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Claim: Lee Majors bequeathed $6 million to President Donald Trump's 2020 reelection campaign (Viral Article, 2020-03-08)
Evidence (2023-10-24): Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Like Benghazi before Republicans are on a taxpayer funded expedition to attack their political rivals, and they're feeding the flames of conspiracy in the process with the release of the so-called Twitter files, Donald Trump has seized the moment to further his own conspiracies about the 2020 election writing in December. And I quote, do not throw the presidential election results of 2020 out and declare, I mean, do you throw the Presidential <laugh> election results of 2020 out and declare the rightful winner, or do you have a new election? A massive fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, and even those found in the Constitution in now at Bears repeating that this is the same man who incited an insurrection on January 6th and just last week reposted a message on Truth social that suggested his Suppo supporters will quote, and I'm quoting him now, physically fight for him this time and added they got my six and we <laugh> are loaded. And I mean, loaded. This is a question for Ms. Navaroli.
Claim: purports 156 House Republicans voted to raise the retirement age for Social Security to 70 (Post, 2023-03-01)
Evidence (2023-03-01): While the Republican Study Committee proposed raising the retirement age to “reflect longevity” in its Fiscal Year 2023 budget plan, the plan was never brought to the House floor for a vote.
Claim: purports 156 House Republicans voted to raise the retirement age for Social Security to 70 (Post, 2023-03-01)
Evidence (2023-03-14): "If you only retweet ONE thing today, let it be this list of 156 House Republicans who voted to raise the retirement age for Social Security to age 70," reads the tweet. "Don't let them get away with it. Make sure EVERYONE knows." [...] The post’s claim came after Social Security Works, an organization that fights to expand Social Security, tweeted on Feb. 13 that "156 House Republicans released a plan to raise the retirement age to 70." [...] - Linda Benesch, March 7, Email exchange with USA TODAY - Miranda Dabney, March 7-13, Email exchange with USA TODAY - USA TODAY, April 22, 2022, Fact check: Post exaggerates benefits for members of Congress - Republican Study Committee, accessed March 10, FY2023 Budget - Republican Study Committee, accessed March 10, Membership - Congressional Research Service, Aug. 8, 2019, Retirement Benefits for Members of Congress - Congress.gov, accessed March 10, H.R.6489 - Social Security Reform Act of 2016 - Congress.gov, accessed March 10, Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 105 - Social Security Administration, accessed March 10, Retirement age - VERIFY, March 9, No, 156 Republicans didn’t vote to raise the age for Social Security to 70 - Factcheck.org, March 6, Liberal Group’s Meme Mentions Nonexistent GOP Vote to Raise Social Security’s Retirement Age
Claim: purports 156 House Republicans voted to raise the retirement age for Social Security to 70 (Post, 2023-03-01)
Evidence (2022-12-12): A budget proposal published by Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives calls for the raising of the full Social Security claiming age from 67 to 70. [...] Raising the retirement age to at least 70 is one of several proposals to cut federal government benefits. Other provisions address programs such as Medicare and federal disability insurance. [...] "Many workers, especially those in physically demanding jobs, simply cannot work up to age 70," Richtman said. "Job discrimination against older workers also prevents many people from working into their late 60s. The full retirement age has already been raised from 65 to 67. Republicans’ favorite solutions for Social Security’s financing challenges demand that beneficiaries themselves bear the burden."
Claim: purports 156 House Republicans voted to raise the retirement age for Social Security to 70 (Post, 2023-03-01)
Evidence (2022-11-09): America's rapidly aging society is placing financial strain on its two core old-age programs, Social Security and Medicare. Now, as Republicans are close to winning back control of the House in the midterm elections, some lawmakers are embracing plans for overhauling the programs — including raising the age for seniors to claim benefits to 70 years old. Under a plan developed by the Republican Study Committee, a group of conservatives in the House, senior citizens would face a five-year delay to claim Medicare, the government health care program for seniors that currently allows people to access the program when they turn 65. And the retirement age for Social Security would also increase to 70, compared with today's full retirement age of between 66 and 67 years old. [...] According to the Republican view, the best way to reset the program would be to cut spending by reducing the number of years that seniors can claim these programs. They also want to link retirement age to future changes in life expectancy, which could mean that the age for claiming Social Security could creep even higher than 70.
