Says U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin “voted to send hundreds of millions to Iran” to bankroll “radicals like Hezbollah and Hamas”
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PolitiFact→ In final report, House Ethics Committee targets George Santos’ falsehoods
The release of a scathing House Ethics Committee report may hasten a vote to expel Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y. The committee’s report accuses Santos of criminality, ethical violations and a wide range of falsehoods.
PolitiFact→ Wisconsin Election Committee, Inc . – Claim that Wis. elections official Meagan Wolfe refused to ‘clean up’ voter rolls is Pants on Fire
Wisconsin elections administrator Meagan Wolfe “refuses to clean up our voter rolls”
PolitiFact→ Wisconsin Election Committee, Inc . – Claim that Wisconsin official Meagan Wolfe allowed absentee drop boxes, ballot harvesting is false
Wisconsin elections administrator Meagan Wolfe “allowed for the use of illegal drop boxes and ballot harvesting.”
PolitiFact→ Wisconsin Election Committee, Inc . – Claim that Wis. elections official Meagan Wolfe permitted ‘Zuckerbucks’ in 2020 is Pants on Fire
Wisconsin elections administrator Meagan Wolfe “permitted the ‘Zuckerbucks’ influence money.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video of old Senate committee hearing is sensationalized, and mischaracterized, on social media
Video shows a Senate committee hearing witness who “cries to Josh Hawley for ‘no jailtime.’”
The Dispatch→ A Senate Committee Takes a Partisan Turn
Under Bernie Sanders’ chairmanship, political messaging is displacing bipartisan legislating. Continue reading A Senate Committee Takes a Partisan Turn »
Full Fact→ Privileges Committee investigation alone won’t rebuild public trust
MPs must do more to get their house in order—starting with Parliament's broken corrections system.
The Dispatch→ The Republican National Committee’s 2024 Playbook
GOP advocates are pushing candidates to focus on mail-in voting, abortion messaging, and independents voters. Continue reading The Republican National Committee’s 2024 Playbook »
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – House committee hearing mischaracterized on social media
Video shows U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan asking U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler, “What are you hiding?”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: International Olympic Committee Did NOT Issue Lifetime Ban For Lia Thomas — Story Is From A Satirical Site
Did the International Olympic Committee issue a lifetime ban against transgender swimmer Lia Thomas? No, that's not true: This claim is from a satirical website, The Dunning-Kruger Times. There is no evidence the Committee has ruled that
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Tucker Carlson’s airing of Jan. 6 footage wasn’t connected to House select committee’s end
“The January 6 committee disbanded immediately after the new footage was released.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley didn’t make U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland cry in committee hearing
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley made U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland cry at a committee hearing.
AllSides→ Capitol video footage puts House Jan. 6 committee in a new light, some Senate Republicans balk
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/mar/7/capitol-video-footage-puts-house-jan-6-committee-n/ Rep
PolitiFact→ National Republican Senate Committee . – No, Tammy Baldwin isn’t trying to take away Social Security and Medicare
“Tammy Baldwin wants to take away” Medicare and Social Security.
PolitiFact→ National Republican Senatorial Committee – No, Tammy Baldwin isn’t trying to take away Social Security and Medicare
“Tammy Baldwin wants to take away” Medicare and Social Security.
The Dispatch→ The Daunting Task the New China Committee Faces
A protester disrupts the first hearing of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party as Lt. Gen. H.R. McCaster testifies alongside human rights activist Tong Yi. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch
The Dispatch→ The Committee to Pillory Carol Siemon
"The Rock" on the campus of Michigan State University is painted as a memorial to those killed by a gunman on February 15, 2023, in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)A prosecutor could have put the Michigan State shoo
Logically→ Adani Group is being targeted since there are no calls for a Joint Parliamentary Committee into Wipro despite its share price falling by 45 percent.
Adani Group's share price fell abruptly due to fraud allegations, which prompted demands for a JPC investigation. Wipro's share price fell gradually.
