Rashida Tlaib Slams John Fetterman For Bowing To Israel
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Claim 1
“a lot of folks, over half of the folks in my district as well as uh Donovan McKenny's district already voted.”
More than half of the people in the speaker's district and Donavan McKinney's district had already voted.
The claim refers to unspecified districts, an unspecified election, and an unspecified point in time. Without the election date and official turnout or early-voting records for both districts, it cannot be confirmed or refuted.
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Claim 2
“tomorrow, you know, close to half of our neighbors across the state of Michigan are be voting um in different various locations.”
Close to half of Michigan residents would vote the next day at different locations.
The statement does not identify the election date, the relevant electorate, or whether “close to half” refers to registered voters, eligible voters, or residents. Those undefined terms prevent a reliable verification.
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Claim 3
“I think he is going on a second wave of cryptocurrency bros coming in and spending millions of dollars to attack Donovan McKenna”
Cryptocurrency supporters were spending millions of dollars to attack Donavan McKinney.
The claim does not identify the donors, advertisements, committees, or precise amount involved, and “cryptocurrency bros” is not a defined category. The available record is insufficient to verify that cryptocurrency-linked donors spent millions specifically to attack McKinney.
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Claim 4
“Donovan McKenna, uh, who's a former SEIU organizer, a state representative, father of three, you know, a Democratic socialist himself.”
Donavan McKinney was a former SEIU organizer, a Michigan state representative, a father of three, and a Democratic socialist.
Available biographical sources support the SEIU-organizer, state-representative, and democratic-socialist descriptions, but identify McKinney as the father of two young children. Because the spoken claim includes “father of three,” the complete assertion is false.
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- 1Donavan McKinney for Congress — Meet Donavan↗
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Donavan McKinney is a lifelong Detroiter, proud husband to the love of his life Shaunté, and devoted father of two young children.
- 2Donavan McKinney for Congress — Meet Donavan↗
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Driven to fight for hardworking families like his own, Donavan led coalition work with SEIU Healthcare Michigan, organizing for workers to earn a living wage and be able to provide for their family.
- 3Donavan McKinney for Congress — Meet Donavan↗
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Today, he serves the people as State Representative.
- 4Donavan McKinney for Congress — Meet Donavan↗
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and as a democratic socialist he’s committed to continuing to push for bold, progressive policy in DC.
- 1Donavan McKinney for Congress — Meet Donavan↗
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Claim 5
“one of the first times we had spoken was I guess about two years now when Benjamin Netanyahu came to Congress.”
Benjamin Netanyahu came to Congress to address members.
Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress on July 24, 2024. The transcript does not specify the year, but the factual assertion that he came to Congress is supported.
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- 1Netanyahu defends Israel’s Gaza war in address to Congress boycotted by many Democrats↗
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended the war in Gaza in a joint address to Congress, despite protests and partisan politics that led dozens of Democrats to boycott the speech.
- 1Netanyahu defends Israel’s Gaza war in address to Congress boycotted by many Democrats↗
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Claim 6
“the applause was endless and it was more than any state of the union I ever attended for our own US president.”
The applause during Netanyahu's congressional address was endless and exceeded that of any State of the Union the speaker had attended.
“Endless” is rhetorical, and the comparison depends on the speaker's personal attendance history, which is not independently specified in the transcript. Reports confirm repeated applause and standing ovations, but they do not establish that it exceeded every State of the Union the speaker attended.
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- 1Netanyahu defends Israel’s Gaza war in address to Congress boycotted by many Democrats↗
Background
No other foreign leader has delivered as many congressional addresses or received as much State of the Union-style applause.
- 2Benjamin Netanyahu vs. President Obama on the most important measure of all: Standing ovations↗
Background
By our count: 22 -- somewhat less than Obama's 2015 State of the Union address, and less than Netanyahu got the last time he was in town.
- 1Netanyahu defends Israel’s Gaza war in address to Congress boycotted by many Democrats↗
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Claim 7
“Netanyahu, who's a war criminal, and a genocidal uh maniac.”
Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal and genocidal figure.
The ICC has formally alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity against Netanyahu, while Amnesty International has concluded that Israel committed genocide in Gaza. However, Netanyahu has not been finally convicted of war crimes or genocide, and Israel rejects the genocide characterization, so the categorical wording remains an unresolved application of legal terms.
The checker found this claim contested — credible institutions have reached opposing conclusions and no ruling has settled it. This site is not yet publishing that verdict, so it is recorded as unverifiable rather than judged either way.
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- 1Situation in the State of Palestine: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I rejects the State of Israel’s challenges to jurisdiction and issues warrants of arrest for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant↗
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It also issued warrants of arrest for Mr Benjamin Netanyahu and Mr Yoav Gallant.
- 2Amnesty International investigation concludes Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza↗
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Amnesty International’s research has found sufficient basis to conclude that Israel has committed and is continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip.
