Latest Mostly False Fact-checks in Ethics Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi bought $1.25 million in Tesla stock the day before Joe Biden signed an order “for all federal vehicles” to be electric. National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on October 6, 2020 in an ad: When Sara Gideon “knew the truth about” sexual allegations against a state lawmaker, “she could have called for an immediate investigation, but didn’t…Gideon knew for months, using her power to cover up.” Sara Gideon stated on September 16, 2020 in an ad: Says Susan Collins “pushed for policies that benefited her husband’s lobbying business.” William Barr stated on December 9, 2019 in a statement: "The Inspector General’s report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions." Gil Cisneros stated on September 17, 2018 in a spoof website: Says California Republican Young Kim is "a tax cheat" who "illegally claimed a $7,000 annual homestead exemption on a house she wasn’t living in," had "multiple tax liens placed on her" as a result and "owes over $10,000 in unpaid federal income taxes." 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 June 13, 2018 in in a tweet: Says Sen. Tim Kaine "approves of and even applauds his son's participation in a known terrorist organization, #Antifa." Corey Stewart stated on June 13, 2018 in in an interview: "I have always condemned … any of these white supremacists or bigots or anything like that." Sherrod Brown stated on May 18, 2018 in a TV ad: "Jim Renacci has been a lobbyist even while in Congress" and "voted to make it easier for lobbyists to hold key government positions and harder to investigate conflicts of interest." Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2018 in a tweet: EPA administrator Scott Pruitt's short-term rental "was about market rate." Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on March 12, 2018 in a billboard campaign: Says Rebecca Dallet is a "hypocrite" because she "took money from attorneys with over 100 cases before her." Kellyanne Conway stated on February 11, 2018 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': "I don’t need a lecture from Kirsten Gillibrand or anybody else who protected and defended and harbored a sitting president who had sexual relations in the Oval Office and was impeached for lying." Joe Berrios stated on December 11, 2017 in a campaign ad: "(Fritz) Kaegi managed a fund that invested nearly $30 million in private prisons." Doug Jones stated on November 30, 2017 in a campaign ad: "In a 2014 case involving a man convicted of abusing two underage girls, Judge Roy Moore disagreed and wrote the dissenting opinion." Michael Madigan stated on October 31, 2017 in a committee hearing: "The Legislative Ethics Commission continues to function." Bloggers stated on October 6, 2017 in Internet posts: "California Democrat Maxine Waters charged on 3 counts." David Frum stated on August 21, 2017 in a tweet: "No president in history has imposed larger personal lifestyle costs on the taxpayer than Donald Trump." Donald Trump stated on June 23, 2017 in Fox & Friends: "I can say that the people that have been hired (for the independent Russia investigation) are all Hillary Clinton supporters, some of them worked for Hillary Clinton." Donald Trump stated on October 25, 2016 in a speech: "The man who was in charge of the investigation of Hillary Clinton accepted essentially from Hillary Clinton $675,000 that went to his wife." Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on September 12, 2016 in a web ad: "Just like Hillary Clinton," Russ Feingold had a "run-in with corruption and scandal by using a personal slush fund -- a.k.a. the Feingold Foundation -- while plotting another run for U.S. Senate." Jennifer Granholm stated on August 10, 2016 in an interview on CNN: Says Hillary Clinton "abided by the ethics agreement" between the Clinton Foundation and the Obama administration. Pat McCrory stated on August 2, 2016 in a press release: "Roy Cooper's refusal to do his job is costing taxpayers money." Matt Mackowiak stated on July 1, 2016 in a commentary in the Austin American-Statesman: "In 2009, his first year as mayor," Julián Castro "received a seven-figure referral fee" that smells like a dirty financial gift "from notorious personal injury lawyer Mikal Watts, a major Obama donor." Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in in a speech critiquing Hillary Clinton: Says Hillary Clinton’s State Department "approved the transfer of 20 percent of America’s uranium holdings to Russia, while nine investors in the deal funneled $145 million to the Clinton Foundation." Bernie Sanders stated on April 15, 2016 in a television ad: "Washington politicians are paid over $200,000 an hour for speeches." Donald Trump stated on March 7, 2016 in a campaign ad: "As a legislator, (Marco Rubio) flipped on a key vote after making a quick $200,000 from selling the house to the mother of the bill's lobbyist." Viral image stated on June 20, 2015 in a post shared on Facebook: Says after leaving the White House, Hillary Clinton "was forced to return an estimated $200,000 in White House china, furniture and artwork that she had stolen." Joe Scarborough stated on April 30, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Says the Clintons "burst through their own self-pronounced guidelines" by accepting foreign donations. "There is a clip of Bill Clinton saying we're not going to take foreign donations." David Shuster stated on March 10, 2015 in a Hillary Clinton press conference: Said former U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Scott Gration "was forced to resign two years ago because of his personal use of emails." Angel Taveras stated on August 19, 2014 in a commercial: Says Gina Raimondo's "venture capital firm secured a secret no-bid contract funded by taxpayers."
Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi bought $1.25 million in Tesla stock the day before Joe Biden signed an order “for all federal vehicles” to be electric. National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on October 6, 2020 in an ad: When Sara Gideon “knew the truth about” sexual allegations against a state lawmaker, “she could have called for an immediate investigation, but didn’t…Gideon knew for months, using her power to cover up.” Sara Gideon stated on September 16, 2020 in an ad: Says Susan Collins “pushed for policies that benefited her husband’s lobbying business.” William Barr stated on December 9, 2019 in a statement: "The Inspector General’s report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions." Gil Cisneros stated on September 17, 2018 in a spoof website: Says California Republican Young Kim is "a tax cheat" who "illegally claimed a $7,000 annual homestead exemption on a house she wasn’t living in," had "multiple tax liens placed on her" as a result and "owes over $10,000 in unpaid federal income taxes." 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 June 13, 2018 in in a tweet: Says Sen. Tim Kaine "approves of and even applauds his son's participation in a known terrorist organization, #Antifa." Corey Stewart stated on June 13, 2018 in in an interview: "I have always condemned … any of these white supremacists or bigots or anything like that." Sherrod Brown stated on May 18, 2018 in a TV ad: "Jim Renacci has been a lobbyist even while in Congress" and "voted to make it easier for lobbyists to hold key government positions and harder to investigate conflicts of interest." Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2018 in a tweet: EPA administrator Scott Pruitt's short-term rental "was about market rate." Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on March 12, 2018 in a billboard campaign: Says Rebecca Dallet is a "hypocrite" because she "took money from attorneys with over 100 cases before her." Kellyanne Conway stated on February 11, 2018 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': "I don’t need a lecture from Kirsten Gillibrand or anybody else who protected and defended and harbored a sitting president who had sexual relations in the Oval Office and was impeached for lying." Joe Berrios stated on December 11, 2017 in a campaign ad: "(Fritz) Kaegi managed a fund that invested nearly $30 million in private prisons." Doug Jones stated on November 30, 2017 in a campaign ad: "In a 2014 case involving a man convicted of abusing two underage girls, Judge Roy Moore disagreed and wrote the dissenting opinion." Michael Madigan stated on October 31, 2017 in a committee hearing: "The Legislative Ethics Commission continues to function." Bloggers stated on October 6, 2017 in Internet posts: "California Democrat Maxine Waters charged on 3 counts." David Frum stated on August 21, 2017 in a tweet: "No president in history has imposed larger personal lifestyle costs on the taxpayer than Donald Trump." Donald Trump stated on June 23, 2017 in Fox & Friends: "I can say that the people that have been hired (for the independent Russia investigation) are all Hillary Clinton supporters, some of them worked for Hillary Clinton." Donald Trump stated on October 25, 2016 in a speech: "The man who was in charge of the investigation of Hillary Clinton accepted essentially from Hillary Clinton $675,000 that went to his wife." Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on September 12, 2016 in a web ad: "Just like Hillary Clinton," Russ Feingold had a "run-in with corruption and scandal by using a personal slush fund -- a.k.a. the Feingold Foundation -- while plotting another run for U.S. Senate." Jennifer Granholm stated on August 10, 2016 in an interview on CNN: Says Hillary Clinton "abided by the ethics agreement" between the Clinton Foundation and the Obama administration. Pat McCrory stated on August 2, 2016 in a press release: "Roy Cooper's refusal to do his job is costing taxpayers money." Matt Mackowiak stated on July 1, 2016 in a commentary in the Austin American-Statesman: "In 2009, his first year as mayor," Julián Castro "received a seven-figure referral fee" that smells like a dirty financial gift "from notorious personal injury lawyer Mikal Watts, a major Obama donor." Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in in a speech critiquing Hillary Clinton: Says Hillary Clinton’s State Department "approved the transfer of 20 percent of America’s uranium holdings to Russia, while nine investors in the deal funneled $145 million to the Clinton Foundation." Bernie Sanders stated on April 15, 2016 in a television ad: "Washington politicians are paid over $200,000 an hour for speeches." Donald Trump stated on March 7, 2016 in a campaign ad: "As a legislator, (Marco Rubio) flipped on a key vote after making a quick $200,000 from selling the house to the mother of the bill's lobbyist." Viral image stated on June 20, 2015 in a post shared on Facebook: Says after leaving the White House, Hillary Clinton "was forced to return an estimated $200,000 in White House china, furniture and artwork that she had stolen." Joe Scarborough stated on April 30, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Says the Clintons "burst through their own self-pronounced guidelines" by accepting foreign donations. "There is a clip of Bill Clinton saying we're not going to take foreign donations." David Shuster stated on March 10, 2015 in a Hillary Clinton press conference: Said former U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Scott Gration "was forced to resign two years ago because of his personal use of emails." Angel Taveras stated on August 19, 2014 in a commercial: Says Gina Raimondo's "venture capital firm secured a secret no-bid contract funded by taxpayers."
Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi bought $1.25 million in Tesla stock the day before Joe Biden signed an order “for all federal vehicles” to be electric.
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on October 6, 2020 in an ad: When Sara Gideon “knew the truth about” sexual allegations against a state lawmaker, “she could have called for an immediate investigation, but didn’t…Gideon knew for months, using her power to cover up.”
Sara Gideon stated on September 16, 2020 in an ad: Says Susan Collins “pushed for policies that benefited her husband’s lobbying business.”
William Barr stated on December 9, 2019 in a statement: "The Inspector General’s report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions."
Gil Cisneros stated on September 17, 2018 in a spoof website: Says California Republican Young Kim is "a tax cheat" who "illegally claimed a $7,000 annual homestead exemption on a house she wasn’t living in," had "multiple tax liens placed on her" as a result and "owes over $10,000 in unpaid federal income taxes."
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 June 13, 2018 in in a tweet: Says Sen. Tim Kaine "approves of and even applauds his son's participation in a known terrorist organization, #Antifa."
Corey Stewart stated on June 13, 2018 in in an interview: "I have always condemned … any of these white supremacists or bigots or anything like that."
Sherrod Brown stated on May 18, 2018 in a TV ad: "Jim Renacci has been a lobbyist even while in Congress" and "voted to make it easier for lobbyists to hold key government positions and harder to investigate conflicts of interest."
Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2018 in a tweet: EPA administrator Scott Pruitt's short-term rental "was about market rate."
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on March 12, 2018 in a billboard campaign: Says Rebecca Dallet is a "hypocrite" because she "took money from attorneys with over 100 cases before her."
Kellyanne Conway stated on February 11, 2018 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': "I don’t need a lecture from Kirsten Gillibrand or anybody else who protected and defended and harbored a sitting president who had sexual relations in the Oval Office and was impeached for lying."
Joe Berrios stated on December 11, 2017 in a campaign ad: "(Fritz) Kaegi managed a fund that invested nearly $30 million in private prisons."
Doug Jones stated on November 30, 2017 in a campaign ad: "In a 2014 case involving a man convicted of abusing two underage girls, Judge Roy Moore disagreed and wrote the dissenting opinion."
Michael Madigan stated on October 31, 2017 in a committee hearing: "The Legislative Ethics Commission continues to function."
Bloggers stated on October 6, 2017 in Internet posts: "California Democrat Maxine Waters charged on 3 counts."
David Frum stated on August 21, 2017 in a tweet: "No president in history has imposed larger personal lifestyle costs on the taxpayer than Donald Trump."
Donald Trump stated on June 23, 2017 in Fox & Friends: "I can say that the people that have been hired (for the independent Russia investigation) are all Hillary Clinton supporters, some of them worked for Hillary Clinton."
Donald Trump stated on October 25, 2016 in a speech: "The man who was in charge of the investigation of Hillary Clinton accepted essentially from Hillary Clinton $675,000 that went to his wife."
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on September 12, 2016 in a web ad: "Just like Hillary Clinton," Russ Feingold had a "run-in with corruption and scandal by using a personal slush fund -- a.k.a. the Feingold Foundation -- while plotting another run for U.S. Senate."
Jennifer Granholm stated on August 10, 2016 in an interview on CNN: Says Hillary Clinton "abided by the ethics agreement" between the Clinton Foundation and the Obama administration.
Pat McCrory stated on August 2, 2016 in a press release: "Roy Cooper's refusal to do his job is costing taxpayers money."
Matt Mackowiak stated on July 1, 2016 in a commentary in the Austin American-Statesman: "In 2009, his first year as mayor," Julián Castro "received a seven-figure referral fee" that smells like a dirty financial gift "from notorious personal injury lawyer Mikal Watts, a major Obama donor."
Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in in a speech critiquing Hillary Clinton: Says Hillary Clinton’s State Department "approved the transfer of 20 percent of America’s uranium holdings to Russia, while nine investors in the deal funneled $145 million to the Clinton Foundation."
Bernie Sanders stated on April 15, 2016 in a television ad: "Washington politicians are paid over $200,000 an hour for speeches."
Donald Trump stated on March 7, 2016 in a campaign ad: "As a legislator, (Marco Rubio) flipped on a key vote after making a quick $200,000 from selling the house to the mother of the bill's lobbyist."
Viral image stated on June 20, 2015 in a post shared on Facebook: Says after leaving the White House, Hillary Clinton "was forced to return an estimated $200,000 in White House china, furniture and artwork that she had stolen."
Joe Scarborough stated on April 30, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Says the Clintons "burst through their own self-pronounced guidelines" by accepting foreign donations. "There is a clip of Bill Clinton saying we're not going to take foreign donations."
David Shuster stated on March 10, 2015 in a Hillary Clinton press conference: Said former U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Scott Gration "was forced to resign two years ago because of his personal use of emails."
Angel Taveras stated on August 19, 2014 in a commercial: Says Gina Raimondo's "venture capital firm secured a secret no-bid contract funded by taxpayers."