The Dispatch→ ‘If You Lose Control of the Rules Committee, You’ve Lost Control of the Floor’
Rep. Chip Roy, Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., right, and Rep. Jim Jordan on the House floor of the U.S. Capitol before a vote. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)What the new makeup of the House Rules Committee—and other key panels
Truth or Fiction?→ GOP Installs Election Denier Atop Homeland Security Committee
Days after finally electing a House Speaker, the incoming right-wing majority in the House of Representatives installed election-denying Rep. Mark Green of Tennessee (R) atop the Homeland Security Committee. Green confirmed his election on Twitter whil
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The House Jan. 6 Committee Did NOT Withdraw Trump Subpoena Because ‘They Knew Trump Did Nothing Wrong’
Did the U.S. House of Representatives' committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol withdraw its subpoena of former President Donald Trump because "they knew Trump did nothing wrong"? No, that's not true: The wi
Washington Post→ Jan. 6 committee yet again debunks Trump claim of 10,000 troops
Trump keeps claiming he requested 10,000 troops to protect the Capitol on Jan. 6, but interviews show that's not true.
FactCheck.org→ The Facts Underpinning Jan. 6 Committee Criminal Referrals
After a year and a half and more than 1,000 interviews, the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol released a 154-page summary of its final report on Dec. 19 that concludes former President Donald Tru
PolitiFact→ What we know about the Jan. 6 committee's criminal referrals
The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol voted to refer criminal charges against former President Donald Trump to the Justice Department. Here's what we know about the committee's referrals and what happens
PolitiFact→ How a House speaker could kick some lawmakers off committees
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has said that if he becomes House speaker, he wants to unseat some Democratic lawmakers from committees. Here’s how he could do that, and what obstacles he would face.
PolitiFact→ Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee – Slavery in Virginia was not 'erased' from Youngkin's proposed history standards
“The Virginia GOP education agenda (would) erase slavery from VA history.”
Poynter→ CDC committee’s vote did not make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for schoolchildren
A routine meeting of a group of vaccine experts who advise the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention became the target of a storm of misinformation after unfounded rumors […] The post CDC committee’s vote did not make COVID-19 vac
AllSides→ Trump responds to Jan. 6 committee subpoena with usual election lies
https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/14/politics/trump-letter-january-6-committee-subpoena-fact-check/index.html
PolitiFact→ Tucker Carlson – CDC committee’s vote did not make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for school kids
“The CDC is about to add the COVID vaccine to the childhood immunization schedule, which would make the vax mandatory for kids to attend school.”
PolitiFact→ National Republican Senatorial Committee – NRSC wrong that Mandela Barnes has come out “in favor of abortion up until the moment of birth.”
“Mandela Barnes came out in favor of abortion up until the moment of birth.”
PolitiFact→ National Republican Congressional Committee – Spanberger voted to send stimulus checks to inmates. So did Republicans
Abigail Spanberger supported “nearly $1 billion in stimulus checks for prisoners, including domestic terrorists.”
Poynter→ The Jan. 6 Committee’s subpoena of Donald Trump: What does it mean?
The U.S. House Jan. 6 committee’s unanimous decision to subpoena former President Donald Trump is unusual. But presidential subpoenas are not unprecedented — and the outcomes of prior clashes between the executive […] The post The Jan. 6 Co
PolitiFact→ The Jan. 6 Committee’s subpoena of Donald Trump: What does it mean?
The House Jan. 6 committee’s decision to subpoena former President Donald Trump is unusual. But presidential subpoenas are not unprecedented — and the outcomes of these prior clashes between the executive and legislative branches provide context.
Logically→ International Committee of the Red Cross has suspended work in Ukraine after the October 10 missile strikes.
Red Cross denied the rumors and clarified that it has not suspended activities and is continuing its work in Ukraine.
PolitiFact→ Jan 6. committee votes to subpoena Trump. 3 themes show why
Before voting to subpoena Trump, the House Jan. 6 committee painted a picture of a man hyperfocused on rousing his base with the false narrative of a stolen election that was months in the making.
PolitiFact→ Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee – Adam Laxalt supports letting states restrict abortion, but hasn’t called for bans with no exceptions
Adam Laxalt “would let Nevada and other states ban abortion with zero exceptions.”
Poynter→ A Jan. 6 committee hearing was postponed because of Hurricane Ian, not because of news networks
The U.S. House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol announced in September that its next hearing would be held Sept. 28. Just a day before it […] The post A Jan. 6 committee hearing was postponed because o
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Jan. 6 committee hearing was postponed because of Hurricane Ian
The Jan. 6 hearing “was abruptly canceled after it was revealed that news networks would not be showing it.”
PolitiFact→ Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee – Did Herschel Walker misrepresent his record on veterans, graduation and law enforcement? Yes
Herschel Walker misled about “personally treating 4,500 veterans per year,” about “graduating from college” and about “working in law enforcement.”