Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer wrongly said “after 20 years, only 5% of whites have student debt, but 95% of African Americans have debt.” Actually, 51% of white student-loan holders and 74% of Black student borrowers still had debt 20 years after they started college.
As the new coronavirus has spread, a number of politicians, media outlets and public figures have made the false claim that the Trump administration cut the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s anti-pandemic work in over 40 countries to just 10.
Posts on Facebook falsely claim to show a screenshot a tweet by Senate
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer criticizing President Donald Trump’s decision to
bar travelers from China. The tweet was a fake.
O'Rourke Not Alone in Support of Mandatory Buyback
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said he doesn’t know “of any other Democrat who agrees” with Beto O’Rourke’s proposed mandatory buyback of “assault weapons.” But at least 2 Democratic senators running for president – and the majority of Democratic voters – agree with O’Rourke.
