Kirsten Gillibrand

U.S. Senator, D-N.Y.. 5 claims checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2020 to 2026. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.

Checked by PolitiFact21 May 2026United States Politics and government

Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator, D-N.Y.

“President Trump’s tariffs are costing New York households an estimated $4,200 annually.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False

PolitiFact says: Shortly after President Donald Trump imposed wide-ranging tariffs in 2025, the upper range of analysts’ estimates pointed to a per-household burden of around $4,000. More recent estimates for 2025 are significantly lowe…

Checked by PolitiFact20 Feb 2024United States

Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator, D-N.Y.

“Marijuana is currently classified in the same category of drugs as heroin and a more dangerous category than fentanyl or cocaine.”

PolitiFact rated this: True

PolitiFact says: It's true for now. Following the legalization of marijuana for medical or recreational use by many states, federal officials are considering rescheduling marijuana to a lower category of concern.

Checked by PolitiFact26 Apr 2023United States Politics and government

Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator, D-N.Y.

“Many law enforcement agencies didn’t submit their (hate crime) data to the FBI.”

PolitiFact rated this: True

PolitiFact says: Law enforcement agency participation in the FBI’s hate crime data collection is well short of 100%. A bit over one-fifth of agencies nationwide failed to send hate crime data to the FBI.

Checked by PolitiFact25 Mar 2021United States War and conflict

Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator, D-N.Y.

“We had the highest number of (military) sexual assaults ever reported in the last year” and “we had the lowest conviction rate and the lowest prosecution rate.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True

PolitiFact says: The number of reported military sexual assaults increased in all but one year between 2010 and 2019. Conviction and prosecution rates have generally dropped year-to-year since 2013.

Checked by PolitiFact7 May 2020United States Immigration

Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator, D-N.Y.

“Immigrants make up a majority of essential workers in places like New York City.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True

PolitiFact says: This number is backed up by a New York City comptroller’s office study that found that 53% of all "frontline" workers in the city are immigrants. However, this is not the only possible definition.