Latest Fact-checks in Corporations Facebook posts stated on September 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: “NIKE has stated, ‘We’re a $76 billion dollar company that can afford to let go of all ‘Make America Great Again’ customers.” Facebook posts stated on August 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi passed a bill awarding a $9 billion contract to her husband’s company. Jeff Bezos stated on July 29, 2020 in a congressional hearing: “The retail market we participate in is extraordinarily large and competitive. Amazon accounts for less than 1% of the $25 trillion global retail market, and less than 4% of U.S. retail.” Instagram posts stated on June 2, 2020 in an Instagram post: “Companies that use prison labor: Whole Foods, McDonald’s, Walmart, Victoria’s Secret, AT&T, Bank of America, Starbucks, Wendy’s.” Candace Owens stated on June 11, 2020 in a tweet: “According to its website Black Lives Matter, Inc is NOT a charity. It is a full-fledged corporation that does NOT have any locations.” Facebook posts stated on June 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The owner of Taco Bell said them animals need to be shot (black ppl)!” Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says CEOs got advance notice of COVID, then resigned to dump stock. Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Donald Trump would receive $17 million for three hotels closed for four days under Republican bill! How in the hell is this right?!” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on February 20, 2020 in a tweet: Bernie Sanders has “never taken corporate lobbyist money in his *entire political career.*" Facebook posts stated on February 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Starbucks CEO Has Admitted She Doesnt Like White People” Facebook posts stated on November 6, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Nike pays factory workers, 80% of whom are women, "20 cents an hour" and has them work "70 to 80 hours a week." Donald Trump stated on November 20, 2019 in a tweet: "Today I opened a major Apple Manufacturing plant in Texas that will bring high paying jobs back to America." Facebook posts stated on October 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Chick-fil-A funds the National Christian Foundation, which "paid a preacher to go to Uganda and help their lawmakers" with a bill that would impose the death penalty for homosexuality. Elizabeth Warren stated on August 27, 2019 in an op-ed in the Washington Post: "We lag behind many other developed nations in connectivity and speed, while also paying more for that service." Facebook posts stated on August 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says every time someone purchases a Bang energy drink, a portion of the money is donated to help re-elect Donald Trump and "goes to the fund campaign for MAGA!" Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on June 17, 2019 in a tweet: Says Amazon is "paying full-time employees so little that they require gov food assistance." Ilhan Omar stated on February 7, 2019 in a congressional hearing: "In 2017, the CEO of McDonalds got paid $21.8 million. The median pay for a McDonald's worker that year was $7,000. This is a moral outrage. We need a $15 minimum wage so that no one is paid a poverty wage." Joe Biden stated on January 28, 2019 in remarks in Fort Lauderdale: "There was virtually no new business investment" after the 2017 tax law. "The bulk was used to buy back their own stock." Andrew Cuomo stated on November 19, 2018 in a radio interview: "There is nothing that we have done on Amazon that we have not done with hundreds of other projects." Kathy Manning stated on October 23, 2018 in a debate: "I'm not taking any corporate PAC money." Tammy Baldwin stated on October 22, 2018 in a speech: Under the Republican tax reform law, "83 percent of the benefits go to the top 1 percent of individuals and large multinational corporations." Tammy Baldwin stated on September 20, 2018 in a TV ad: "2.4 million people in Wisconsin have pre-existing conditions" and Leah Vukmir supports letting insurance companies "deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions." Tammy Baldwin stated on September 10, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Leah Vukmir was "just about the only legislator who stood with the insurance companies" and "voted against oral chemotherapy." Jeff Williams stated on September 12, 2018 in a speech: The new Apple Watch Series 4 includes "the first ECG product offered over-the-counter directly to consumers." Tammy Baldwin stated on July 31, 2018 in a TV ad: "New reports show Kevin Nicholson made over $1 million advising companies that shut down Wisconsin plants and laid off 1,900 people." Matt Flynn stated on December 23, 2017 in interviews, news releases: On whether he would seek to undo the Foxconn deal. Bernie Sanders stated on July 14, 2018 in a speech: "The three wealthiest people" own "more wealth than the bottom half of the American people." Tony Evers stated on April 22, 2018 in an appearance on UpFront with Mike Gousha: Says Wisconsin ‘could compel’ Foxconn to install solar panels that would power 33,000 homes. Bloggers stated on February 23, 2017 in in a blog post: "Starbucks CEO: ‘If You Support Traditional Marriage We Don’t Want Your Business’" Tim Burns stated on February 6, 2018 in a TV ad: Says he is "one of America's leading consumer lawyers."
