Latest Mostly False Fact-checks in Elections Ronna McDaniel stated on March 24, 2024 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Montana Democrats are "suing to say, ‘You should be allowed to be registered to vote in two states.'” Facebook posts stated on March 9, 2024 in a Facebook post: Valid IDs are not required for voting. Voto Latino . stated on February 29, 2024 in Social media ads: "There are less than two weeks until the deadline to register to vote in Wisconsin." Heartland Signal stated on February 20, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: Says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde claims he "understands the tragedy of children being trafficked through Central America because he owns three homes there." Donald Trump stated on February 5, 2024 in an appearance on Dan Bongino's show: In Oklahoma, "I won 77 out of 77 counties. Ronald Reagan is second with 56." Nikki Haley stated on January 5, 2024 in an Iowa PBS interview: “We’ve had 8 million” immigrants come to the U.S. illegally under Biden “and they only sent back 142,000.” Ron DeSantis stated on January 10, 2024 in a debate: “Biden’s let in 8 million people just in four years.” TikTok posts stated on December 15, 2023 in a TikTok: “Almost a million people, mostly Democrats, have been kicked off the voter roll here in Florida” because of efforts to place a proposed amendment on abortion access on the state’s 2024 ballot. Donald Trump stated on December 13, 2023 in a rally in Coralville, Iowa: “Gasoline prices are now $5, $6, $7 and even $8 a gallon.” Fight Right Inc. stated on December 6, 2023 in a TV ad: Nikki Haley “raised taxes.” Ron DeSantis stated on November 30, 2023 in Fox News' “The Great Red vs. Blue State Debate.": “Your minor child can go to California without your knowledge or without your consent, and get hormone therapy, puberty blockers and a sex change operation.” DeSantis Watch stated on November 8, 2023 in a Spanish-language radio ad: Ron DeSantis “wants to cut Social Security and Medicare.” Scott Walker stated on May 30, 2023 in Interview: “Wisconsin has historically … and I think largely continues to be, a blue state.” Rebecca Cooke stated on September 1, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: "Derrick Van Orden is one of the only members of Congress who participated in the deadly January 6th insurrection. He now serves in the building he tried to burn down." Charlie Kirk stated on August 2, 2023 in a video: Douglass Mackey was convicted “because he made a meme in the 2016 election.” X posts stated on May 20, 2023 in on social media: A printer error in Nassau County, New York, turned every registered voter Democratic. Viral image stated on November 15, 2022 in an Instagram post: Photo shows “ballots not counted in California and this is only one polling location. Yet Gavin Newsom was declared governor minutes after polling stations closed.” Instagram posts stated on November 2, 2022 in on social media: The U.S. “could easily count every vote in every state on election night until a few years ago.” Ted Cruz stated on October 27, 2022 in a tweet: Only Democratic cities take “‘days’ to count their votes” while “the rest of the country manages to get it done on election night.” Citizens for Sanity stated on October 7, 2022 in an ad: “Every single Senate Democrat voted against hiring more border agents. They voted against deporting felons. And they voted against ending catch and release.” National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on October 6, 2022 in News release: “Mandela Barnes came out in favor of abortion up until the moment of birth.” Facebook posts stated on October 2, 2022 in a Facebook post: In Texas, a person can register a dead relative to vote and then cast a mail ballot in their name. Tony Evers stated on October 6, 2022 in Campaign email: Says “Tim Michels wants to defund public education — calling it ‘the definition of insanity’ to continue to fund public schools.” Club for Growth stated on October 5, 2022 in an ad: As attorney general, Catherine Cortez Masto “opposed tougher laws on methamphetamine dealers.” Tim Michels stated on September 4, 2022 in Twitter: Says Tony Evers is “a career politician.” Newt Gingrich stated on September 29, 2022 in On Fox News: Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman’s tattoo references ‘heroin use’ and the Crips Ted Nugent stated on September 20, 2022 in a Facebook post: Michigan’s Proposal 2 “will permanently put in the Constitution that you never have to show an ID to vote ever again.” Catherine Cortez Masto stated on August 18, 2022 in an ad: Adam Laxalt took “campaign cash” from drug companies “and used his office to block local attempts at holding one of the worst offenders accountable.” Facebook posts stated on August 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: "FEC charges (Beto O'Rourke's 2018 campaign) Illegal Campaign Contributions." Tom Cotton stated on August 31, 2022 in a tweet: “60% of Alaska voters voted for a Republican, but thanks to a convoluted process and ballot exhaustion — which disenfranchises voters — a Democrat ‘won.’"
