copenlu/druid huggingface dataset:
Claim: claims that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer once stated, "It’s racist to only allow citizens to vote." (Viral post, 2020-01-30)
Evidence (2022-01-11): Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today appeared on ABC’s The View and discussed the importance of protecting the right to vote and fighting Donald Trump’s Big Lie. Below is a transcript of Senator Schumer’s interview: [...] SCHUMER: Well here’s what’s happening, Whoopi. You're 100% right, and it's not just staying the same. It's going to get worse if we don't do something. What happened is this. Donald Trump spread the Big Lie that the election was fraudulent. Of course, it wasn't – he had no evidence. But state legislatures, only Republicans, no Democrats, are now making it harder for people to vote based on that false Big Lie that the election was fraudulent. But they're not aiming it at everybody. They're aiming it at people of color; they're aiming it at poor people; they're aiming it at students; they're aiming it at the elderly; they're aiming it at the disabled.
Claim: claims that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer once stated, "It’s racist to only allow citizens to vote." (Viral post, 2020-01-30)
Evidence (2018-10-02): Q: Did Sen. Chuck Schumer say "it’s racist to only allow citizens to vote"? [...] In the year since that post was published, online headlines have continued to take liberty in interpreting Schumer’s opinion piece, saying that the senator was making the case that non-citizens should be able to vote — including by using a direct, incorrect quote. "It’s racist to only allow citizens to vote," reads the supposed quote attributed to Schumer, repeated on a meme posted on Facebook this week.
Claim: claims that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer once stated, "It’s racist to only allow citizens to vote." (Viral post, 2020-01-30)
Evidence (2021-03-22): Schumer recalled the ghosts of Thurmond. "Throughout America’s history, we’ve seen a continuous cycle of expansions in our democracy being met all too often by vehement backlash against those who wish to maintain an exclusionary status quo," the New York Democrat said. Schumer then flew into a rage, as he pointed to GOP-controlled states that are moving to limit their citizens’ ability to vote by mail or to cast ballots on days before Election Day. "These bills, sadly, are aimed at Americans of color," he said. "Efforts to target these historically disenfranchised communities have become a central component of the electoral strategy of one of America’s major political parties. Shame on them. Shame." [...] That raised the possibility that Schumer could order the Senate’s sergeant-at-arms to bring recalcitrant Republicans to the floor by force, as Majority Leader Robert C. Byrd did in 1988 when he needed a quorum to bring up a campaign finance measure. Byrd got his way when Oregon Republican Bob Packwood was carried from his office.
Claim: claims that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer once stated, "It’s racist to only allow citizens to vote." (Viral post, 2020-01-30)
Evidence (2024-03-15): Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, on Thursday, March 14, 2024, criticized Israeli leadership in a speech on the Senate floor. In this photo, Schumer speaks with reporters inside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urged an overhaul of both Israeli and Palestinian Authority leadership and said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "has lost his way," in strong and lengthy comments delivered on the U.S. Senate floor Thursday morning. [...] Israel’s ambassador to the U.S. characterized Schumer’s comments as "unhelpful."
Claim: claims that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer once stated, "It’s racist to only allow citizens to vote." (Viral post, 2020-01-30)
Evidence (2024-05-02): The letter pointed in part to an example of antisemitism included in the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition, which says antisemitism could include "denying the Jewish people their right to self-determination, e.g., by claiming that the existence of a State of Israel is a racist endeavor."
Claim: claims that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer once stated, "It’s racist to only allow citizens to vote." (Viral post, 2020-01-30)
Evidence (2022-01-05): Abandoning the principle of minority empowerment would fundamentally change the distinct and defining role of the U.S. Senate. Today’s Democrats, now with the barest of majorities in a 50-50 Senate, conveniently ignore their own impassioned defense of the filibuster when they were in the minority. Then, they vigorously spoke of its vital role; 30 Senate Democrats signed a letter in 2017 imploring Senate leaders to "preserve existing rules, practices, and traditions as they pertain to the right of Members to engage in extended debate on legislation." Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.), now the majority leader, had previously described attempts to do away with the filibuster as a "temper tantrum" and stressed in 2017 that "no senator would like to see that happen." Let us also be clear that those who claim the filibuster is racist know better. For former president Barack Obama to make this absurd charge after he himself vigorously defended the filibuster just a few years ago is both jarring and deeply disappointing. I don’t recall a single claim from Democrats that employing the filibuster was racist when they were in the minority.
