Latest Fact-checks in Congress Newt Gingrich stated on September 29, 2022 in On Fox News: Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman’s tattoo references ‘heroin use’ and the Crips Tim Ryan stated on September 27, 2022 in a campaign ad: “I voted with Trump on trade.” Facebook posts stated on October 3, 2022 in a Facebook post: Video shows Rand Paul telling Nancy Pelosi “she’s a traitor.” JD Vance stated on September 23, 2022 in an ad: Tim Ryan said “I do love” Nancy Pelosi and votes with Joe Biden and Pelosi 100%. Rick Scott stated on October 2, 2022 in a television interview: Kamala Harris said about Hurricane Ian that “if you have a different skin color, you're going to get relief faster.” Yuh-Line Niou stated on September 28, 2022 in a tweet: Sen. Marco Rubio and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis “voted against aid for Hurricane Sandy.” Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2022 in a post: House Democrats kicked Nancy Pelosi from office. Instagram posts stated on September 21, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Breaking: Judiciary Democrats just voted to support non-citizens voting in our elections.” Matt Gaetz stated on September 10, 2022 in a Facebook post: Image shows a Rebekah Jones campaign event. Mark Finchem stated on July 28, 2022 in a speech: Then-Vice President Mike Pence "seized power" from President Donald Trump and undertook "a coup" when he called on federal agencies to stop the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Marco Rubio stated on September 6, 2022 in a tweet: "Val Demings supports abortion up until the moment of birth." Tom Cotton stated on August 31, 2022 in a tweet: “60% of Alaska voters voted for a Republican, but thanks to a convoluted process and ballot exhaustion — which disenfranchises voters — a Democrat ‘won.’" Instagram posts stated on August 24, 2022 in an Instagram post: Image claims to show a list of "Republican members of Congress whose PPP loans were forgiven." Facebook posts stated on August 19, 2022 in a Facebook post: The deaths of U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., and actor Anne Heche are suspicious and linked because they “partnered fighting against pedophilia.” Ben Cline stated on August 12, 2022 in a statement.: A new Democratic law “will make the IRS workforce larger than the Pentagon, FBI, State Department, and Customs and Border Patrol, combined.” Instagram posts stated on August 21, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Congress just voted to exempt themselves from IRS auditing of their personal finances.” Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2022 in una publicación en Facebook: “El congreso acaba de aprobar un reciente proyecto de ley para todos los que tengan más de $10,000 de deuda”. Facebook posts stated on August 16, 2022 in a Facebook post: "The IRS is about to double in size, with 87,000 new armed agents and an additional $80 billion in order to primarily enhance IRS enforcement and operations.” Rick Scott stated on August 16, 2022 in a press release: The IRS is adding 87,000 new agents, making the IRS “larger than (the) Pentagon, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Customs and Border Protection and the State Department combined.” Facebook posts stated on August 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Liz Cheney cries like kids after loses in ‘primary’ against Trump’s pick,” two days before the primary election. Matt Gaetz stated on August 4, 2022 in interview with Tucker Carlson on Fox News: The government is arming up the IRS because “Joe Biden is raising taxes and disarming Americans.” Instagram posts stated on July 28, 2022 in an Instagram post: Nancy Pelosi and Democrats "want to turn 150 million Americans into felons overnight" with HR 1808. Instagram posts stated on July 31, 2022 in a post: “China threatens to shoot Nancy Pelosi’s plane down if she visits Taiwan.” Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Supreme Court FINALLY signs VERDICT to IMPEACH Speaker Pelosi as Hunter’s Laptop IMPLICATES her.” Donald Trump stated on July 9, 2022 in a rally: Ranked choice voting in Alaska is a “total rigged deal.” 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. Viral image stated on July 17, 2022 in a Facebook post: Jim Jordan told Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, “You’re just dumb.” Val Demings stated on July 13, 2022 in a campaign ad: Sen. Marco Rubio has "one of the worst attendance records in the Senate." Lauren Boebert stated on July 11, 2022 in a podcast: U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores is “the first Mexican-born member of Congress.” Facebook posts stated on July 8, 2022 in a Facebook post: House Democrats have kicked Rep. Ilhan Omar out of Congress