Claim: purports 156 House Republicans voted to raise the retirement age for Social Security to 70 (Post, 2023-03-01)
Evidence (2023-08-14): As the Social Security program marks its 88th anniversary, it remains under constant assault from Republican Senate candidates. [...] Here are the facts about Senate Republicans’ plan to end Social Security and Medicare and their Senate candidates’ promises to gut these vital programs.
Claim: purports 156 House Republicans voted to raise the retirement age for Social Security to 70 (Post, 2023-03-01)
Evidence (2023-02-09): President Biden has taken action to strengthen Medicare and protect Social Security – bedrock programs that Americans have paid into and that tens of millions of seniors depend on to support their livelihoods. Congressional Republicans, however, have a different record. For years, Republican Members of Congress have repeatedly tried to cut Medicare and Social Security, move toward privatizing one or both programs, and raise the Social Security retirement age and Medicare eligibility age. And just last week, House Republicans introduced legislation to repeal President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, which would give tens of billions of dollars in subsidies back to Big Pharma, raise seniors’ prescription drug prices, and raise taxes on an estimated 14.5 million people – all while increasing the deficit. [...] - The Republican Study Committee – which includes a majority of House Republicans – released a formal budget that, according to Politico, included "raising the eligibility ages for each program, along with withholding payments for individuals who retire early or had a certain income, and privatized funding for Social Security to lower income taxes." - And in 2015, most House Republicans, including Speaker McCarthy, Rep. Scalise, and a host of others in current leadership, voted to raise the retirement age to 70, which would cut Social Security benefits for tens of millions of seniors who paid into the system for years.
Claim: purports 156 House Republicans voted to raise the retirement age for Social Security to 70 (Post, 2023-03-01)
Evidence (2023-03-17): A post shared on Facebook purports 156 House Republicans voted to raise the retirement age for Social Security to 70. [...] The claim is misleading. The remarks stems from a Feb. 13 tweet from Social Security Works, who shared the same list as the Facebook post. "It’s not just Rick Scott. 156 House Republicans released a plan to raise the retirement age to 70. RT if you don’t want to work till you die!" the tweet reads. [...] There are no credible news reports suggesting 156 House Republicans voted to raise the retirement age for Social Security to 70. Likewise, the claim is neither mentioned on the House Republicans’ website nor their verified social media accounts.
Claim: purports 156 House Republicans voted to raise the retirement age for Social Security to 70 (Post, 2023-03-01)
Evidence (2023-03-07): A Republican Study Committee task force released a budget last year proposing to raise the full retirement age to 70 for some future Social Security beneficiaries. There was no vote on the plan, but a liberal group’s viral meme incorrectly claimed "156 congressional Republicans … just voted to RAISE the retirement age to 70." [...] The meme, which has received thousands of likes and shares on those platforms, says: "The 156 congressional Republicans that just voted to RAISE the retirement age to 70 can get their pension when they reach 62, with just 5 years of service." Occupy Democrats attributed that information to Twitter user @trom771, who tweeted that statement on Feb. 26. [...] Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets). "156 House Republicans released a plan to RAISE the retirement age for Social Security to 70. Raise your hand if you DON’T want to work until you die!" Twitter. 25 Feb 2023.
Claim: purports 156 House Republicans voted to raise the retirement age for Social Security to 70 (Post, 2023-03-01)
Evidence (2022-10-27): Some social media users have said that House Republicans plan to raise the eligibility for Social Security and Medicare to 75 years of age and end eligibility at 90 years of age. [...] The image, which has been share to Instagram and Twitter as well as other sites, purports to be the official policy of the House GOP and says: "Make Social Security solvent by eliminating double-dipping. Retirees who have a pension, IRAs, 401k, disabled veteran benefits will be ineligible for Social Security benefits." [...] No such proposal is contained in House Republicans' "Commitment to America" manifesto. The Republican Study Committee has suggested potentially raising the age for eligibility for Medicare and Social Security to 67 and 70, respectively.