Facebook posts stated on September 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: “NIKE has stated, ‘We’re a $76 billion dollar company that can afford to let go of all ‘Make America Great Again’ customers.” Facebook posts stated on August 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi passed a bill awarding a $9 billion contract to her husband’s company. Jeff Bezos stated on July 29, 2020 in a congressional hearing: “The retail market we participate in is extraordinarily large and competitive. Amazon accounts for less than 1% of the $25 trillion global retail market, and less than 4% of U.S. retail.” Instagram posts stated on June 2, 2020 in an Instagram post: “Companies that use prison labor: Whole Foods, McDonald’s, Walmart, Victoria’s Secret, AT&T, Bank of America, Starbucks, Wendy’s.” Candace Owens stated on June 11, 2020 in a tweet: “According to its website Black Lives Matter, Inc is NOT a charity. It is a full-fledged corporation that does NOT have any locations.” Facebook posts stated on June 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The owner of Taco Bell said them animals need to be shot (black ppl)!” Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says CEOs got advance notice of COVID, then resigned to dump stock. Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Donald Trump would receive $17 million for three hotels closed for four days under Republican bill! How in the hell is this right?!” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on February 20, 2020 in a tweet: Bernie Sanders has “never taken corporate lobbyist money in his *entire political career.*" Facebook posts stated on February 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Starbucks CEO Has Admitted She Doesnt Like White People” Facebook posts stated on November 6, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Nike pays factory workers, 80% of whom are women, "20 cents an hour" and has them work "70 to 80 hours a week." Donald Trump stated on November 20, 2019 in a tweet: "Today I opened a major Apple Manufacturing plant in Texas that will bring high paying jobs back to America." Facebook posts stated on October 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Chick-fil-A funds the National Christian Foundation, which "paid a preacher to go to Uganda and help their lawmakers" with a bill that would impose the death penalty for homosexuality. Elizabeth Warren stated on August 27, 2019 in an op-ed in the Washington Post: "We lag behind many other developed nations in connectivity and speed, while also paying more for that service." Facebook posts stated on August 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says every time someone purchases a Bang energy drink, a portion of the money is donated to help re-elect Donald Trump and "goes to the fund campaign for MAGA!" Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on June 17, 2019 in a tweet: Says Amazon is "paying full-time employees so little that they require gov food assistance." Ilhan Omar stated on February 7, 2019 in a congressional hearing: "In 2017, the CEO of McDonalds got paid $21.8 million. The median pay for a McDonald's worker that year was $7,000. This is a moral outrage. We need a $15 minimum wage so that no one is paid a poverty wage." Joe Biden stated on January 28, 2019 in remarks in Fort Lauderdale: "There was virtually no new business investment" after the 2017 tax law. "The bulk was used to buy back their own stock." Andrew Cuomo stated on November 19, 2018 in a radio interview: "There is nothing that we have done on Amazon that we have not done with hundreds of other projects." Kathy Manning stated on October 23, 2018 in a debate: "I'm not taking any corporate PAC money." Tammy Baldwin stated on October 22, 2018 in a speech: Under the Republican tax reform law, "83 percent of the benefits go to the top 1 percent of individuals and large multinational corporations." Tammy Baldwin stated on September 20, 2018 in a TV ad: "2.4 million people in Wisconsin have pre-existing conditions" and Leah Vukmir supports letting insurance companies "deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions." Tammy Baldwin stated on September 10, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Leah Vukmir was "just about the only legislator who stood with the insurance companies" and "voted against oral chemotherapy." Jeff Williams stated on September 12, 2018 in a speech: The new Apple Watch Series 4 includes "the first ECG product offered over-the-counter directly to consumers." Tammy Baldwin stated on July 31, 2018 in a TV ad: "New reports show Kevin Nicholson made over $1 million advising companies that shut down Wisconsin plants and laid off 1,900 people." Matt Flynn stated on December 23, 2017 in interviews, news releases: On whether he would seek to undo the Foxconn deal. Bernie Sanders stated on July 14, 2018 in a speech: "The three wealthiest people" own "more wealth than the bottom half of the American people." Tony Evers stated on April 22, 2018 in an appearance on UpFront with Mike Gousha: Says Wisconsin ‘could compel’ Foxconn to install solar panels that would power 33,000 homes. Bloggers stated on February 23, 2017 in in a blog post: "Starbucks CEO: ‘If You Support Traditional Marriage We Don’t Want Your Business’" Tim Burns stated on February 6, 2018 in a TV ad: Says he is "one of America's leading consumer lawyers."
