Latest False Fact-checks in Government Regulation Facebook posts stated on May 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: $100B contact tracing bill “is about controlling/tracking population, not about coronavirus.” Facebook posts stated on April 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Michigan COVID-19 order bans gardening and the sale of vegetable seeds and fruit. Beto O'Rourke stated on October 16, 2019 in an interview: "To be clear, I’m not talking about confiscating anybody’s guns." Facebook posts stated on June 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Thomas Jefferson as saying that "a government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have." Viral image stated on April 27, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Bill de Blasio is "banning hot dog sales to stop climate change." Donald Trump stated on January 9, 2019 in a tweet: California’s deadly wildfires "would never happen" with "proper Forest Management." Ron DeSantis stated on August 30, 2018 in Laura Ingraham's radio show: Says Andrew Gillum has a "far left socialist platform." Kevin Cramer stated on May 30, 2018 in radio interview: Says Heidi Heitkamp has "never been interested in" regulatory relief "until all of a sudden I become a candidate for the Senate and put pressure on." Ron Johnson stated on September 20, 2017 in an interview: The GOP’s health bill will protect people with pre-existing conditions "every bit as well as Obamacare did." Sean Duffy stated on September 14, 2017 in a Facebook Live town hall: Vermont had to "scrap" its single-payer health insurance program because it was "going bankrupt." Donald Trump stated on April 18, 2017 in an interview: "All pipelines that are coming into this country from now on has to be American steel." Rick Santorum stated on March 31, 2017 in a conversation on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": "The EPA director under Obama said the Clean Power Initiative would have no effect on man-made CO2 emissions. That's what she said. Go look it up." Caitlyn Jenner stated on March 31, 2017: Says North Carolina's replacement for HB2 "orders NC cities to discriminate against LGBT people until at least 2020 and unfair ‘bathroom bans’ remain." Mike Pence stated on March 19, 2017 in remarks in Coral Springs, Fla.: Says President Donald Trump’s proposal to allow Americans to buy health insurance across state lines would make it the same as "the way you buy car insurance" today. Restore American Freedom and Liberty stated on February 16, 2017 in a fundraising email: Says Tammy Baldwin "wants to require children starting at age 5 to learn about gay sex!" Chris Collins stated on December 13, 2016 in an interview with Buffalo news station WGRZ: ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson "will have to divest his holdings, that’s a requirement" to serve as Secretary of State. Donald Trump stated on October 13, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton was "let off the hook" for her email scandal while Gen. David Petraeus had his life "destroyed for doing far, far less." Ted Cruz stated on September 8, 2016 in Senate floor remarks: "If Congress fails to act, the Obama administration intends to give away control of the internet to an international body akin to the United Nations." Donald Trump stated on August 27, 2016 in a speech: "Hillary Clinton wants to shut down family farms" using "radical regulation," by raising business tax "rates as high as nearly 50 percent" and by taxing "family farms again at death by as much as 45 percent." Donald Trump stated on August 8, 2016 in an economic address in Detroit: "The Obama-Clinton war on coal has cost Michigan over 50,000 jobs." Patrick Murphy stated on April 6, 2016 in a conference call with reporters: Florida’s regulations on the payday lending industry are "stronger than almost any other state." Dan Forest stated on April 6, 2016 in a tweet: Charlotte’s anti-discrimination ordinance would have "opened all bathrooms to all sexes at all times" if it hadn’t been overturned. Bernie Sanders stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: "Not one Republican has the guts to recognize that climate change is real." Israel O'Quinn stated on August 10, 2015 in a speech.: On unemployment rates: "We have counties in Southwest Virginia that are well into double digits and some that are pushing 20 percent." Scott Walker stated on July 27, 2015 in an interview: Says his political opponents "brought 100,000 protesters into our state." Scott Walker stated on May 14, 2015 in a tweet: Says Thomas Jefferson said "that government is best which governs least." Kathleen Sullivan stated on April 29, 2015 in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee: "The proportion of Rhode Islanders entering substance abuse treatment primarily due to marijuana use has reached its highest point in 20 years." Scott Walker stated on April 25, 2015 in an interview: Says that as president, Barack Obama has not gone to the Texas-Mexico border Bloggers stated on March 21, 2015 in posts on social media: Say Michelle Obama "mandates" weighing children in day care. Allen West stated on March 19, 2015 in a post on his website: "EPA wants to regulate … the family BBQ."