Claim: purports 156 House Republicans voted to raise the retirement age for Social Security to 70 (Post, 2023-03-01)
Evidence (2018-12-16): The liberal Facebook page Really American, which has nearly 1 million followers, posted a meme claiming that House Speaker Paul Ryan had proposed a plan to increase the retirement age to 70. "Hypocrisy of the GOP," reads the Dec. 9 meme. "Paul Ryan proposed raising the retirement age to 70 but retired at 48 with a full government pension, and ." [...] Ryan, now serving his tenth term in the House, released a plan back in 2010 called "A Roadmap For America’s Future" that proposed raising the retirement age for Social Security gradually by one month every two years "until it reaches 70 in the next century." It appears the retirement age for those retiring in 2026 would have been 67 and then reached 70 for those retiring around 2100.
Claim: purports 156 House Republicans voted to raise the retirement age for Social Security to 70 (Post, 2023-03-01)
Evidence (2024-03-20): WASHINGTON — A new budget by a large and influential group of House Republicans calls for raising the Social Security retirement age for future retirees and restructuring Medicare. The proposals, which are unlikely to become law this year, reflect how many Republicans will seek to govern if they win the 2024 elections. And they play into a fight President Joe Biden is seeking to have with former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party as he runs for re-election. [...] For Social Security, the budget endorses "modest adjustments to the retirement age for future retirees to account for increases in life expectancy." It calls for lowering benefits for the highest-earning beneficiaries. And it emphasizes that those ideas are not designed to take effect immediately: "The RSC Budget does not cut or delay retirement benefits for any senior in or near retirement."
Claim: purports 156 House Republicans voted to raise the retirement age for Social Security to 70 (Post, 2023-03-01)
Evidence (2023-05-05): "Donald Trump himself wrote a book where he was talking about the need to increase the age of eligibility for Social Security to 70 and said people shouldn’t be worried about retiring, just keep working," DeSantis said. "That's what his words were." [...] When DeSantis was a U.S. representative, he voted for a 2013 budget resolution that proposed raising the Social Security and Medicare retirement age to 70. DeSantis had said he wanted to make the programs "financially sustainable" for younger generations. More than a decade later, and ahead of a possible GOP presidential primary, DeSantis walked back that stance, telling Fox News in early March that he would not "mess with" entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare. [...] Though in his book, Trump did propose raising the age for full Social Security benefits to 70, this has not been his position for years. DeSantis also left out details about how Trump’s old proposal would work. We rate this statement Mostly True.
Claim: purports 156 House Republicans voted to raise the retirement age for Social Security to 70 (Post, 2023-03-01)
Evidence (2024-03-21): FACT SHEET: 80% of House Republicans Release Plan Targeting Medicare, Social Security, and the Affordable Care Act, Raising Costs, and Cutting Taxes for the Wealthy [...] On Wednesday, the Republican Study Committee – which represents 100% of House Republican leadership and nearly 80% of their members – just proposed yet another budget that would cut Medicare, Social Security, and the Affordable Care Act , as well as increase prescription drug, energy, and housing costs – all while forcing tax giveaways for the very rich onto the country. Their plan would even raise the Social Security retirement age. [...] What’s more, House Republicans’ plan would raise energy costs and send our new manufacturing jobs back overseas by gutting other crucial elements of the Inflation Reduction Act, raise housing costs, and allow big companies to rip off consumers with junk fees.
Claim: purports 156 House Republicans voted to raise the retirement age for Social Security to 70 (Post, 2023-03-01)
Evidence (2023-05-01): Increasing Social Security Full Retirement Age to 70 — How It Could Impact Benefits [...] If the FRA ever does get raised to age 70, it would "significantly cuts benefits for anyone retiring before their new full retirement age," according to the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM), a nonprofit advocacy group. [...] This article originally appeared on GOBankingRates.com: Increasing Social Security Full Retirement Age to 70 — How It Could Impact Benefits
Claim: purports 156 House Republicans voted to raise the retirement age for Social Security to 70 (Post, 2023-03-01)
Evidence (2003-01-14): The House passed H.J. Res. 159 by a vote of 410-3 on January 25, 1955; the Senate passed the joint resolution by a vote of 85-3 on January 28, 1955. [...] 23. The resolution is codified at 22 U.S.C.A. 1961-65.
