Latest Fact-checks Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Glenn Youngkin stated on July 9, 2021 in a speech.: “We actually have this critical race theory moved into all our schools in Virginia.” Viral image stated on August 6, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Pfizer CEO’s Israel visit canceled because he is not fully vaccinated.” Viral image stated on August 4, 2021 in a viral image: "I will need to show proof to do anything indoors in” New York City, “but not when I vote?" TikTok posts stated on July 18, 2021 in a TikTok video: “The Vaccine Adverse Event Recording System shows that 5,946 people have died because of the” COVID-19 vaccine. Viral image stated on August 5, 2021 in a viral image: Unvaccinated people “are making the vaccinated people sick and die, but the unvaccinated people are not dead or sick.” Viral image stated on August 5, 2021 in a viral image: Says there are fewer than 2,000 confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations in the U.S. Facebook posts stated on July 31, 2021 in a post: “Pfizer vaccine now completely worthless in Israel as >80% of all COVID-19 patients were previously vaccinated.” Viral image stated on August 3, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Due to the new ‘delta variant’ California will be mailing in ballots for recall election.” Instagram posts stated on August 3, 2021 in an Instagram post: The survival rate for COVID-19 is over 99% for most age groups. Steve Deace stated on August 2, 2021 in a Facebook post: Sweden had few COVID deaths in July, despite low vaccination rates, relaxed lockdown rules and low mask compliance. Viral image stated on July 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: The “delta” in “delta variant” means “deep sleep.” J.D. Scholten stated on July 21, 2021 in a tweet: “By 2040, 70% of the population is expected to live in just 15 states.” Ron DeSantis stated on August 4, 2021 in a press conference: Says Joe Biden has driven the current coronavirus surge because he “imported more virus from around the world by having a wide open southern border.” Viral image stated on July 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Laurel Hubbard “winning the women's weight lifting competition” at the Olympics. Josh Stein stated on August 3, 2021 in a Council of State meeting: “More people have died of an opioid overdose in North Carolina in recent years than have died of COVID.” Chip Roy stated on July 29, 2021 in a hearing: A quorum-breaking Texas Democrat said in 2007 that mail-in ballot fraud “is the greatest source of voter fraud in this state.” Tom Tiffany stated on July 20, 2021 in Twitter: Says spending by Democrats is driving major jumps in car rentals, gas prices and hotel prices this summer Facebook posts stated on August 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: "If your employer is mandating any pokes, do not quit. Make them fire you. That way you get unemployment benefits." Facebook posts stated on July 25, 2019 in Facebook: Quotes Abraham Lincoln as saying, “You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.” Facebook posts stated on July 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: Two federal government buses “stopped in front of a Mexican restaurant in the very small town of Green Cove Springs Florida… The passengers were illegal immigrants, straight from the southern border.” Bob Good stated on July 26, 2021 in a Facebook post.: “Wearing masks has not been demonstrated to make a significant impact in preventing the spread of COVID.” Rodney Davis stated on July 27, 2021 in remarks at a press conference: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s “office was calling the shots on all of their (Capitol security officials’) actions on Jan. 6.” Instagram posts stated on August 1, 2021 in a post: “CDC confesses: Vaccines are failing, and the vaxxed can be superspreaders.” Viral image stated on August 2, 2021 in a viral image: It’s safer to be unvaccinated than vaccinated against COVID-19. Facebook posts stated on July 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: Ivermectin caused a substantial decrease in the excess mortality rate in Mexico. Rick Scott stated on July 30, 2021 in a press release: Says Joe Biden and Democrats “have done absolutely nothing to help families struggling to keep up with inflation.” Facebook posts stated on August 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Fauci just told us they found a (coronavirus) variant that ‘evades the test.’” Rebecca Kleefisch stated on July 20, 2021 in Twitter: Says Gov. Tony Evers has declared Wisconsin “permanently closed” for business. Facebook posts stated on July 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The best way to avoid COVID altogether is to exercise, eat healthy and let your immune system beat it naturally.” Facebook posts stated on July 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried “suspended gun rights — no due process — just because she says these people were merely ‘involved’ in January 6.”
