Tuberville

 Alabama's U.S. Senator makes the Washington Post's list of the biggest false-statement-makers of the year:

“I stand with our veterans and I’m going to donate every dime I make when I’m in Washington, D.C., to the veterans of the state of Alabama.”

— Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), while running for Senate

(Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)

When he ran for Senate in 2020, Tuberville — who in 2023 stalled the confirmation of hundreds of senior military officers in a dispute over Defense Department abortion policies — pledged that he would “donate every dime” he made in Washington to Alabama veterans. Tuberville, a former college football coach, has an estimated $20 million net worth. Yet, no contributions could be found after he had served 2½ years as a senator, even though he had earned $437,000 in salary at the point. We also discovered that Tuberville told stories about his father’s service during World War II that contained many false elements.