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Harriet Hageman – Does less than 25% of Education Department spending go to students? No

The federal Education Department has a “budget of about $280 billion a year. Less than 25% goes to educating our students.”

Rick Scott – Sen. Rick Scott wrong that full-time jobs dropped under former President Joe Biden

“The number of full-time jobs (was) dropping almost the entire Biden administration.”

Donald Trump – Donald Trump takes credit for military recruitment turnaround that started with Joe Biden

"All armed services are having among the best recruiting results ever” because of Trump policies, and “it was just a few months ago where the results were exactly the opposite.”

X posts – End Wokeness post overstates government jobs’ role in Biden-era job creation

During President Joe Biden’s four years in office, “31% of U.S. job growth” came from public-sector jobs.

Fact-checking Trump on February job numbers: manufacturing, auto industry and native-born workers

President Donald Trump touted February monthly job gains, mentioning manufacturing, the auto industry and jobs for native-born workers. Some of his talking points were accurate, while others were missing important context.

Why claims that DOGE ended a lease on Obama’s Chicago presidential library are misleading

DOGE said it’s ending the lease on an Illinois site that houses records and artifacts for the Barack Obama Presidential Library. The federal agency using the site had already announced in August 2024 it was ending the lease. It’s unclear how much money will be saved, if any.

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Donald Trump – Donald Trump said ending fraud could balance the federal budget. But the math doesn’t add up

"If we stop this fraud, this massive fraud, we're going to have a balanced budget."

What we know about rumor US used sonic weapon during Venezuela attack

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt fueled the rumor when she shared an unsourced X post.