Did Rep. Ted Lieu say that the full, unreleased Epstein files show Donald Trump raping children? No, that's not true: Lieu said at a February 3, 2026, news conference that the files include "highly disturbing allegations" of Donald Trump
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Randy Fine DID Say On X That ‘The Choice Between Dogs And Muslims Is Not A Difficult One’
Did Congressman Randy Fine write on social media that "the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one"? Yes, that's true: These words appeared on his official account on X. That account is linked to his congressional page. The
PolitiFact→ Claudia Tenney – Fact-checking Rep. Claudia Tenney on efforts to build Micron’s big semiconductor facility in NY
Said she has led the House effort to build a large Micron semiconductor facility near Syracuse.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Thomas Massie Did NOT Say He Has Flash Drive With All Jeffrey Epstein Files
Did U.S. Representative Thomas Massie say he obtained a flash drive containing the original versions of all Epstein files? No, that's not true: In an email to Lead Stories, Massie denied that. Lead Stories found no evidence supporting soc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Stories Say Streisand, Farage, Speaker Johnson And Others Said ‘Our country would be safer without Somali immigrants’ — Vietnam-Launched Hoaxes Say Celebrities Targeted Rep. Ilhan Omar
Did Barbra Streisand, British politician Nigel Farage and Kevin Costner each say "Our country would be safer without Somali immigrants -- starting with Ilhan Omar!"? No, that's not true: Nearly identical stories featuring those and other
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Real CBS News Report That Gabbard Thwarted A Rep. Jeffries Attempt To Tip Off Maduro — It’s Rage Bait
Does a viral image show a real news report saying that U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' office "tried to tip off" Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro before his capture? No, that's not true: No such report could be found. Neither CBS N
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satirical California ‘Rep. Jack Kimble’ Post About Other Countries Considering Invading U.S. Over Corrupt President Is NOT Real
Did Republican representative Jack Kimble make a post about other countries potentially invading the U.S. "if we ever had" a "highly corrupt leader" as President? No, that's not true: The post was satire from an account on X that pretends
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler Does NOT Have A Hidden Net Worth Of $100 Million According To DOGE — Satire Site
Did DOGE discover Democratic Congressman Jerry Nadler has a hidden net worth of $100 million? No, that's not true: The post spreading that Nadler rumor and the false claim about his vast wealth came from a Facebook page with a satire disc
News Facts Network→ Trump-Aligned Rep. Cory Mills Accused of Revenge Porn Threats by Miss United States
Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) is under investigation following allegations that he threatened to release nude... The post Trump-Aligned Rep. Cory Mills Accused of Revenge Porn Threats by Miss United States appeared first on News Facts Network.
News Facts Network→ Rep. Nancy Mace Launches 2026 South Carolina Governor Bid
Rep. Nancy Mace officially launched her bid for South Carolina governor Monday, becoming the fifth... The post Rep. Nancy Mace Launches 2026 South Carolina Governor Bid appeared first on News Facts Network.
News Facts Network→ Rep. Nancy Mace Clashes with Gov. Gavin Newsom Over Cannabis Donor Post
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) lashed out at California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday after the... The post Rep. Nancy Mace Clashes with Gov. Gavin Newsom Over Cannabis Donor Post appeared first on News Facts Network.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Jasmine Crockett Did NOT Announce She’ll Personally Donate $25 Million To Victims Of Texas Floods — One Of Several Fake Celebrity Announcements By Clickbait Site
Did Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett announce she donated $25 million to victims of the flash floods that hit her home state over the July 4th, 2025 holiday weekend? No, that's not true: Thanks to earlier fact checks that reviewed her
News Facts Network→ GOP Rep. Ogles Urges Interior Department to Study Adding Trump to Mount Rushmore
Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) sent a letter Thursday to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum urging a... The post GOP Rep. Ogles Urges Interior Department to Study Adding Trump to Mount Rushmore appeared first on News Facts Network.