Claim: claims that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer once stated, "It’s racist to only allow citizens to vote." (Viral post, 2020-01-30)
Evidence (2024-07-24): Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., the highest-ranking Jewish American in Washington, who had called for new elections to replace Netanyahu, later sent the formal invitation with Johnson.
Claim: claims that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer once stated, "It’s racist to only allow citizens to vote." (Viral post, 2020-01-30)
Evidence (2024-03-12): The Honorable Chuck Schumer The Honorable Mitch McConnell Senate Majority Leader Senate Minority Leader [...] National Coalition on Black Civic Participation
Claim: claims that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer once stated, "It’s racist to only allow citizens to vote." (Viral post, 2020-01-30)
Evidence (2024-07-02): Schumer says it's a 'sad day for our democracy' Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said "This is a sad day for America and a sad day for our democracy," in a statement posted to X. A "disgraceful decision" by the Supreme Court, Schumer said the decision will allow the former President to "weaken our democracy by breaking the law."
Claim: claims that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer once stated, "It’s racist to only allow citizens to vote." (Viral post, 2020-01-30)
Evidence (2021-06-01): As Senator Schumer noted, this is also about carrying on the torch of our democracy. The voting rights legislation that we are working on right now couldn't be more important because what was not accomplished with bear spray and bayonets has now been passed on to others to pass bills as we have seen in Wisconsin, where a bill actually passed that would have allowed for only one ballot dropoff box in the entire city of Milwaukee. That one was vetoed by Governor Evers. But others have passed in States like Georgia, in States like Texas. And across this country is a concerted effort to undermine our democracy. [...] The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the [[Page S61]] [...] State after State in the United States pass laws which restrict the access to vote for Black and Brown and indigenous, and poor and disabled Americans. That is the Big Truth about what is going on in our country right now--a systematic plan to steal the election of 2022, to steal the Presidency in 2024.
Claim: claims that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer once stated, "It’s racist to only allow citizens to vote." (Viral post, 2020-01-30)
Evidence (2024-02-07): Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, speaks with reporters in the basement of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)
Claim: claims that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer once stated, "It’s racist to only allow citizens to vote." (Viral post, 2020-01-30)
Evidence (2024-03-22): More than 31,800 Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli offensive that followed Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel, in which militants killed some 1,200 people and took hostages. Much of northern Gaza has been leveled, and officials warned famine is imminent. WATCH: ‘To Be A Jew Today’ examines modern, multifaceted faith and struggle Trump’s comments followed a speech by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the country’s highest-ranking Jewish official. Schumer, a Democrat, last week sharply criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ’s handling of the war in Gaza. Schumer called for new elections in Israel and warned the civilian toll was damaging Israel’s global standing. "Any Jewish person that votes for Democrats hates their religion," Trump retorted Monday on a talk show. "They hate everything about Israel." A cascade of Jewish voices, from Schumer to the Anti-Defamation League to religious leaders, denounced Trump’s statement. In a statement to The Associated Press on Wednesday, the Trump campaign doubled down, criticizing Schumer, congressional Democrats’ support of Palestinians and the Biden administration’s policies on Iran and on aid to Gaza. "President Trump is right," said Karoline Leavitt, national press secretary for the Trump campaign.
