Stacey Abrams, in the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, presented a distorted picture of the U.S. economy since the Republican-backed tax bill became law. “The Republican tax bill rigged the system against working people,” said Abrams, a former Georgia state legislator who lost her […]
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Addressing New York’s New Abortion Law
Q: Does the new New York law allow full-term abortions? A: The law permits abortions after 24 weeks if a health care professional determines the health or life of the mother is at risk, or the fetus is not viable. FULL QUESTION Does the new New York law allow full term […]
A Discussion on Harris, Hoyer and Trump
In an interview with Robert Mangino of KDKA in Pittsburgh, FactCheck.org Director Eugene Kiely discusses our recent stories on Sen. Kamala Harris, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and President Donald Trump. KDKA, a CBS radio affiliate, features FactCheck.org staffers every week to discuss our work. In this segment, which aired […]
Bogus Claim About ‘Impeaching’ Pelosi
Quick Take A claim that the White House may impeach House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is false, but it is still circulating widely online. It stems from a petition created by a conservative commentator and posted on the White House’s web page, “We the People.” Full Story The president can’t impeach […]
Hoyer Inflates CBO’s Shutdown Cost Estimate
The recent five-week partial government shutdown will reduce real U.S. gross domestic product by $3 billion, on net, the Congressional Budget Office estimates. At least twice, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer has said CBO put the cost at $11 billion, neglecting to explain that the agency figures the economy will […]
Wheeler’s Misleading Carbon Emissions Math
During his confirmation hearing on Jan. 16, Andrew Wheeler, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency, repeatedly used a misleading statistic to defend the EPA’s proposed replacement for the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan. In describing the new proposal, known as the Affordable Clean Energy, or ACE, […]
Pelosi Didn’t Spend $497 Million on Renovations
Quick Take Nancy Pelosi did not spend $497 million on office renovations during the government shutdown. That claim originated from a self-described satirical website, but it has now spread to other websites and social media posts without a disclaimer. Full Story House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was in the news a […]
More Voter Fraud Misinformation from Trump
President Donald Trump wrongly claims that “58,000 non-citizens voted in Texas, with 95,000 non-citizens registered to vote.” This latest voter fraud misinformation from the president is based on the state’s efforts to match driver’s license and state ID card applications from noncitizens to voter registration rolls. However, the Texas director […]
Harris’ Campaign Kickoff Claims
Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris made a few false and misleading claims in two events that kicked off her 2020 presidential campaign. In a speech in her home state of California on Jan. 27, Harris said “paychecks aren’t keeping up” with the cost of living. But Bureau of Labor Statistics data […]
No Support for Supposed Reagan Quote
Quick Take There is no evidence to support social media posts attributing a quote about Nancy Pelosi to former President Ronald Reagan. Full Story When reclaiming her role as speaker of the House, Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi invoked Republican President Ronald Reagan. “He said, ‘If we ever close the door […]