Claim: purports 156 House Republicans voted to raise the retirement age for Social Security to 70 (Post, 2023-03-01)
Evidence (2024-01-01): Footnote 97] in order to insure that the voters are fully informed and to achieve through publicity the maximum deterrence to corruption and undue influence possible. The provision is responsive to the legitimate fear that efforts would be made, as they had been in the past, [ [...] I would be much more concerned if Congress purported to usurp the functions of law enforcement, to control the outcome of particular adjudications, or to preempt the President's appointment power; but, in the
Claim: purports 156 House Republicans voted to raise the retirement age for Social Security to 70 (Post, 2023-03-01)
Evidence (2024-01-01): See S.Rep. No. 9826, pp. 156-161 (1980). These findings were stressed in debate in the Senate on Joint Resolution 521, see 126 Cong.Rec. 13893-13894 (1980) (Sen. Nunn); [...] S.Conf.Rep. No. 96-895, p. 100 (1980). Both Houses of Congress subsequently adopted the findings by passing the Conference Report. [...] S.Rep. No. 96-826, p. 158 (1980). The Report found the proposal "confused" and "unsatisfactory" for two reasons.
Claim: purports 156 House Republicans voted to raise the retirement age for Social Security to 70 (Post, 2023-03-01)
Evidence (2024-09-30): I voted "Yes" on H.R. 6678, the Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act, which would make committing social security fraud or fraud related to COVID loans and grants a deportable crime. As a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, one of my top priorities is ensuring Social Security is protected for our seniors and available for generations to come. Social Security fraud weakens our nation’s Social Security system, costing billions of dollars per year. Illegal immigrants who commit Social Security fraud should be immediately deported. This bill passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 272-155. [...] I supported this bill in the House Ways and Means Committee and am delighted House Republicans were able to spearhead this legislation to improve our health care system for all Americans. H.R. 5378 passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 320-71, with 1 member voting present. [...] There is much more work to be done, and this legislation marks the start of the process, not the end of it. House Republicans will continue to lead the way to limit out-of-control spending, save taxpayer dollars, reduce taxes, and grow our economy. This bill passed the House by a vote of 314-117.
Claim: purports 156 House Republicans voted to raise the retirement age for Social Security to 70 (Post, 2023-03-01)
Evidence (2010-02-01): or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 3 years, or both. [...] or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both. [...] or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for any term of years or life, or both.
Claim: a tent hospital set up in New York City’s Central Park housed thousands of abused children saved from underground captivity. (Viral post, 2020-05-03)
Evidence (2020-05-03): There is no evidence to support the claims made by the Facebook post. The field hospital only helped treat New York City coronavirus patients.
Claim: a tent hospital set up in New York City’s Central Park housed thousands of abused children saved from underground captivity. (Viral post, 2020-05-03)
Evidence (2020-05-26): FACT CHECK: Was A Central Park Tent Hospital Housing Thousands Of Abused Children Rescued From Underground Captivity? [...] The long text post credits President Donald Trump with the alleged rescue of the abused children from underground captivity, where they had purportedly been "kept as sex slaves" since birth. [...] It further claims the Central Park tent hospital run by nonprofit Samaritan’s Purse housed the rescued children. (RELATED: Does This Video Show Military Vehicles Arriving In New York City During The Coronavirus Pandemic?)
Claim: a tent hospital set up in New York City’s Central Park housed thousands of abused children saved from underground captivity. (Viral post, 2020-05-03)
Evidence (2020-03-29): Over the weekend, crews started the construction of long, white medical tents in the park's East Meadow lawn. On Sunday, Mayor Bill de Blasio said he expected the 68-bed emergency field hospital to open Tuesday.
