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“Said she has led the House effort to build a large Micron semiconductor facility near Syracuse.”

PolitiFact says: In 2022, Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., voted against the CHIPS and Science Act, which eventually provided billions of dollars in federal support for a large Micron plant north of Syracuse. In 2025, she cosponsored a bill…

“The crime rate now is the lowest it's been since 1900. That's 125 years.”

PolitiFact says: Murders, overall violent crime and property crime are at their lowest rates in decades, but it’s unclear whether they are at record lows going back 125 years.

“An image shows Bad Bunny wearing a dress and burning the U.S. flag.”

“We right now have more factories and plants being built in our country than we've ever had before.”

PolitiFact says: Factory construction remains at a high level compared with recent history, but most of the increase came under President Joe Biden, and there are signs that that boom has faded under President Donald Trump. Analysts sai…

“An image shows Jeffrey Epstein “still alive and walking the streets of Tel Aviv,” Israel.”

“Among Somalis in Minnesota, “92% of them don’t work.”

PolitiFact says: About 28% of Somalis in Minnesota aren’t working — a far lower percentage than President Donald Trump cited, and a smaller share than for Minnesotans overall. About 9 in 10 Somalis receive some form of public assistance…

“Right now we're focused on Minneapolis because that's where we have the highest concentration of people who have violated our immigration laws.”

“You cannot bring a firearm loaded with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It’s that simple.”

PolitiFact says: Some states have laws that ban guns at protests, but Minnesota’s concealed carry law for guns does not. Alex Pretti, who was killed by federal immigration agents Jan. 24, had a concealed carry permit. Some states have e…

“Evan Kilgore is one of the Border Patrol agents who shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.”

“Images of an unmasked man show the immigration officer who shot a woman in Minneapolis.”

“Gov. Tim Walz had Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman killed.”

“The U.S. has received promises of investments totaling $18 trillion to $22 trillion since January.”

PolitiFact says: The White House website lists $9.6 trillion in investments, half of the figure President Donald Trump cites. But that $9.6 trillion includes aspirational, multi-year goals, and future purchases or sales of products, rat…

“I take responsibility for putting people in jail” in Minnesota fraud scandal.”

“Any pardon signed with an autopen is now "fully and completely terminated, and is of no legal effect.”

PolitiFact says: President Donald Trump cannot unilaterally decide that pardons are null and void. The U.S. Constitution gives presidents nearly unlimited power to issue pardons. But if someone’s pardon is revoked, that person can chall…

“I have just gotten the highest poll numbers of my ‘political career.’”

PolitiFact says: Eight widely followed poll aggregators show that President Donald Trump notched his strongest approval ratings, and his smallest disapproval ratings, in January at the beginning of his second term. Since then, his appro…

“West Virginia is “the only state losing population.”

PolitiFact says: West Virginia lost residents over two timeframes: between the 2020 census and a 2024 population estimate, and between 2023 and 2024 population estimates. But it was not the only state to do so. Six other states lost pop…

“Stock prices for health insurance companies are “up over 1,000% over a short period of time.”

PolitiFact says: Large, publicly traded health insurers have seen stock price increases over the past 15 years, in one case exceeding 1,000%. Information that President Donald Trump appeared to be citing shows stock price increases gene…

“My tariffs … are helping to slash the deficit this year by more than 25%.”

PolitiFact says: President Donald Trump has not reduced the federal deficit by 25%. The deficit for fiscal year 2025, which ended Sept. 30, was 2.3% smaller than the fiscal year 2024 deficit. Considering only the portions of fiscal year…

“Walmart’s 2025 package of Thanksgiving dinner ingredients shows a “25% reduction in costs for Thanksgiving between (President Joe) Biden and me.”

PolitiFact says: President Donald Trump referred to a Walmart package of Thanksgiving dinner ingredients that cost $55 in 2024 and costs $40 this year — a 27% decline. The 2024 and 2025 dinner packages are not identical. The $15 price d…

“New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani “is bringing Sharia law to America.”

PolitiFact says: Zohran Mamdani has never said he seeks to implement Shariah in New York City, or anywhere in the U.S. An expert told PolitiFact that Mamdani’s support for gay rights and decriminalizing sex work are the "antithesis" of …