Topic: healthcare
McConnell drew about $43,858 while absent because Senate pay ignores attendance
Verdicts: 2 True, 2 Mostly True
Three of the four claims in the viral McConnell graphic hold up on the roll-call record. The fourth fails on one word: the Senate has no paid leave for him to have taken.
Did Trump Cut Funding to the FDA?
Verdicts: 1 Mostly True
Trump’s DOGE-driven layoffs cut nearly 20% of FDA’s workforce, and the administration proposed a $400M budget reduction. Congress blocked most of the budget cuts. Verdict: Mostly True.
Billions for Iran, None for Health Care? A Fact-Check
Verdicts: 1 True, 1 Misleading, 1 Contested, 1 False
A viral framing pairs one true claim with three shaky ones: the money to Iran is its own frozen assets, the US did not pay Venezuela $20 billion, and Trump did call Medicaid unaffordable amid war.