Facebook posts stated on May 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: $100B contact tracing bill “is about controlling/tracking population, not about coronavirus.” Facebook posts stated on April 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Michigan COVID-19 order bans gardening and the sale of vegetable seeds and fruit. Beto O'Rourke stated on October 16, 2019 in an interview: "To be clear, I’m not talking about confiscating anybody’s guns." Facebook posts stated on June 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Thomas Jefferson as saying that "a government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have." Viral image stated on April 27, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Bill de Blasio is "banning hot dog sales to stop climate change." Donald Trump stated on January 9, 2019 in a tweet: California’s deadly wildfires "would never happen" with "proper Forest Management." Ron DeSantis stated on August 30, 2018 in Laura Ingraham's radio show: Says Andrew Gillum has a "far left socialist platform." Kevin Cramer stated on May 30, 2018 in radio interview: Says Heidi Heitkamp has "never been interested in" regulatory relief "until all of a sudden I become a candidate for the Senate and put pressure on." Ron Johnson stated on September 20, 2017 in an interview: The GOP’s health bill will protect people with pre-existing conditions "every bit as well as Obamacare did." Sean Duffy stated on September 14, 2017 in a Facebook Live town hall: Vermont had to "scrap" its single-payer health insurance program because it was "going bankrupt." Donald Trump stated on April 18, 2017 in an interview: "All pipelines that are coming into this country from now on has to be American steel." Rick Santorum stated on March 31, 2017 in a conversation on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": "The EPA director under Obama said the Clean Power Initiative would have no effect on man-made CO2 emissions. That's what she said. Go look it up." Caitlyn Jenner stated on March 31, 2017: Says North Carolina's replacement for HB2 "orders NC cities to discriminate against LGBT people until at least 2020 and unfair ‘bathroom bans’ remain." Mike Pence stated on March 19, 2017 in remarks in Coral Springs, Fla.: Says President Donald Trump’s proposal to allow Americans to buy health insurance across state lines would make it the same as "the way you buy car insurance" today. Restore American Freedom and Liberty stated on February 16, 2017 in a fundraising email: Says Tammy Baldwin "wants to require children starting at age 5 to learn about gay sex!" Chris Collins stated on December 13, 2016 in an interview with Buffalo news station WGRZ: ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson "will have to divest his holdings, that’s a requirement" to serve as Secretary of State. Donald Trump stated on October 13, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton was "let off the hook" for her email scandal while Gen. David Petraeus had his life "destroyed for doing far, far less." Ted Cruz stated on September 8, 2016 in Senate floor remarks: "If Congress fails to act, the Obama administration intends to give away control of the internet to an international body akin to the United Nations." Donald Trump stated on August 27, 2016 in a speech: "Hillary Clinton wants to shut down family farms" using "radical regulation," by raising business tax "rates as high as nearly 50 percent" and by taxing "family farms again at death by as much as 45 percent." Donald Trump stated on August 8, 2016 in an economic address in Detroit: "The Obama-Clinton war on coal has cost Michigan over 50,000 jobs." Patrick Murphy stated on April 6, 2016 in a conference call with reporters: Florida’s regulations on the payday lending industry are "stronger than almost any other state." Dan Forest stated on April 6, 2016 in a tweet: Charlotte’s anti-discrimination ordinance would have "opened all bathrooms to all sexes at all times" if it hadn’t been overturned. Bernie Sanders stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: "Not one Republican has the guts to recognize that climate change is real." Israel O'Quinn stated on August 10, 2015 in a speech.: On unemployment rates: "We have counties in Southwest Virginia that are well into double digits and some that are pushing 20 percent." Scott Walker stated on July 27, 2015 in an interview: Says his political opponents "brought 100,000 protesters into our state." Scott Walker stated on May 14, 2015 in a tweet: Says Thomas Jefferson said "that government is best which governs least." Kathleen Sullivan stated on April 29, 2015 in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee: "The proportion of Rhode Islanders entering substance abuse treatment primarily due to marijuana use has reached its highest point in 20 years." Scott Walker stated on April 25, 2015 in an interview: Says that as president, Barack Obama has not gone to the Texas-Mexico border Bloggers stated on March 21, 2015 in posts on social media: Say Michelle Obama "mandates" weighing children in day care. Allen West stated on March 19, 2015 in a post on his website: "EPA wants to regulate … the family BBQ."
