“White House cuts video feed instead of letting Joe Biden take questions.”
Washington Post rated this: Three Pinocchios
Washington Post says: The video ended because the event went to closed press
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“The vast majority of the people, the 11 million undocumented, they’re not Hispanics.”
Washington Post rated this: Three Pinocchios
Washington Post says: Hispanics make up the majority of undocumented immigrants
“Historically, and even in recent history, Democratic and Republican administrations, there have not been sanctions put in place for the leaders of foreign governments where we have diplomatic relations and even where we don’t have diplomatic relations.”
Washington Post rated this: False
Washington Post says: The White House Press Secretary originally said the United States "historically" does not sanction the leader of another country. That was wrong. She later updated her statement.
“I requested … I definitely gave the number of 10,000 National Guardsmen, and [said] I think you should have 10,000 of the National Guard ready.”
Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios
Washington Post says: Trump raised 10,000 troops in a White House meeting but never made a formal request, and the figure was never passed to Capitol Hill.
“Capitol Police requested National Guard help prior to January 6th. That request was denied by Speaker Pelosi and her Sergeant at Arms.”
Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios
Washington Post says: Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) made a startling claim based on zero evidence
“I have never sued the nun — any nuns. I have taken on the federal government, but I’ve never sued any affiliation of nuns.”
Washington Post rated this: True
Washington Post says: As California Attorney general, Beccera sued the federal government, not Little Sisters of the Poor, a charity run by Catholic nuns
“If this package was about creating more jobs, why is it that this package spends more than 25 percent, according to the Congressional Budget Office, on items that kill millions of jobs?”
Washington Post rated this: False
Washington Post says: Smith is misinterpreting CBO studies. Only one policy, worth three percent of the cost, is estimated to result in job losses, of just 1.4 million.
“Today, we mark a truly grim, heartbreaking milestone: 500,071 dead. That’s more Americans who have died in one year in this pandemic than in World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War combined.”
Washington Post rated this: Two Pinocchios
Washington Post says: The president made a comparison that was widely cited in the news media — but it's wrong, as he said it
“The scientists told us three years ago that we had 12 years to avert the worst consequences of the climate crisis. We are now three years gone, so we have nine years left.”
Washington Post rated this: Two Pinocchios
Washington Post says: The former secretary of state is citing a date for action that climate scientists say is frequently misunderstood.
“My point was that when I came back from meeting with him and traveling 17,000 miles with him when I was vice president and he was the vice president — that’s how I got to know him so well.”
Washington Post rated this: Three Pinocchios
Washington Post says: President Biden keeps claiming he's traveled 17,000 miles with Chinese president Xi Jinping, but that's unverified and misleading.
“So this shows how the Green New Deal would be a deadly deal for the United States of America.”
Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios
Washington Post says: Texas relies almost entirely on fossil fuels — and didn’t prepare its power grid for extreme cold.
“There was no national strategy or plan for vaccinations. We were leaving it to the states and local leaders to try and figure it out. And so in many ways, we’re starting from scratch on something that’s been raging for almost an entire year!”
Washington Post rated this: Two Pinocchios
Washington Post says: The Biden administration has sped up the tempo of vaccinations and expanded access, but it has built on concepts left behind by the Trump administration.
“I do think that we should have a minimum wage, stand by itself, $15 an hour and work your way up to the — it doesn’t have to be boom. And all the economics show, if you do that, the whole economy rises.”
Washington Post rated this: Two Pinocchios
Washington Post says: Biden is bullish on a big increase in the minimum wage, but economists are sharply divided on the impact on jobs.
“I was in the chamber, unlike AOC — Representative Ocasio-Cortez — that faked her outrage with another hoax, just another hoax that gets shared everywhere.”
Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios
Washington Post says: No evidence has emerged that Ocasio-Cortez’s account of Jan. 6 was a hoax. D
“We did have tragedies and we did have losses, but we also got through it better than virtually every other state.”
Washington Post rated this: Needs context
Washington Post says: Noem views the crisis more through an economic lens — employment numbers, budget surplus, new residents — than a health lens.
“You have to remember what I went through in my 2018 election, where they completely violated the law. They found 95,000 votes after election night.”
Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios
Washington Post says: Multiple investigations have failed to produce evidence of widespread fraud in Florida in 2018, but Scott keeps repeating the claim.
“You remember just a few years ago when Trump and my Republican colleagues voted for almost $2 trillion in tax breaks for the wealthiest people in this country and the largest corporations.”
Washington Post rated this: Three Pinocchios
Washington Post says: Sanders is wrong to claim that $2 trillion in tax breaks went to the “wealthiest people in this country and the largest corporations.” Most Americans, across all income spectrums, received some sort of tax cut.
“The fastest-growing job in the United States before covid was solar power technician. The same people can do those jobs, but the choice of doing the solar power one now is a better choice. And similarly, you have the second-fastest-growing job pre-covid was wind turbine technician.”
Washington Post rated this: Two Pinocchios
Washington Post says: The former secretary of state said solar and wind are two of the fastest-growing occupations. But the number of potential jobs is a pittance.
“Under the previous administration, the federal government contracts awarded directly to foreign companies went up 30 percent.”
Washington Post rated this: Three Pinocchios
Washington Post says: President Biden is using a number that is not easily verified — and conflicts with progress shown on Defense Department contracts.
“The Keystone pipeline was scheduled to have more than 11,000 jobs, including 8,000 union jobs, for contracts worth $1.6 billion.”
Washington Post rated this: Two Pinocchios
Washington Post says: Cruz cited a real estimate of approximately 11,000 jobs, but he left out that they were all temporary.