“In 1988, in response to Iran’s attack on the U.S.S. Samuel Roberts, President Ronald Reagan "destroyed half of Iran’s Navy.”
PolitiFact rated this: True
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“Nancy Pelosi said, "If impeachment fails, I will resign immediately.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Says a coronavirus patent expired just as there is a "sudden outbreak" and, despite "media fear-mongering," there is already a vaccine available.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Says Aaron Hernandez' daughter is, by Massachusetts law, entitled to the remainder of his $15 million NFL contract because he committed suicide during his appeal, making his conviction "null and void.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Says J. David Cox, "the boss" of the jail guards "who were supposed to keep" suspected sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein alive, is also "friends with Bill and Hillary Clinton.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Says Jordan Davis, son of Georgia Congresswoman Lucy McBath, was killed in "a drug deal gone bad.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Says President Donald Trump this week will sign an executive order creating term limits for Congress.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“The Department of Corrections budget in Wisconsin is more than the Department of Education budget.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
“A biodiesel plant in Crawfordsville, Iowa, closed, "partly due to the trade war but mostly due to the waivers that Trump secretly gave to the oil companies.”
PolitiFact rated this: Largely correct
“Every time we have won, at least in the last 50 or 60 years, it’s been with a candidate who called the country to a higher vision of itself, who hadn’t been in Washington for too long, and who spoke for a new generation.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
“In the 2000s, mortgages had become so complex, "they had a one in five chance of costing a family their home.”
PolitiFact rated this: Correct
“Says Democratic opponents Cal Cunningham and Erica Smith support sanctuary policies.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
“Says he "created 7+ million jobs”
PolitiFact rated this: Since his election
“An image shows a paralyzed groom being held up by his groomsmen so he could kiss his bride.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Joe Biden said he “repeatedly voted to save Social Security.”
PolitiFact rated this: Not full story
“Joe Biden talked about eating wooden corn dog sticks.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Says a "fact check" shows that Nancy Pelosi moved "billions of Social Security funds to cover impeachment costs.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“The percent of millionaires in Congress is 50% while the percent among the U.S. public is 1 percent”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
“Adam Schiff Paid Witnesses Over $40 Million To Testify Against Trump”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“CNN reports DemDebate had 2.3 million viewers. Trump rally had 6.7 million last night!”
PolitiFact rated this: False