U.S. Senator, D-W.Va.. 10 claims checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2019 to 2023. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.
PolitiFact says: Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., actually understated the flow of federal money. West Virginia has received $92.4 billion in federal funds from 2020-2023.
PolitiFact says: Documents and news releases confirm that the Interior Department has authorized $25 million under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as an initial grant for capping orphan wells.
PolitiFact says: Natural gas prices have spiked, but the main metrics do not show a 200% increase.
PolitiFact says: Focusing audits on high-income taxpayers wasn’t written into the Inflation Reduction Act. However, top Treasury and IRS officials have consistently confirmed that approach will prevail going forward.
FactCheck.org says: Corporations subject to a new minimum tax will pay more in income taxes to the federal government than they otherwise would without the bill. Corporations pass along some of the burden in the form of lower wages.
PolitiFact says: Manchin is broadly right to note that the U.S. has decreased its reliance on coal for generating electricity over the past decade, although he incorrectly labeled the units of measurement.
PolitiFact says: Twenty-one states have a minimum wage of $7.25 an hour — more than 40% of states.
FactCheck.org says: There are 21 states where the minimum wage is effectively $7.25 an hour
PolitiFact says: West Virginia data shows increases in emergency room visits due to overdoses in June, July and August of 2020 compared with the same months in 2019, mirroring national patterns.