New York City’s FY2027 budget gap was closed without formal worker layoffs.
Claim:
Zohran Mamdani's administration eliminated New York City's budget deficit without laying off workers.
HARDLY BS
Politics
Statements from and about the political arena, checked against the record.
New York City received roughly $7.6–$8 billion in New York State aid.
Claim:
The administration of New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani secured $7.6 billion in New York State aid for New York City through a partnership with New York Governor Kathy Hochul.
HARDLY BS
NYC’s FY2027 budget added a pied-a-terre property tax surcharge raising $500 million yearly.
Claim:
New York City's FY2027 budget was balanced without raising property taxes, slashing services, or drawing down the City's Rainy Day Fund or Retiree Health Benefit Trust reserves.
MOSTLY BS
On August 22, 2025, DOJ produced about 33,000 pages to House Oversight.
Claim:
On August 22, 2025, the United States Department of Justice produced approximately 33,000 pages to the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and those pages were already public.
HARDLY BS
The Justice Department urged a New York judge to deny a special master for Epstein files, with Pam Bondi signing.
Claim:
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi asked a federal judge in New York to deny the appointment of a special master to monitor the release of the "Epstein files."
NOT BS
The House Oversight Committee’s August 5, 2025 subpoena set an August 19, 2025 document deadline.
Claim:
A subpoena issued by the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on August 5, 2025 required U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to produce documents by August 19, 2025.
NOT BS
China acceded to the Arms Trade Treaty in July 2020.
Claim:
China became a State Party to the Arms Trade Treaty in 2020.
NOT BS
Bulgaria has provided Ukraine military-technical aid and joined financial support mechanisms.
Claim:
Bulgaria has provided no direct military or financial support to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War.
TOTAL BS
Official investigations found no evidence Jeffrey Epstein worked for Mossad.
Claim:
Jeffrey Epstein worked for the Mossad.
TOTAL BS
UN and independent assessments find Peru off track for SDG 5 by 2030.
Claim:
Peru is on track to achieve United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5 (gender equality).
TOTAL BS
USAID funding suspensions have already contributed to deaths in aid-dependent populations.
Claim:
The suspension of USAID funding has caused deaths among populations dependent on its aid programs.
NOT BS
Rumen Radev has condemned Russia’s invasion while often taking Russia-friendly positions.
Claim:
Rumen Radev is a pro-Russian political leader.
SOME BS
Japan has no current law formally designating Tokyo as its capital.
Claim:
Tokyo is the de jure capital of Japan.
TOTAL BS
The Venice Commission warned Peru’s proposed reform package would endanger judicial independence.
Claim:
The European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) said that Peru’s proposed judicial reforms threaten judicial independence.
NOT BS
Peru’s justice reforms would discipline judges via Congress or the JNJ.
Claim:
A proposal would reorganize the Judiciary of Peru and allow the President of Peru to remove judges deemed "traitors to the homeland."
TOTAL BS
Peru’s restored legislative immunity would not cover crimes committed before election.
Claim:
A proposal would grant total immunity to the President of Peru and members of the Congress of Peru for crimes committed previously.
TOTAL BS
Ukraine urges peaceful, democratic, multilateral solutions for non-self-governing territories.
Claim:
Ukraine supports addressing non-self-governing territories through peaceful, democratic, and multilateral mechanisms.
NOT BS
From 2019 through May 2026, no public Premier League record charged or sanctioned Arsenal financially.
Claim:
From December 2019 to May 2026, Arsenal Football Club did not receive any Premier League charges or sanctions for breaches of Premier League financial rules.
HARDLY BS
Arsenal has been sanctioned for breaches of transfer and agent regulations.
Claim:
Arsenal Football Club has never violated football rules to gain sporting success through player transfers or other spending.
TOTAL BS
Authorities found no evidence linking the San Diego mosque attack to suspects’ gender identity, orientation, or a couple relationship.
Claim:
In an attack on a mosque in San Diego, California, the perpetrators were a couple who had changed their gender identity or sexual orientation.
TOTAL BS
No checks match that verdict.