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Glenn Youngkin stated on July 9, 2021 in a speech.: “We actually have this critical race theory moved into all our schools in Virginia.” Viral image stated on August 6, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Pfizer CEO’s Israel visit canceled because he is not fully vaccinated.” Viral image stated on August 4, 2021 in a viral image: "I will need to show proof to do anything indoors in” New York City, “but not when I vote?" TikTok posts stated on July 18, 2021 in a TikTok video: “The Vaccine Adverse Event Recording System shows that 5,946 people have died because of the” COVID-19 vaccine. Viral image stated on August 5, 2021 in a viral image: Unvaccinated people “are making the vaccinated people sick and die, but the unvaccinated people are not dead or sick.” Viral image stated on August 5, 2021 in a viral image: Says there are fewer than 2,000 confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations in the U.S. Facebook posts stated on July 31, 2021 in a post: “Pfizer vaccine now completely worthless in Israel as >80% of all COVID-19 patients were previously vaccinated.” Viral image stated on August 3, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Due to the new ‘delta variant’ California will be mailing in ballots for recall election.” Instagram posts stated on August 3, 2021 in an Instagram post: The survival rate for COVID-19 is over 99% for most age groups. Steve Deace stated on August 2, 2021 in a Facebook post: Sweden had few COVID deaths in July, despite low vaccination rates, relaxed lockdown rules and low mask compliance. Viral image stated on July 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: The “delta” in “delta variant” means “deep sleep.” J.D. Scholten stated on July 21, 2021 in a tweet: “By 2040, 70% of the population is expected to live in just 15 states.” Ron DeSantis stated on August 4, 2021 in a press conference: Says Joe Biden has driven the current coronavirus surge because he “imported more virus from around the world by having a wide open southern border.” Viral image stated on July 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Laurel Hubbard “winning the women's weight lifting competition” at the Olympics. Josh Stein stated on August 3, 2021 in a Council of State meeting: “More people have died of an opioid overdose in North Carolina in recent years than have died of COVID.” Chip Roy stated on July 29, 2021 in a hearing: A quorum-breaking Texas Democrat said in 2007 that mail-in ballot fraud “is the greatest source of voter fraud in this state.” Tom Tiffany stated on July 20, 2021 in Twitter: Says spending by Democrats is driving major jumps in car rentals, gas prices and hotel prices this summer Facebook posts stated on August 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: "If your employer is mandating any pokes, do not quit. Make them fire you. That way you get unemployment benefits." Facebook posts stated on July 25, 2019 in Facebook: Quotes Abraham Lincoln as saying, “You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.” Facebook posts stated on July 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: Two federal government buses “stopped in front of a Mexican restaurant in the very small town of Green Cove Springs Florida… The passengers were illegal immigrants, straight from the southern border.” Bob Good stated on July 26, 2021 in a Facebook post.: “Wearing masks has not been demonstrated to make a significant impact in preventing the spread of COVID.” Rodney Davis stated on July 27, 2021 in remarks at a press conference: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s “office was calling the shots on all of their (Capitol security officials’) actions on Jan. 6.” Instagram posts stated on August 1, 2021 in a post: “CDC confesses: Vaccines are failing, and the vaxxed can be superspreaders.” Viral image stated on August 2, 2021 in a viral image: It’s safer to be unvaccinated than vaccinated against COVID-19. Facebook posts stated on July 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: Ivermectin caused a substantial decrease in the excess mortality rate in Mexico. Rick Scott stated on July 30, 2021 in a press release: Says Joe Biden and Democrats “have done absolutely nothing to help families struggling to keep up with inflation.” Facebook posts stated on August 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Fauci just told us they found a (coronavirus) variant that ‘evades the test.’” Rebecca Kleefisch stated on July 20, 2021 in Twitter: Says Gov. Tony Evers has declared Wisconsin “permanently closed” for business. Facebook posts stated on July 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The best way to avoid COVID altogether is to exercise, eat healthy and let your immune system beat it naturally.” Facebook posts stated on July 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried “suspended gun rights — no due process — just because she says these people were merely ‘involved’ in January 6.”
