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
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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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE ‘Over 300 Confirmed Kills’ Quote Was Falsely Attributed To Rep. Dan Crenshaw
Did Rep. Dan Crenshaw share a post on X that included inflammatory language boasting of "over 300 confirmed kills," as an image on the platform suggested? No, that's not true: The quote is known colloquially as the "Navy Seal Copypasta,"
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Adam Schiff Did NOT Pay $7.6 Million For ‘Incident’ Involving ‘Boy’s Family’ — Story Originated From Self-Described Satire Website
Did Rep. Adam Schiff pay a "boy's family" $7.6 million in damages for "an incident"? No, that's not true: A 2022 article in a self-described satire website with the disclaimer, "Everything on this website is fiction" originated this. Ther
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Name Rep. Lauren Boebert To Be Secretary of Education — Position Open As Of November 14, 2024
Did Donald Trump name Rep. Lauren Boebert to be the next secretary of education? No, that's not true: Trump's pick for the secretary of education position had not yet been announced as of this writing on November 14, 2024. Posts on social
The Dispatch→ Viral Quote Attributed to Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin Is Fabricated
He did not say ‘we won’t be certifying the election’ if Trump wins.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Jamie Raskin Did NOT Say ‘We Won’t Be Certifying The Election’ If Trump Wins Election
Did Democrat Rep. Jamie Raskin say "we won't be certifying the election" if Donald Trump wins the 2024 presidential election? No, that's not true: Raskin posted on his verified X account that the quote was "fabricated." Lead Stories could
PolitiFact→ Michigan Republican Party – Michigan GOP wrongly says Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., signed secret deal with Chinese company
Elissa Slotkin “signed a secret agreement with a CCP-linked Chinese battery company.”
PolitiFact→ Marjorie Taylor Greene – U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene cited patents as proof of weather control. That's Pants on Fire!
Patents dating back to the 1800s show that people can control the weather.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Rep. Jack Kimble’ Did NOT Post About Lack Of VP Debate Media Coverage 24 Hours Before Debate
Is a social media post from a supposed California Republican congressman called Jack Kimble about the "liberal" media ignoring the U.S. vice presidential debate an authentic, predebate post? No, that's not true: There is no Jack Kimble wh
PolitiFact→ Elissa Slotkin – U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin ad skews opponent Mike Rogers’ current position on abortion
U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers “believes he should make that decision” about whether to end pregnancies.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Parody account pans U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene; she didn’t post this about Obama on X
Says Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said, “Who else thinks the downfall of America started with Barack Obama?”
PolitiFact→ Bryan Steil – US Rep. Steil's spin on US Sen. Baldwin on abortion and taxes is off
Says U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin "believes taxpayer dollars should be used for abortion."
AllSides→ Fact Check: Democrat Rep. Robert Garcia Claims Donald Trump Told Americans to ‘Inject Bleach’
https://breitbart.com/politics/2024/08/19/fact-check-democrat-rep-robert-garcia-claims-donald-trump-told-americans-to-inject-bleach
PolitiFact→ X posts – No evidence links Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee’s death to Secret Service oversight, Trump rally shooting
The death of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, six days after the Trump rally shooting was linked to her “oversight of the Secret Service.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Ilhan Omar Does NOT Face Proposal To Remove Her From Congress As Of May 10, 2024
Does Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar face a proposal that would remove her from office in the House of Representatives as of May 10, 2024? No, that's not true: The censure resolution aims to reprimand Omar for her purported "recent hateful
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Photo Of Rep. Matt Gaetz In Tigger, Spider-Man Costume Is Edited Old Image
Does an image featuring the likeness of Rep. Matt Gaetz in a revealing Tigger and Spider-Man costume actually show Gaetz? No, that's not true: The image was edited to add Gaetz's face to another person's body. The original image has been
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez didn’t say the moon is more important than the sun
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, “The moon is more important than the sun as the moon gives us light at night when it is dark out. The sun only gives us light during the day when it is already light out.”
The Dispatch→ A Social Media Post Attributed to Rep. Lauren Boebert Is Parody
The original image was labeled as such, but a new version edits out the disclosure.
PolitiFact→ Nancy Mace – No, crime has not 'skyrocketed' under Joe Biden, as Rep. Nancy Mace claimed
“Since Joe Biden took office, crime has skyrocketed across our country.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Did NOT Hold ‘Honk If You Want A Bloodbath’ Sign — It’s An Edited Video
Did U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene hold a sign reading "Honk if you want a bloodbath" alongside Trump supporters gathered on a roadside? No, that's not true: The video purporting to document that has been edited to add a sign that was n
PolitiFact→ Katie Porter – Fact-checking Rep. Katie Porter’s claims that billionaires ‘rigged’ California’s Senate primary
Billionaires “rigged” the California Senate primary election through “dishonest means.”
The Dispatch→ Faulty Translation of a Speech Leads to Criticisms of Rep. Ilhan Omar
A viral video that prompted calls for her resignation featured incorrect subtitles.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Rep. Ilhan Omar says translation of her comments is inaccurate, court-registered interpreter agrees
Rep. Ilhan Omar said her "top priority is to put Somalia first and expand its territory.”
PolitiFact→ Opportunity Wisconsin – Does U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil back cutting Social Security and Medicare?
“Bryan Steil is part of a group that wants to cut Social Security and Medicare, that would be devastating.”
The Dispatch→ No, Rep. Steve Scalise Didn’t Vote Against Stem Cell Research From Which He Is Now Benefiting
Claims of hypocrisy miss the mark in a couple of ways.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Court Documents Do NOT Show Rep. Adam Schiff Visited Epstein Island Over 70 Times
Do court documents unsealed in early January 2024 show that California Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff visited the island of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein more than 70 times? No, that's not true: There is no credible informati
The Dispatch→ Rep. George Santos Faces Expulsion
Plus: The Democratic schism over Israel.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson is the 56th speaker of the House
U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson is the 45th speaker of the House.
The Dispatch→ Rep. Buck: No Moral Fortitude in Speaker’s Race
GOP colleagues in the hot tub.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A misleadingly-edited 2019 clip of Trump quoting Rep. Ilhan Omar on Israel is circulating online
CLAIM: A clip shows former President Donald Trump saying at a rally that “Israel has hypnotized the world” and has committed “evil-doings.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Donald Trump was quoting U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar when he said Israel hypnotized the world
Former President Donald Trump said, “Israel has hypnotized the world.”