re: #53 Dr. Matt

Claim: The immigration bill includes free “Obamacars,” motorcycles or scooters.

Truthiness: FLAMING LIES

An amendment by Sanders to the immigration bill would provide a youth jobs program that includes the possibility of transportation and child care services. That prompted conservative news outlets to make claims such as, “New Immigration bill has taxpayer subsidized Obamacars for youths.”

Sanders’ amendment doesn’t define in detail what the transportation services would entail. Ultimately if the bill passes, local workforce boards would propose jobs programs that would be signed off by the states and approved by the U.S. Labor Department. There is no proof to support the idea that the program would include free car, motorcycle or scooter giveaways. In fact, that such a process would end up allowing car giveaways seems laughable.

We are putting the brakes on this rumor. Pants on Fire!

You know the claims are nothing but Breitbart smears and RWNJ/TP hot air when even Marco Rubio is debunking them.