News Facts Network→ GOP Rep. Ogles Calls for Denaturalization, Deportation of NYC Mayoral Candidate Mamdani
Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) called Thursday for the deportation and denaturalization of New York City... The post GOP Rep. Ogles Calls for Denaturalization, Deportation of NYC Mayoral Candidate Mamdani appeared first on News Facts Network.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fictional Story That NY Judge Demanded Rep. Ocasio-Cortez’s Tax Returns Originated On Self-Described Satire Page
Did a New York State judge order Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to surrender her tax returns and financials? No, that's not true: That yarn appeared on an account labelled "Satire/Parody", which warns readers that everything on t
News Facts Network→ Rep. Carbajal Calls for Defense Secretary Hegseth’s Resignation in Heated Hearing
Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.) demanded the resignation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a tense... The post Rep. Carbajal Calls for Defense Secretary Hegseth’s Resignation in Heated Hearing appeared first on News Facts Network.
News Facts Network→ South Carolina GOP Rep. RJ May Arrested, Accused of Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material
Republican South Carolina Rep. RJ May was arrested Wednesday and charged with 10 counts of... The post South Carolina GOP Rep. RJ May Arrested, Accused of Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material appeared first on News Facts Network.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Rep. Maxine Waters didn’t say ‘every undocumented’ protester in Los Angeles should get citizenship
“BREAKING: Rep. Maxine Waters calls for the United States to grant citizenship to every undocumented protester in Los Angeles” 2025 protests.
News Facts Network→ Ex-Tea Party Rep. Joe Walsh Becomes Democrat, Denounces Trump’s Authoritarianism
Former Republican Rep. Joe Walsh announced he has joined the Democratic Party, five years after... The post Ex-Tea Party Rep. Joe Walsh Becomes Democrat, Denounces Trump’s Authoritarianism appeared first on News Facts Network.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Ilhan Omar Did NOT Fail To Condemn Capital Jewish Museum Shooting
Did Representative Ilhan Omar fail to condemn the shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers at the Capital Jewish Museum, as a social media post implied? No, that's not true: The Minnesota congresswoman posted she was appalled by the shoot
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. LaMonica McIver Did NOT Start Singing ‘You Fight On’ During CNN Interview About Her Arrest — It’s A Parody
Did Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-NJ, start singing "You Fight On" during a CNN interview about her recent arrest on an assault charge at an ICE facility? No, that's not true: The purported video of the spontaneous singing was digitally created
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. LaMonica McIver Did NOT Start Singing ‘You Fight On’ During CNN Interview About Her Arrest — It’s A Parody
Did Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-NJ, start singing "You Fight On" during a CNN interview about her recent arrest on an assault charge at an ICE facility? No, that's not true: The purported video of the spontaneous singing was digitally created
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Testified Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Attended ‘Communist Freak-Offs’
Is there evidence that music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs divulged, in testimony, that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries attended "Communist Party Freak Off" parties, as a social media post claimed? No, that's not true: The post appeared
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Show Smoke Detector Low Battery Beeps During Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s Speech
Does a video authentically capture a smoke detector's "low battery" alarm beeping during U.S. Representative Jasmine Crockett's speech? No, that's not true: The sound was added later. Original recordings from 2023 don't have such interfer
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Rep. Jasmine Crockett is not cashing her grandmother’s Social Security checks. That came from satire
U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett says “she ‘simply forgot' to inform Social Security that her grandmother died in 2012 … She’s been collecting $2,600 a month for 13 years.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Rep. Jack Kimble’ Did NOT Post Apology About President Nayib Bukele’s Name — Kimble Does Not Exist
Did a U.S. Congressman named "Jack Kimble" post an apology on X for confusing Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador, with the name of a sex act? No, that's not true: As of April 2025, there is no member of the U.S. Congress named Jack Ki
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Copied Satire Story Said Rep. Jasmine Crockett Also Kept Cashing Dead Grandmother’s Social Security Check
Did Representative Jasmine Crockett "conveniently overlook" social security checks going to her dead grandmother for 13 years and did this come out during a DOGE audit? No, that's not true: A meme making that claim originated on a Faceboo
PolitiFact→ Marjorie Taylor Greene – Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is wrong, ‘Sesame Street’ was not replaced by ‘drag queen storytime’
On PBS, "they now have drag queen storytime instead of good old ‘Sesame Street.’"
