James Comer

Member of Congress (R-Ky.). 9 claims checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2022 to 2024. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.

Checked by Washington Post19 Feb 2024United States War and conflict

James Comer, Member of Congress (R-Ky.)

“We believe that one of the classified documents may be on an email that was in Hunter Biden’s laptop to Ukraine at a time when Hunter Biden was trying to prove his worth to Burisma.”

Washington Post rated this: False

Washington Post says: There's no evidence

Checked by FactCheck.org14 Dec 2023United States Economy and jobs

James Comer, U.S. Representative

“Subpoenaed bank records that show Hunter Biden’s business entity, Owasco PC, made direct monthly payments to Joe Biden.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Not the Whole Story

FactCheck.org says: Hunter Biden’s attorney said the payments — which totaled a little over $4,000 — simply reflect Hunter Biden repaying his father, who bought him a truck while Hunter was in the throes of drug and alcohol addiction.

Checked by FactCheck.org26 Oct 2023United States

James Comer, U.S. Representative

“A $200,000 payment in 2018 from James Biden to his brother, Joe Biden, "proved that Joe Biden benefited from his family’s influence peddling scheme.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Unsupported

FactCheck.org says: Bank records are consistent with the White House's claim that it was repayment of a short-term, no-interest loan. There is no evidence Joe Biden was involved with how his brother obtained the money.

Checked by Washington Post6 Sep 2023United States Economy and jobs

James Comer, Member of Congress (R-Ky.)

“Joe Biden was using a pseudonym and he copied his son about a shady, shady transaction where Joe Biden was going to leverage American tax dollars to save his son’s butt.”

Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios

Washington Post says: The prosecutor had already been fired.

Checked by Washington Post30 Aug 2023United States War and conflict

James Comer, Member of Congress (R-Ky.)

“They [Burisma] were wanting to enter into the U.S. energy market through an IPO, and they felt like they couldn’t conduct an initial public offering if they were under investigation for corruption in Ukraine. So that’s what it all pertained to. That’s where the supposed bribe happened … They also wanted to buy an existing energy company, and I believe it was in Texas.”

Washington Post rated this: Details don't match

Washington Post says: The "Texas" company was Ukrainian.

Checked by Washington Post17 Aug 2023United States Economy and jobs

James Comer, Member of Congress (R-Ky.)

“We’ve identified about 20-plus shell companies that the Bidens have created to launder the money they were receiving from foreign nationals down to their personal bank account.”

Washington Post rated this: Three Pinocchios

Washington Post says: Most of these companies are not shell companies

Checked by Washington Post21 Feb 2023United States Elections

James Comer, Member of Congress (R-Ky.)

“17 percent of Biden voters would not have voted for the Biden-Harris ticket if they had known about the Biden laptop.”

Washington Post rated this: Two Pinocchios

Washington Post says: The polls was structured with misleading questions

Checked by Washington Post23 Nov 2022United States

James Comer, Member of Congress (R-Ky.)

“To be clear, Joe Biden is the ‘big guy.’”

Washington Post rated this: Not proven

Washington Post says: This claim is in dispute

Checked by Washington Post19 Oct 2022United States Politics and government

James Comer, Member of Congress (R-Ky.)

“Hunter Biden’s committed serious crimes, as you mentioned, 150 suspicious activity reports. Those are the most severe bank violations. This is when the bank notifies the federal government that we’re pretty confident our client has committed a crime.”

Washington Post rated this: Three Pinocchios

Washington Post says: Suspicious activity reports are akin to informant's tips, not direct evidence of a crime