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FactCheck.org→ The Facts on Sen. Scott’s Claim That Biden Is a ‘Tax Cheat’
After President Joe Biden took a veiled swipe at him during the State of the Union address, Sen. Rick Scott released an ad labeling Biden a “tax cheat.” Biden was first scrutinized in 2019 for using what one nonpartisan expert described as an “a
PolitiFact→ Rick Scott – Sen. Rick Scott’s false claim that Joe Biden ‘cheated’ on taxes
President Joe Biden “cheated on his taxes and got away with it.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Congress didn’t ‘erupt’ when Sen. Ted Cruz made these comments
Video shows Congress “erupting” over U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s remarks.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Sen. Josh Hawley didn’t tell professor he refused to use her pronouns
Sen. Josh Hawley told professor, “I will not use your pronouns.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nancy Pelosi Did NOT Cry After Clashing With Sen. Chuck Grassley
Did former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi cry after Iowa's Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley presented information about business ties between Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, and the Chinese government? No, that
FactCheck.org→ Exploring Sen. Murphy’s Claim About ‘Second Amendment Sanctuaries’
By some counts, about 2,000 of the more than 3,100 counties in the U.S. are so-called “Second Amendment sanctuaries,” which generally means that the counties – or the state of which they are a part — oppose gun laws they deem uncon
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sen. Warnock Is NOT The Man In The Photo With Women Wearing Penis Pants
Does a photo on social media show Georgia's U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, clad in a jumpsuit, walking in front of a line of women wearing penis pants? No, that's not true: The image is of a Nigerian celebrity attending a funeral in Nigeria f
PolitiFact→ Senate Majority PAC – Ad on Sen. Ron Johnson's Jan. 6 comments makes a point but comes with caveat
Says "Ron Johnson is making excuses for rioters who tried to overthrow our government, even calling them ‘peaceful protests.’”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, California state Sen. Wiener’s SB 107 doesn’t call for ‘sterilization’ of kids
California state Sen. Scott Wiener “doesn’t just want to sterilize California kids, but sterilization of kids everywhere!”
PolitiFact→ Club for Growth Action – Nevada Sen. Cortez Masto was one of 50 votes, not the deciding vote, on stimulus checks for inmates
Catherine Cortez Masto "was the deciding vote” to send COVID-19 stimulus checks to more than 1 million prisoners.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sen. Josh Hawley Did NOT Refuse To Use ‘Liberal General’s’ Pronoun In Congress
Did Sen. Josh Hawley say the phrase "I will not use your pronoun" while questioning a "liberal general" at a U.S. Senate hearing? No, that's not true: Neither a video published on Facebook under this attention-grabbing headline nor the fu
Snopes→ Sen. Blackburn Did Not Tweet of Veterans Bill: ‘We Simply Cannot Afford to Give Joe Biden a Win’
This wasn't the first time the text had been shared as if it came from a Republican member of the U.S. Congress.
PolitiFact→ Saving Arizona PAC – Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly voted for Trump and Biden laws that let prison inmates get stimulus checks
Mark Kelly "voted to allow prison inmates to receive stimulus checks five separate times."
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Sen. Mark Kelly Say Katie Hobbs Should ‘Run a Better Campaign’?
A viral tweet takes Kelly’s words out of context.The post Fact Check: Did Sen. Mark Kelly Say Katie Hobbs Should ‘Run a Better Campaign’? appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Sen. John Kennedy Releasing Classified Documents, He Does NOT Say ‘You Had A Deal With Hunter’
Does a video posted on Facebook show Sen. John Kennedy releasing classified documents in the Senate or declaring that an interlocutor had "a deal" with President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden? No, that's not true: The video shows Kennedy
Poynter→ Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson is wrong to claim Jan. 6 was not an armed insurrection
The U.S. House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, has scheduled what could be its final public hearing for Oct. 13. It will be the committee’s first […] The post Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson is w
PolitiFact→ Ron Johnson – Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson wrong to claim Jan. 6 was not an armed insurrection
"To call what happened on January 6 an armed insurrection, I just think is not accurate."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Sen. John Kennedy Exposing ‘Biden’s Dirty Secret’ In Congress
Does a video show Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana "exposing Biden's dirty secret" in Congress? No, that's not true: The video in a post making this claim shows unrelated clips of Kennedy questioning Labor Secretary Marty Walsh during an ap
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Sen. John Kennedy Exposing Hunter Biden In Congress
Does a video show Sen. John Kennedy "exposing" Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, in Congress? No, that's not true: The video in a post making the claim shows an unrelated clip of Kennedy questioning voting rights activist Stacey A
PolitiFact→ Mandela Barnes – Challenger Barnes vastly overstates case, suggesting U.S. Sen. Johnson backs outright abortion ban
“Ron Johnson just came out in favor of a federal abortion ban.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Sen. Lindsey Graham Grilling FBI Director Christopher Wray On The Mar-a-Lago Raid
Does a Facebook video capture a scene showing Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina demanding that FBI Director Christopher Wray disclose the name of the person who ordered the raid of Donald Trump's residence in Florida? No, t
PolitiFact→ Van Wanggaard – Wisconsin GOP state Sen. Wanggaard off-base with claim about suicide prevention, gun waiting periods
Waiting periods for gun purchases may not make a difference, because "If somebody's decided that they're gonna take their life, they're gonna take their life."