Newt Gingrich stated on September 29, 2022 in On Fox News: Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman’s tattoo references ‘heroin use’ and the Crips Tim Ryan stated on September 27, 2022 in a campaign ad: “I voted with Trump on trade.” Facebook posts stated on October 3, 2022 in a Facebook post: Video shows Rand Paul telling Nancy Pelosi “she’s a traitor.” JD Vance stated on September 23, 2022 in an ad: Tim Ryan said “I do love” Nancy Pelosi and votes with Joe Biden and Pelosi 100%. Rick Scott stated on October 2, 2022 in a television interview: Kamala Harris said about Hurricane Ian that “if you have a different skin color, you're going to get relief faster.” Yuh-Line Niou stated on September 28, 2022 in a tweet: Sen. Marco Rubio and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis “voted against aid for Hurricane Sandy.” Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2022 in a post: House Democrats kicked Nancy Pelosi from office. Instagram posts stated on September 21, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Breaking: Judiciary Democrats just voted to support non-citizens voting in our elections.” Matt Gaetz stated on September 10, 2022 in a Facebook post: Image shows a Rebekah Jones campaign event. Mark Finchem stated on July 28, 2022 in a speech: Then-Vice President Mike Pence "seized power" from President Donald Trump and undertook "a coup" when he called on federal agencies to stop the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Marco Rubio stated on September 6, 2022 in a tweet: "Val Demings supports abortion up until the moment of birth." Tom Cotton stated on August 31, 2022 in a tweet: “60% of Alaska voters voted for a Republican, but thanks to a convoluted process and ballot exhaustion — which disenfranchises voters — a Democrat ‘won.’" Instagram posts stated on August 24, 2022 in an Instagram post: Image claims to show a list of "Republican members of Congress whose PPP loans were forgiven." Facebook posts stated on August 19, 2022 in a Facebook post: The deaths of U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., and actor Anne Heche are suspicious and linked because they “partnered fighting against pedophilia.” Ben Cline stated on August 12, 2022 in a statement.: A new Democratic law “will make the IRS workforce larger than the Pentagon, FBI, State Department, and Customs and Border Patrol, combined.” Instagram posts stated on August 21, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Congress just voted to exempt themselves from IRS auditing of their personal finances.” Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2022 in una publicación en Facebook: “El congreso acaba de aprobar un reciente proyecto de ley para todos los que tengan más de $10,000 de deuda”. Facebook posts stated on August 16, 2022 in a Facebook post: "The IRS is about to double in size, with 87,000 new armed agents and an additional $80 billion in order to primarily enhance IRS enforcement and operations.” Rick Scott stated on August 16, 2022 in a press release: The IRS is adding 87,000 new agents, making the IRS “larger than (the) Pentagon, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Customs and Border Protection and the State Department combined.” Facebook posts stated on August 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Liz Cheney cries like kids after loses in ‘primary’ against Trump’s pick,” two days before the primary election. Matt Gaetz stated on August 4, 2022 in interview with Tucker Carlson on Fox News: The government is arming up the IRS because “Joe Biden is raising taxes and disarming Americans.” Instagram posts stated on July 28, 2022 in an Instagram post: Nancy Pelosi and Democrats "want to turn 150 million Americans into felons overnight" with HR 1808. Instagram posts stated on July 31, 2022 in a post: “China threatens to shoot Nancy Pelosi’s plane down if she visits Taiwan.” Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Supreme Court FINALLY signs VERDICT to IMPEACH Speaker Pelosi as Hunter’s Laptop IMPLICATES her.” Donald Trump stated on July 9, 2022 in a rally: Ranked choice voting in Alaska is a “total rigged deal.” 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. Viral image stated on July 17, 2022 in a Facebook post: Jim Jordan told Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, “You’re just dumb.” Val Demings stated on July 13, 2022 in a campaign ad: Sen. Marco Rubio has "one of the worst attendance records in the Senate." Lauren Boebert stated on July 11, 2022 in a podcast: U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores is “the first Mexican-born member of Congress.” Facebook posts stated on July 8, 2022 in a Facebook post: House Democrats have kicked Rep. Ilhan Omar out of Congress
Newt Gingrich stated on September 29, 2022 in On Fox News: Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman’s tattoo references ‘heroin use’ and the Crips
Facebook posts stated on October 3, 2022 in a Facebook post: Video shows Rand Paul telling Nancy Pelosi “she’s a traitor.”
