggers stated on January 09, 2020 in a story: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Christianity should be ignored as "superstitious nonsense." By Samantha Putterman• January 13, 2020 Viral image stated on October 23, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows U.S. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Nancy Pelosi discussing Jan. 6 with President Joe Biden. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 2, 2023 Maria Bartiromo stated on January 22, 2019 in in an interview: "According to the Tax Foundation, the top 10 percent of earners already pay almost 80 percent of all taxes." By John Kruzel• January 24, 2019 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on July 13, 2018 in an interview on PBS' "Firing Line": "Unemployment is low because everyone has two jobs. Unemployment is low because people are working 60, 70, 80 hours a week and can barely feed their family." By Louis Jacobson• July 18, 2018 Viral image stated on July 06, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez compared smoking marijuana and transgender women in the Olympics. By Ciara O'Rourke• July 9, 2021 Facebook posts stated on February 12, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took a "$10 million payout from Netflix." By Samantha Putterman• February 15, 2019
No, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez probably didn't say that By Ciara O'Rourke• March 27, 2019 Why Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez nominated Bernie Sanders at the Democratic convention By Jon Greenberg• August 19, 2020 Explaining Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 70 percent marginal tax rate idea By Louis Jacobson• January 8, 2019 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the U.S. is running concentration camps. Many historians are skeptical By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• June 20, 2019 Ask PolitiFact: Where was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during the Capitol riot? By Bill McCarthy• February 4, 2021 In context: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez questions Michael Cohen during the House Oversight Committee By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 28, 2019 Fact-checking Trump’s misleading attacks on Omar, Ocasio-Cortez in North Carolina By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• July 18, 2019 PolitiFact’s complete coverage of the 2020 Democratic National Convention By Katie Sanders, PolitiFact Staff • August 21, 2020 Mailbag: ‘I am now starting to question your perspective’ By Louis Jacobson• April 8, 2019 Who is Michael Bennet? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Sophie Austin• June 18, 2019 Are New Yorkers really fleeing to Florida over taxes? By Amy Sherman• March 29, 2019 7 questions about the Green New Deal By Louis Jacobson• February 12, 2019 The misinformation campaign against Kamala Harris, what you need to know By Samantha Putterman• October 7, 2020 Despite Trump remarks on El Paso and Dayton, it's a weak link between video games, mass shootings By Tom Kertscher• August 6, 2019 The facts behind the detention of immigrants By Stefanie Pousoulides, Miriam Valverde• July 8, 2019 PolitiFact readers respond to our fact-checks related to Biden, Trump By Jeff Cercone• April 3, 2023 2020 Census citizenship question awaits Supreme Court review By Miriam Valverde• April 1, 2019 PolitiFact’s 15 most popular social media fact-checks from 2023 By Matthew Crowley• December 21, 2023 10 most popular social media fact-checks of 2020 By Daniel Funke• December 30, 2020 2018 Lie of the Year Readers’ Poll results By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 11, 2018