Claim: claims that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer once stated, "It’s racist to only allow citizens to vote." (Viral post, 2020-01-30)
Evidence (2018-04-03): No, Chuck Schumer didn't say it is racist to only allow citizens to vote [...] "Chuck Schumer slams President Trump: ‘it’s racist to only allow citizens to vote," said an April 3 headline on Federer Now, a right-wing blog. [...] Viral News Political, "Chuck Schumer SLAMS President Trump : "It’s Racist To Only Allow Citizens To Vote," Feb. 15, 2018
Claim: claims that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer once stated, "It’s racist to only allow citizens to vote." (Viral post, 2020-01-30)
Evidence (2024-03-19): Chuck Schumer, the US Senate leader and a top ally of Joe Biden, on Thursday broke with the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, over his handling of the invasion of Gaza and called for Israel to hold new elections, in comments that upset its ruling party and allies on Capitol Hill. [...] The Republican Senate minority leader, Mitch McConnell, struck a similar tone. "Israel is not a colony of America whose leaders serve at the pleasure of the party in power in Washington. Only Israel’s citizens should have a say in who runs their government," he said from the chamber’s floor, shortly after Schumer spoke. [...] The Republican speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, who has refused to allow a vote on the military assistance package despite its passage in the Senate, said Schumer’s remarks were "highly inappropriate" and accused him of playing "a divisive role in Israeli politics".
Claim: claims that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer once stated, "It’s racist to only allow citizens to vote." (Viral post, 2020-01-30)
Evidence (2021-03-25): The bill says people would have to affirm that they are US citizens before they were added to the voter rolls. It also says the government agencies involved in the registration process would inform only US citizens that they would be registered to vote unless they chose to opt out. And it says the agencies would be required to send elections officials not only people’s names but also "information showing that the individual is a citizen of the United States." [...] Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, made a more nuanced claim than Warner did, saying that "popular policies like voter ID requirements would be banned unless states neutered them with loopholes." This claim at least hinted that the bill does not include a total prohibition on voter ID laws. [...] Criticizing Republican election proposals in various states, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, said that "the most reprehensible effort of all might be found in Georgia, where Republicans recently passed a bill to eliminate early voting on Sunday. On Sunday, a day when many churchgoing African Americans participate in voter drives known as ‘souls to the polls.’ "
Claim: claims that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer once stated, "It’s racist to only allow citizens to vote." (Viral post, 2020-01-30)
Evidence (2019-07-29): According to someone familiar with the situation, Schumer spoke with Franken later that day, advising him to take the issue more seriously and to reach out to the women senators. Franken has no recollection of this conversation, but says that it’s wrong to suggest he wasn’t already taking the matter seriously. His plan was still to respond to Tweeden’s claims at the Senate Ethics Committee hearing. "I was going by the book," Franken told me. "We didn’t think we should mount a lobbying campaign. But then it all started cascading." He faults Schumer for not insisting to his caucus that an investigation was under way, and that due process required facts before a verdict. "Look, the Leader is called the Leader for a reason," Franken told me.
Claim: Claims Trey Gowdy made a statement defending the transgender military ban (Viral Quote, 2019-11-08)
Evidence (2019-11-08): There is no evidence Gowdy ever made this statement. It likely got linked to him after a Gowdy fan page posted it on social media.
Claim: Claims Trey Gowdy made a statement defending the transgender military ban (Viral Quote, 2019-11-08)
Evidence (2017-07-26): He said: "The United States government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. military."And he went on: "Our military must be focused on victory, and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail."Candidate Trump had promised to protect the rights of transgender people.White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked about that today. SARAH HUCKABEE SANDERS, White House Press Secretary: He's also voiced that this is a very expensive and disruptive policy, and based on consultation that he's had with his national security team, came to the conclusion that it erodes military readiness and unit cohesion, and made the decision based on that. JUDY WOODRUFF: Socially conservative groups welcomed the decision, but it drew quick condemnation from many Democrats, including New York Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney. REP. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY, D-N.Y.: We have heard every tired — every tired discriminatory argument before, and they have always fallen away over time in the face of reason and decency and equality.
