U.S. Senator, R-S.C.. 15 claims checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2021 to 2026. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.
PolitiFact says: The Secret Service is part of the Department of Homeland Security, which is currently in a shutdown because lawmakers have not passed the agency’s regular funding bills. In a typical partial government shutdown, workers…
FactCheck.org says: The lowest African American unemployment rate was under President Biden, and the lowest unemployment rate for Hispanics was the same under both presidents. Women also had their lowest rate since the 1950s under Biden.
PolitiFact says: He was referring to the State Department’s Palestinian Affairs office, which urged "all sides to refrain from violence and retaliatory attacks." The post was removed, and the White House reiterated its support for Israel
Washington Post says: The curtains were orddred before she became ambassador.
PolitiFact says: Available data shows that enforcement actions under President Joe Biden so far have not been higher than the combined figures for the Trump and Obama administrations.
PolitiFact says: The $500 increase in costs because of inflation is based on a June 2022 analysis, when year-over-year inflation was 9.1%. Today, inflation is 4%, so the impact would be smaller.
Washington Post says: Scott framed this as happening on the southern border but most encounters -- which were not crossings -- were on the northern border
PolitiFact says: Male labor force participation rates have been falling consistently for decades, but they have been roughly flat for the past dozen years and have rebounded since the worst of the coronavirus pandemic.
FactCheck.org says: The male labor force participation rate has increased under Biden.
PolitiFact says: In 1970, two years after the Fair Housing Act was signed into law, the census found that 42% of Black households owned their own homes. In 2022, that number was 44%.
PolitiFact says: Democrats and Republicans wrote their own versions of police reform bills in 2020. Neither passed. Lawmakers from both parties are now negotiating legislation.
PolitiFact says: This is exaggerated. The rate for each demographic started creeping up prior to the pandemic, and the pandemic made it worse.
Washington Post says: Against heavy odds, Scott’s ancestors amassed relatively large areas of farmland, a mark of distinction in the Black community at the time.
FactCheck.org says: Colorado makes it easier to vote on Election Day by allowing residents to register at the polls. As of 2020, it was one of 21 states and the District of Columbia to allow same-day registration.
PolitiFact says: Colorado offers more voting options on election day. The states use different voting systems, and 94% of Colorado's vote was by mail.