Glenn Youngkin stated on July 9, 2021 in a speech.: “We actually have this critical race theory moved into all our schools in Virginia.”
Viral image stated on August 6, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Pfizer CEO’s Israel visit canceled because he is not fully vaccinated.”
Viral image stated on August 4, 2021 in a viral image: "I will need to show proof to do anything indoors in” New York City, “but not when I vote?"
TikTok posts stated on July 18, 2021 in a TikTok video: “The Vaccine Adverse Event Recording System shows that 5,946 people have died because of the” COVID-19 vaccine.
Viral image stated on August 5, 2021 in a viral image: Unvaccinated people “are making the vaccinated people sick and die, but the unvaccinated people are not dead or sick.”
Viral image stated on August 5, 2021 in a viral image: Says there are fewer than 2,000 confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations in the U.S.
Facebook posts stated on July 31, 2021 in a post: “Pfizer vaccine now completely worthless in Israel as >80% of all COVID-19 patients were previously vaccinated.”
Viral image stated on August 3, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Due to the new ‘delta variant’ California will be mailing in ballots for recall election.”
Instagram posts stated on August 3, 2021 in an Instagram post: The survival rate for COVID-19 is over 99% for most age groups.
Steve Deace stated on August 2, 2021 in a Facebook post: Sweden had few COVID deaths in July, despite low vaccination rates, relaxed lockdown rules and low mask compliance.
Viral image stated on July 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: The “delta” in “delta variant” means “deep sleep.”
J.D. Scholten stated on July 21, 2021 in a tweet: “By 2040, 70% of the population is expected to live in just 15 states.”
Ron DeSantis stated on August 4, 2021 in a press conference: Says Joe Biden has driven the current coronavirus surge because he “imported more virus from around the world by having a wide open southern border.”
Viral image stated on July 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Laurel Hubbard “winning the women's weight lifting competition” at the Olympics.
Josh Stein stated on August 3, 2021 in a Council of State meeting: “More people have died of an opioid overdose in North Carolina in recent years than have died of COVID.”
Chip Roy stated on July 29, 2021 in a hearing: A quorum-breaking Texas Democrat said in 2007 that mail-in ballot fraud “is the greatest source of voter fraud in this state.”
Tom Tiffany stated on July 20, 2021 in Twitter: Says spending by Democrats is driving major jumps in car rentals, gas prices and hotel prices this summer
Facebook posts stated on August 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: "If your employer is mandating any pokes, do not quit. Make them fire you. That way you get unemployment benefits."
Facebook posts stated on July 25, 2019 in Facebook: Quotes Abraham Lincoln as saying, “You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.”
Facebook posts stated on July 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: Two federal government buses “stopped in front of a Mexican restaurant in the very small town of Green Cove Springs Florida… The passengers were illegal immigrants, straight from the southern border.”
Bob Good stated on July 26, 2021 in a Facebook post.: “Wearing masks has not been demonstrated to make a significant impact in preventing the spread of COVID.”
Rodney Davis stated on July 27, 2021 in remarks at a press conference: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s “office was calling the shots on all of their (Capitol security officials’) actions on Jan. 6.”
Instagram posts stated on August 1, 2021 in a post: “CDC confesses: Vaccines are failing, and the vaxxed can be superspreaders.”
Viral image stated on August 2, 2021 in a viral image: It’s safer to be unvaccinated than vaccinated against COVID-19.
Facebook posts stated on July 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: Ivermectin caused a substantial decrease in the excess mortality rate in Mexico.
Rick Scott stated on July 30, 2021 in a press release: Says Joe Biden and Democrats “have done absolutely nothing to help families struggling to keep up with inflation.”
Facebook posts stated on August 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Fauci just told us they found a (coronavirus) variant that ‘evades the test.’”
Rebecca Kleefisch stated on July 20, 2021 in Twitter: Says Gov. Tony Evers has declared Wisconsin “permanently closed” for business.
Facebook posts stated on July 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The best way to avoid COVID altogether is to exercise, eat healthy and let your immune system beat it naturally.”
Facebook posts stated on July 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried “suspended gun rights — no due process — just because she says these people were merely ‘involved’ in January 6.”