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: James Woods Posted FAKE Rep. Waters Tweet About "Low IQ" Jibe And "#INPEACH" – Counterfeit Was Exposed In 2019
Did actor James Woods post an authentic copy of a tweet by Congresswoman Maxine Waters in which she misspelled impeach as "inpeach" and confused a urine test with an IQ test, supposedly responding to President Donald Trump calling her "Lo
PolitiFact→ Ro Khanna – Rep. Ro Khanna blames Trump team for ending telehealth medicare benefit. That's not quite right.
“Breaking news: The Trump administration just announced that Medicare will stop covering telehealth starting April 1. … We need to stand up to these Medicare cuts.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Rep. Nancy Mace With Exaggerated Features
Does a photo shared to X authentically depict Rep. Nancy Mace, a Republican from South Carolina? No, that's not true: The image in question has been edited to exaggerate the politican's eyes, mouth, and facial features. Her official portr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Jasmine Crockett Misquoted Statistic About White Supremacists Doing ‘80% Of Most Violent Crime’ — Was About Extremist-Related Murders
Did Representative Jasmine Crockett "completely fabricate" the statistic that "80% of the most violent crime are by white supremacists" as a viral post said? No, that's not entirely true: Crockett appears to have badly misquoted a statist
PolitiFact→ US Rep. Steil labeled Dane County a ‘sanctuary city,’ but it’s complicated
Donald Trump has promised that millions of people are going to be deported during his second term, and when it comes tim
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DOGE ‘Congressional Audits’ Of Rep. Raskin, Rep. Crockett, Sen. Warren Are NOT Real — No Sudden Wealth
Is DOGE conducting congressional audits of Rep. Jamie Raskin, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren because of recent surges in their personal wealth? No, that's not true: The meme making the claim is from a satirical Facebook
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Ilhan Omar Has NOT Been Collecting Her Dead Grandmother’s Social Security Check For 10 years
Has Representative Ilhan Omar been collecting her dead grandmother's $2,308 Social Security check for 10 years? No, that's not true: The claim originated as a meme on a satirical Facebook page. The owner of the page is known for tricking
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Congress Did NOT ‘Decide’ To Deport Rep. Ilhan Omar ‘To Somalia’ As Of February 28, 2025 — Only Federal Courts Could
Did Congress vote to deport Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), a naturalized citizen, as of February 28, 2025? No, that's not true: An immigration expert told Lead Stories that a naturalized citizen cannot be deported. U.S. Citizenship and Immigrati
PolitiFact→ Nancy Mace – Rep. Nancy Mace is wrong. Not all people are born with either XX or XY chromosomes.
“You either have XX or XY chromosomes. Those are the options.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Jasmine Crockett Does NOT Have Net Worth Of $9 Million
Does Jasmine Crockett, a U.S. congresswoman from Texas, have a net worth of $9 million and own properties worth $5 million? No, that's not true: Her latest financial disclosure report shows that her net worth is somewhere between -$46,997
PolitiFact→ Trump ordered a hiring freeze. Did it include air traffic controllers as Rep. Jasmine Crockett said?
The White House said its federal hiring freeze never included air traffic controllers. But before the Jan. 29 helicopter and jet crash, the controllers union and some lawmakers said it was unclear whether the freeze affected them.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Republicans CANNOT Be Forced To Confirm Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez As VP To Ensure Trump Becomes President
Is there a scenario in which Congressional Republicans can be forced to vote for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as vice president so President-elect Donald Trump can be sworn in as president? No, that's not true: Even if President Joe Bide