- 3Israel categorically rejects the libelous rant published today by the Commission of Inquiry↗
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Israel categorically rejects the libelous rant published today by the Commission of Inquiry, spreading the malicious “genocide” narrative.
- 1Situation in the State of Palestine: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I rejects the State of Israel’s challenges to jurisdiction and issues warrants of arrest for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant↗
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Claim 8
“that's why you saw such a share, you know, so many Democrats this time finally voting to end US funds uh, to the government of Israel.”
Many House Democrats voted for an amendment to end U.S. military aid to Israel.
On July 15, 2026, more than half of House Democrats voted for an amendment to cut off U.S. military aid to Israel. The amendment itself failed, so the statement is accurate as a description of Democratic votes, not as a claim that the funding cutoff became law.
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- 1More than half of House Democrats vote to cut Israel aid in growing split↗
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More than half of House Democrats voted to cut Israel aid in a growing split.
- 2US House defeats bid to cut off Israel aid in vote dividing Democrats↗
Background
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday defeated a bid to cut off military aid to Israel, but the vote exposed a deep divide among Democrats.
- 1More than half of House Democrats vote to cut Israel aid in growing split↗
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Claim 9
“the administration to follow the ICC's uh heed and arrest Benjamin Netanyahu.”
The ICC issued an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.
On November 21, 2024, the ICC issued a warrant of arrest for Netanyahu. The warrant concerns alleged crimes, so it does not constitute a final conviction.
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- 1Situation in the State of Palestine: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I rejects the State of Israel’s challenges to jurisdiction and issues warrants of arrest for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant↗
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It also issued warrants of arrest for Mr Benjamin Netanyahu and Mr Yoav Gallant.
- 2The Court Today↗
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ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I issued warrants of arrest for Mr Benjamin Netanyahu and Mr Yoav Gallant for alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes committed from at least 8 October 2023 until at least 20 May 2024.
- 1Situation in the State of Palestine: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I rejects the State of Israel’s challenges to jurisdiction and issues warrants of arrest for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant↗
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Claim 10
“a poll came out right afterwards that showed Americans supported such a notion by a 22point margin.”
An opinion poll found that Americans supported enforcing an ICC arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu by a 22-point margin.
A contemporaneous report circulated figures of 49% supporting U.S. enforcement of an ICC arrest warrant and 27% opposing it, but the transcript does not identify the poll and the available evidence located here was secondary or user-posted rather than a publicly verifiable poll release. The exact 22-point claim therefore cannot be reliably confirmed from the supplied attribution.
Checked twice, independently: the first pass returned Accurate and the second Unverifiable. Recorded as Unverifiable.
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- 1Americans support Netanyahu arrest by 22-point margin: Survey↗
Background
When asked if the U.S. should enforce an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant for Netanyahu, 49 percent of respondents in the poll said “yes,” while 27 percent said “no” and 23 percent were unsure.
- 1Americans support Netanyahu arrest by 22-point margin: Survey↗
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Claim 11
“he thinks Palestinians are disposable and they don't deserve, you know, human rights.”
The unnamed person being discussed thinks Palestinians are disposable and do not deserve human rights.
The transcript does not identify the person or provide a specific statement or action demonstrating this alleged belief. Because the referent and evidentiary basis are missing, the claim cannot be reliably confirmed or refuted from the available material.
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Claim 12
“we came in with the largest incoming class.”
The speaker’s cohort entered Congress as the largest incoming class.
The claim does not identify what group or comparison defines the "incoming class." Reliable sources describe the 2019 House freshman class as the largest since 2011, but that does not establish the speaker's broader, undefined wording.
The phrase "largest incoming class" is ambiguous about whether it refers to the entire House freshman class, the Congressional Progressive Caucus, or another group. The judgment is based on the claim as stated, without selecting one of those readings.
Checked twice, independently: the first pass returned Misleading and the second Unverifiable. Recorded as Unverifiable.
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- 1Religious affiliation of the 116th Congress↗
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The new, 116th Congress has the largest freshman class since 2011 – 97 new members join 437 incumbents.
- 1Religious affiliation of the 116th Congress↗
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Claim 13
“this is the dean of the New York delegation”
Hakeem Jeffries is the dean of New York’s congressional delegation.
The claim refers to Hakeem Jeffries, but the dean of the New York delegation is Chuck Schumer, who has served in Congress since 1981. Jeffries has represented New York since 2013 and therefore is not the delegation’s dean.
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- 1New York's congressional delegations↗
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The dean of the New York delegation is Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-Brooklyn), who has served in Congress since 1981, in the Senate since 1999, and as the leader of the Senate Democratic Caucus since 2017.
- 2JEFFRIES, Hakeem↗
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elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Thirteenth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2013-present)
- 1New York's congressional delegations↗