Facebook posts stated on May 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: $100B contact tracing bill “is about controlling/tracking population, not about coronavirus.”
Facebook posts stated on April 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Michigan COVID-19 order bans gardening and the sale of vegetable seeds and fruit.
Beto O'Rourke stated on October 16, 2019 in an interview: "To be clear, I’m not talking about confiscating anybody’s guns."
Facebook posts stated on June 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Thomas Jefferson as saying that "a government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have."
Viral image stated on April 27, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Bill de Blasio is "banning hot dog sales to stop climate change."
Donald Trump stated on January 9, 2019 in a tweet: California’s deadly wildfires "would never happen" with "proper Forest Management."
Ron DeSantis stated on August 30, 2018 in Laura Ingraham's radio show: Says Andrew Gillum has a "far left socialist platform."
Kevin Cramer stated on May 30, 2018 in radio interview: Says Heidi Heitkamp has "never been interested in" regulatory relief "until all of a sudden I become a candidate for the Senate and put pressure on."
Ron Johnson stated on September 20, 2017 in an interview: The GOP’s health bill will protect people with pre-existing conditions "every bit as well as Obamacare did."
Sean Duffy stated on September 14, 2017 in a Facebook Live town hall: Vermont had to "scrap" its single-payer health insurance program because it was "going bankrupt."
Donald Trump stated on April 18, 2017 in an interview: "All pipelines that are coming into this country from now on has to be American steel."
Rick Santorum stated on March 31, 2017 in a conversation on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": "The EPA director under Obama said the Clean Power Initiative would have no effect on man-made CO2 emissions. That's what she said. Go look it up."
Caitlyn Jenner stated on March 31, 2017: Says North Carolina's replacement for HB2 "orders NC cities to discriminate against LGBT people until at least 2020 and unfair ‘bathroom bans’ remain."
Mike Pence stated on March 19, 2017 in remarks in Coral Springs, Fla.: Says President Donald Trump’s proposal to allow Americans to buy health insurance across state lines would make it the same as "the way you buy car insurance" today.
Restore American Freedom and Liberty stated on February 16, 2017 in a fundraising email: Says Tammy Baldwin "wants to require children starting at age 5 to learn about gay sex!"
Chris Collins stated on December 13, 2016 in an interview with Buffalo news station WGRZ: ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson "will have to divest his holdings, that’s a requirement" to serve as Secretary of State.
Donald Trump stated on October 13, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton was "let off the hook" for her email scandal while Gen. David Petraeus had his life "destroyed for doing far, far less."
Ted Cruz stated on September 8, 2016 in Senate floor remarks: "If Congress fails to act, the Obama administration intends to give away control of the internet to an international body akin to the United Nations."
Donald Trump stated on August 27, 2016 in a speech: "Hillary Clinton wants to shut down family farms" using "radical regulation," by raising business tax "rates as high as nearly 50 percent" and by taxing "family farms again at death by as much as 45 percent."
Donald Trump stated on August 8, 2016 in an economic address in Detroit: "The Obama-Clinton war on coal has cost Michigan over 50,000 jobs."
Patrick Murphy stated on April 6, 2016 in a conference call with reporters: Florida’s regulations on the payday lending industry are "stronger than almost any other state."
Dan Forest stated on April 6, 2016 in a tweet: Charlotte’s anti-discrimination ordinance would have "opened all bathrooms to all sexes at all times" if it hadn’t been overturned.
Bernie Sanders stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: "Not one Republican has the guts to recognize that climate change is real."
Israel O'Quinn stated on August 10, 2015 in a speech.: On unemployment rates: "We have counties in Southwest Virginia that are well into double digits and some that are pushing 20 percent."
Scott Walker stated on July 27, 2015 in an interview: Says his political opponents "brought 100,000 protesters into our state."
Scott Walker stated on May 14, 2015 in a tweet: Says Thomas Jefferson said "that government is best which governs least."
Kathleen Sullivan stated on April 29, 2015 in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee: "The proportion of Rhode Islanders entering substance abuse treatment primarily due to marijuana use has reached its highest point in 20 years."
Scott Walker stated on April 25, 2015 in an interview: Says that as president, Barack Obama has not gone to the Texas-Mexico border
Bloggers stated on March 21, 2015 in posts on social media: Say Michelle Obama "mandates" weighing children in day care.
Allen West stated on March 19, 2015 in a post on his website: "EPA wants to regulate … the family BBQ."