Lauren Boebert

Member of Congress (R-Colo.). 6 claims checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2021 to 2023. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.

Checked by FactCheck.org4 Oct 2023United States Immigration

Lauren Boebert, U.S. Representative

“Biden is giving each illegal [immigrant] family $2,200 per month.”

FactCheck.org rated this: False

FactCheck.org says: Immigrants who come to the U.S. illegally have very limited access to government benefits. But an old falsehood conflates aid given to refugees with the limited assistance available to immigrants who entered illegally.

Checked by Washington Post21 Sep 2023United States Health

Lauren Boebert, Member of Congress (R-Colo.)

“Biden is giving each illegal family $2,200 per month plus a free plane ticket and free medical care.”

Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios

Washington Post says: This is a zombie claim dating back years

Checked by PolitiFact8 Feb 2023United States Health

Lauren Boebert, U.S. Representative, R-Colo.

“Joe Biden closed schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: Schools closed in March 2020 while Donald Trump was president under the orders of state officials or governors. In 2021, local officials or governors made the school reopening decisions -- not Biden.

Checked by The Dispatch Fact Check25 May 2021United States Health

Lauren Boebert

“Texas has reported no COVID deaths since March 2”

The Dispatch Fact Check rated this: false

Checked by FactCheck.org27 Apr 2021United States Climate and environment

Lauren Boebert, U.S. representative

“Joe Biden’s climate plan includes cutting 90% of red meat from our diets by 2030.”

FactCheck.org rated this: False

FactCheck.org says: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on April 26 categorically denied that there is any plan by the administration to reduce beef consumption.

Checked by Washington Post12 Mar 2021United States

Lauren Boebert, Member of Congress (R-Colo.)

“When I became a business owner, I needed to protect myself. There was an altercation outside of my restaurant where a man was physically beat to death. There were no weapons involved. He was beat to death by another man’s hands.”

Washington Post rated this: Three Pinocchios

Washington Post says: Contradicted by police and coroner reports.