Claim: Claims Trey Gowdy made a statement defending the transgender military ban (Viral Quote, 2019-11-08)
Evidence (2017-07-26): Transgender Military Ban: 5 Facts That Rebut Trump’s Claims
Claim: Claims Trey Gowdy made a statement defending the transgender military ban (Viral Quote, 2019-11-08)
Evidence (2018-06-26): There are ample reports that the administration is continuing its attempts to bar transgender individuals from the military, including updating and adjusting its policy as court rulings roll in. Having said that, it’s important to note that the issue is still winding its way through the courts, so a ban is not in place at this time. We rate the claim Mostly True.
Claim: Claims Trey Gowdy made a statement defending the transgender military ban (Viral Quote, 2019-11-08)
Evidence (2023-01-24): Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, today led a bipartisan group of 50 Senators in a letter to Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis opposing the Trump Administration’s ban on transgender service members and decrying the Secretary’s implementation recommendations for the ban. The Senators’ letter follows statements by the chiefs of the Army, Navy, and Air Force and commandant of the Marine Corps asserting that open transgender service has had no negative effect on unit cohesion, discipline, or morale. The statements were made in response to Senator Gillibrand’s questions at four recent Senate Armed Services Committee hearings. [...] "Today’s letter reflects the overwhelming bipartisan opposition among both members of Congress and the American public to this president’s dangerous and unconstitutional ban on transgender troops," said Human Rights Campaign Government Affairs Director David Stacy. "The implementation guidance issued by the Trump-Pence administration was fundamentally flawed and misleading in its assessments and conclusion. Since the President’s first reckless and impulsive tweets on this matter, military leadership, medical experts and federal courts have all affirmed the fact that there is simply no reason to bar qualified transgender people from serving their country. The Human Rights Campaign is grateful to Senator Gillibrand for her ongoing leadership on this critical issue — and we thank all members of Congress from both parties who continue to speak out in support of our brave service members."
Claim: Claims Trey Gowdy made a statement defending the transgender military ban (Viral Quote, 2019-11-08)
Evidence (2021-01-21): Transgender military ban in the United States The transgender military ban in the United States under President Donald Trump took several forms. This is a list of articles covering the subject.
Claim: Claims Trey Gowdy made a statement defending the transgender military ban (Viral Quote, 2019-11-08)
Evidence (2023-03-04): After years of legal challenges, the administration enacted a policy that banned transgender people from newly enlisting in the military but allowed current members to continue serving if they met certain criteria. [...] "Yes, Trump banned trans people from the military, and yes, the ban went into effect," said Aaron Belkin, the founding director of the Palm Center, a group that researches LGBTQ-related military policies. Bree Fram, president of SPARTA, a transgender military advocacy organization, agreed that there was a ban on "anyone new coming into the military or anyone within the military pursuing gender transition."
Claim: Claims Trey Gowdy made a statement defending the transgender military ban (Viral Quote, 2019-11-08)
Evidence (2019-01-22): Others, however, said the ban just meant transgender troops must "conform to dress code/physical standards like everyone else".
Claim: Claims Trey Gowdy made a statement defending the transgender military ban (Viral Quote, 2019-11-08)
Evidence (2019-04-12): Dremann, who is the first openly transgender service member to be promoted in the armed services, said the transgender ban will be "worse" than the military's previous "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy instituted by the Clinton administration in 1994, effectively banning openly gay, lesbian, or bisexual persons from military service. [...] Meanwhile, Ashley Broadway-Mack, President of AMPA, the nation's largest organization of LGBTQ military families, said in a statement to CBS News, "With the implementation of this transgender military ban, our nation is once again shamefully forcing brave American heroes to hide who they are in order to serve."