Facebook posts stated on September 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: “NIKE has stated, ‘We’re a $76 billion dollar company that can afford to let go of all ‘Make America Great Again’ customers.”
Facebook posts stated on August 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi passed a bill awarding a $9 billion contract to her husband’s company.
Jeff Bezos stated on July 29, 2020 in a congressional hearing: “The retail market we participate in is extraordinarily large and competitive. Amazon accounts for less than 1% of the $25 trillion global retail market, and less than 4% of U.S. retail.”
Instagram posts stated on June 2, 2020 in an Instagram post: “Companies that use prison labor: Whole Foods, McDonald’s, Walmart, Victoria’s Secret, AT&T, Bank of America, Starbucks, Wendy’s.”
Candace Owens stated on June 11, 2020 in a tweet: “According to its website Black Lives Matter, Inc is NOT a charity. It is a full-fledged corporation that does NOT have any locations.”
Facebook posts stated on June 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The owner of Taco Bell said them animals need to be shot (black ppl)!”
Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says CEOs got advance notice of COVID, then resigned to dump stock.
Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Donald Trump would receive $17 million for three hotels closed for four days under Republican bill! How in the hell is this right?!”
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on February 20, 2020 in a tweet: Bernie Sanders has “never taken corporate lobbyist money in his *entire political career.*"
Facebook posts stated on February 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Starbucks CEO Has Admitted She Doesnt Like White People”
Facebook posts stated on November 6, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Nike pays factory workers, 80% of whom are women, "20 cents an hour" and has them work "70 to 80 hours a week."
Donald Trump stated on November 20, 2019 in a tweet: "Today I opened a major Apple Manufacturing plant in Texas that will bring high paying jobs back to America."
Facebook posts stated on October 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Chick-fil-A funds the National Christian Foundation, which "paid a preacher to go to Uganda and help their lawmakers" with a bill that would impose the death penalty for homosexuality.
Elizabeth Warren stated on August 27, 2019 in an op-ed in the Washington Post: "We lag behind many other developed nations in connectivity and speed, while also paying more for that service."
Facebook posts stated on August 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says every time someone purchases a Bang energy drink, a portion of the money is donated to help re-elect Donald Trump and "goes to the fund campaign for MAGA!"
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on June 17, 2019 in a tweet: Says Amazon is "paying full-time employees so little that they require gov food assistance."
Ilhan Omar stated on February 7, 2019 in a congressional hearing: "In 2017, the CEO of McDonalds got paid $21.8 million. The median pay for a McDonald's worker that year was $7,000. This is a moral outrage. We need a $15 minimum wage so that no one is paid a poverty wage."
Joe Biden stated on January 28, 2019 in remarks in Fort Lauderdale: "There was virtually no new business investment" after the 2017 tax law. "The bulk was used to buy back their own stock."
Andrew Cuomo stated on November 19, 2018 in a radio interview: "There is nothing that we have done on Amazon that we have not done with hundreds of other projects."
Tammy Baldwin stated on October 22, 2018 in a speech: Under the Republican tax reform law, "83 percent of the benefits go to the top 1 percent of individuals and large multinational corporations."
Tammy Baldwin stated on September 20, 2018 in a TV ad: "2.4 million people in Wisconsin have pre-existing conditions" and Leah Vukmir supports letting insurance companies "deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions."
Tammy Baldwin stated on September 10, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Leah Vukmir was "just about the only legislator who stood with the insurance companies" and "voted against oral chemotherapy."
Jeff Williams stated on September 12, 2018 in a speech: The new Apple Watch Series 4 includes "the first ECG product offered over-the-counter directly to consumers."
Tammy Baldwin stated on July 31, 2018 in a TV ad: "New reports show Kevin Nicholson made over $1 million advising companies that shut down Wisconsin plants and laid off 1,900 people."
Matt Flynn stated on December 23, 2017 in interviews, news releases: On whether he would seek to undo the Foxconn deal.
Bernie Sanders stated on July 14, 2018 in a speech: "The three wealthiest people" own "more wealth than the bottom half of the American people."
Tony Evers stated on April 22, 2018 in an appearance on UpFront with Mike Gousha: Says Wisconsin ‘could compel’ Foxconn to install solar panels that would power 33,000 homes.
Bloggers stated on February 23, 2017 in in a blog post: "Starbucks CEO: ‘If You Support Traditional Marriage We Don’t Want Your Business’"
Tim Burns stated on February 6, 2018 in a TV ad: Says he is "one of America's leading consumer lawyers."