JD Vance stated on September 23, 2022 in an ad: Tim Ryan said “I do love” Nancy Pelosi and votes with Joe Biden and Pelosi 100%.
Rick Scott stated on October 2, 2022 in a television interview: Kamala Harris said about Hurricane Ian that “if you have a different skin color, you're going to get relief faster.”
Yuh-Line Niou stated on September 28, 2022 in a tweet: Sen. Marco Rubio and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis “voted against aid for Hurricane Sandy.”
Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2022 in a post: House Democrats kicked Nancy Pelosi from office.
Instagram posts stated on September 21, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Breaking: Judiciary Democrats just voted to support non-citizens voting in our elections.”
Matt Gaetz stated on September 10, 2022 in a Facebook post: Image shows a Rebekah Jones campaign event.
Mark Finchem stated on July 28, 2022 in a speech: Then-Vice President Mike Pence "seized power" from President Donald Trump and undertook "a coup" when he called on federal agencies to stop the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Marco Rubio stated on September 6, 2022 in a tweet: "Val Demings supports abortion up until the moment of birth."
Tom Cotton stated on August 31, 2022 in a tweet: “60% of Alaska voters voted for a Republican, but thanks to a convoluted process and ballot exhaustion — which disenfranchises voters — a Democrat ‘won.’"
Instagram posts stated on August 24, 2022 in an Instagram post: Image claims to show a list of "Republican members of Congress whose PPP loans were forgiven."
Facebook posts stated on August 19, 2022 in a Facebook post: The deaths of U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., and actor Anne Heche are suspicious and linked because they “partnered fighting against pedophilia.”
Ben Cline stated on August 12, 2022 in a statement.: A new Democratic law “will make the IRS workforce larger than the Pentagon, FBI, State Department, and Customs and Border Patrol, combined.”
Instagram posts stated on August 21, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Congress just voted to exempt themselves from IRS auditing of their personal finances.”
Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2022 in una publicación en Facebook: “El congreso acaba de aprobar un reciente proyecto de ley para todos los que tengan más de $10,000 de deuda”.
Facebook posts stated on August 16, 2022 in a Facebook post: "The IRS is about to double in size, with 87,000 new armed agents and an additional $80 billion in order to primarily enhance IRS enforcement and operations.”
Rick Scott stated on August 16, 2022 in a press release: The IRS is adding 87,000 new agents, making the IRS “larger than (the) Pentagon, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Customs and Border Protection and the State Department combined.”
Facebook posts stated on August 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Liz Cheney cries like kids after loses in ‘primary’ against Trump’s pick,” two days before the primary election.
Matt Gaetz stated on August 4, 2022 in interview with Tucker Carlson on Fox News: The government is arming up the IRS because “Joe Biden is raising taxes and disarming Americans.”
Instagram posts stated on July 28, 2022 in an Instagram post: Nancy Pelosi and Democrats "want to turn 150 million Americans into felons overnight" with HR 1808.
Instagram posts stated on July 31, 2022 in a post: “China threatens to shoot Nancy Pelosi’s plane down if she visits Taiwan.”
Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Supreme Court FINALLY signs VERDICT to IMPEACH Speaker Pelosi as Hunter’s Laptop IMPLICATES her.”
Donald Trump stated on July 9, 2022 in a rally: Ranked choice voting in Alaska is a “total rigged deal.”
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.
Viral image stated on July 17, 2022 in a Facebook post: Jim Jordan told Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, “You’re just dumb.”
Val Demings stated on July 13, 2022 in a campaign ad: Sen. Marco Rubio has "one of the worst attendance records in the Senate."
Lauren Boebert stated on July 11, 2022 in a podcast: U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores is “the first Mexican-born member of Congress.”
Facebook posts stated on July 8, 2022 in a Facebook post: House Democrats have kicked Rep. Ilhan Omar out of Congress