Ronna McDaniel stated on March 24, 2024 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Montana Democrats are "suing to say, ‘You should be allowed to be registered to vote in two states.'” Facebook posts stated on March 9, 2024 in a Facebook post: Valid IDs are not required for voting. Voto Latino . stated on February 29, 2024 in Social media ads: "There are less than two weeks until the deadline to register to vote in Wisconsin." Heartland Signal stated on February 20, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: Says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde claims he "understands the tragedy of children being trafficked through Central America because he owns three homes there." Donald Trump stated on February 5, 2024 in an appearance on Dan Bongino's show: In Oklahoma, "I won 77 out of 77 counties. Ronald Reagan is second with 56." Nikki Haley stated on January 5, 2024 in an Iowa PBS interview: “We’ve had 8 million” immigrants come to the U.S. illegally under Biden “and they only sent back 142,000.” Ron DeSantis stated on January 10, 2024 in a debate: “Biden’s let in 8 million people just in four years.” TikTok posts stated on December 15, 2023 in a TikTok: “Almost a million people, mostly Democrats, have been kicked off the voter roll here in Florida” because of efforts to place a proposed amendment on abortion access on the state’s 2024 ballot. Donald Trump stated on December 13, 2023 in a rally in Coralville, Iowa: “Gasoline prices are now $5, $6, $7 and even $8 a gallon.” Fight Right Inc. stated on December 6, 2023 in a TV ad: Nikki Haley “raised taxes.” Ron DeSantis stated on November 30, 2023 in Fox News' “The Great Red vs. Blue State Debate.": “Your minor child can go to California without your knowledge or without your consent, and get hormone therapy, puberty blockers and a sex change operation.” DeSantis Watch stated on November 8, 2023 in a Spanish-language radio ad: Ron DeSantis “wants to cut Social Security and Medicare.” Scott Walker stated on May 30, 2023 in Interview: “Wisconsin has historically … and I think largely continues to be, a blue state.” Rebecca Cooke stated on September 1, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: "Derrick Van Orden is one of the only members of Congress who participated in the deadly January 6th insurrection. He now serves in the building he tried to burn down." Charlie Kirk stated on August 2, 2023 in a video: Douglass Mackey was convicted “because he made a meme in the 2016 election.” X posts stated on May 20, 2023 in on social media: A printer error in Nassau County, New York, turned every registered voter Democratic. Viral image stated on November 15, 2022 in an Instagram post: Photo shows “ballots not counted in California and this is only one polling location. Yet Gavin Newsom was declared governor minutes after polling stations closed.” Instagram posts stated on November 2, 2022 in on social media: The U.S. “could easily count every vote in every state on election night until a few years ago.” Ted Cruz stated on October 27, 2022 in a tweet: Only Democratic cities take “‘days’ to count their votes” while “the rest of the country manages to get it done on election night.” Citizens for Sanity stated on October 7, 2022 in an ad: “Every single Senate Democrat voted against hiring more border agents. They voted against deporting felons. And they voted against ending catch and release.” National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on October 6, 2022 in News release: “Mandela Barnes came out in favor of abortion up until the moment of birth.” Facebook posts stated on October 2, 2022 in a Facebook post: In Texas, a person can register a dead relative to vote and then cast a mail ballot in their name. Tony Evers stated on October 6, 2022 in Campaign email: Says “Tim Michels wants to defund public education — calling it ‘the definition of insanity’ to continue to fund public schools.” Club for Growth stated on October 5, 2022 in an ad: As attorney general, Catherine Cortez Masto “opposed tougher laws on methamphetamine dealers.” Tim Michels stated on September 4, 2022 in Twitter: Says Tony Evers is “a career politician.” Newt Gingrich stated on September 29, 2022 in On Fox News: Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman’s tattoo references ‘heroin use’ and the Crips Ted Nugent stated on September 20, 2022 in a Facebook post: Michigan’s Proposal 2 “will permanently put in the Constitution that you never have to show an ID to vote ever again.” Catherine Cortez Masto stated on August 18, 2022 in an ad: Adam Laxalt took “campaign cash” from drug companies “and used his office to block local attempts at holding one of the worst offenders accountable.” Facebook posts stated on August 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: "FEC charges (Beto O'Rourke's 2018 campaign) Illegal Campaign Contributions." Tom Cotton stated on August 31, 2022 in a tweet: “60% of Alaska voters voted for a Republican, but thanks to a convoluted process and ballot exhaustion — which disenfranchises voters — a Democrat ‘won.’"
