Latest Fact-checks by Jon Greenberg Dan Sullivan stated on March 23, 2022 in a Senate hearing: In cutting greenhouse gas emissions, the United States is “the leader in the world by far.” Mike Gibbons stated on March 28, 2022 in a Republican debate: According to the Census Bureau, “5 million more people voted than were registered to vote” in the 2020 election. Donald Trump stated on March 29, 2022 in an interview with Just the News: “You go to a store, they don’t have bread.” Eli Bremer stated on March 23, 2022 in an interview with Fox News: “If you look at windmills” and the greenhouse gas emissions from building to retiring them, “the overall return is negative.” Josh Hawley stated on March 21, 2022 in an op-ed: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson “gave child porn offenders sentences below the guidelines and below what the prosecutors were requesting,” showing she is “soft on child pornography offenders.” Josh Mandel stated on February 25, 2022 in a speech at the 2022 CPAC meeting in Florida: The 2020 election “was stolen from Donald J. Trump.” Vladimir Putin stated on February 24, 2022 in an address to the nation announcing the attack on Ukraine: Ethnic Russians face “genocide perpetrated by the Kyiv regime.” J.D. Vance stated on February 19, 2022 in an interview with Steve Bannon: Says Joe Biden risks war with Russia because Vladimir Putin doesn’t “believe in transgender rights." Rick Scott stated on February 15, 2022 in a statement to reporters: "The latest with the Durham report is that the Clinton campaign … actually spied on the president of the United States.” J.D. Vance stated on February 7, 2022 in an ad on Facebook: “Joe Biden uses the ATF to illegally track your gun transactions.” Ronna McDaniel stated on February 4, 2022 in an interview with the Washington Post: "We've had two members engage in a Democrat-led persecution of ordinary citizens who engaged in legitimate political discourse.” Watts Up With That stated on January 31, 2022 in a blog post: “Facebook is spamming all climate articles by misleading readers about” the accuracy of climate models. Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2022 in a statement given to the press: Proposed changes to the Electoral Count act show Pence had the power and “could have overturned the election!” Ron DeSantis stated on January 25, 2022 in a tweet: “Without a shred of clinical data to support its decision, the Biden Administration has revoked the emergency use authorization for lifesaving monoclonal antibody treatments.” Joe Biden stated on January 19, 2022 in a news conference: “This country’s working people actually got a raise.” Sonia Sotomayor stated on January 7, 2022 in oral arguments at the Supreme Court: “We have over 100,000 children, which we’ve never had before, in serious condition, and many on ventilators” due to the coronavirus. Joe Manchin stated on December 20, 2021 in a radio interview: The expanded child tax credit in the Build Back Better Act has “no means testing,” so people making $200,000 and $400,000 would get “the same as someone making” $70,000. Lindsey Graham stated on December 12, 2021 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: “The CBO says (the Build Back Better Act) is $3 trillion of deficit spending.” Rick Scott stated on December 7, 2021 in a press release: The Build Back Better Act “includes $34.5 billion in cuts” for charity care funding to hospitals. Joe Biden stated on November 30, 2021 in a conversation at a technical college in Minnesota: “I used to drive a tractor trailer … I only did it for part of a summer.” Tate Reeves stated on November 28, 2021 in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press: “39 out of 42 (countries) in Europe have more restrictive abortion laws” than Mississippi. Kevin McCarthy stated on November 18, 2021 in prepared remarks for a House floor speech: “If you or your family spends $28 a day — prepare to be under constant audit by the IRS.” Steven Koonin stated on October 26, 2021 in an Instagram video: “Greenland's ice sheet isn't shrinking any more rapidly today than it was 80 years ago.” Bloggers stated on October 24, 2021 in a blog post: “COP26 luxury EVs to be recharged using diesel generators” Steve Chabot stated on October 21, 2021 in a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee: We are seeing “the Justice Department treat American parents as domestic terrorists” under the Patriot Act. Heartland Institute stated on October 11, 2021 in an article from the Heartland Institute: “U.S. acres burned each year are much fewer now — even in our worst years — than was the case in the early 20th century.” Viral image stated on September 16, 2021 in a Facebook post: A wind turbine “could never generate as much energy as was invested in building it.” Rick Scott stated on October 5, 2021 in a tweet: "Joe Biden’s attorney general wants the FBI to go after parents for speaking out at school board meetings to protect kids from radical curriculum like critical race theory." 10 GOP Louisiana Lawmakers stated on September 29, 2021 in a letter to the governor of Louisiana: “There is no FDA approval for the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19.” Anthony Fauci stated on October 3, 2021 in an interview on CNN: “There are precious few religions that actually say you cannot” get vaccinated.
