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The Dispatch→ The Sweep: Democrats to Continue Meddling in GOP Primaries
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer talks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol on February 14, 2023. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Plus: How South Carolina’s early contest could be bad for Haley and Scott.The post The Sweep: Democrats to Con
Snopes→ Did Biden Try To Shake Hands with Schumer Twice?
Many thought the president looked a little confused at a recent press event.
Truth or Fiction?→ Would $50,000 of Student Debt Forgiveness Be a ‘Massive Tax Increase’ for Americans?
On December 8 2020, The Blaze published an article headlined, “Schumer: Biden ‘considering’ cancelation of $50K in student loan debt for every borrower making under $125K a year,” with the subheading, “Translation: A mass
Truth or Fiction?→ Did SCOTUS Rule Trump Can Remove Chuck Schumer from the Senate?
In early April 2020, an apparent article headlined “SCOTUS Rules Trump Can Remove Chuck Schumer from Senate” circulated through individual Facebook posts and groups. One iteration was shared to the group “People for the secession of
Snopes→ Deal Sealed on Federal Budget, Ensuring No Shutdown, Default
President Donald Trump and congressional leaders announced they had struck a critical debt and budget agreement.
Snopes→ Dems Say Trump Agrees on $2 Trillion Infrastructure Goal
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, for her part, described the meeting as "excellent and productive."
Truth or Fiction?→ Were 2019’s First Three House Bills for Impeachment, an Electoral College Ban, and Foreign Aid?
On April 7 2019 the Facebook page “ForAmerica” shared the following meme (archived here), purportedly describing Democrats’ first three House bills in 2019: Atop a photograph of Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York) and Rep. Nancy Pelos
Truth or Fiction?→ Chuck Schumer Border Wall 2013 vs. 2018
In January 2019, the Facebook page “McGroarty for Freedom” shared the following meme, which contrasted purported positions held by Sen. Chuck Schumer in 2013 and 2018 on the topic of a border wall to separate the United States from Mexico:
Snopes→ Was Sen. Chuck Schumer a Client of ‘Hollywood Madam’ Heidi Fleiss?
8chan and #QAnon trolls worked diligently to push this smear campaign into the mainstream.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Democrat Government Shutdown’ Explained
In mid-January 2019, the Facebook page “I Love My Country” shared a status update meme with the title, “Democrat Government Shutdown Explained”: Amid scattered images of United States President Donald Trump, Sen. Chuck Schumer
Snopes→ Was Senator Chuck Schumer Caught Taking $1 Million in ‘Excessive Contributions’?
Trump supporters raised the issue of past campaign finance violations to question Schumer's fitness to hold office in December 2018.
The ‘Amy Schumer Is Actually Christine Blasey Ford’ Conspiracy Theory
The days following a September 27th, 2018 hearing before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee, in which Palo Alto University professor and Stanford research psychologist Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testified that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh violently assaulted her during a party more than three decades before, swirled with increasingly bizarre stories about a grand conspiracy. […]
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Snopes→ Does Chuck Schumer Have an Unrestricted Concealed Carry Permit?
The claim that the Senate Minority Leader has a concealed weapons permit is based on one single unsourced article.
Snopes→ Forged Documents Alleging Schumer Sexual Harassment Spark Police Investigation
Far-right trolls who boasted about having documents that could end a senator's career ended up backpedaling after journalists discovered that the complaint was faked.
Snopes→ Did Chuck Schumer’s Daughter Break Her Silence About Her Dad’s Affair with a High School Cheerleader?
Reports about the U.S. Senator from New York's engaging in an affair with a teenaged schoolgirl are fake news.
Snopes→ Chuck Schumer Resigns ‘in Disgrace’?
A satirical web site published an entirely fabricated story about the Senate Minority Leader.
Snopes→ Did Chuck Schumer Say Judicial Nominees with ‘Deeply Held Christian Beliefs’ Are Unfit to Serve?
The misquote appears to have originated with Schumer's comments during the confirmation hearing for one of George W. Bush's federal court appointments.