Senate Majority Leader. 11 claims checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2019 to 2026. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.
PolitiFact says: The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or SAVE America Act, now under consideration in the Senate, would require that documentary proof of citizenship be presented in person to register to vote. The percentage of…
PolitiFact says: Four of five independent groups with varying political ideologies estimated that the average per-household loss from President Donald Trump’s tariffs will range from $3,100 a year to $4,900 a year. The fifth group estim…
PolitiFact says: In 2023, the Transportation Security Administration reported seizing 6,737 firearms at airport checkpoints, the most in the agency’s 23-year history.
PolitiFact says: Schumer’s description of Tuberville’s intent is overly broad. It's about abortion, but does not seek to overturn all reproductive care.
PolitiFact says: Sullivan County, N.Y., leads the state in opioid death rate, but the federal government does not consider it to be part of its High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.
PolitiFact says: Schumer's spokesman said he misspoke. Around 100 Americans remain in Afghanistan, officials say.
FactCheck.org says: Government officials say that fewer than 100 U.S. citizens, and an unknown number of U.S. legal permanent residents, who want to leave Afghanistan are still in the country.
PolitiFact says: Those advocating student debt relief say the law allows President Biden do it by executive order. But the law may not allow him to accomplish this goal so easily, experts say.
FactCheck.org says: The 2019 study he was trying to cite found that 51% of white student-loan holders and 74% of Black student borrowers still had debt 20 years after they started college.
PolitiFact says: The bill does not prohibit the filing of medical malpractice lawsuits, but it does set strict standards that must be met for a case to succeed.