Dan Sullivan stated on March 23, 2022 in a Senate hearing: In cutting greenhouse gas emissions, the United States is “the leader in the world by far.” Mike Gibbons stated on March 28, 2022 in a Republican debate: According to the Census Bureau, “5 million more people voted than were registered to vote” in the 2020 election. Donald Trump stated on March 29, 2022 in an interview with Just the News: “You go to a store, they don’t have bread.” Eli Bremer stated on March 23, 2022 in an interview with Fox News: “If you look at windmills” and the greenhouse gas emissions from building to retiring them, “the overall return is negative.” Josh Hawley stated on March 21, 2022 in an op-ed: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson “gave child porn offenders sentences below the guidelines and below what the prosecutors were requesting,” showing she is “soft on child pornography offenders.” Josh Mandel stated on February 25, 2022 in a speech at the 2022 CPAC meeting in Florida: The 2020 election “was stolen from Donald J. Trump.” Vladimir Putin stated on February 24, 2022 in an address to the nation announcing the attack on Ukraine: Ethnic Russians face “genocide perpetrated by the Kyiv regime.” J.D. Vance stated on February 19, 2022 in an interview with Steve Bannon: Says Joe Biden risks war with Russia because Vladimir Putin doesn’t “believe in transgender rights." Rick Scott stated on February 15, 2022 in a statement to reporters: "The latest with the Durham report is that the Clinton campaign … actually spied on the president of the United States.” J.D. Vance stated on February 7, 2022 in an ad on Facebook: “Joe Biden uses the ATF to illegally track your gun transactions.” Ronna McDaniel stated on February 4, 2022 in an interview with the Washington Post: "We've had two members engage in a Democrat-led persecution of ordinary citizens who engaged in legitimate political discourse.” Watts Up With That stated on January 31, 2022 in a blog post: “Facebook is spamming all climate articles by misleading readers about” the accuracy of climate models. Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2022 in a statement given to the press: Proposed changes to the Electoral Count act show Pence had the power and “could have overturned the election!” Ron DeSantis stated on January 25, 2022 in a tweet: “Without a shred of clinical data to support its decision, the Biden Administration has revoked the emergency use authorization for lifesaving monoclonal antibody treatments.” Joe Biden stated on January 19, 2022 in a news conference: “This country’s working people actually got a raise.” Sonia Sotomayor stated on January 7, 2022 in oral arguments at the Supreme Court: “We have over 100,000 children, which we’ve never had before, in serious condition, and many on ventilators” due to the coronavirus. Joe Manchin stated on December 20, 2021 in a radio interview: The expanded child tax credit in the Build Back Better Act has “no means testing,” so people making $200,000 and $400,000 would get “the same as someone making” $70,000. Lindsey Graham stated on December 12, 2021 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: “The CBO says (the Build Back Better Act) is $3 trillion of deficit spending.” Rick Scott stated on December 7, 2021 in a press release: The Build Back Better Act “includes $34.5 billion in cuts” for charity care funding to hospitals. Joe Biden stated on November 30, 2021 in a conversation at a technical college in Minnesota: “I used to drive a tractor trailer … I only did it for part of a summer.” Tate Reeves stated on November 28, 2021 in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press: “39 out of 42 (countries) in Europe have more restrictive abortion laws” than Mississippi. Kevin McCarthy stated on November 18, 2021 in prepared remarks for a House floor speech: “If you or your family spends $28 a day — prepare to be under constant audit by the IRS.” Steven Koonin stated on October 26, 2021 in an Instagram video: “Greenland's ice sheet isn't shrinking any more rapidly today than it was 80 years ago.” Bloggers stated on October 24, 2021 in a blog post: “COP26 luxury EVs to be recharged using diesel generators” Steve Chabot stated on October 21, 2021 in a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee: We are seeing “the Justice Department treat American parents as domestic terrorists” under the Patriot Act. Heartland Institute stated on October 11, 2021 in an article from the Heartland Institute: “U.S. acres burned each year are much fewer now — even in our worst years — than was the case in the early 20th century.” Viral image stated on September 16, 2021 in a Facebook post: A wind turbine “could never generate as much energy as was invested in building it.” Rick Scott stated on October 5, 2021 in a tweet: "Joe Biden’s attorney general wants the FBI to go after parents for speaking out at school board meetings to protect kids from radical curriculum like critical race theory." 10 GOP Louisiana Lawmakers stated on September 29, 2021 in a letter to the governor of Louisiana: “There is no FDA approval for the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19.” Anthony Fauci stated on October 3, 2021 in an interview on CNN: “There are precious few religions that actually say you cannot” get vaccinated.
