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Marco Rubio testifies on Capitol Hill, says U.S. is "not a charity" and "we are here to win" | Flipboard

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What to know about Marco Rubio testifies on Capitol Hill, says U.S. is "not a charity" and "we are here to win"

Marco Rubio testifies on Capitol Hill, says U.S.

Propaganda risk 10%
Claims checked 3
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What happened

Marco Rubio testifies on Capitol Hill, says U.S.

Why it matters

is "not a charity" and "we are here to win" State Secretary Marco Rubio is facing lawmakers on Capitol Hill to make the case for his department's 2027 budget.

Common ground

During his opening statement, … Related storyboards

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “State Secretary Marco Rubio is facing lawmakers on Capitol Hill to make the case for his department's 2027 budget.”
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Multiple independent web search results (YouTube and news snippets) confirm that Secretary of State Marco Rubio testified on June 2nd and 3rd, 2026, regarding the State Department's 2027 budget. Wikipedia further verifies that Marco Rubio has been serving as the 72nd Secretary of State since 2025.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States Senate special election in Florida is expected to be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Florida, to finish the las…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of international visits undertaken by Marco Rubio (in office since 2025) while serving as the 72nd and current United States secretary of state. The list includes both private travel an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_trips_ma…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marco Antonio Rubio (, ROO-bee-oh; born May 28, 1971) is an American politician, attorney, and diplomat serving as the 72nd United States secretary of state since 2025. He is also the acting national …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio
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Claim 2: “Interior Secretary Doug Burgum vowed "full" prosecution Saturday for vandals who allegedly slashed a 350-foot long gash into the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and defaced the area with a slew of anti-Trump graffiti.”
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The provided evidence for this claim is completely irrelevant. The web search results discuss home interior design and architecture, and the Wikipedia results discuss the North Dakota Republican Party and the general role of the Secretary of the Interior. There is no evidence provided that mentions Doug Burgum, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, or any vandalism/prosecution.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Semiquincentennial, also called the Sestercentennial (two and a half centuries), or the Quarter Millennium, will be the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independ…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The North Dakota Republican Party is the North Dakota affiliate of the United States Republican Party. Its platform is conservative. It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling North …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States secretary of the interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior. The secretary and the Department of the Interior are responsible for the management and conserv…
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Claim 3: “Trump said work to renovate East Potomac Golf Course will begin Sept. 1.”
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Three independent web search results (AOL and other news snippets) consistently report that President Trump announced renovation work on the East Potomac Golf Links would begin on September 1.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During and between his terms as President of the United States, Donald Trump has made tens of thousands of false or misleading claims. Fact-checkers at The Washington Post documented 30,573 false or m…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump has made numerous false or misleading claims.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Trump National Golf Club, Washington, D.C. is an 800-acre (1.3 mi2) private golf club in the eastern United States, at Lowes Island in Potomac Falls, Virginia, northwest of Washington, D.C. It is par…
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