Ronna McDaniel stated on March 24, 2024 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Montana Democrats are "suing to say, ‘You should be allowed to be registered to vote in two states.'”
Voto Latino . stated on February 29, 2024 in Social media ads: "There are less than two weeks until the deadline to register to vote in Wisconsin."
Heartland Signal stated on February 20, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: Says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde claims he "understands the tragedy of children being trafficked through Central America because he owns three homes there."
Donald Trump stated on February 5, 2024 in an appearance on Dan Bongino's show: In Oklahoma, "I won 77 out of 77 counties. Ronald Reagan is second with 56."
Nikki Haley stated on January 5, 2024 in an Iowa PBS interview: “We’ve had 8 million” immigrants come to the U.S. illegally under Biden “and they only sent back 142,000.”
Ron DeSantis stated on January 10, 2024 in a debate: “Biden’s let in 8 million people just in four years.”
TikTok posts stated on December 15, 2023 in a TikTok: “Almost a million people, mostly Democrats, have been kicked off the voter roll here in Florida” because of efforts to place a proposed amendment on abortion access on the state’s 2024 ballot.
Donald Trump stated on December 13, 2023 in a rally in Coralville, Iowa: “Gasoline prices are now $5, $6, $7 and even $8 a gallon.”
Ron DeSantis stated on November 30, 2023 in Fox News' “The Great Red vs. Blue State Debate.": “Your minor child can go to California without your knowledge or without your consent, and get hormone therapy, puberty blockers and a sex change operation.”
DeSantis Watch stated on November 8, 2023 in a Spanish-language radio ad: Ron DeSantis “wants to cut Social Security and Medicare.”
Scott Walker stated on May 30, 2023 in Interview: “Wisconsin has historically … and I think largely continues to be, a blue state.”
Rebecca Cooke stated on September 1, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: "Derrick Van Orden is one of the only members of Congress who participated in the deadly January 6th insurrection. He now serves in the building he tried to burn down."
Charlie Kirk stated on August 2, 2023 in a video: Douglass Mackey was convicted “because he made a meme in the 2016 election.”
X posts stated on May 20, 2023 in on social media: A printer error in Nassau County, New York, turned every registered voter Democratic.
Viral image stated on November 15, 2022 in an Instagram post: Photo shows “ballots not counted in California and this is only one polling location. Yet Gavin Newsom was declared governor minutes after polling stations closed.”
Instagram posts stated on November 2, 2022 in on social media: The U.S. “could easily count every vote in every state on election night until a few years ago.”
Ted Cruz stated on October 27, 2022 in a tweet: Only Democratic cities take “‘days’ to count their votes” while “the rest of the country manages to get it done on election night.”
Citizens for Sanity stated on October 7, 2022 in an ad: “Every single Senate Democrat voted against hiring more border agents. They voted against deporting felons. And they voted against ending catch and release.”
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on October 6, 2022 in News release: “Mandela Barnes came out in favor of abortion up until the moment of birth.”
Facebook posts stated on October 2, 2022 in a Facebook post: In Texas, a person can register a dead relative to vote and then cast a mail ballot in their name.
Tony Evers stated on October 6, 2022 in Campaign email: Says “Tim Michels wants to defund public education — calling it ‘the definition of insanity’ to continue to fund public schools.”
Club for Growth stated on October 5, 2022 in an ad: As attorney general, Catherine Cortez Masto “opposed tougher laws on methamphetamine dealers.”
Newt Gingrich stated on September 29, 2022 in On Fox News: Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman’s tattoo references ‘heroin use’ and the Crips
Ted Nugent stated on September 20, 2022 in a Facebook post: Michigan’s Proposal 2 “will permanently put in the Constitution that you never have to show an ID to vote ever again.”
Catherine Cortez Masto stated on August 18, 2022 in an ad: Adam Laxalt took “campaign cash” from drug companies “and used his office to block local attempts at holding one of the worst offenders accountable.”
Facebook posts stated on August 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: "FEC charges (Beto O'Rourke's 2018 campaign) Illegal Campaign Contributions."
Tom Cotton stated on August 31, 2022 in a tweet: “60% of Alaska voters voted for a Republican, but thanks to a convoluted process and ballot exhaustion — which disenfranchises voters — a Democrat ‘won.’"