Dan Sullivan stated on March 23, 2022 in a Senate hearing: In cutting greenhouse gas emissions, the United States is “the leader in the world by far.”
Mike Gibbons stated on March 28, 2022 in a Republican debate: According to the Census Bureau, “5 million more people voted than were registered to vote” in the 2020 election.
Donald Trump stated on March 29, 2022 in an interview with Just the News: “You go to a store, they don’t have bread.”
Eli Bremer stated on March 23, 2022 in an interview with Fox News: “If you look at windmills” and the greenhouse gas emissions from building to retiring them, “the overall return is negative.”
Josh Hawley stated on March 21, 2022 in an op-ed: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson “gave child porn offenders sentences below the guidelines and below what the prosecutors were requesting,” showing she is “soft on child pornography offenders.”
Josh Mandel stated on February 25, 2022 in a speech at the 2022 CPAC meeting in Florida: The 2020 election “was stolen from Donald J. Trump.”
Vladimir Putin stated on February 24, 2022 in an address to the nation announcing the attack on Ukraine: Ethnic Russians face “genocide perpetrated by the Kyiv regime.”
J.D. Vance stated on February 19, 2022 in an interview with Steve Bannon: Says Joe Biden risks war with Russia because Vladimir Putin doesn’t “believe in transgender rights."
Rick Scott stated on February 15, 2022 in a statement to reporters: "The latest with the Durham report is that the Clinton campaign … actually spied on the president of the United States.”
J.D. Vance stated on February 7, 2022 in an ad on Facebook: “Joe Biden uses the ATF to illegally track your gun transactions.”
Ronna McDaniel stated on February 4, 2022 in an interview with the Washington Post: "We've had two members engage in a Democrat-led persecution of ordinary citizens who engaged in legitimate political discourse.”
Watts Up With That stated on January 31, 2022 in a blog post: “Facebook is spamming all climate articles by misleading readers about” the accuracy of climate models.
Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2022 in a statement given to the press: Proposed changes to the Electoral Count act show Pence had the power and “could have overturned the election!”
Ron DeSantis stated on January 25, 2022 in a tweet: “Without a shred of clinical data to support its decision, the Biden Administration has revoked the emergency use authorization for lifesaving monoclonal antibody treatments.”
Joe Biden stated on January 19, 2022 in a news conference: “This country’s working people actually got a raise.”
Sonia Sotomayor stated on January 7, 2022 in oral arguments at the Supreme Court: “We have over 100,000 children, which we’ve never had before, in serious condition, and many on ventilators” due to the coronavirus.
Joe Manchin stated on December 20, 2021 in a radio interview: The expanded child tax credit in the Build Back Better Act has “no means testing,” so people making $200,000 and $400,000 would get “the same as someone making” $70,000.
Lindsey Graham stated on December 12, 2021 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: “The CBO says (the Build Back Better Act) is $3 trillion of deficit spending.”
Rick Scott stated on December 7, 2021 in a press release: The Build Back Better Act “includes $34.5 billion in cuts” for charity care funding to hospitals.
Joe Biden stated on November 30, 2021 in a conversation at a technical college in Minnesota: “I used to drive a tractor trailer … I only did it for part of a summer.”
Tate Reeves stated on November 28, 2021 in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press: “39 out of 42 (countries) in Europe have more restrictive abortion laws” than Mississippi.
Kevin McCarthy stated on November 18, 2021 in prepared remarks for a House floor speech: “If you or your family spends $28 a day — prepare to be under constant audit by the IRS.”
Steven Koonin stated on October 26, 2021 in an Instagram video: “Greenland's ice sheet isn't shrinking any more rapidly today than it was 80 years ago.”
Bloggers stated on October 24, 2021 in a blog post: “COP26 luxury EVs to be recharged using diesel generators”
Steve Chabot stated on October 21, 2021 in a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee: We are seeing “the Justice Department treat American parents as domestic terrorists” under the Patriot Act.
Heartland Institute stated on October 11, 2021 in an article from the Heartland Institute: “U.S. acres burned each year are much fewer now — even in our worst years — than was the case in the early 20th century.”
Viral image stated on September 16, 2021 in a Facebook post: A wind turbine “could never generate as much energy as was invested in building it.”
Rick Scott stated on October 5, 2021 in a tweet: "Joe Biden’s attorney general wants the FBI to go after parents for speaking out at school board meetings to protect kids from radical curriculum like critical race theory."
10 GOP Louisiana Lawmakers stated on September 29, 2021 in a letter to the governor of Louisiana: “There is no FDA approval for the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19.”
Anthony Fauci stated on October 3, 2021 in an interview on CNN: “There are precious few religions that actually say you cannot” get vaccinated.