PolitiFact→ Chris Murphy – Fact-checking Sen. Chris Murphy on the ages of mass shooters
“Most of these killers tend to be 18, 19 years old.”
Snopes→ Sen. Murphy Begs for Gun Compromise After Texas Shooting
Connecticut U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, who came to Congress representing Sandy Hook, begged his colleagues to finally pass legislation addressing the nation’s gun violence problem as the latest school shooting unfolded in Uvalde, Texas.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – No, Sen. Marsha Blackburn didn’t make a white power symbol at Ketanji Brown Jackson
Sen. Marsha Blackburn made a white power symbol at Ketanji Brown Jackson.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Sen. Brian Schatz vs. Sen. Josh Hawley on aid to Ukraine
Fact-check: Schatz v. Hawley face-off over Ukraine. As they traded barbs on the Senate floor, both senators left out key information.
PolitiFact→ Evan McMullin – Attack ad on Sen. Mike Lee advising Trump on 2020 election omits that Lee opposed overturning result
“Mike Lee advised Trump's legal challenges to overturn our election” and “was one of only two senators who was in on the scheme.”
PolitiFact→ Marsha Blackburn – Tenn. Sen. Marsha Blackburn wrong about Ketanji Brown Jackson and critical race theory
Ketanji Brown Jackson "gave a lecture talking about critical race theory as one of the components to consider when you are making decisions on the bench."
PolitiFact→ Evan McMullin – Evan McMullin ad portraying GOP Utah Sen. Mike Lee as pro-Russia, anti-Ukraine is Mostly False
“As the world rallies around Ukraine, Mike Lee was one of only two senators to oppose sanctions on Putin. Then he flew to the Kremlin and discussed dropping sanctions. Lee even opposed arming Ukrainians fighting for their lives.”
PolitiFact→ Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee – Democratic group’s false attack on Wis. GOP Sen. Ron Johnson over outsourcing to China
Sen. Ron Johnson has been “rewarding companies that outsource to China.”
PolitiFact→ Sen. Rick Scott says his GOP agenda didn’t call for a tax increase. Experts think it did.
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., said his GOP plan calling for “all Americans” to “pay some income tax" isn’t a proposal to increase taxes. Experts wonder: What else could it be?
PolitiFact→ Tammy Baldwin – U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s stance on filibuster shifts since 2012 and she now favors elimination
On eliminating the filibuster.
PolitiFact→ Sen. Rick Scott, carrying on a tradition, takes credit for infrastructure funding he opposed
Sen. Rick Scott said he was “proud” he helped secure funding for Everglades restoration. But he voted against the infrastructure bill that made it possible.
PolitiFact→ Sen. Rick Scott, carrying on a tradition, takes credit for infrastructure funding he opposed
Sen. Rick Scott said he was “proud” he helped secure funding for Everglades restoration. But he voted against the infrastructure bill that made it possible.
Truth or Fiction?→ Clip of Sen. John McCain Reacting to Peter Doocy Recirculates
On January 25 2022, two Imgur users shared clips of the late Sen. John McCain responding to Fox News personality Peter Doocy, as part of sub-discourse involving Doocy and U.S. President Joe Biden. Just one day later, Doocy’s Wikipedia entry featu
Truth or Fiction?→ Sen. Mitch McConnell: ‘African-American Voters Are Voting in Just as High a Percentage as Americans’
On January 20 2022, an Imgur user shared a post quoting Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) as saying that “African-Americans voters are voting in just as high a percentage as Americans”: Wow, must be mask-off season already. On that day,
Truth or Fiction?→ Sen. Marco Rubio’s MLK Quote Tweet
On January 18 2022, an Imgur account shared a screenshot of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) quoting Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as a quoted tweet by Rep. Val Demings (D-Orlando) telling Rubio that he had interfered with voting rights: The Tweet
The Dispatch→ Did Sen. Mike Rounds Say the ‘2020 Election Had No Problems Whatsoever’?
In a recent Fox News appearance, Federalist senior editor Mollie Hemingway claimed that in his criticism of election conspiracy theories Sen. Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota) “said the 2020 election had no problems whatsoever.”The Federalist @F
PolitiFact→ Ron Johnson – Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson flips position on seeking a third term
On not seeking a third term.