Claim: a tent hospital set up in New York City’s Central Park housed thousands of abused children saved from underground captivity. (Viral post, 2020-05-03)
Evidence (2020-05-02): A field hospital set up in New York City's Central Park to treat coronavirus patients will stop admitting new patients on Monday, said Mount Sinai Hospital, which ran the field hospital with the nonprofit Samaritan's Purse. A total of 315 patients were treated at the temporary facility, Mount Sinai said Saturday. [...] The tent hospital was built to comply with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's order in March to increase hospital beds by 50% as New York City became the epicenter of the U.S. crisis. A temporary facility also opened up at Javits Center, which discharged its last patient on Friday, and the U.S. Navy ship Comfort, which initially had been set to treat non-coronavirus patients but eventually opened to those suffering from the disease as well. The USNS Comfort departed the New York Harbor on Thursday. The Central Park facility was not without controversy, though, as Samaritan's Purse was founded by preacher Franklin Graham, who has espoused anti-gay sentiments. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on March 31 that the city would be monitoring the group to make sure it operated the field hospital in a way that is "truly consistent with the values and the laws of New York City." According to Gothamist, de Blasio said he had spoken to Mount Sinai CEO Dr. Ken Davis, who told him Samaritan's Purse had signed a written pledge to treat all patients equally.
Claim: a tent hospital set up in New York City’s Central Park housed thousands of abused children saved from underground captivity. (Viral post, 2020-05-03)
Evidence (2020-04-17): Since opening our Emergency Field Hospital in New York City, the Samaritan’s Purse medical team has treated more than 140 patients. One of our patients is Jose, who, upon seeing his wife standing on Fifth Avenue, was completely overwhelmed. Jose hadn’t seen her since he was admitted to our field hospital last week. Although she couldn’t enter the facility, Jose stood outside the patient ward and waved to his wife across the street. "She kept screaming, ‘I love you! Keep fighting!’ It was an amazing experience," Jose said. [...] The Samaritan’s Purse Emergency Field Hospital in Central Park opened on April 1 to care for those suffering with COVID-19. We have admitted 142 patients since we opened and, in general, are treating around 50 patients at any given time. [...] Please pray for our New York City team as they demonstrate God’s love to every patient who comes to the field hospital.
Claim: a tent hospital set up in New York City’s Central Park housed thousands of abused children saved from underground captivity. (Viral post, 2020-05-03)
Evidence (2020-03-29): Mount Sinai Hospital in New York is working with a humanitarian aid organization to set up a field hospital in Central Park to help house the continuing influx of patients during the coronavirus pandemic. The tents in Central Park are expected to have 70 regular beds and 10 ICU beds and will be open on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the hospital said. The hospital partnered with Samaritan's Purse, an evangelical Christian aid organization, to set up the field hospital, and photos showed construction well underway on Sunday. "Samaritan’s Purse, in partnership with Mount Sinai Health System and intergovernmental agencies, are constructing an Emergency Field Hospital in East Meadow in Central Park to provide care for patients seriously ill with COVID-19," a spokesperson for the hospital said in a statement.
Claim: a tent hospital set up in New York City’s Central Park housed thousands of abused children saved from underground captivity. (Viral post, 2020-05-03)
Evidence (2023-01-14): Explanation: The field hospitals set up in tents in New York’s Central Park were treating coronavirus patients from the Mount Sinai Health System. There is no evidence that children are being held in, or released from, underground captivity in New York. This conspiracy has been researched and debunked by other news outlets.
Claim: a tent hospital set up in New York City’s Central Park housed thousands of abused children saved from underground captivity. (Viral post, 2020-05-03)
Evidence (2023-06-13): A photo shared on Twitter claims to show an image of tents set up in New York City to treat children kept in underground captivity. Central ParkTents were set up to treat the babies and children that were underground in cages. [...] "Tents were set up to treat the babies and children that were underground in cages," the post reads. "Pipes were placed inside tunnels for fresh air."