Claim: Claims Trey Gowdy made a statement defending the transgender military ban (Viral Quote, 2019-11-08)
Evidence (2018-03-24): LGBTQ advocates call policy banning most transgender people from military service ‘transphobia masquerading as policy’. Human rights groups have slammed a White House order that bans most transgender individuals from serving in the US military. [...] We should be honored to have them defend us, not banning them.#ProtectTransTroops pic.twitter.com/PpCbPXRUhi — Ted Corcoran (RedTRaccoon) (@RedTRaccoon) March 24, 2018
Claim: Claims Trey Gowdy made a statement defending the transgender military ban (Viral Quote, 2019-11-08)
Evidence (2018-01-09): In the United States, transgender individuals were officially barred from serving in the armed forces starting in the 1960s. The early prohibition was based on a now-outdated psychiatric classification. Until 2013, the American Psychiatric Association classified transgender people as having "gender identity disorder." This disqualified them for military service, along with anyone else who exhibited a mental disorder.
Claim: Claims Trey Gowdy made a statement defending the transgender military ban (Viral Quote, 2019-11-08)
Evidence (2024-09-29): - ^ a b c "Lawsuit Opposes Trump's Ban on Transgender Military Service". NBC News. Associated Press. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017. [...] - ^ "Constitutional Law Prof Blog: District Judge Holds Transgender Military Ban Subject to Strict Scrutiny". [...] - ^ Kheel, Rebecca (September 15, 2017). "McCain backs bill to block transgender troops ban". The Hill. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
Claim: Claims Trey Gowdy made a statement defending the transgender military ban (Viral Quote, 2019-11-08)
Evidence (2017-07-29): First off, even though I’ll be tarred and feathered with the following slurs, let me say upfront I’m not homophobic. I’m not transphobic. I don’t wish any ill will to the LGBT community at all, but I agree with a prohibition against transgender personnel enlisting in the military, and it’s solely based on the purpose for which the military is designed: To fight and win our nation’s wars, period.
Claim: Claims Trey Gowdy made a statement defending the transgender military ban (Viral Quote, 2019-11-08)
Evidence (2019-12-22): FACT CHECK: Did Trey Gowdy Defend The Transgender Military Ban In An Interview With CNN? A post shared on Facebook more than 92,000 times claims that, when asked about the transgender military ban by a CNN reporter, former Republican South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy said, "Nobody has the right to serve in the military." [...] The Facebook post, which has been shared more than 92,000 times, alleges that Gowdy gave a statement defending the transgender military ban in an interview with a CNN reporter. It is accompanied by a photo of Gowdy. (RELATED: Will Sonic The Hedgehog Be Transgender In An Upcoming Movie?)
Claim: Claims Trey Gowdy made a statement defending the transgender military ban (Viral Quote, 2019-11-08)
Evidence (2016-08-11): Trey Gowdy is a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of South Carolina. He served from 2011 to 2019. On January 31, 2018, Gowdy announced that he would not seek re-election. He said, "There is a time to come and a time to go. This is the right time, for me, to leave politics and return to the justice system."[1] [...] On January 31, 2018, Gowdy announced that he would not seek re-election. He said, "There is a time to come and a time to go. This is the right time, for me, to leave politics and return to the justice system."[1] [...] Gowdy was one of four members of congress who ranked 80th in the conservative rankings in 2011.[135]
Claim: Claims Trey Gowdy made a statement defending the transgender military ban (Viral Quote, 2019-11-08)
Evidence (2023-11-09): Trey Gowdy on Transgender Ban: Nobody Has Right to Serve in Military-Incorrect Attribution! Congressman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) said "nobody has the right to serve in the military" in defense of the transgender military ban announced by President Trump in July 2017. [...] After scouring news reports, we couldn’t find any public comments or statements released by Trey Gowdy on the transgender military ban. Of course, that doesn’t mean that he didn’t make them, but we can definitively say that the statement that "nobody has a right to serve in the military" did not come from Gowdy.
Claim: Claims Trey Gowdy made a statement defending the transgender military ban (Viral Quote, 2019-11-08)
Evidence (2017-03-28): TREY GOWDY, South Carolina DAVID CICILLINE, Rhode Island
Claim: Claims Trey Gowdy made a statement defending the transgender military ban (Viral Quote, 2019-11-08)
Evidence (2018-05-10): - Trey Gowdy begins the "unmasking" narrative that Devin Nunes picks up on later.